Established in 1988 to recognize outstanding mid-career creative and professional achievements of alumni in the fields of architecture, art and design, community and regional planning, and landscape architecture.
 

2005 Jen Yen
MFA 1993, Graphic Design
PhD 1995, Industrial Education and Technology
Touliu, Yunlin, Taiwan ROC
 
Dr. Jen Yen is an associate professor in the Department of Visual Communication Design and head of the Graduate School of Computational Design and Department of Digital Media Design, all at National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Taiwan, ROC. She has received more than 15 government grants for her research on semiotics and design education, and published 45 papers in journals and conference proceedings. She recently developed a brand identity system, marketing promotion projects, and exhibition and packaging designs for two new theme buildings at Janfusun Fancy World, one of Taiwan's top amusement parks, and is currently working with Nice Corporation on content for an interactive virtual reality game.
 
Dr. Yen also established an annual fine arts festival in Yunlin County and has developed a new course on Chinese typography, the first to be offered in Taiwan.