Student Achievement
Morgan Niemiller
Morgan Niemiller received the 2023 ASID Minnesota Interior Design Student Scholarship sponsored by the American Society of Interior Designers, Minnesota Chapter.
Morgan is a current 4th year student in the Interior Design program and the NDSU ASID Student Chapter President from 2022-2023 and was the President-Elect from 2021-2022.
Abby Hopkins
Abby Hopkins won 1st place in the 2022 ASID MN Design Excellence Awards student category for the Commercial competition. She entered her 3rd-year large scale contract project, The Winslow Spa. This is the second year in a row that Abby has won 1st place. Abby won 1st place in the 2021 ASID MN Design Excellence Awards student category for the Commercial competition. She entered her 2nd-year small-scale contract project - Green Peace Office (on display) and was recognized at the Awards Gala in Minneapolis.
"This award means a lot to me because it provides validation and appreciation for the extensive amount of work I put into my projects. It is such an honor to be recognized by professionals in the industry and I am so thankful to have the opportunity to submit my project! It helps me to realize that pursuing an interior design degree was a step in the right direction"- Abby Hopkins
Hopkins is a 2023 graduate of the Interior Design program and completed an international internship experience with Carton Interiors in Dublin, Ireland. She also was the 2022-2023 President of the NDSU ASID Student Chapter.
Jesse Price
Jesse Price won 1st place in the 2021 ASID MN Design Excellence Awards student category for the residential competition. She entered her advanced residential project from 3rd year studio - The Adler Residence and was recognized at the Awards Gala in Minneapolis.
This was Price's second consecutive win in the Residential competition - she also won the award in 2020!
Price graduated in May and is employed with Scheels in store planning. She served as the outgoing president of the NDSU ASID Student Chapter along with service to North Dakota Interior Designers NDID, Mortar Board, Phi Upsilon Omicron, USGBC, and Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society.
Sophie Semanko
Sophie Semanko received the 2022 ASID Minnesota Interior Design Student Scholarship sponsored by the American Society of Interior Designers, Minnesota Chapter.
Selection is based on a personal essay, academic accomplishments, letter of recommendation, design project submission (on display), and ASID Student Membership.
Semanko is a 2023 graduate of the Interior Design program and was Fundraising Co-Chair in the NDSU ASID Student Chapter from 2021-2023.