UNT Interior Design Awards & Honors
2023
Autumn McFarland & Rebeca Herrera
Advising Faculty: Jeannine Vail
Honorable Mention
2023 IDEC Student Competition
Kihwan Kim
2019-2023 UNT Excellence Scholarship
2022
Adelyn Johnson, Anne-Marie Ulrich, Bill Morgan
Second place
U.S. Department of Energy
2022 Solar Decathlon Design Challenge: Multifamily Building Division
Jenna Saladino
2022 Gensler Endowed Scholarship for Interior Design
Kihwan Kim
2022 UNT Grant
Kihwan Kim
2022 Voertman-Ardoin Memorial Scholarship
Kihwan Kim
2022 Texas Grant
Kihwan Kim
2019-2023 UNT Excellence Scholarship
Shelby Alexander
2022 NEWH Dallas Chapter Scholarship
Shelby Alexander
2022 Golden Eagle Award
Shelby Alexander
2022 Organization of the Year
Interior Design Student Alliance
2021
Adriana Gonzalez
2021 Anita and Kevin Moran Scholarship
Adriana Gonzalez
2021 Salute Competition Merit Winner
Jenna Saladino
2021 International Education Fee Scholarship
Kihwan Kim
2021 UNT Grant
Kihwan Kim
2019-2023 UNT Excellence Scholarship
Liesl Ziegenhals
2020 Outstanding Undergraduate Student in Interior Design Program
Katie Branning
2020 Interior Design Student Leadership Award
Stephanie Dunn
2020 Interior Design Student Leadership Award
Heather Magee & Emily Moore
First Place
Southwest Finalist for 2020 IDEC Design Competition
Sophie Hammond & Amy New
Third Place
Southwest Finalist for 2020 IDEC Design Competition
2019
Ellis Kirkdorffer
2019 Voertman-Ardoin Graduate Fellowships for Art
Ellis Kirkdorffer
2019 JoAnn Elliott Bond Memorial Scholarship
Liesl Ziegenhals
2019 Lucile Ayres Payne Scholarship in Interior Design
Han Dinh
2019 Gensler Endowed Scholarship in Interior Design
Han Dinh
2019 Ray and George Gough Fund for Design Education in Interiors, Crafts and Related Disciplines Scholarship
Jennifer Dooley
2019 Ray and Georgia Gough Fund for Design Education in Interiors, Crafts and Related Disciplines Scholarship
Hanah Patel
2019 Ray and George Gough Fund for Design Education in Interiors, Crafts and Related Disciplines Scholarship
Liesl Ziegenhals
2019 Ray and Georgia Gough Fund for Design Education in Interiors, Crafts and Related Disciplines Scholarship
Kristen Kaiser
2019 John Herron Scholarship in Interior Design
Ana Hernandez
2019 Anita and Kevin Moran Scholarship
Hanah Patel
2019 Anita and Kevin Moran Scholarship
Mariam Chapa
2019 CVAD Scholarship
Sarah Love
2019 Outstanding Undergraduate Student in Interior Design Program
Liesl Ziegenhals
First Place Team
IIDA SHIFT 2019 Conference Design Charrette
Katie Branning
Second Place Team
IIDA SHIFT 2019 Conference Design Charrette
Aram Ataei
2019 IIDA Tuition Reimbursement Scholarship
Aram Ataei
2018 ASID Student Scholarship
Aram Ataei
First Place Award
2018 ASID Design Competition: Commercial
Aram Ataei
First Place Award
2018 ASID Design Competition: Residential
Aram Ataei
First Place Award
2018 ASID Design Competition: One Unique Space
Katie Branning
2018 International Education Fee Scholarship
Angela Cho
2018 Anita & Kevin Moran Scholarship
Gabrielle Hundley
2018 John Herron Scholarship in Interior Design
Hannah Hunter
2018 Anita & Kevin Moran Scholarship
Kristen Kaiser
2018 Anita & Kevin Moran Scholarship
Ellis Kirkdorffer
2018 Voertman-Ardoin Graduate Fellowships for Art
Sarah Love
2018 Lucile Ayres Payne Scholarship in Interior Design
Sarah Niemeier
The NorthPark 50th Anniversary Scholarship Award Fund
Shane Smith
2018 Anita & Kevin Moran Scholarship
Sarah Love
First Place
Student Lighting Design Competition by the Illuminating Engineers Society
Andrea Ruiz
Fourth Place
Student Lighting Design Competition by the Illuminating Engineers Society
Shane Smith
First Place Team
METROCON18 Design Charrette
CeCelia Rivera
Second Place Team
METROCON18 Design Charrette
Aram Ataei
2018 Turner A. Duncan Memorial Scholarship
