Department of Applied Design

Global Innovation Awards (gia) Excellence in Student Design 

• 2023 - Austin Liebgott - Second Place

Mockett Design Competition - Each individual is recognized as a first place winner.

• 39th (2024) - Nathan Gates 
• 38th (2023) - Ben Pipitone, Jacob Thompson, and Saa Kothamasu
• 37th (2022) - Amelia Bullins
• 36th (2021) - Jacob Gillespie and Sebastian Bartlett
• 35th (2020) - Kaitlin Sides and Walter Lang
• 33rd (2018) - Hannah Eckersley and Michael Nelson
• 32nd (2017) - Colter Swan and Peter Clare
• 31st (2016) - Myers Welborn, Nathan Haeme, and Richard Bell

Global Footwear Awards

• 2024 - Jay Bartoli - Winner in Sports/Performance Category 

Robert Bruce Thompson Lighting Design Competition

• 2023 - Ben Pipitone - First Place 
• 2023 - Tyler Cook - Second Place
• 2017 - Brady Corum - Citation for Technical Achievement
• 2015 - Christian Mauzy - Citation for Technical Proof of Concept

PAVE Global 

• 2022 - Alli Lackey and Jasmine Wood - 1st Place - Frito-Lay P.O.P. Competition
• 2022 - Breece Sleeper and Ian Gray - 2nd Place - Frito-Lay P.O.P. Competition

Paperboard Packaging Alliance Design Competition

• 2018 - Cameron Mauldin, Eric Antolic, Jason Palermo, and Robert Hawes - Honorable Mention
• 2017 - Liz Waters - Runner-Up

Nimble Bee Competition

• 2015 - Adam Westfall and Matthew Estes - Finalist
• 2014 - Elizabeth Foster and Garrett Peebles - 2nd Place