9281: Look Sharp With Bill Sharp Award.

From JWT.com…

JWT HONORS BILL SHARP

Bill Sharp Award Ceremony / JWT Atlanta

JWT Atlanta celebrates the winner of the first Bill Sharp Award, a student grant awarded to one African American student to support their pursuit of a career in the advertising industry. The award is named after the famed African American advertising executive and industry diversity pioneer, William “Bill” Sharp. While working as a Group Copy Supervisor at JWT in the late 1960s, Bill co-created and ran the Basic Advertising Course, which helped African Americans learn the business of advertising. In 1969, Bill published a book, How To Be Black and Get a Job in the Advertising Agency Business Anyway. His work and lasting devotion to helping create opportunities in the business for African Americans has touched thousands of individuals in the industry, and we are proud to honor his legacy.