Ļć½¶Ö±²„interior design students again dominate regional ASID competition
Contact: Christie McNeal
STARKVILLE, Miss.ā Mississippi State interior design students received 45 of 71 possible awards, including the student team building competition honor, at the American Society of Interior Designers South Central Career Day recently held on the Starkville campus.
Professor Beth Miller, Ļć½¶Ö±²„interior design program director, credits the groupās success to its involvement in a wide range of university programs, including furniture design, computer renderings, hand renderings and lighting courses.
āFor the past few years, the Ļć½¶Ö±²„interior design program has dominated the competition, and we hope to continue the tradition,ā Miller said. āI think it is evident that student work from Ļć½¶Ö±²„is high quality and competitive.ā
The ASID student competition drew representatives from higher education institutions throughout Mississippi, Louisiana and Arkansas.
The 2017 Ļć½¶Ö±²„winners and their categories include (by hometown):
BIG SANDY, TexasāSophomore Natalie R. Allen, gold in 2D design and bronze in 2D design.
BRANDONāJunior Sydney A. White, gold in hand rendering and new student spotlight-commercial, and silver in 2D design.
BREMEN, AlabamaāSenior Shelby E. Newton, silver in 2D design.
CLINTONāSenior Martina R. Walker, gold in computer-generated rendering, silver in computer-generated rendering and bronze in hospitality.
COLUMBUSāSenior Hannah E. Higgins, gold in computer-generated rendering and bronze in large-scale commercial business and portfolio.
CORDOVA, TennesseeāSarah A. Galbreath, bronze in large-scale commercial business; and S. Regan Sanders, silver in product design and bronze in hospitality. Both are seniors.
DIAMONDHEADāSenior Jessica H. Moore, silver in midscale residential and 2D design.
GERMANTOWN, TennesseeāSophomore Nancy E. Strube, bronze in hand rendering.
HUNTSVILLE, AlabamaāJunior Ansley M. Zimmerman, bronze in product design and 2D design.
MADISON, AlabamaāSophomore Kaitlynn B. Harness, gold in hand rendering, silver in 2D design and bronze in new student spotlight-commercial.
MADISONāAnnah K. Pennebaker, bronze in retail design, large-scale commercial business and portfolio; and J. Elizabeth Sosebee, bronze in healthcare design. Both are seniors.
MEADOWS PLACE, TexasāSenior Joy C. Bottom, gold in hospitality and computer-generated rendering.
MEADVILLEāSenior Hannah E. Monroe, gold in hand rendering and silver in healthcare design and retail design.
NEW ORLEANS, LouisianaāSenior Rylee H. Laborde, bronze in product design.
OLIVE BRANCHāJunior Natalie E. Watson, gold in computer-generated rendering and silver in healthcare design and product design.
PONCHATOULA, LouisianaāSophomore Olivia B. Duhe, gold in 2D design.
RICHMOND, TexasāSenior Victoria C. āToriā Reynolds, silver in hand rendering and computer-generated rendering.
SOUTHAVENāSenior Mary Katherine āKatieā Hughes, bronze in portfolio.
STARKVILLEāJunior Brooke R. Pogue, silver and bronze in hospitality.
WEST POINTā Sophomore Mary Campbell Gray, gold in 2D design, silver in 2D design; and senior Carlie R. Teffeteller, bronze in new student spotlight-commercial.
Accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation and National Association of Schools of Art and Design, MSUās interior design program is part of the College of Architecture, Art and Design. Its curriculum provides a broad background in interior elements, materials, sources and practical experiences. For more, visit .
Miller also may be contacted at 662-325-7689 orĀ BMiller@caad.msstate.edu.
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