Interior Design

Spotlight
Cindy Simpson

Cindy W.Simpson, Mississippi State University interior design alumna, has been elevated to the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) College of Fellows.

2019 ASID South Central Student Design Competition

Mississippi State University interior design students won 58 out of 85 total awards at the 2019 competition.

2019 Barefield Workplace Solutions Steelcase Project

The goal of the project, sponsored by Barefield Workplace Solutions in Jackson, is to increase proficiency in planning and designing large-scale commercial interiors.

Brasfield & Gorrie Competition

The Brasfield & Gorrie Student Design Competition is an annual interdisciplinary design competition composed of teams of students from each department in the College of Architecture, Art and Design (CAAD) at Mississippi State University. The goal is to expose students to an interdisciplinary project delivery system to facilitate the design of a structure that incorporates sustainability, innovation and LEED construction principles. It is the goal of the competition to overcome preconceived ideas of the roles traditionally assumed by the various disciplines in the college.

Interior Design History

The Interior Design Program at Mississippi State University had its beginnings in the Home Economics Unit as part of the College of Agriculture. Although Home Economics had its beginning as a research unit in 1924, the teaching of undergraduate courses did not begin until 1969 when the unit was changed to the Department of Home Economics. The first Interior Design graduate was in 1971. 

Interior Design Advisory Board

Mary Ayers

  • Northwest Mississippi Community College Physical Plant - Facilities

Margaret Bateman

  • Retired MSU professor of interior design

Ramona Batt

Jill Bullard

  • Curtis H. Stout, Inc.

Lorin Chancellor

  • Sullivans

Daine Covey

  • Mannington Commercial

Mary Sanders Ferriss

Sheryl Fox

  • Canizaro, Cawthon & Davis

Madelyn Hankins

  • Steelcase

Michelle Hawkins

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