This year’s IDEC Student Design Competition, charged students with combining the educational structure of a vertical studio with the practice of service learning. Coordinated by the IDEC Regions, we had 31 schools submit 86 entries; 81 undergraduate and 5 graduate.
Undergraduate Winners
First Place
Jessica Tarumoto, Saebom Kim, and David Kim
Faculty Sponsors: Tiia Manson, Sharon Hollingsworth and Manon Pace
British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT)
Swell
Second Place
Joelle Kassapoglou, Zeina Younis, Malak Ghoneim, and Wesam Zaki
Faculty Sponsors: Kristin Lee and Annamaria Lambri
American University in Dubai
Scar
Honorable Mention
Heather Lodge, Leigh Ann Stapleton, Abby Harvey
Faculty Sponsors: Elif Tural and Eiman Elgewely
Virginia Tech
Hero Park
Graduate Winners
First Place *Tie
Kalie Brettman, Peyton Fikac, and Liz Walker
Faculty Sponsor: Kristi Gaines
Texas Tech University
Allegiance Community Living Center for Veterans
First Place *Tie
Hayley Wynne, Fullah Hazazi
Faculty Sponsor: Lauren Baumbach
Thomas Jefferson University
Summit
Honorable Mention
Laura Greenwood
Faculty Sponsor: Amy Huber
Florida State University
Rappanhannock Hero’s Home: A Social Sustainable Living Community for Veterans
Undergraduate Finalists by Region
East
First Place
Joelle Kassapoglou, Zeina Younis, Malak Ghoneim, and Wesam Zaki
Faculty Sponsors: Kristin Lee and Annamaria Lambri
American University in Dubai
Scar
Second Place
Heather Kelly, Caroline Gresh, Sarah Delorey, Isabel Vieira
Faculty Sponsor: Stephanie McGoldrick
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
vetConnect
Midwest
First Place
Cassandra Martinez, Delaney Shafer, and Sydney Ladd
Faculty Sponsor: Gabriela Fonseca Pereira
Illinois State University
FORGE
Second Place
Abbie Bowman, Genna Bruns, and Jill Mueller
Faculty Sponsor: Ann Ragan
North Dakota State University
Resilience
Third Place
Blaze Parson, Aidan Lammers, and Mimi Anderson
Faculty Sponsors: Migette Kaup and Georges Fares
Kansas State University
Lorem
Pacific West
First Place
Jessica Tarumoto, Saebom Kim, and David Kim
Faculty Sponsors: Tiia Manson, Sharon Hollingsworth and Manon Pace
British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT)
Swell
Second Place
Shelley Paulus, Mariane Sumugat, and Ivander Arthur
Faculty Sponsor: Penny Thibault
Vancouver Island University
Terra Wood
Third Place *Tie
Claire Larson
Faculty Sponsor: Treva Sprout Ahrenholtz
University of Wyoming
The Village
Third Place *Tie
Lorena Seijas, Omar Aldulijan, Lesya Kuchkovskaya, and Jinjin Huang
Faculty Sponsor: Silvana Polgar
CSU Fresno
Gather
Third Place *Tie
Kelly Wu Wu, Venesa Succurro, and Barb Svarc
Faculty Sponsors:Tiia Manson, Sharon Hollingsworth, and Manon Pace
British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT)
Inner City
South
First Place
Emily Palmer, Sarah Bannon, Jackson Aldridge, and Erin Mulligan
Faculty Sponsors: Elif Tural and Eiman Elgewely
Virginia Tech
Breakwater
Second Place
Heather Lodge, Leigh Ann Stapleton, Abby Harvey
Faculty Sponsors: Elif Tural and Eiman Elgewely
Virginia Tech
Hero Park
Third Place
Addison Buntin
Faculty Sponsor: Lyndsey Miller
Mississippi State University
John Basilone Memorial
Southwest
First Place
Anna Dean, Angeline Wong, and Victoria Segraves
Faculty Sponsor: Hillary Burgess
Baylor University
Bonsai
Second Place
Hannah Matthew and Shelby Alexander
Faculty Sponsor: Zahid Islam
University of North Texas
THRIVE
Third Place
Madeline LeBlanc, Kate Reeves, and Lindsay Lightner
Faculty Sponsor: Elise King
Baylor University
Foxhole
Graduate Finalists by Region
East
Hayley Wynne, Fullah Hazazi
Faculty Sponsor: Lauren Baumbach
Thomas Jefferson University
Summit
Midwest
Carly Aldridge and Emily Whelan
Faculty Sponsor: Gabriela Fonseca Pereira
Illinois State University
Soldiers at Ease
South
Laura Greenwood
Faculty Sponsor: Amy Huber
Florida State University
Rappanhannock Hero’s Home: A Social Sustainable Living Community for Veterans
Southwest
Kalie Brettman, Peyton Fikac, and Liz Walker
Faculty Sponsor: Kristi Gaines
Texas Tech University
Allegiance Community Living Center for Veterans
