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Brandon Alley

I am an alumnus of the Centennial Scholarship Program.  In my time at NC State I has served as freshman and Sophomore Representative as well as Vice President of the Tompkins Textile Student Council, Media Representative 2 years for Phi Psi Professional Textile Fraternity, and the Entertainment Chair 2 years for NC State's Relay For Life.  I am also a member of Sigma Tau Sigma Honors Fraternity and Alpha Psi Omega Theater Society.  I have performed with University Theater in their productions of A Few Good Men, Sweet Charity, Grease, and 2 Annual Madrigal Dinners.  I am an avid supporter of Arts NC State.  In the summer of 2006 I studied fashion design as a part of the Study Abroad program in Florence, Italy.  In 2007 I received the Young Menswear Association Fashion Scholarship.  That summer I worked an internship for Fishman and Tobin Apparel Group in New York City.  When I have free time I like to stay creative, produce music, write songs, draw, act and make people laugh.  I looks forward to seeing what I am doing in the future...it should be good.

Email: bsalley@ncsu.edu

Jenna Bost 

I never took an art class before I came to design school through the Anni Albers program. Don’t let anything hold you back! My hobbies are horse-back riding, fusing glass, hanging out with my friends, dancing when I can, doing volunteer activities and I work at Coffee & Crepes in Crossroads. I am in Phi Psi, the professional textile fraternity, and Sigma Tau Sigma, an honors textile fraternity. I am a Centennial Scholar and of course an Anni Albers Scholar as well. Hopefully I will be doing a study abroad program to Florence this summer and I am looking into internships with costume companies as well as sports products companies. My interests are extremely varies and I like to explore them all. 

Email: jmbost@ncsu.edu 

Elizabeth Bradford 

I have always had an equal love of art and science. When I discovered the Anni Albers program at NC State, I didn’t look any farther for college. Looking back as a 5th year senior, I can say it has kept me balanced: learning the technical and scientific side of things, all while getting to expand my creative vocabulary & constantly producing artwork. I would like to deepen my study in both the arts and sciences by attending a graduate program for scientific illustration. I am currently working with two professors doing illustrations to represent ideas in polymer chemistry and materials engineering. I have also designed for the Art 2 Wear fashion for the past three years and plan on braving up for it one more time. My true love in life is painting, and I just had my first professional show at ADR Delta gallery in Raleigh. I also love riding my bike around town, knitting, cooking for my roommates and writing haikus for strangers.

Email: liz.a.bradford@gmail.com 

Website: http://www4.ncsu.edu/~eabradf2

Keely Cansler

I have always loved fashion and the ability to express myself through art. Music has also continually played a huge part in my life. I love to sing, whether it is in front of a huge crowd or driving from place to place in my car. In addition to Anni Albers, I am involved in University Scholars, the NCSU homecoming parade, and serve as a textile peer mentor for incoming freshmen. I served as an NCSU Orientation Counselor for the summer of 2007 and plan to apply for a student assistant position for summer of 2008. I currently work at Buckle and I love my job and the personal interaction with customers. In the future I plan to apply for an internship with Buckle or possibly a fashion magazine, such as JANE or Teen Vogue. I also plan to study abroad in Prague for the Fashion and Costume design program for spring 2009, and participate in Teach for America. If everything works out, after college, I hope to open my own boutique in New York or possibly abroad.

