Monday, November 16, 2009

Fashion school receives three out of five faculty awards at conference

Kent State fashion professors received three of the five faculty awards given at the International Textiles and Apparel Association conference Oct. 30 in Seattle.
Faculty of The School of Fashion Design and Merchandising attend the conference every year. More than 20 countries present designs and research at the juried event.
Professor Vincent Quevedo said Kent State has the most "Lectra" award winners in its faculty. He said the award used to be named "Best in Show."
"There was a lot of buzz after the conference because of Kent State," Quevedo said. "Everyone knows that the top faculty are teaching here. We are trying to create a new graduate program. It will attract the best of the best graduate students."
KentNewsNet.com
Kent State University, Kent, OH

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