ICON - The magazine of the American Society of Interior Designers - (Page 70) grassroots Protecting Your Right to Practice ASID Legislative News and Updates 2007 ASID Student Legislative Award Winner Sara Marie Kekacs, Student Member ASID Student Representative to the Board, Connecticut Coalition of Interior Designers The ASID Student Legislative Award recognizes a student member who has proven his or her dedication to efforts to legally recognize the interior design profession. The second annual recipient of this award, Sara Marie Kekacs, Student Member ASID, a junior at the University of New Haven, is being recognized for her dedication to protecting the integrity of the interior design law in Connecticut. During her term as student representative to the Connecticut Coalition of Interior Designers (CCID), Sara testified at the public hearing before the state’s General Law Committee against legislation that would have recognized the Council for Qualification of Residential Interior Designers (CQRID) exam and allowed decorators to register as interior designers. She worked to include other universities in legislative efforts, and increased student involvement in CCID by recruiting 15 new members. “By setting an exemplary record of legislative support, involvement and commitment, she has successfully inspired many of the other students to learn more about the importance of protecting the public’s health, safety and welfare,” said John Arabolos, ASID, legislative vice president of CCID. “She is not only creating a legacy which sets a new standard for student participation in legislative activities, but she also raises the bar for all Connecticut professional interior designers.” 70 ASID ICON | THE MAGAZINE OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF INTERIOR DESIGNERS As winner, Sara received a $1,000 scholarship toward her interior design education and free registration for herself and another member of her student chapter to the 2008 ASID Interior Design Legislative Symposium. ASID would like to thank Sara for everything she has done—and continues to do—to protect interior designers’ right to practice. ASID Interior Design Research Publications for Legislative Coalitions ASID has recently published two research publications that may help legislative coalitions make their case for interior design registration and licensure laws. Being well-armed with facts and examples is imperative for a coalition’s success before the legislature. Before you testify in committee or meet with a legislator, be sure to read these publications! To order these publications online, visit the ASID Store at www.asid.org. A downloadable order form is also available on the ASID Web site. Questions? Contact the ASID Research and Knowledge Resources department at publications@asid.org or call (202) 546-3480. Interior Design: From Practice to Profession Interior design is on its way to becoming a recognized profession, but it still has several steps to complete, states Caren Martin, Ph.D., CID, ASID, IIDA, IDEC, an assistant professor of interior design at the University of Minnesota and author of a new ASID publication, Interior Design: From Practice to Profession. Martin describes the common characteristics of a profession and traces the path to professionalism taken by such practices as law, medicine and engineering. She then examines the history of architectural, interior decoration and interior design practice, explaining the steps each has taken or not taken to establish the practice as a profession. This is a “must read” for anyone interested in interior design legislation, education and the public’s perception of interior design practice. [Printed copies are available at a cost of $18 for ASID members or $23 for non-members, plus $1.50 shipping.] The Interior Design Profession: Facts and Figures (2007) Newly expanded and updated, this report brings together information and data about all aspects of the interior design profession in the United States and Canada, including design practice (e.g., number and distribution of designers, design firms, salary information, design specialties), design legislation (type of legislation, scope of legislation, number of registered designers, agencies and boards) and design education (number and distribution of programs, CIDA-accredited vs. non-accredited, faculty and their credentials, students and graduates). It also looks at recent trends in the design industry and how the media cover design, and includes a directory of interior design and related professional associations and organizations. New to this edition are a chapter on the volume and types of products that interior designers specify and a chapter on the interior design body of knowledge. [Printed copies are available at a cost of $30 for members or $50 for non-members, plus $1.50 per copy for shipping and handling.] http://www.asid.org
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