Quality and Passion

CHWA has produced brilliant and effective creative for its clients, earning awards and accolades for 30-plus years. Check out our achievements.

Selected Achievements & Highlights

Carol H. Williams – Awards & Honors

(partial listing)

1977
1980 CLIO Award

Ms. Williams receives her first
CLIO award

1978
Carol Williams Advertising woman of the year

Advertising Woman of the Year Award ‒ Chicago

1979
Advertising Person of the Year 1979 from the Chicago Advertising Federation

Awarded the Advertising Person of the Year from CAF

1980
1980 CLIO Award

Ms. Williams receives her second CLIO Award

1995
1995 Alameda County Medical Center—Business of the Year

Business of the Year Alameda County Medical Center award

1998
1998 Effie Silver Healthcare “New Mover Welcoming Program”—UC Davis Health Services

Effie Silver Award Healthcare “New Mover Welcoming Program” – UC Davis Health Services

2000
National Urban League AA leadership award

African American Leadership Award from the National Urban League

2001
2001 National Association Women Business Owners—Woman Entrepreneur of the Year

National Association Women Business Owners – Woman Entrepreneur of the Year

2001
ANA Multicultural Excellence Award

ANA Multicultural Excellence Award HM –  Coors Brewing Company – Jamie’s Premiere

2002
2002 Operation Push Leadership Award - Rainbow/PUSH

Operation Push Leadership Award – Rainbow/PUSH

2002
ANA Multicultural Excellence Award

ANA Multicultural Excellence HM TV – Coors Brewing Co. – “Fallen”

2002
ANA Multicultural Excellence Award

ANA Multicultural Excellence HM TV – Coors Brewing Co. – “Expect the Unexpected”

2002
ANA Multicultural Excellence Award

ANA Multicultural Excellence HM Radio – Coors Brewing Company – “Can’t Stop the Flow”

2003
2003 AAAA’s O’Toole Award

AAAA’s O’Toole Award

2004
2004 Procter & Gamble for Pantene Mosaic Award

Procter & Gamble for the Pantene Mosaic Award

2005
005 NAMD Moss Kendrix Award

NAMD Moss Kendrix Award

2005
2005 Partnership for a Drug-Free America - Love: The Anti-Drug

Partnership for a Drug-Free America – “Love: The Anti-Drug”

2006
2006 University of Missouri - Distinguished Service in Journalism Honor Medal

University of Missouri – Distinguished Service in Journalism Honor Medal

2006
1998 Effie Silver Healthcare “New Mover Welcoming Program”—UC Davis Health Services

Effie Silver Multicultural & Lifestyle, “Our Stand”- Allstate Insurance

2006
2006 Procter & Gamble - My Black Is Beautiful

Procter & Gamble – My Black Is Beautiful

2006
2006 Urban Wheels Award - African American Auto Ad of the Year- Poetry in Motion - GM

Urban Wheels Award – African American Auto Ad of the Year – “Poetry in Motion” – GM

2007
2007 MAXX Award Lifetime Achievement from Target Market News - Chicago

MAAX Lifetime Achievement Award from Target Market News—Chicago

2007
ANA Multicultural Excellence Award

ANA Multicultural Excellence Award HM — The Walt Disney Company

2007
2007 AdAge #1 Most Liked New TV Spot of 2007, 'Signs' The Walt Disney Company

Ad Age #1 Most Liked New TV Spot “Signs” – The Walt Disney Company

2008
2008 State of California Woman of the Year

State of California Woman of the Year

2008
2008 WIF (Women in Film) Chicago Award

WIF (Women in Film) Chicago Award

2008
ANA Multicultural Excellence Award

ANA Multicultural Excellence Award HM – Allstate Insurance

2008
2008 AdColor LEGEND Award

AdColor LEGEND Award

2008
2008 Diversity Achievement Mosaic Award

Diversity Achievement Mosaic Award

2008
2008 N’DIGO Ad Award

N’DIGO Ad Award

2009
2009 Media Access Award for The Walt Disney Company 'Signs' Campaign

Media Access Award for The Walt Disney Company “Signs” Campaign 

2009
2009 Four Gold Addy Awards, American Advertising Federation

Four Gold Addy Awards, American Advertising Federation

2010
2010 Female Filmmaker—The Second City

Female Filmmaker – The Second City

2011
011 Touching the Spirit Awards - Honoring CHA Alumni

Touching the Spirit Awards – Honoring CHWA Alumni

2011
2011 Micah Awards - Congressman Bobby Rush Beloved Community Christian Church

Micah Awards – Congressman Bobby Rush Beloved Community Christian Church 

2011
2011 Windows of Opportunity - Beloved

Windows of Opportunity Award – Beloved

2012
2012 USBC Top business leader of the year award

USBC – Top Business Leader of the Year

2013
1998 Effie Silver Healthcare “New Mover Welcoming Program”—UC Davis Health Services

Effie Award 

2013
2013 Phenomenal Woman Award - Black Women’s Expo

Phenomenal Woman Award – Black Women’s Expo

2013
2013 National Association of Black Journalists Trailblazer Award

National Association of Black Journalists Trailblazer Award 

2013
2013 Black History Month Award - Allen Temple Baptist Church

Black History Month Award – Allen Temple Baptist Church

2014
ANA Multicultural Excellence Award

ANA Excellence in Multicultural Marketing Award 

2014
2014 NAMIC EMMA - AARP Black History Month Campaign

NAMIC EMMA – AARP Black History Month Campaign

2015
2015 Network Journal - Influential Black Women in Business

Network Journal – Influential Black Women in Business

2015
ANA Multicultural Excellence Award

Association of National Advertisers (ANA) Multicultural Grand Prize – Union Bank

2015
2015 National Football League Alumni- Women Moving Forward Award

National Football League Alumni – Women Moving Forward Award

2015
2014 NAMIC EMMA - AARP Black History Month Campaign

NAMIC EMMA, “Solar Spotlight” – ComEd

2016
2016 San Francisco Business Times Most Influential Women in Business

San Francisco Business Times Most Influential Women in Business

2016
2016 Alameda County Board of Supervisors Black History Month Honoree

Alameda County Board of Supervisors Black History Month Honoree

2017
2008 AdColor LEGEND Award

AdColor Lifetime Achievement Award

2017
2017 Advertising Hall of Fame/David Bell Award Recipient- American Advertising Federation

Advertising Hall of Fame/David Bell Award Recipient – American Advertising Federation

2018
2018 Honorary Doctorate - Meharry Medical College

Honorary Doctorate – Meharry Medical College

2018
2018 Folio - Top Women in Media Trailblazer Award

Folio – Top Women in Media Trailblazer Award 

2019
2008 Diversity Achievement Mosaic Award

Multicultural Online/Interactive Mosaic Award – Chevrolet, “Discover the Unexpected” 

2020
2020 Bowery Award, Together for Better, Achievement page

The Carol H. Williams ‘Together For Better’ Award – New York, Bowery Awards

2020
2016 San Francisco Business Times Most Influential Women in Business

Bay Area’s Largest Black-Owned Business – San Francisco Business Times

2020
Carol Williams Advertising woman of the year

34 Years Of Excellence – Carol H. Williams Advertising

2020
2020 Ad Age Vanguard Award recipient, Carol H. Williams

Ad Age Vanguard Award – Carol H. Williams

2020
2020 Matrix Award recipient, Carol H Williams

2020 Matrix Awards Recipient – Carol H. Williams

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