Fellows & Society Award Recipients

The Texas Chapter is honored to have so many distinguished, dedicated members who have concerned themselves with advancing the Society and the profession while growing their careers. We thank them for their incredible service.

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Fellows

Election to the ASID College of Fellows, the Society’s highest honor, is bestowed on less than 1 percent of the ASID membership. Fellowship is bestowed on professional members who have made notable and outstanding contributions to the profession not only through their work but also through their demonstrated commitment to ASID and to the interior design industry.

Ann Sullivan, FASID
Arlis Ede, FASID *
Arthur Pope Watson, FASID *
Barbara Marini, FASID
Barbara A. Nugent, FASID
Deborah Lloyd Forrest, FASID
Ellen Angell, FASID *
Irving Schwartz, FASID *
James Marstiller, FASID
Jan Parker, FASID
Jane Garland Lucas, FASID
Jeannine Bazer-Schwartz, FASID
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Kathy Ford Montgomery, FASID
Kay Davis, FASID *
Laura McDonald Stewart, FASID
Linda E. Smith, FASID
Orville V. D. Carr, FASID *
Penny Bonda, FASID
Roy Beal, FASID *
Russell M. Stanley, FASID
Sonya B. Odell, FASID
Suzanne Patterson, FASID
Taylor Robinson, FASID *
Thomas R. Berry, FASID *


*Deceased

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Lifetime Members

This honor recognizes and rewards individual ASID members for their special contributions to the Society. This award is limited to past ASID Society-level Chairs and other professional members who meet the eligibility criteria. Lifetime Awards should not be confused with retired or inactive status, and are not tied to financial hardship considerations. New Lifetime members must pay dues for the year in which they are approved. However, after the year has ended, the Lifetime Award recipient is exempt from all annual dues payments. Lifetime Award recipients retain all rights and privileges of regular professional membership.

Jane Garland Lucas, FASID
Sonya Odell, FASID
Lucille Payne, ASID *
Robert Preston Henry, ASID *
Tommye Pitts Baker, ASID

*Deceased

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Nancy Vincent McClelland Merit Award

Part of the ASID National Awards program, the Nancy Vincent McClelland Merit Award honors individuals, organizations, manufacturers, or research projects for outstanding support of the interior design profession through education, research, promotion of the value or impact of interior design, or another significant contribution. Awards are given annually as merited. Nominees need not be ASID members.

Tamie Glass, ASID

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Designers of Distinction

Part of the ASID National Awards program, the Designer of Distinction Award recognizes an ASID professional member who exemplifies a commitment to the profession as demonstrated by a significant, high-quality body of work representing excellence in interior design. The award also celebrates the ASID member’s attention to social concerns within the interior design profession and to the member’s expression of creative, innovative concepts that have advanced the profession and helped transform lives.

Andre Staffelbach, ASID
Deborah Lloyd Forrest, FASID
Joseph J. Minton, ASID
Trisha Wilson, ASID

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Medalists

The ASID Medalist award recognizes members and partners who have demonstrated outstanding service to ASID, have provided significant contributions to the interior design profession, and have made significant contributions that have enriched the human experience. This award can be bestowed as Medalist, Honorary Medalist, and Educator Medalist.

M. Robbins Black, ASID
Dianne Etheredge, ASID
Tamie Glass, ASID [Educator]
Rosemarie René, ASID
Julie Reynolds, ASID*
Kitty Wasemiller, ASID [Educator]

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Ones to Watch

ASID recognizes the need to grow diversity and inclusion in the interior design profession. Through ASID Ones to Watch, the Society supports rising leaders to ensure that diversity is reflected at all levels of the industry. Each year, the ASID Ones to Watch program identifies and recognizes rising leaders in the interior design industry who demonstrate exceptional leadership potential and a willingness to push the boundaries of the profession. They are poised to take the next step in their careers.

Gracie Andraos, ASID [2017 Scholar]
Raul Baeza, ASID [2021 Scholar]
Laura Burton, Allied ASID [2019 Winner]
Maria Martin, ASID [2019 Scholar]
Greer May, Allied ASID [2020 Scholar]
Adam Nash, ASID [2019 Winner]
Heather Sutherland, Allied ASID [2020 Scholar]

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Community Service

As part of the ASID National Honors Awards, the Chapter Community Service Award honors an ASID professional chapter that has demonstrated an outstanding commitment to community service during the previous ASID program year.

In 2021, the ASID Texas Chapter won this prestigious award because of the work our wonderful Austin Design Community did for The Salvation Army Austin Area Command.

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