91传媒 interior design students dominate awards at regional competition
Contact: Christie McNeal
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擬ississippi State interior design students recently received 31 of 54 possible awards in the 2020 American Society of Interior Designers South Central Chapter Student Work Competition. Originally scheduled to be held in New Orleans this past spring, the society鈥檚 annual summit was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the student awards were announced via email and video.
91传媒 Interior Design Program Director and Professor Beth Miller, Ph.D., credits her students鈥 success to the exposure of a wide range of project types and to the faculty鈥檚 guidance and design experience in their respective fields. 91传媒鈥檚 interior design program also offers furniture design, numerous computer technology courses, hand rendering and lighting courses that many other universities do not include in their curricula.聽
鈥淚 am so proud that interior design students took the initiative, even in the throes of the pandemic, to enter their student projects into the competition. Most of the student winners were underclassmen鈥攋uniors and sophomores鈥攕o our program鈥檚 future is bright,鈥 Miller said. 鈥91传媒鈥檚 interior design program continues to dominate the competition, and we are thankful that the tradition continues even during these difficult times. We maintain the reputation that student work from 91传媒 is high quality and competitive.鈥
The ASID student competition drew representatives from higher education institutions throughout Mississippi, Louisiana and Arkansas.
The 2020 91传媒 winners and their categories include (by hometown):
BATESVILLE鈥擲enior Addison K. Buntin, silver in both original product design and hand rendering; and bronze in both residential large and hospitality
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama鈥擲enior Mary Beth McClung, silver in original product design
BYHALIA鈥擲enior Jayla J. Dorse, silver in hospitality, hand rendering聽and original product design
CONWAY, Arkansas鈥擲enior Jordan D. Hester, gold in original product design; two silvers in computer generated rendering; silver in residential small, healthcare, hospitality and hand rendering; and bronze in computer generated rendering
CORDOVA, Tennessee鈥擲ophomore Molly P. Taylor, silver in both new student spotlight commercial and hand rendering
DYERSBURG, Tennessee鈥擩unior Virginia J. 鈥淛enna鈥 Porter, silver in hospitality and two silvers in computer generated rendering
FAIRHOPE, Alabama鈥擲enior Mary K. 鈥淜ate鈥 Charlton, gold in hospitality
FLORENCE鈥擲enior Katelyn M. Jenkins, gold in hospitality, original product design and hand rendering; and silver in hospitality
GULF BREEZE, Florida鈥擲enior Jennifer P. Langham, silver in healthcare
HOLLANDALE鈥擩unior Jill M. Lewis, bronze in hand rendering
HORN LAKE鈥擲enior Sharnae T. Hayslett, silver in healthcare
LONG BEACH鈥擲enior Hannah N. Hancock, silver in both hospitality and original product design
LOUISVILLE鈥擲enior Samantha R. Wilson, silver in hospitality
MERIGOLD鈥擲enior Ashlyn M. Cummins, bronze in original product design
NEW ALBANY鈥擲enior Emily C. Gafford, bronze in both original product design and hospitality
OLIVE BRANCH鈥擩unior Jaylin A. Gilland, silver in both original product design and healthcare
OXFORD鈥擲enior Jessica N. McEachern, gold in hospitality and silver in healthcare
RIENZI鈥擲enior Megan P. Robinson, silver in healthcare
STEENS鈥擲enior Ryann N. Cook, silver in hospitality, healthcare and workplace; and bronze in both institutional and portfolio
A full gallery of winners is online at .
A video presentation of the winners is available on YouTube at .
91传媒 winning entries can be viewed at .
Accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation and National Association of Schools of Art and Design, 91传媒鈥檚 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 聽and on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @CAADat91传媒.
91传媒 is Mississippi鈥檚 leading university, available online at .