Aram Ataei
2018 NEWH Scholarship
Sarah Love
NEOCON People's Choice Award & Honorable Mention Team at 2018 NEOCON Charette
Gabrielle Hundley
2018 NEWH Scholarship
Gabrielle Hundley
2018 Fort Worth CSI Scholarship
Gabrielle Hundley
2018 CVAD Continuing Education Scholarship
Gabrielle Hundley
Merit-Based Tuition Grant
Sarah Love
2017 CSI Fort Worth Scholarship
Sarah Love
Southwest Finalist for 2017-2018 IDEC Student Design Competition
Aram Ataei
Southwest Finalist for 2017-2018 IDEC Student Design Competition
Blue Gardner
2018 UNT Meritorious Scholarship and UNT National Merit Donor Award
Sarah Niemeier
2018 Lucile Ayres Payne Scholarship
Caroline Thrift
2017 CVAD Continuing Student Scholarship
Sarah Niemeier & Sophia Reza Gutierrez
Southwest Regional Finalists
2016-17 IDEC Student Design Competition
Lauren Himsel
First Place Team
2016 IIDA Student Conference Design Charrette
Sommer Shaw
2016 ASID Texas Chapter Scholarship
Mary Zellner
2016 Austin & Katherine Adams Scholarship
Mary Zellner
2016 NEWH Dallas Chapter Scholarship
Dayeon Rhim
2016 NEWH Dallas Chapter Scholarship
Dayeon Rhim
2016 CVAD Continuing Scholarship
Victoria DuBose
2016 Professional Leadership Program and Sigma Alpha Lamda Honor and Leadership
Teresa Gray
2015 NEWH Scholarship
Carmel Quemado
2015 NEWH Scholarship
Gilmar Zelaya
2015 NEWH Scholarship
Christina Wilson
Second Place Team
2015 IIDA Student Charrette
Teresa Gray
2015 Phi Kappa Phi Scholarship
Zan Farrow
First Place Team
2015 IIDA Student Conference Design Charrette
Kaylee Bural
2015 IIDA Tuition Reimbursement Scholarship
Sara Allen
2014 NEWH Scholarship
Megan Crase
2014 NEWH Scholarship
Jennifer Landeros-Caibaiosai
2014 NEWH Scholarship
Amy Noack
2014 NEWH Scholarship
Lindsey Torpey
2014 Most Valuable Volunteer Award
Sara Allen
2014 Outstanding Undergraduate in Interior Design
Zan Farrow
First Place Team
2014 IIDA Design Charrette
Miranda Ward
Second Place Team
2014 IIDA Design Charrette
Sara Allen
Third Place Team
2014 IIDA Design Charrette
Kaylee Bural
2014 IIDA Travel Reimbursement Grant
Sasha Henry
2014 IIDA Travel Reimbursement Grant
Evelyne Dieu
2014 IIDA Tuition Reimbursement Scholarship
Alyssa Nobles, Stacie Smith, Aukje VanGeffen
Regional Winner Team
Faculty: Greta Buehrle
2014 IDEC Stduent Design Competition
Megan Crase
2014 IIDA Tuition Reimbursement Scholarship
Patricia Tram
2014 IIDA Tuition Reimbursement Scholarship
Christina Donaldson
2014 IIDA Study Abroad Scholarship
Sara Allen
2013 ASID Student Scholarship
Becky Burrus
2013 ASID Student Scholarship
Patricia Tram
2013 ASID Student Scholarship
Christina Donaldson
ASID Legacy Scholarship
Sara Allen
2013 Fort Worth CSI Scholarship
Sara Allen
2013 NEWH Scholarship
Rebecca Christy
2013 NEWH Scholarship
Megan Crase
2013 NEWH Scholarship
Sofiahawa Ashraf
2013 UNT CVAD Scholarship
Sara Allen
2013 UNT CVAD Scholarship
Christine Baird
2013 UNT CVAD Scholarship
Megan Crase
2013 UNT CVAD Scholarship
Cigdem Eksi
2013 UNT CVAD Scholarship
Kimberly Dickerson
2013 Outstanding Undergraduate in Interior Design
Tonia Finger, Bridget Williams & Larry Joe Byer
Southwest Regional Finalists: IDEC Student Design Competition
Claire Fritchie
First Prize: 2013 IIDA Student Conference Design Charrette
Miranda Ward
Third Prize: 2013 IIDA Student Conference Design Charrette
Sara Allen
IIDA Tuition Reimbursement Scholarship
Adrian Cardenas
IIDA Travel Reimbursement Grant
Sara Allen
IIDA Texas Oklahoma Chapter 2012 Tuition Reimbursement Grants
Sofiahawa Ashraf
Charn Uswachoke's Grant
Megan Crase
Charn Uswachoke's Grant
Christina Donaldson
Graduate Assistantship Tuition Scholarships Award
Kimberly Dickerson
2012 HKS Design Fellow
Kimberly Dickerson & Sara Allen
First Prize: ASID Charette Competition
Kimberly Dickerson
ASID Student Scholarship
Mohammad Reza
Dastmalchi
