Design Education Scholarship Recipient Announced

Congratulations to Rion Huffman, the recipient of this years UCDA Foundation Design Education Scholarship.

Rion is Assistant Professor in Graphics and Imaging Technology at Pittsburg State University where he teaches courses in photography, graphic design, color reproduction, and printing.

"WOW, thank you so much for this honor! I greatly appreciate being the recipient for this scholarship, this will help me find ways to get my students there as well."          
—Rion Huffman

UCDA recognizes the importance of lifelong learning and is excited to be able to provide scholarship opportunities to our design eductors, a vital and important segment of our overall membership. With support from kynamatrix Research Network “Innovation through Collaboration” 2017 Grant Awards for projects in design, engineering, and computer science, the UCDA Foundation is able to expand professional development opportunities for the UCDA Design Education Summit. The UCDA Design Education Summit is a program dedicated to helping the design education community to work together in advancing the quality and scope of design education.

This scholarship is offered to help offset the expense of attending the UCDA Design Education Summit and was awarded based on the recipients professional development benefit potential.