Contact: Sasha Steinberg

STARKVILLE, Miss.—A Mississippi State student group is being recognized by the nation’s leading professional organization for interior designers.  

Chosen from a group of 25 chapters around the country, the 55-member student chapter of American Society of Interior Designers is receiving an honorable mention award as part of a chapter-of-the-year competition. Formal presentation takes place July 16 during ASID’s annual leadership conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Mississippi’s largest, interior design is an academic program of the university’s College of Architecture, Art and Design. For more, visit www.caad.msstate.edu/id/home.

2015-16 officers for MSU’s ASID student chapter include (by hometown):

BILOXI—Vanessa L. Holden, resource chair.

BRANDON—Kayla M. Thompson, fundraising chair.

CORINTH—Blake Marlar, treasurer.

FRANKLIN, Tennessee—Anna L. Strohm, president.

GREENWOOD—Terry E. “Liz” Grantham, photography co-chair.

MEADOWS PLACE, Texas—Joy C. Bottom, junior representative.

MURFREESBORO, Tennessee—Haley F. Austin, vice president.

NASSAU, Bahamas—Daniella R. Bower, secretary.

PICAYUNE—Austin R. DeLoach, sophomore representative.

RIDGELAND—Victoria M. Owchar, community service co-chair.

SOUTHAVEN—Carley M. Jones, community service co-chair.

STARKVILLE—Alexandra S. “Ali” Carter, photography co-chair.

YAZOO CITY—Jennifer L. “Jenn” Potter, senior representative.

“The quality of this year’s entries has been exceptional, with student leaders and educators who went above and beyond to connect students to the impact of design,” said ASID CEO Randy Fiser in announcing the winners. “We are thrilled to honor their achievements.”

Competition judges included Michael Bent of IA Interior Architects’ New York office, associate professor Tamie Glass of the University of Texas at Austin and Beth Harmon-Vaughan of the Gensler international design and architecture firm.

With a focus on education, advocacy, community building and outreach, ASID professional, faculty and student members work to advance the profession by demonstrating the power of design to positively enhance life. For more, visit www.asid.org.

Accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation and National Association of Schools of Art and Design, MSU’s interior design curriculum provides a broad background in interior elements, materials, sources and practical experiences. For more, contact program director Beth Miller at 662-325-7689 or BMiller@caad.msstate.edu.

Information about the College of Architecture, Art and Design is found at www.caad.msstate.edu, facebook.com/CAADatMSU, twitter.com/CAADatMSU and http://tinyurl.com/CAADatMSUYouTube.

MSU is Mississippi’s leading university, available online at www.msstate.edu.