1984 Hellinger Award Winner- Linda M. Smith
Bio and Available Pictures
1984 Letter from Jim Bishop to George Evans
Financial Changes to the Hellinger Award, written by George Evans, 1984
What they are up to now.- As of Fall 2010
For more than 25 years, Linda M. Smith has provided advertising and marketing consul to a wide range of clients, from Fortune 500 firms to entrepreneurial start-ups. Upon graduation from St. Bonaventure in 1984 with a B.A. in mass communication, Smith served as an advertising nad public relations account executive for Paolin & Sweeney in Cherry Hill, N.J. Over the course of her 12-year career at P&S, she rose to senior VP of account services before leaving to join The STAR Group, Philadelphia’s leading ad agency, as senior VP/Partner. During her tenure at STAR, she directed the health care marketing division and was a select member of the new business team, where she often led the agency’s formal presentations. After a five-year hiatus to raiser her children, she resumed her career as a consultant and founded Bluestone Branding LLC, with offices in New Jersey and Philadelphia. Smith lives in Cherry Hill, N.J., with her husband and two children and never misses a Bona reunion.