Email: klcansle@ncsu.edu 

Bliss Coleman 2005

I graduated in 2005 from the Anni Albers Scholars program. During the summer of 2003 I had the opportunity to intern in New York City for two fashion designers; Alice Roi and Norma Kamali.  I was a designer in the College of Design/College of Textiles Art to Wear fashion show in 2003 and 2004 while also working as the technical director of the show in 2004.   In 2005, I won an undergraduate research award to work with Professor Nancy Powell on a project of my choice, “The Knitted Hat as Wearable Art”.  In 2005, I was asked to exhibit my fashion and accessory designs at UNC Chapel Hill’s Student Union.  After graduating I went on to receive my Master of Industrial Design in 2007 from North Carolina State University, College of Design.  In 2006, I was an accepted designer in Design Expo Raleigh where I exhibited my hat collection and was a featured designer in Fashion Spark fashion show part of Spark Con design conference in Raleigh, NC.  In 2007, I had the opportunity to work with Assistant Professor Sharon Joines and the College of Design on a simulation obesity suit which has been used by students for ergonomic research.  During graduate school I interned with Carolina Hosiery and Jefferies Socks in Burlington, NC.  After graduation I went on to work full time for these two sister companies working in product development, graphic design, and private label accounts.  I work daily with customers, the product life cycle, the development of socks and tights, and creating marketing tools such as catalogs, brochures of product lines, ads, and packaging.  In my spare time I continue to create my own designs and pursue my creativity.

Danica Dewell 2009 

I love to design clothing; my favorite garments to design are women's evening and formal wear. I enjoy working with my hands and have dappled in almost all craft areas. My favorite subjects are Calculus and Physics. I use math and science to enhance my designs. Something interesting about me is I have an identical twin sister who is an Art and Design major.;

Email:  dldewell@ncsu.edu      

Jenna Draughn 

Working with textiles allows me to explore a timeless medium which is familiar and is rich in history, yet has great possibilities for creating new and innovative beauty.  The enjoyment of designing textiles comes from the love of working with my hands and the innermost desire to create beauty.  For me beauty is found in touch, color, pattern, shape, and form.  These are the areas in which I focus my artistic abilities, always drawing from my experiences whenever I make a design decision.  By doing what I love and finding new paths and directions for my designs, I find joy in working and a passion for producing products that other people will find just as intriguing.   

Email:  jadraugh@ncsu.edu      

Jenna Eason 2007

Ever since I entered Anni Albers Scholars Program, I have been dedicated to the Program, the Colleges, and the University.  I was a Centennial Scholar and active participant in several national and international design competitions and conferences.  I have been recognized for my work at Textile Futures, Inspired Design, WithIt, ITAA, and the Southeastern Automotive Forum.  As an undergrad, I was active in Textile Student Council, Phi Psi, KTB, and STS.  I was also a member of the Wolfpack Club, Student Bridges, and worked with the ReDesign www.ncsu.edu committee.  I served the Albers Program as Student Director and Webmaster.  During undergrad, I interned with Patsy Aiken Designs, and held multiple part-time, experience-oriented positions.  Some of my most exciting experiences have been abroad traveling to Ghana, Czech Republic, and Southern Europe to study textiles and visit textile companies, exhibitions and universities.  Most recently, I studied Automotive Engineering in Nagoya, Japan.  In Spring 2008, I began pursuing my MS in TTM at NC State’s College of Textiles.  I am working with Professor Nancy Powell in Automotive Textile Design on a Research Assistantship.

Website: www.HereIAM.carbonmade.com

Amy Fremin 2003

Since Graduation in 2003 I have been working in the Automotive Industry.  My first job moved me from North Carolina to Southern California.  I worked for a Japanese Textile Company and I focused on working with color and trim designers at mainly Asian automakers (OEM’S).  Working for Seiren gave me the opportunity to work and travel to Japan often.   After about a year and a half I was given the chance to move on and work for an OEM as a color and trim designer.  I now have been at Hyundai Design North America for a little over four years.  This job requires a lot of international travel but this time to South Korea… I have been so often now that I have a Korean visa in my passport.  I also travel within the US and Europe to different auto and/or design shows.  I am responsible for all color, soft, tactile, and exterior surfaces on a vehicle.  I enjoy this job because it requires me to work with many different types of materials, but I also need to be aware of what type of production process components will be using in order to design/present the appropriate pattern/material/finish.  

