Kevin Fullerton was named Advertising Professional of the Year by the American Advertising Federation–Kansas City. Kevin was recognized for his contributions to the advertising industry both locally and nationally.

The write up that appeared when he was selected:

Kevin Fullerton is a designer and creative director who launched Springboard Creative in 2006. And he is all about Kansas City advertising. In fact, we can’t get him to shut up about it.

Kevin serves as the AAF Central Region chairman and is a member of both the National AAF Board of Directors and AAF Executive Committee. Before that, he served on the National American Advertising Awards Committee, was AAF District 9 governor, AAF-Kansas City president and Art+Copy Club president.

In order to spread the Kansas City word, he judges creative shows across the nation and helps run awards competitions at all levels. He even helped rewrite the rules and revamp the categories for the American Advertising Awards. So, yeah, you’ve probably cussed about him at some point.

He does do a few things not related to AAF — like leading business associations, mentoring students and young creatives, and he even teaches. But the Kansas City advertising community is his passion.