The Howard Brandston Student Lighting Design Education Grant was established to encourage and recognize students who have demonstrated exceptional professional promise through the presentation of an original and ingenious solution to a supplied design problem.
The Grant
The award is a grant in the amount of $3,000 USD as well as a plaque. Honorable Mention (if awarded) is a grant in the amount of $1,000 USD and a certificate.
Eligibility
The purpose of the Howard Brandston Student Lighting Design Education Grant is to foster good lighting and to advance the appreciation of lighting as an art.
To be eligible to enter this competition, applicants must be enrolled as full-time students in an approved academic degree program. Approved programs are those offering a substantial core of illumination studies and are either engineering technology programs accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology; architecture programs accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board; interior design programs accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation; or theatre programs accredited by the National Association of Schools of Theatre. If there is a question about accreditation, please query.
Group entries are acceptable, However, if a group entry is selected, a single plaque/crystal/certificate with each team member’s name will be provided for display at their school.
Submissions
Submissions for the 2024 Project Entries are now open.
Click here for the project information, design plans and submission form [Zip 2.5MB]
Submission Calendar
PROJECT OPEN: September
18, 2023
PROJECT DEADLINE: June 19, 2024
PROJECT JUDGING: Mid-June 2024
GRANT NOTIFICATION: Early July 2024
Please contact IES Membership with any questions.
Past Recipients
2023 | Lukose George Peyton Leute Connor Mensch Jace Pauli | University of Nebraska – Lincoln |
2022 | Tina Wang and Jiacheng Zhu | Pennsylvania State University |
2021 | Isabel Anderson Izzy Brown Addie Devney Emily Ritzdorf | University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
2020 | Kyra Flood, Abby Turkowski, and Katie Wertz | Pennsylvania State University |
2019 | Ryon Sommerer | University of Nebraska-Omaha |
2019 | Andi Walter | University of Nebraska-Omaha |
2019 Honorable Mention | Madison DiAddezio | Pennsylvania State University |
2018 | Riley Johnson | University of Nebraska-Omaha |
2018 | Jeff Thompson | University of Nebraska-Omaha |
2018 Honorable Mention | Fairooz Amin Alawami | Pennsylvania State University |
2018 Honorable Mention | Yamileth Orduna | Pennsylvania State University |
2017 | Adeline Williams, Tyler Arciszewsk | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
2017 Honorable Mention | Tena Pettit | Pennsylvania State University |
2016 | Hanan Al Hashimi, Selma Benmakhlouf | Pennsylvania State University |
2016 Honorable Mention | Justin Moench, Nicholas Garaycochea, Michael Kuhlenengel | University of Nebraska – Lincoln (Omaha Campus) |
2015 | Sean Poulicek, Nathan Ritta | University of Nebraska – Lincoln (Omaha Campus) |
2015 Honorable Mention | Jesse J. Rathod, Sean E. O’Neill | Pennsylvania State University |
2014 | Calvin Owen Dalton, Malcolm Murray | Pennsylvania State University |
2014 Honorable Mention | Reza Sadeghi | Pennsylvania State University |
2014 Honorable Mention | Geof Wright, Justin Boyd | University of Nebraska – Lincoln (Omaha Campus) |
2013 | Sameena Khan, Patrick MacBride | University of Nebraska – Lincoln (Omaha Campus) |
2013 Honorable Mention | Chelsea Billotte, Jay Kline, Yucheng Lu | Pennsylvania State University |
2012 | Rebecca Becker | University of Washington – Seattle |
2011 | Abby Breuer, Jordan Webb | University of Nebraska – Lincoln (Omaha Campus) |
2011 Honorable Mention | Jiaqi Xie | University of Washington – Seattle |
2011 Honorable Mention | Yulia Tyukhova, Roger Sandhoefner | University of Nebraska – Lincoln (Omaha Campus) |
2010 | Heidi Kuchta, Andrew Wiese | University of Nebraska – Lincoln (Omaha Campus) |
2010 Honorable Mention | Pornwipha Lertcochalug | University of Washington – Seattle |
2009 | Stephen Gollehon, Scott Lindgren | University of Nebraska – Lincoln (Omaha Campus) |
2008 | Christine Clowes, Marissa Gesell | Pennsylvania State University |
2007 | Kathleen Cheney | University of Washington |
2006 | Michael Lombardi | Pennsylvania State University |
2005 | Jennifer Mers, Ming Norman Tsui | Pennsylvania State University |
2004 | Vicky Pang | Parsons School of Design, NY |
2003 | Hyo-Jeong Lee | Parsons School of Design, NY |
2002 | Jay Wratten | University of Kansas |
2001 | Xavier Fulbright, Andrew McNeil | Pennsylvania State University |
2001 Honorable Mention | Elizabeth Kallis, Jacob Pinholster | University of Florida |
2000 | Matthew Franks | University of Kansas |
1999 | Jeff Janetka, Jeff Moore, Mike Ziebert | University of Illinois |
1998 | Dean Chandler | University of Kansas |
1998 Honorable Mention | A.Del Bianco, E. Fanali-Terza, F. Forleo, A. Pavia, E. Sciattella | Univerita Degli Studi Di Roma |
1997 | Rodrigo Manriquez | University of Kansas |
1996 | Krista Wendt | University of Kansas |
1996 Honorable Mention | Le Nguyen | University of Kansas |
1995 | Edward Bartholomew | Parsons School of Design, NY |
1994 | Lourdes (Chi-Chi) Juaneza | California State University, Long Beach |
1993 | Andrea Garibadli, Giovanna Mellina | Universita La Sapienza, Rome |
1993 Honorable Mention | Douglas Berry, Richard Keilman | Kent State University |
1992 | John M. Fox | University of Kansas |
1992 Honorable Mention | Jeff Knoble | University of Kansas |
1991 | Florence Lee, Pollucaster Wong | University College of London |
1991 Honorable Mention | Christopher Anderson, Michael Fall | Kansas State University |
1990 | Carrol Harris | Texas A&M University |
1990 Honorable Mention | Darryl Chavis, Grace Gavin | Indiana University |
1989 | J. Michael Parrish | University of Kansas |
1989 Honorable Mention | George Isbell, Jr. Beryl Jane Kleinschmidt, Donna Kay Roppolo Randall S. Niehaus | Design Institute of San Diego Lawrence State University University of Kansas |
1988 | Glen C. Goodwin, Kimberly Nibeck | Purdue University |
1988 Honorable Mention | Ken Jones, Charles Piper, Anne Short, Caroline Sonner, Emily Townsend | University of Maryland |