Gissela Teran, a May 2018 graduate of Appalachian State University's interior design program in the Department of Applied Design, has received the Shining Star Student Scholastic Award from the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) Carolinas Chapter. The award is presented annually to a student in North or South Carolina who demonstrates exceptional leadership and is heavily involved with the chapter.
Teran, who graduated Summa Cum Laude, served as the IIDA Carolinas campus center director and was also a member of the interior design program's student club executive council. She spent time studying abroad in Florence and was a part of the programming council for Zeta Tau Alpha during her time at the university. She was also the recipient of the prestigious 2017-18 Bergmeyer Scholarship awarded through the Planning and Visual Education Foundation, which provided her with a $1,500 award and the opportunity to take part in an immersive learning experience with some of the interior design industry's top designers at the Bergmeyer studios in Boston.
As the Shining Star recipient, Teran received a $2,000 award and a year membership to IIDA. She was recognized at the 2018 IIDA Carolinas Chapter annual meeting in Durham on April 20.
About the Department of Applied Design
One of seven departments housed in the College of Fine and Applied Arts, the Department Applied Designat Appalachian State University fosters excellence in design education, design research and professional placement. The department balances theoretical and pragmatic approaches while exploring an awareness of impact through design decisions on the global community. Faculty focus on a holistic approach to creative problem-solving by integrating sustainability and ethical responsibility in teaching and practice. The department offers bachelor’s degrees in apparel design and merchandising, industrial design and interior design.
About Appalachian State University
Appalachian State University, in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains, prepares students to lead purposeful lives as global citizens who understand and engage their responsibilities in creating a sustainable future for all. The transformational Appalachian experience promotes a spirit of inclusion that brings people together in inspiring ways to acquire and create knowledge, to grow holistically, to act with passion and determination, and embrace diversity and difference. As one of 17 campuses in the University of North Carolina system, Appalachian enrolls about 19,000 students, has a low student-to-faculty ratio and offers more than 150 undergraduate and graduate majors.
Gissela Teran
Gissela Teran received the IIDA-Carolinas 2-18 Shining Star Student Scholastic Award .