Amber Gantt

At an early age my mother a seamstress and quilter taught me the love of fiber, through quilting, sewing, embroidering, and crocheting.  My parents encouraged me to take private art lessons in which I further expanded my design skills through drawing and painting.  When choosing a college to attend, North Carolina State University seemed like the only logical choice because of the Anni Albers program which has allowed me to achieve the best of both worlds- the technical engineering of woven, knitted, and printed fabrics as well as the functionality and aesthetics of fabric.  I am currently a senior in the program and am currently seeking a job in the textile industry.  My goal is to find a career that merges the knowledge of the construction of fabric with the aesthetic appreciation for fabric. 

Email: angantt@ncsu.edu

Anna Gatlin 2008 

I am Anna Gatlin and I will be graduating from the Anni Albers program in 2011. I am interested in electronic textiles and fabric design. I studied abroad in Vienna, Austria in the summer of 2009.

Kristen Giera 2005

I moved to NYC after graduation and worked as a Designer at Carnegie Fabrics for 2 years in product development of commercial textiles.  Then I moved on to work for Kravet Contract fabrics working on custom designed textiles. Currently, I am a graduate student at Pratt Institute earning my M.S. in Interior Design. I hope to work as an interior designer at an architectural/interior design firm, and be involved in sustainable projects as much as possible.

Katlyn Griffin 

I am a part of Design Council. I am a student mentor for Design freshmen. I am interested in design, sewing, reading, crocheting, yoga, photography, music, and going to concerts.

Email: kagriffi@ncsu.edu 

Branan Hackney 2004

Currently living in Chapel Hill, NC and working for VF Corporation in Greensboro as a Merchandising Associate for the Wrangler brand.  Focuses are the women’s core business including, western women’s tops and bottoms, western girls tops and bottoms, and western infants.

Diane Hagan (2005 - Graduate December 2009)

I am interested in product design for sportswear or protective wear. This came from growing up in a family of track and field athletes and I eventually joined the tradition. My goal is to design functional products that incorporate good technology as well as aesthetics. I started to see that my goals are achievable with the skills that I've learned in the program. Anni Albers has allowed me to use both sides of my brain: the science side, and the art side to design textile products. I've had the great experience of doing undergraduate research in digital textile printing along side a graduate student. Currently, I'm an intern at Cotton Incorporated--originally working in Finishing Research but now I'm working in Product Development. I've enjoyed both experiences as well as seeing the operation of the company as a whole.

Email: dhagan@unity.ncsu.edu 

Amanda Hageman 2008

Other schools made it difficult for me to simultaneously explore my fascination with science and my passion for craft. I transferred in to NC State and the Anni Albers program during my Junior year and started my studies over completely. The Anni Albers program helps me hone my craft through design and embrace my inner chemistry nerd. I never thought I would be in textiles, but now in my sophomore year of the program and I couldn't be happier with my fibers and weaving classes. It doesn't hurt that textiles is a fascinating and exciting field to be in right now. It is never to late to learn more and to do what you love!

Email: anhagema@ncsu.edu 

Orvokki Halme 2004

Since graduation, I have lived in New York and Helsinki.  I interned with fashion designers, Miguel Adrover and Tess Giberson, in New York.  Since then, my focus has been in the arts, more so than textiles.  I’ve taken part in group shows, with my drawing/collages in galleries in the US and Europe.  In Helsinki I worked for Myymälä2 Gallery and for a World Village Festival as a visual coordinator.  In my future I have graduate school as a possibility and am flexible with future destinations, most likely working in arts management-related positions and continuing my own artwork.

Leigh Hawkins  

For as long as I can remember, I have loved art.  Drawing, painting, sidewalk chalk, I loved it all. Last year, one of my paintings won an American Visions Award through the Scholastics Art and Writing Competition. Music has always been an important part of my life, be it piano, choral, or musical theater. I love to travel, and hope to one day study abroad in either Italy or Prague. This year I will be helping out with the Art to Wear show. I have received the following scholarships; Prestige Scholarship, Provost Scholarship, John Tillery Scholarship, Carteret County Distinguished Young Woman Scholarship, and the Rotary Scholarship. I have also received the following awards; American Visions Award and the DAR Good Citizen Award.

