Education Council

The council serves in several capacities to support IDSA’s academic programming and help advance IDSA’s efforts in celebrating the work of our academic communities. 

Vision

The Education Council serves in order to ensure the highest standard of industrial design education; to actively maintain a liaison among all members of IDSA (especially those whose professional responsibility is industrial design education); to promote and develop IDSA Student Chapters and activities; to promote Student Membership; and to consult with, and make recommendations to, the Chair and the Board of Directors concerning education policies, planning and matters within the Society.

Mission

Each year, committee members serve on the jury teams responsible for reviewing work to select Student Merit Award District Winners and Academic Education Paper recognitions. Additionally, District Education Representatives may also assist with organizing the annual Education Symposium. 

Key Tasks

In carrying out their work, the committee will:

  • Act as a liaison between IDSA’s professional, student, and academic communities.
  • Review student work to select Student Merit Award District Winners.
  • Review academic work to select Academic Papers for publication by IDSA.
  • Meet as a group to discuss and envision future IDSA academic policies, planning, and programs

Committee Members

Jim Arnold, IDSA

West District

Fabio Castellanos, IDSA

Northeast District

William Nickley, IDSA

Central District

James Rudolph, IDSA

Midwest District

Jerrod Windham, IDSA

South District

Andrew Bowen, IDSA

Professional Practitioner

Evan Caldwell, IDSA

Professional Practitioner

Committee Composition

The Council shall consist of the Education Director; the District Education Representative from each of the five (5) IDSA geographic Districts whose professional responsibilities are in industrial design education and who hold a faculty appointment at the time of election; and three (3) practitioner members who do not hold a faculty appointment at the time of election.