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Professional Practice Awards

Current Calls for Awards and Grants

IDEC Distinguished Educator Award - new in 2011

 

  2011 Dr. Arnold Friedmann
     
     

 

IDEC Teaching Excellence Award - new in 2011

 

  2011 Abimbola Asojo, University of Oklahoma
    For development and delivery of exceptional lighting design experience
     

 

IDEC Community Service Award - new in 2011

 

  2011 Janetta McCoy, Washington State University
    Study of rural towns’ economic crises with design options for revitalization
     

 

IDEC Book & Media Award - new in 2011

 

  2011 Mark Hinchman, University of Nebraska
    History of Furniture: a Global View
    published by Fairchild Books

 

IDEC Partner in Education Award - new in 2011

 

  2011 Michael Alin, Executive Director of ASID
    NCIDQ
     

 

 

2010 Carol Price-Shanis Scholarship Receipients
  Migette Kaup, Associate Professor at Kansas State, to pursue PhD work
  Barbara Marini, Program Chair at IADT-Detroit, to pursue PhD work
 
2008 Carole Price-Shanis Scholarship Recipients:
  Jillissa Moorman to pursue an MFA in interior  design at Iowa State University
  Darrell Nickolson to pursue an MS in gerontology at the University of Indianapolis.
   
2007 Carole Price-Shanis Scholarship Recipient:
  Marlo Ransdell, $3,000 Florida State University

 

The Merit Award

The Merit Award honors meritorious service by an IDEC member or non-member to the Interior Design Educators Council or interior design education. It is intended to recognize sustained and notable contributions over and above that expected by virtue of appointment or relationship to IDEC. Priority will be given to recognizing meritorious contributions to IDEC. Any IDEC member in good standing can nominate a person for the Merit Award. Call for nominees is issued by the President in August. The completed application comprised of a completed form and reference letters are returned to the Main Office. The IDEC Board casts the deciding vote.

 

  2011 Merit Award Winners:

Linda Nussbaumer in appreication for service as chair of the Interior Design Continuing Education Council from 2009 - 2011

Allison Carll-White in appreciation for servcie as chair of the College of Fellows from 2006 - 2010

Stephanie Clemons in appreciation for service as chair of the Journal of Interior Design Board from 2008 - 2011

Lynn Chalmers in appreication for service as IDEC Secretary/Treasurer and Board of Directors from 2007 - 2011
  2010 Merit Award Winners:

Jacqui McFarland in appreciation for service as Secretary/Treasurer of the IDEC Foundation and 2010 IDEC Annual Conference contributions

Bridget May in appreciation for leadership of the 2008, 2010 Historical Symposium

 
 

2009 Merit Award Winners:

Meaghan Beever in appreciation for service to IDEC as JID Editorial Assistant 2004-2009

Holly Cline for significant service to IDEC as the Interior Design Continuing Education Council Chair 2007-2009

Georgy Oliveri for significant service and contribution as a Champion of Sustaining Interior Design Education

 

 

2008 Merit Award Winner:

John Weigand for his sustained leadership of the Graduate Education Task Force

Brad Whitney for his excellent work as the Creative Scholarship Coordinator
 

 

2007 Merit Award Winner:

 

Jill Pable for Outstanding Leadership of the IDEC Academy
 

 

2006 Merit Award Winner:

 

Janine King for her leadership of IDCEC

 


The Presidential Award
The Presidential Award honors meritorious service by an IDEC member or non-member to the Interior Design Educators Council or interior design education. It is intended to recognize sustained and notable contributions over and above that expected by virtue of appointment or relationship to IDEC.

 

  2011 Presidential Award Winner

Jill Pable in appreciatiation for her service to to the IDEC Board of Directors, 2008 - 2011, President 2010

 
  2010 Presidential Award Winner

John Turpin in appreciation for his service to the IDEC Board of Directors, 2007 - 2010,  President 2009

 
 

2009 Presidential Award Winners:

Jane Kucko in appreciation for her service to the IDEC Board of Directors 2006-2009, President 2008

Jo Ann Asher Thompson in appreciation for significant contributions to Interior Design Education as Editor of JID 2004-2009
  2008 Presidential Award Winners:

Nancy Blossom for her leadership as the Chair of the JID Board 2004-2008

Caren Martin for her significant contributions to the interior design profession

Eric Wiedegreen for his faithful service as a member of the Board of Directors 2005-2008; President 2006-2007

 

 

2007 Presidential Award Winner:

 

Pamela Evans for her faithful service as a member of the Board of Directors 2004-2007; President 2005-2006
 

 

2006 Presidential Award Winners:

 

Anna Marshall-Baker & Lisa Tucker for their leadership of the Sustainable Design Task Force

 

 

The Industry Merit Award

The Industry Merit Award recognizes and honors significant contributions to IDEC, interior design education, and interior design by industry at a national and/or regional level. Any IDEC member in good standing can nominate a person or firm for an Industry Merit Award. Call for nominees is issued by the President in August. The completed application comprised of a completed form and reference letters are returned to the Main Office. The IDEC Board casts the deciding vote.

 

       
       
 

 

2009 Industry Merit Award Winner:

 

Teknion Corporation
 

 

2008 Industry Merit Award Winner:

 

Kimball Office

 
 

 

2007 Industry Merit Award Winner:

 

InterfaceFLOR

 
 

 

2006 Industry Merit Award Winner:

 

Sherwin-Williams