Email: lahawkin@ncsu.edu 

Charles Anna Herring 

From a young age I have loved to create, and I would use my imagination to create stories, poems, people, drawings, dresses, basically anything I could think of. I learned about the Anni Albers Program from my sister and I knew that I wanted to learn more about fabric design after visiting a studio at N.C. State. I was amazed by the beautiful silk fabric created and designed by students themselves. I now enjoy creating patterns and textures, working with fabric and making photographs. I hope to find a job that allows me to create and design products that will inspire others and continue to inspire me to create.

Email: mcherrin@ncsu.edu  

Eleanor Hoffman 2006

I am a senior in Anni Albers and recently received the Young Menswear Association Fashion Scholarship as well as second place in the 2009 AATCC Fabric Design competition. For the past two summers I have worked in wardrobe at Spoleto Festival USA in Charleston, SC doing costumes for shows like Monkey, Alvin Ailey, and Don John. This past summer I also worked as a seamstress at a dressmaking shop in Charleston. I have been very involved in Art to Wear over the years and was a designer in 2008. Last semester I studied abroad in Prague in the Fashion and Costume Design program where I had the opportunity to travel to Paris, Rome, Amsterdam, and Berlin. In my free time I love to take pictures, ride my bike, and enjoy all of the art and culture Raleigh has to offer.

Email: emhoffm2@ncsu.edu 

Meghan Holliday

My experiences in the program have catered toward my broad range of interests from film, animation, and graphic design, to surface design, pattern design, and fabric. I volunteer with several organizations including The MorLove Project and Art2Wear. During 2006, I interned for Brooks Bell Interactive, and currently am a lab operator at the College of Textiles. This past summer I traveled abroad and studied at NCSU’s Prague Institute. I like daydreaming and good design.

Email: mdhollid@ncsu.edu 

Harriet Hoover 2003

After graduating from The Anni Albers Program in 2003, I have enjoyed exploring a career as a teaching artist, museum educator, and non-profit administrator.  I have worked with various non-profit art centers and museums such as Penland School of Craft, The Clay Studio, and The Fabric Workshop and Museum.  I enjoy working with students of all ages and abilities in a variety of media, from silkscreen printing to ceramics.  I currently live and work in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Katherine Hudson 2004

I moved to Chicago after graduation and took a product design position with Eastern Accents - a home furnishings manufacturer.  I am still with EA, and over the past 5 years, a variety of design opportunities and challenges have come my way.  Shanghai, Brussels, and Las Vegas are among some of the more exciting trips I have taken with work, but I never complain when it brings me back to the NC Furniture Market.  Despite the crazy cold weather, Chicago is an exciting place to live and I am always taking advantage of something new that this great city has to offer. 

Cynthia McMullen 

I enjoy machine knitting and hand knitting. I was born in Texas and then went to FIDM in Los Angeles. There I graduated with AA in textile design with a concentration in knitwear design. I have worked at GUESS and Silk City Fibers. I am a sweater technical designer. I worked with most Los Angeles contemporary designers that sold their lines in Barneys and boutiques all over the world. I developed specs, technical sketches, and provided customer service for all enthusiasts of yarn and sweaters.
Now that I am in North Carolina, I enjoy reading, watching movies and, spending time with friends. I am also trying to be involved in NCSU because this is my first ‘real’ college experience. It is overwhelming, but I love getting to know new  places and new faces. 

Email: clmcmull@ncsu.edu  

Alyssa McNamara 2007

Alyssa McNamara is a Junior in the Anni Albers program. She was a designer for the Art to Wear fashion show in April 2009, her line was titled "Rooted" and artistically depicted various plants you might find in a garden. In the summer of 2009, she lived in Guatemala for two months working with a woman's weaving cooperative in San Juan La Laguna. She focused on dyeing cotton yarns using natural dyes found in the area, weaving on the back strap loom, and designing bags and other goods to sell using color schemes that would be more lucrative for the women's store.

