Show J. J Ralph Davison Wins WillS Honor HOllor Ralph H. H Davison former Cormer vice president in charge of oC advertising ad at Newspaper Agency Corporation NAC NAG will be the recipient of the 1970 Silver Medal Award presented presented presented pre pre- pre pre- by the Salt Lake Advertising Advertising Advertising Ad Ad- Club and the American Ameri Ameri- can Advertising Federation announced Duane Hill president president president dent of the advertising club NOW RETIRED Mr Davison Davison Davison Davi Davi- son will be presented the theaward theaward theaward award at a special luncheon April 24 sponsored by the Salt Lake Advertising Club at Hotel Utah said Mr Hill Mr Davison and his wife Mabel live at 20 South East Bountiful The Silver Medal Award is not presented annually It Itis Itis Itis is presented only when an outstanding individual in the area of advertising is recognized recognized recognized for Cor his outstanding contributions contributions contributions con con- in the industry THE TilE RECIPIENT must display display display dis dis- dis- dis play creative excellence and i responsibility in areas of social social social so so- cial concern It according to Mr Hill Mr Davison began his newspaper newspaper newspaper news news- paper career in 1917 when employed by the Deseret News as an office clerk in the advertising advertising ad ad- department He has since worked in the circulation circulation circulation tion department ent again in advertising advertising advertising ad ad- a as a. a salesman then classified advertising manager national advertising manager and subsequently advertising director IN 1968 he was appointed vice president in charge of oC advertising at Newspaper Agency Corporation He retired retired retired re re- re- re tired in May 1969 but still sUll remains active in the tie business business business busi busi- ness as a consultant to the NAC NAG Mr Davison ison was instrumental tal in initiating and developing develop develop- ing a planned advertising program program program pro pro- gram for Cor retail merchants which was adopt adopted and expanded expanded expanded ex ex- ex- ex by the Bureau of Advertising Advertising Advertising Ad Ad- of the American Newspaper Publishers Association Association Association and is now being used b by media representatives and retail merchants throughout the country THE TilE ADVERTISING executive executive executive tive was a member of the planning committee of the Bureau of oC Advertising American Ameri Ameri- can Newspaper Publishers Association Association Association As As- for many years He was a director of the International International International Inter Inter- national Newspaper Advertising Advertis Advertis- ing Executives Association and vice president of the Salt Lake Ad Club and a member member member mem mem- ber of the Board He has also served as a director of the Salt Lake Retail Retail Retail Re Re- tail Merchants' Merchants Association and as president and a member member mem mem- ber her of the board of the Sales and Marketing Executive Executives of Utah AN ACTIVE member of the Salt Sail Lake Area Chamber of 01 Commerce Mr Davison has hau been team captain of oC the United Fund and worked on ona ona ona a committee for Cor the University University University sity Medical Center He has also served as a member and andas andas andas as chairman of the Bountiful planning commission |