IDSA Special Award

The IDSA Executive Committee may vote a Special Award to organizations and projects for notable results, creative and innovative concepts and long-term benefits to the profession, its educational functions and society at large. Prior to 1996, this award was given to individuals as well.

NOMINATION DEADLINE: The next nomination deadline is April 27, 2012. Questions? Contact Ben Chisholm via e-mail or at 703.707.6000 x111.

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Past recipients of this award include:

1965   Constantinos Doxiadis
1966   R. Buckminster Fuller*
1968   Frederick J. Close, Alcoa Aluminum Co.
1969   Pedro Ramirez Vasquez
1974   J. C. Penney & Co., Inc.
1977   Armco Steel
1978 IBM Corporation
           Bang and Olufsen
1979   National Endowment for the Arts
1980   National Center for a Barrier Free Environment
1981   Dr. Paul MacCready
1985 Department of Architecture and Design, Museum of Modern Art
1990   Design Management Institute
1992   Congressman Richard Gephardt
           Congressman Carlos Moorhead
           Henry Dreyfuss Associates
1993   Motorola
1994   NCR Corp.
1995   Tom Bidwell of Crown Equipment
1997 Pratt Institute
1998 National Housewares Manufacturers Association
2000 RISD's Universal Kitchen Project
2001   BusinessWeek Magazine
2007   Samsung Design Membership Program / Mr. KookHyun Chung
2011 RitaSue Siegel Resources
2011 Core 77