Student Awards
The Paul Gutkin Memorial Student Design Competition
Paul Gutkin was a representative of Benjamin Moore and active in NJASID. He was an avid supporter of NJ interior design students and committed to promoting interior design education. When he passed away in 2000, the NJ Chapter of ASID established this Competition in his honor to continue his work with student education
This is a three-hour, blind competition. Students are provided with a scaled floor plan and client profile on the day of the competition. Students are asked to utilize basic hand-drafting skills and creativity to produce a furniture plan and two elevations and a brief concept statement that supports their design.
Interior design students residing in New Jersey and currently enrolled in an interior design program that requires at least 40 credit hours of design related class may participate in this competition. Students residing in other states attending a likewise qualified New Jersey interior design program are eligible to participate. Student membership in ASID is encouraged but not required.
2011 Paul Gutkin Design Competition Guidelines and Form
2010 Winners:
1st place: Francesca LaPara – Kean University
2nd place: Ripsime Avetissian – Kean University
3rd place: Monika Smerdel – Kean University
Honorable Mention: Nicole Calello – Kean University
Jay Slack Memorial Educational Scholarship
The NJ Chapter of ASID established a Memorial Scholarship in honor of Industry Partner Jay Slack in 2000 to assist talented undergraduate students of Interior Design in meeting their educational costs. This Scholarship seeks to encourage and support the professional development of tomorrow’s designers. It is open to any NJ ASID Student Members who are enrolled in an interior design program and in good standing with ASID.
Scholarships are award on the basis of academic accomplishments, creative accomplishments and financial need.
2011 Jay Slack Scholarship Guidelines and Form
2010 Winners:
Beata Matwiejczuk – Berkeley College
Cheryl Horn – Kean University
Samuel and Rhoda Chalfin Memorial Scholarship Competition
The Samuel and Rhoda Chalfin Memorial Scholarship Competition was established by the Chalfin family in 2008 to honor their parents who, as Industry Partners, had a strong commitment to ASID NJ and to our design students. This competition encourages the creative development of future designers by giving them the opportunity to design a piece of furniture and through the award stipend, to assist the winners in meeting their educational costs.
The competition is open students who are currently enrolled in an interior design program from Berkeley College, Brookdale Community College, Kean University, NJIT, Raritan Valley Community College and to students, residing in New Jersey, who are taking classes online to complete a degree in Interior Design. All applicants must be ASID NJ Student Members.
Chalfin Scholarship Guidelines and Form
2010 Winners:
1st place: Dorota Cerwas – Brookdale Community College
2nd place: Farnaz Hamedanchian – Berkeley College
NJ ASID Industry Partner (IP) Scholarship
The Industry Partners Steering Committee of the NJ Chapter of ASID established this scholarship to assist talented undergraduate students of Interior Design in meeting their educational costs. This scholarship seeks to encourage and support the professional development of future designers. All applicants must be NJ ASID Student Members (independent or chapter). This scholarship is awarded on the basis of three (3) primary criteria: academic accomplishments, a letter of recommendation from a past employer or school faculty members and a desire/interest/reason to be in the design community.
2011 IP Scholarship Guidelines and Form
2010 winner:
Francine DeMarco – Brookdale Community College