Email: ammcnama@ncsu.edu  

Charity Mize 2008

Since graduation last year I have moved to Lille, France to teach English in college.  I am a lover of culture and traveling has played the biggest and most important role in my life. My explorations and observations fuel my designs.  I create fashion in response to my experiences.  Currently I am continuing to design and make figure skating dresses for competitors in the US.  I will be leaving France in May 2009 for London to pursue a career in fashion or costuming. In my free time I enjoy rollerblading, cinema, live music, and throwing French dinner parties.

Elizabeth Morrison 2008

Being an Anni Albers Scholars, I have learned the artistic and scientific sides of textiles. In the summer of 2007 I apprenticed for fashion designers, Anna Sui and James Coviello in New York City. I've also experienced Pitti Uomo, High Point Furniture Market, and Palazzo Pitti costume collections.  Currently I am traveling Europe, recording and researching textiles abroad.  Ultimately I always want to be immersed in a creative culture, live resourcefully, and work with fiber.

Hollin Norwood 2007

Jessica Roush (2005 - Graduate May 2010)

Textile Design intrigues me because it involves a blend of aesthetic and functionality. I graduate in May 2010; at which point I plan to pursue a career in fabric design, preferably in woven design for home furnishings. I am a co-president of the Anni Albers Scholars Program Advisory Board, and was the president of Fibers, Apparel, Art & Design club for a year. Currently, I work at Cotton Incorporated as a Woven Textile Design intern. I was fortunate enough to be able to design prints for five fabrics coming out in the latest line release. One day, I hope to see my designs being used and enjoyed by consumers. .

Email:  jlroush2@ncsu.edu

Jana Saur 2002

After graduation, I worked as a textile designer for Microfibres in Winston Salem for a year before heading off to the San Francisco Bay Area where I worked for two different apparel companies, creating textile designs for women's apparel.  My first job in California was at Karen Neuburger, where I created designs for sleepwear. Then I worked for Mervyns, a local department store.  After living in California for four years, I decided to move back to NC with my husband and return to NC State's College of Design to pursue a Masters in Art and Design, focusing my textile design experience on apparel design.  I enjoy working with printed textiles and have been exploring a wide variety of surface design techniques while honing my pattern making and sewing skills.

Katelyn Sexton

I am interested in textile design for upholstery or for fashion. I am a member of the Anni Albers Advisory Board, a member of Sigma Kappa Sorority, in the University Scholars program and MorLove. I received the NC State Chancellor’s Leadership Award my freshman year. I currently am a sales associate at Beleza, a fair trade boutique located in Cameron Village. I plan to study abroad and am looking forward to the future and where my studies in design and textile will take me.

Email: kasexton@ncsu.edu

Veronica Tibbitts 

I am a freshman this year at NC State, and was awarded the Dickson Foundation Scholarship by the College of Textiles. I’m living in the Arts Village and serve on several committees on the affiliated Arts Council. I was elected Historian for the newly formed club Dance Life, and also teach and take classes organized by Dance Life every week. I work part-time at Java Jive coffeehouse every weekend. My goals include studying abroad in Europe and getting internships for future summers. I love being involved in the arts, design, and textiles, and experiencing and supporting as many of these events as possible.  

Email: vctibbit@ncsu.edu 

Sarah Wheeler 

I became interested in textile design while working in a quilting store during high school. I loved assisting customers as they chose different color and pattern combinations. I am graduating in December, and have thoroughly enjoyed my experience. I have participated in Tompkins Textile Student Council, as a representative and as president. I was cofounder and president of Fiber, Apparel, Art and Design, an organization for textile and fashion designers. I am also a member of Phi Psi Textile Fraternity, Sigma Tau Sigma Honor Fraternity, and Kappa Tau Beta Leadership Fraternity. From 2004-2006 I had an internship with Cotton Incorporated in knit design. After graduation, I plan to work in the textile industry and I value all the experiences I have had in both the College of Textiles and College of Design.

Email: skwheel@unity.ncsu.edu