NKBA names student design winners

The National Kitchen & Bath Association announced the eight winners of the 2009-10 NKBA Student Design Competition, which offers $10,000 in scholarships. The competition finds the rising stars of the…

The National Kitchen & Bath Association announced the eight winners of the 2009-10 NKBA Student Design Competition, which offers $10,000 in scholarships.

The competition finds the rising stars of the kitchen and bath industry by challenging young designers to create safe, functional spaces while adding modern conveniences and maintaining the historic ambiance of the homeowners' 1910 Arts & Crafts "Shingle House" located in the Pacific Northwest. The students' work had to meet the specific needs of the homeowners.

The winners will be honored April 16 at the NKBA Design Competition awards luncheon at the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show at McCormick Place in Chicago.

The winners are:

Kitchens

First: Hillaree Harris of Brigham Young University (Rexburg, Idaho campus)

Second: Clarisse McCann of Brigham Young University

Third: Piper Walters of Dakota County (Minn.) Technical College

Honorable mention: Lisa Lally of East Carolina University

Bathrooms

First: Clarisse McCann of Brigham Young University

Second: Lisa Womach of West Valley (Calif.) College

Third: Teresa Simon of Lakeland College in Vermilion, Alberta

Honorable mention: Sophia Hebener of Arapahoe (Colo.) Community College

For information, visit www.nkba.org.