Supporting the development of innovative college-level lighting programs for the technology and esthetics of lighting design, and assisting students in furthering their lighting design education, The Nuckolls Fund distributed four grants of $30,000 to four institutions, and four awards of $5,000 to individual students in 2023. The fund has now provided over $1.85 million to lighting design education since its founding in 1988. Submittals by educators for grants, and nominations for student recognition, are judged annually by the fund’s Board of Directors. This year’s recipients of $30,000 Nuckolls Grants to Expand Lighting Curriculum include:
- Texas Christian University; Alyssa Humphries Stewart, associate professor and director of the Center for Lighting Education, for “Integration of CAD to BIM: The Design Process and Technology Paradigm Shift in Architectural Lighting Design Education and Practice”
- Oregon State University; Clotilde Pierson, assistant professor of Architectural Engineering, for “Daylighting Design through Experiential Learning Pedagogy”
Recipients of $30,000 Lesley Wheel Grants to Develop and Deliver New Courses include:
- University of Southern California; Lauren Dandridge, adjunct assistant professor, School of Architecture, for “Exploring Exterior Lighting Design and its Effect on Health, Community and Nature”
- Tennessee State University; Robert Davis, affiliate faculty, Civil and Architectural Engineering Department, for “Expanding Lighting Education: A step towards a more diverse academic pipeline into the lighting professions”
Recipients of $5,000 awards include:
- Jonas Bellovin Scholar Achievement Award: S. M. Ashik Rahman, University of Colorado, Boulder
- Jules Horton International Student Achievement Award:Nayoun Ryu, Parsons School of Design
- Designers Lighting Forum of New York Student Achievement Award:Bentley Tonniges, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; and Aaron Zimmerman, Pennsylvania State University
Learn more at www.nuckollsfund.org.