Tag: awards

Posted on

Event honors design high-achievers

Austin Hall hosted a display of design students' work May 1.
Austin Hall hosted a display of design students’ work May 1.

Jordan Clausen and her parents, Troy and Malissa Clausen of Salem, were among the happy throng of design students and their mothers and fathers on hand May 1 at Austin Hall.

“This is a great school for her,” Troy said of his daughter, who was among the honorees being recognized at the afternoon reception.

Jordan, a junior, is one of 19 recipients of a Cecelia T. Shuttle Worth Scholarship.

In all, some five dozen students in merchandising management and apparel, interior and graphic design were honored with various scholarships and awards during the event – recognition for their teaching, research, scholarship, creativity and overall excellence.

Among the honorees are five students selected as School of Design and Human Environment All-Stars: Ashtin Crawford, Lauren Davis, Eliot Frack, Haley Lillybridge and Sara Winick-Brown.

The event, which helped kick off Mom’s Weekend on the OSU campus, included a gallery of work by design students in multiple disciplines.

“This is so much fun,” textiles instructor Brigitte Cluver said as she toured the exhibits. “I never get to see what the other classes are doing.”

Design students Sarah Wilson, left, Sydney Juell and Brendan Spencer.
Design students Sarah Wilson, left, Sydney Juell and Brendan Spencer.
Posted on

Apparel Design Director Receives University Day Award

Brigitte 1Each fall the Oregon State University hosts a day that encourages faculty and staff to connect with each other and learn about what other departments and colleges are doing. Intended to inspire and motivate employees for the impending academic year, it is also a day to recognize and honor the people and achievements of its employees.

Taking place September 18, 2014, University Day includes awards to approximately 20 faculty and staff members in various categories for their accomplishments and contributions.

College of Business and School of Human Design Instructor, Brigitte Cluver, who also serves as the Program Coordinator for Apparel Design and Merchandising Management, is the recipient of the OSU Faculty Teaching Excellence Award. This award honors unusually significant and meritorious achievement in teaching and scholarship, greatly enhancing instruction for students.

University Day Award Winner Brigitte Cluver with President Ed Ray.
University Day Award Winner Brigitte Cluver with President Ed Ray.

“Brigitte is an extremely dedicated teacher who finds a balance between empathy and stringency. She is uncompromising in her demand for excellence, and provides ample support for students to succeed in their learning,” said Minjeong Kim, Associate Dean for the School of Design and Human Environment.

Cluver, who holds a B.S. from University of California at Davis and two degrees from Oregon State (M.S. and Ph.D. in Human Behavior in the Near Environment) also worked in the textile and apparel industry as a textile laboratory technician.

“As a life-long learner, Brigitte is open to learning new strategies and commits herself to innovative teaching that results in enhanced student learning. Her courses are always evolving with more effective teaching methods.”

Awards were given by President Ed Ray at the OSU Faculty Teaching Award Reception on Wednesday, September 17 and again acknowledged at an all university presentation held at LaSells Stewart Center in Austin Auditorium on University Day.

Posted on

Nominations open for 2013 Excellence in Family Business Awards

Former Oregon Governor Vic Atiyeh accepting an Excellence in Family Business Award for the Atiyeh Oriental Rugs family.
Former Oregon Governor Vic Atiyeh accepting an Excellence in Family Business Award for the Atiyeh Oriental Rugs family at the 2012 awards ceremony.

Looking back more than 10 years after her business received an Excellence in Family Business Award, Lori Luchak can still remember the feeling of the ceremony.

Luchak, President of Miles Fiberglass & Composites, said being named a Family Business of the Year by the Austin Family Business program in 1999 not only gave her sense of validation for her family’s hard work, but a chance to reflect.

“The Austin Family Business Award allowed our family to celebrate the joy of being a family business and forget about the hard work of balancing family and business for one special night,” Luchak said.

Fruithill, Inc., started in 1919 in Yamhill, Ore. The farm grows cherries, plums, hazelnuts, wine grapes and other crops, and last year was named the Small Family Business of the Year.

Linda Schrepel, a member of Fruithill’s third-generation, said participating in the awards helped the family connect with the history of the business and the family.

“I like that in a way we were forced to put together our family history because now it is together,” she said. “The history is down and it’s there for generations to read.”

The program is currently accepting nominations for the 2013 Excellence in Family Business Awards.  To nominate a business, fill out the online form, or visit the Excellence in Family Business Awards website for more information.

Deadline for nominations is April 1. Businesses may still apply for the awards without being nominated before May 1.

Now in their 25th year, the awards honor innovative family businesses from around the Northwest who demonstrate innovation, entrepreneurship and a commitment to community involvement.

More than 180 companies have been honored in this peer-reviewed competition since the awards were first presented in 1988.

 

Posted on

Business Solutions Group hands out student awards

The Business Solutions Group — which provides hands-on opportunities for students in product testing and application development services — honored 13 student interns at its annual Student Awards Night May 24.

Here’s the summary from BSG Director Mark Van Patten:

Held in such unique places as Peavey Arboretum and the Corvallis Country Club in the past, this year’s event was hosted at the MU Bowling Alley where a good time was had by all, eating tacos and burritos from Qdoba while bowling, playing pool and throwing darts.

These awards are an important opportunity to recognize student achievements as they apply what they learn in the classroom to real client projects and recognize in real-time the importance of IT systems to organizational performance.

Congratulations to the 2011-12 BSG student award winners:

  • Outstanding Student Developers: Chris Kirkpatrick, Ryan Brim
  • Outstanding Student Analyst: Matt Janachek
  • Outstanding Student Tester: Sean Hewitt, Nathan Raymond
  • Uber Newbie Award: Robert Gibson – Developer; Garret Gentz – Analyst; Josh Willmarth – Tester
  • Outstanding Mentorship: Tyler McClung – Systems & Software Development; Ryan Raurk – Analysis; Matthew Baker – Testing