ASID Membership Directory & Buyers Guide - Next Generation

Each year, as part of an ongoing effort to encourage, inspire and train future leaders in the field of interior design, ASID Florida North members contribute many hours of time and service to local schools and colleges with interior design programs.

Students attend local ASID meetings, and designers are always available to review student portfolios, offer career direction and provide items such as product samples.

In addition to working with students, the ASID Florida North Chapter awards yearly scholarships at schools with a design program and student chapter. The Meredith Lacey Award, for example, is a $750 scholarship given to one student based on a portfolio review by a panel of three professional judges. Other students receive trophies for outstanding work. The chapter also presents a $500 chapter scholarship to a student chosen by the faculty, which is based on need and merit.

The Florida North Chapter has a student representative who attends all board functions and meetings and has a vote. The chapter also has a new category of membership called Emerging Practitioners, which encompasses those who have recently graduated from a design program.  

In the ASID Florida North region, there are interior design programs at Florida State College of Jacksonville’s Kent Campus, Daytona State College, Seminole State College, the University of Florida, Florida State University, the Art Institute of Jacksonville and the International Academy of Design and Technology.