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10/02/20 AMES, Iowa — Iowa State University students took top honors in the student categories of the 62nd Annual ADAI Design Exhibition sponsored by the Art Directors of Iowa. Held virtually this year, the exhibition and awards competition took place Aug. 28 over Zoom. Of 59 accepted entries by 38 students, more than half — 32 entries by 17 students — were from the ISU College of Design. Iowa…

October 2, 2020

06/10/20

AMES, Iowa — Samantha Kragel, a recent graduate of the Iowa State University College of Design, is the recipient of the 2020 Janice Peterson Anderson Medallion Award.

Established in 1968 in memory of Janice Peterson Anderson, a 1960 graduate in home economics education, this award is presented annually to an outstanding graduating senior in graphic design, interior design or integrated studio arts who “shows the greatest potential for distinguished work…

June 10, 2020

05/21/20 AMES, Iowa — A team of Iowa State University architecture graduate students is among the winners of the sixth annual ACSA/AIA COTE Top Ten for Students competition sponsored by the American Institute of Architects Committee on the Environment (AIA COTE) and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA). The competition challenges students to use an integrated approach to architecture, natural systems and technology to design…

May 21, 2020

4/29/2020 AMES, Iowa — Johnny DiBlasi, an Iowa State University assistant professor of art and visual culture, has received a Fulbright US Scholar Program in Creative and Performing Arts – Visual Arts award to Austria for the 2020-2021 academic year. The Fulbright Scholar Program operates in over 160 countries, and this coming year will send more than 800 US citizens abroad to teach, conduct research and provide expertise. DiBlasi will…

April 29, 2020

04/28/20 AMES, Iowa — Kaitlyn Sanchez, an Iowa State University senior in graphic design, is a recipient of the university’s 2020 George Washington Carver Outstanding Achievement Award. The award recognizes graduating George Washington Carver Scholars for outstanding academic achievement, leadership and community service. Sanchez, from Belleville, Illinois, will graduate in May with a bachelor of fine arts in graphic design and a minor in leadership studies. To be eligible…

April 28, 2020

04/08/20 AMES, Iowa — Six College of Design students took top honors in the 2020 Apex Student Juried Exhibit, a virtual exhibition hosted by the Iowa State University Memorial Union. This year’s show was juried by Jeremy Chen, assistant professor of art at Grinnell College and founding member of The Moving Crew. Chen accepted 41 artworks by 28 students for the exhibition, which was moved online when the…

April 8, 2020

04/06/20 AMES, Iowa — On Feb. 27, 26 Iowa State University students across all colleges gathered in the Memorial Union on campus for the 2020 Innovation Pitch Competition. Among them were five College of Design students pitching their business ideas for a chance to win cash prizes. In the existing business category, industrial design graduate student Alex Dill of Grinnell won first place and $5,000 for his “Color Mold…

April 6, 2020

04/06/20 AMES, Iowa — Scarf designs by two Iowa State University College of Design students have been selected for production by Strands of Strength, a nonprofit organization that provides free wigs and head scarves to low-income Iowa residents who lose their hair during cancer treatment. “Splatter Together” by Carley Biggs, a senior in marketing from Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, and “Life and Hope in ‘Them’” by Nick Piloni, a senior…

April 6, 2020

11/18/19 AMES, Iowa — Five Iowa State University College of Design students won awards in the “Studies in Creativity” annual juried art exhibition on display through Dec. 8 at the Iowa State Memorial Union Gallery. This year’s show was juried by multimedia artist Mary Jones, an Iowa Arts Council 2018 Fellow. Jones reviewed 78 artworks by 47 artists and accepted 36 pieces by 29 artists for the exhibition. Award winners were…

November 18, 2019

10/10/19 AMES, Iowa — Two Iowa State University students went from woodworking novices to chair design champions with a simple yet innovative and elegant project. Iowa State industrial design seniors Samuel Christianson of Mason City and Nathan Miklo of Arnolds Park won first place and a $1,000 cash prize in the “Design for Production – Post Secondary” category of the 2019 AWFS Fresh Wood student furniture competition. Hosted by…

October 10, 2019