COMMENCEMENT Each year, NYSID recognizes outstanding achievements of students and faculty with a number of special awards.
The Chairman’s Award, which recognizes exceptional creative achievements of graduate students, was given to Kylie Sarley, MFA pre-professional level (left); Heather Clinger, MFA post-professional level (middle); presented by Dr. Ellen Fisher, vice president for academic affairs and dean (right). Other Chairman’s Award recipients were Taruan Mabry, MPS in Sustainable Interior Environments; and Wendy Cruz-Gonzalez, MPS in Interior Lighting Design.
Sofia Juperius received the Ana Blanc Verna Award for Excellence in Interior Design, which is given to a senior in the BFA program who has demonstrated and expressed creativity throughout his or her entire course of study.
Catharine (Suzy) Genzler received the Alumni Award, which is given to an academically outstanding graduate who has also performed exceptional services to the College and its community.
Ho Youn Yi was awarded the Travel Prize. He used the award money to visit iconic historical and modern spaces in Europe and Korea over the summer to conduct an in-depth exploration of walls and what they signify spiritually, culturally, and socially across cultures and countries.
Dr. Ellen Fisher presented Terry Kleinberg with the William Breger Faculty Achievement Award. Kleinberg has been teaching at NYSID since 1991 and has served as faculty representative on the Board of Trustees since 2008.
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