IFDA Educational Foundation Announces Scholarship Winners

June 29, 2016  by in Designer Weekly, Industry, Special Events   

IFDA judges reviewed 62 applications from 34 schools in 22 states including Hawaii. 

The winners are:

Leaders Commemorative Scholarship—$1500

Ardilla Deneys -  Virginia Commonwealth University - Richmond, VA

Part Time Student Scholarship—$1500

Callan Gaines - Winthrop University - Rock Hill, SC

IFDA Student Member Scholarship—$2000

Caroline Kasmiskie - Georgia Southern University - Statesboro, GA

 

Vercille Voss Graduate Student Scholarship—$2000

Jessie Santini - Chatham University - Pittsburgh, PA

 

Ruth Clark Furniture Design Scholarship—$3000

Katrina Duperree - Edinboro University of Pennsylvania - Edinboro, PA

 

Tricia LeVangie Green Sustainable Design Scholarship—$1500

Amanda Waryasz - Wentworth Institute of Technology - Boston, MA

 

Window Fashions Certified Professional Fast Track Scholarship

Ying Cai - Lawrence Technological University - Southfield, MI

 

The Educational Foundation is the philanthropic and educational branch of IFDA.  It actively supports a variety of learning opportunities to undergraduate and re-entering students as well as to professionals seeking to enhance skills.  IFDA/EF provides more scholarships and grants than any other professional association in the industry.