MSU interior design students again dominate regional ASID competition
Contact: Christie McNeal
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥 Mississippi 大象APP 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, MSU interior design program director, credits the group鈥檚 success to its involvement in a wide range of university programs, including furniture design, computer renderings, hand renderings and lighting courses.
鈥淔or the past few years, the MSU interior design program has dominated the competition, and we hope to continue the tradition,鈥 Miller said. 鈥淚 think it is evident that student work from MSU is high quality and competitive.鈥
The ASID student competition drew representatives from higher education institutions throughout Mississippi, Louisiana and Arkansas.
The 2017 MSU winners and their categories include (by hometown):
BIG SANDY, Texas鈥擲ophomore Natalie R. Allen, gold in 2D design and bronze in 2D design.
BRANDON鈥擩unior Sydney A. White, gold in hand rendering and new student spotlight-commercial, and silver in 2D design.
BREMEN, Alabama鈥擲enior Shelby E. Newton, silver in 2D design.
CLINTON鈥擲enior Martina R. Walker, gold in computer-generated rendering, silver in computer-generated rendering and bronze in hospitality.
COLUMBUS鈥擲enior Hannah E. Higgins, gold in computer-generated rendering and bronze in large-scale commercial business and portfolio.
CORDOVA, Tennessee鈥擲arah A. Galbreath, bronze in large-scale commercial business; and S. Regan Sanders, silver in product design and bronze in hospitality. Both are seniors.
DIAMONDHEAD鈥擲enior Jessica H. Moore, silver in midscale residential and 2D design.
GERMANTOWN, Tennessee鈥擲ophomore Nancy E. Strube, bronze in hand rendering.
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama鈥擩unior Ansley M. Zimmerman, bronze in product design and 2D design.
MADISON, Alabama鈥擲ophomore Kaitlynn B. Harness, gold in hand rendering, silver in 2D design and bronze in new student spotlight-commercial.
MADISON鈥擜nnah 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, Texas鈥擲enior Joy C. Bottom, gold in hospitality and computer-generated rendering.
MEADVILLE鈥擲enior Hannah E. Monroe, gold in hand rendering and silver in healthcare design and retail design.
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana鈥擲enior Rylee H. Laborde, bronze in product design.
OLIVE BRANCH鈥擩unior Natalie E. Watson, gold in computer-generated rendering and silver in healthcare design and product design.
PONCHATOULA, Louisiana鈥擲ophomore Olivia B. Duhe, gold in 2D design.
RICHMOND, Texas鈥擲enior Victoria C. 鈥淭ori鈥 Reynolds, silver in hand rendering and computer-generated rendering.
SOUTHAVEN鈥擲enior Mary Katherine 鈥淜atie鈥 Hughes, bronze in portfolio.
STARKVILLE鈥擩unior Brooke R. Pogue, silver and bronze in hospitality.
WEST POINT鈥 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, MSU鈥檚 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 or聽BMiller@caad.msstate.edu.
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