ADVERTIESING DIRECTOR WILL SPEAK TO LOCAL AD FEDERATION

Ric Anello, senior vice president and creative director of D'Arcy in St. Louis, will speak Thursday to the Advertising Federation of Southeast Missouri and Southeast Missouri State University students.

The dinner meeting begins at 6 p.m. at Drury Lodge. Cost is $10 for members and $15 for non-members.

A marketing alumnus of Southeast, Anello directed the team that created the Budweiser frog commercials. Some of Anello's other clients are McDonald's; Campbell Soup; Sears, Roebuck; Kellogg's and Purina.