Graduate Assistantship Tuition Scholarships Award
Kimberly Dickerson
Lucile Ayres Payne Scholarship in Interior Design
Tess Hurry
Dewberry Scholarship
Hanna Kim
John Herron Scholarship in Interior Design
Alix Laronde
2011-2012 Paul Voertman Incoming Student Scholarship
Natasha Ooley
Ray and Georgia Gough Fund for Design Education in
Interiors, Crafts, and Related Disciplines Scholarship
Elizabeth Sterling
Gensler Scholarship
Amanda Halston
2012 UNT CVAD Scholarship
Amanda Halston
2012 Charn Uswachoke Design Grant
Amanda Halston
2012 NEWH Scholarship
Christopher Goggin & Stephen Walsh
2012 Texas Society of Architects Design Award
Beth Barron
2012 Outstanding Undergraduate in Interior Design
Rashel Smith
First Prize; IIDA Student Conference Design Charrette
Jenna McCoppin
Second Prize; IIDA Student Conference Design Charrette
Rachael Armstrong
Third Prize; IIDA Student Conference Design Charrette
Efren Estrada
Fifth Prize: NEWH Chair Competition
Beth Barron
Second Prize; Residential Design from 2011 Student Design Competition of ASID Texas Chapter
Beth Barron
2011 IFDA Part-Time Student Scholarship
Marta Caceres
Second Prize; Hospitality Design from 2011 Student Design Competition of ASID Texas Chapter
Greta Buehrle, Amber Greenday, DeAnna Kennedy, Madiha Latif, Amanda Moss, Robyn Nicholson & Vanessa Weidner
Best Concept Award; 2011 DFW IIDA CRE8 Design Challenge & Fashion Show
Kaitlin Blasiar
First Prize; 2011 IIDA Student Day Design Charrette
Zach Weihrich
Second Prize; 2011 IIDA Student Day Design Charrette
Amber Greenday
2010 ASID Scholarship
Zach Weihrich
2010 HKS Design Fellow
Haley Laurence
2010 Volunteer of the Year; Preservation Dallas
Katy Cagle & Adelia Castellanos-Schleusz
Best Runway Award; 2010 IIDA Auction + Fashion Show
Adelia Castellanos-Schleusz
2010 NEWH Dallas Chapter Student Scholarship
Brent Arnold, Meghan Besinger, Katy Cagle, Amanda Moss, Stu Taylor, Stephen Walsh & Sarah Westrup
Best Poster in Social Science and Humanities Award; University Scholar's Day
Stephen Walsh
Gold Award in Hand Rendering & Bronze Award in Commercial Design Over 2500 SQ. FT.; 2010 Brass Ring Awards Competition
Veronica Benavides
B. Craig Raupe Travel Grant
Stephen Walsh
2010 USGBC North Texas Historic Green Scholarship
Sarah Lippert
Kristin Kirkley Scholarship
Adelia Castellanos-Schleusz
2009 Fort Worth CSI Scholarship
Greta Buehrle
Best Presentation Award; 2009 IDEC Southwest Regional Conference
Stephen Walsh
First Prize; 2009 Teknion's Student Design Competition
LEED Credential
Melissa Baz ('18)
Amie Bowman ('18)
Elizabeth Hull ('18)
Michelle Johnson ('18)
Sarah Niemeier ('18)
Nancy Pham ('18)
Sophia Reza Gutierrez ('18)
Diep Tran ('18)
Lauren Himsel ('16)
Caitlin Huston ('16)
Jeannine Rivera ('16)
Lindsey Torpey ('16)
Li-Kai "Niki" Wang ('16)
Carmen Wright ('16)
Bridget Williams ('14)
Beth Barron ('12)
Sara Green ('12)
Lucy Ives ('12)
Madiha Latif ('11)
Katy Cagle ('10)
Sarah Lippert ('10)
Christina Masters ('10)
Stephen Walsh ('10)
Melissa Grossman ('09)
Joanna Jackson ('09)
Julee Owens ('09)
Miranda Murphy ('08)
Nick Tedder ('08)
Lacey Almager ('07)
Charran James ('07)
Maike Cheng ('06)
Holly Lange ('06)
Marilyn Archer ('80)
Building Performance Analysis Certification
Lindsey Torpey ('16)
Jeannine Rivera ('16)
Li-Kai "Niki" Wang ('16)
Carmen Wright ('16)
Cradle to Cradle Certified™ Catalyst
Sarah Niemeier ('18)
Caitlin Huston ('16)
Jeannine Rivera ('16)
Lindsey Torpey ('16)
Li-Kai "Niki" Wang ('16)
Carmen Wright ('16)
Main Menu Toggle
Parents, friends, families and vendors turned out to support CVAD's newest interior designers at the 2022 Interior Design Senior Show in the Paul Voertman Gallery, UNT Art Building.
Visitors admired the meticulous work displayed on posters created by the university's newest class of interior designers.