Interior Design graduate gains nat’l award
The American Society of Interior Designers recently announced that Utah State University graduate Lindsey Hendricks was this year’s winner of the Yale R. Burge Award. The award recipient competed with hundreds of other senior interior design students from throughout the United States, with one winner selected. Five certificates of excellence were also awarded.
“Lindsey is detail driven and always committed to her design work as she tackled each project,” said Tom Peterson, head of the interior design program at Utah State. “Her work went beyond what many would consider required. She always raised the bar and took her projects to the next level – perfection of her craft was paramount and it took front and center in her life.”
The ASID Educational Foundation/Yale R. Burge Competition is open to all students in their final year of undergraduate study of interior design. The competition is juried by professional interior designers and is an evaluation of a graduating student’s interior design portfolio.
Interior design at USU is a very demanding course of study, and while Lindsey rose to the top, there are many students like her, striving to be the best, Peterson said.
More than 200 students are enrolled in Utah State’s program. A degree can lead to careers in a variety of areas, including residential and commercial interior design, sales and marketing or design products and services and event planning. Other students continue in graduate school.
“Awards such as Lindsey’s are important and are an example of how prepared our students are,” Peterson said. “This, and other national awards that our students have garnered, serve as significant indicators of our program’s success.”
Peterson said that Utah State’s interior design students find significant internships and are employed nationally and internationally.
“We are excited for our students and for the recognition they receive,” he said. “It speaks highly of the interior design program at Utah State University.”
Following her graduation in May of this year, Hendricks was employed by GBD Architects in Portland, Ore. The firm has been acknowledged nationally for its positive stance in rehabilitating urban areas.
Yale Burge Antiques Inc. is based in New York City. At his death in 1972, Yale Burge was one of the country’s foremost and renowned interior designers and antique dealers. The family tradition is carried on by Robert and Lisa Burge.
For more information about USU’s interior design program, contact Peterson at (435) 797-1556.