Identifying and celebrating our best design talent.
Thank you to these design practitioners and educators who volunteer their time to serve as judges of this year’s SMA, GSMA, Scholarships, and Education Papers programs. Each judge is responsible for reviewing a considerable amount of content in the process of making their scores and selections. Their dedication and commitment towards identifying and celebrating the next generation of design talent is an invaluable resource to our community. The group below includes all members of IDSA’s 2020-2021 Education Council.
2021 jury group is led by IDSA’s Education Director, Verena Paepcke-Hjeltness, Assistant Professor – Industrial Design at Iowa State University
Undergraduate SMA, Graduate SMA, & Scholarship Judges
Dr. Thomas Ask, PE, IDSA
Pennsylvania College of Technology
Danielle Chen, IDSA
EY Design Studios (Ernst & Young LLP)
Chloe Condon
Whirlpool
Kyle Ellison, IDSA
Trailside Creative
Jemma Frost
Bresslergroup
Carly Hagins, IDSA
Western Michigan University
Adam Jossem
Jet Pack Industries
Joshua Lederer
Lexicon Design
Eddie Licitra, IDSA
McKinsey Design
Ben Lindo
Southco
Seda McKilligan, IDSA
Iowa State University
Kat Reiser, IDSA
Rise Design
Christy Sepulveda
M3 Design
Kevin Shankwiler, IDSA
GA Tech
Paul Skaggs, IDSA
Brigham Young University
Susan Sokolowski, IDSA
University of Oregon
Monica Tournoux, IDSA
Design Central
Education Paper Judges
Basak Altan, IDSA
Independent Consultant
Ben Bush, IDSA
Auburn University
Tod Corlett, IDSA
Jefferson University
Dr. James Fathers
Syracuse University
Robert Fee
Savannah College of Art and Design (emeritus)
Adam Feld, IDSA
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Jason Germany, IDSA
University of Washington
Lauren McDermott, IDSA
Arizona State University
Dr. Andrea McDonough-Varner
Pennsylvania College
Hari Nair
Savannah College of Art and Design
Hale Selek, IDSA
University of Oregon
Dosun Shin, IDSA
Arizona State University
Kelly Umstead, IDSA
North Carolina State
Jerrod Windham, IDSA
Auburn University