Cynthia Muhlenkamp Part of Marian University Team Competing in National Advertising Competition

INDIANAPOLIS, IN (04/14/2011)-- Five Marian University students will travel to Southfield, Michigan, to compete in the American Advertising Federation's (AAF) National Student Advertising Competition (District 6) on April 14-15, 2011. This year's challenge is to develop a $100 million proposal for a national, fully integrated marketing campaign for JCPenney. Last year, the university's team finished fourth in its first year of competition.

Cynthia Muhlenkamp is a junior presentation team member from Portland, Indiana, who will travel to Southfield. The competition will be scored equally on their written proposal and presentation. The winning team in each district and one wild card team then advances to compete on the national level at the AAF National Conference in June.

Three team members, Reid McDowell, Cindy Muhlenkamp, and Kelsey Uebelhor, were inducted this year into Alpha Delta Sigma, a national honor society sponsored by AAF which recognizes and encourages scholastic achievement in advertising studies. ADS is the only national, professional advertising honorary society in American higher education. A minimum 3.25 GPA is required.

About Marian University

Marian University (www.marian.edu) is the only Catholic liberal arts university in central Indiana. It is a private, co-educational school offering classes to both traditional and non-traditional students. Located two miles northwest of downtown Indianapolis, Marian University is a Catholic university dedicated to excellent teaching and learning in the Franciscan and liberal arts traditions. It is one of Indiana's 31 independent colleges, and one of 244 Catholic colleges and universities in the United States. On July 1, 2009, Marian College became Marian University. On January 15, 2010, Marian University announced it would develop the first college of osteopathic medicine in the state of Indiana.