West Chester student named among nation’s top advertising students

Erika Sturino, a University of South Carolina student from West Chester, Pa., has been named one of the top 15 students in the country by the American Advertising Federation. She also has been awarded the AAF’s prestigious Vance Stickell Internship.

Sturino, a junior, is the daughter of Jeffe and Sena Sturino and a graduate of B. Reed Henderson High School. She is a McKissick scholar and Capstone scholar at the university.

The 10-week paid internship will be with the Richards Group in Dallas, which works with Amstel Light, Bridgestone, Chick-fil-A, Motel 6, Zales and other high-profile clients. A stipend of $5,500 accompanies the internship.

Last summer, Sturino interned with Post No Bills Inc., where she worked with an array of clients that included DreamWorks and the U.S. Olympics.

A campus student leader, Sturino is vice president of chapter development for Delta Delta Delta sorority and has served as a senator for student government and the committee for Dance Marathon, which raises money for Palmetto Health Children's Hospital through the Children’s Miracle Network.

Sturino is the 11th student from the University of South Carolina’s School of Journalism and Mass Communications to receive this AAF honor since 1996.