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Awards & Recognition
Each year USITT, along with industry sponsors, provide award opportunities for students, early career members, and professionals within the industry. Two of USITTs most sought after awards, The Young Designers, Managers, & Technicians Awards and the Rising Star Award are currently open for nominations.
The Young Designers, Managers, & Technicians Awards bring recognition and support to young designers and technicians at the beginning of their careers. They are made possible by generous gifts to USITT from their sponsors. Students can be nominated by a faculty member or can self-nominate.
For information on eligibility and nomination criteria for each individual award, click the corresponding links below:
Graduate Awards
- KM Fabrics, Inc. Technical Production Award
- Robert E. Cohen Sound Achievement Award
- Zelma H. Weisfeld Costume Design & Technology Award
- Bernhard R. Works, Frederick A. Buerki Scenic Technology Award
- Barbara Matera Award in Costume Making sponsored by Judy Adamson
- USITT Lighting Design Award sponsored by Barbizon Lighting Company
- USITT Scene Design Award sponsored by Rose Brand
- USITT Makeup Design Award sponsored by Kryolan Professional Make-Up
- USITT Stage Management Award sponsored by Clear-Com Communications Systems
Undergraduate Awards
- Master Craftsmanship Award sponsored by Bernhard R. Works
- USITT Lighting Design Award sponsored by Barbizon Lighting Company
- USITT Makeup Design Award sponsored by Kryolan Professional Make-Up
- USITT Stage Management Award sponsored by Clear-Com Communications Systems
- USITT W. Oren Parker Undergraduate Scene Design Award
To learn more about the YDMT Awards and to nominate, click here.
The Rising Star Award recognizes excellence and artistic achievement in these design disciplines: scenic, lighting, sound, video, or a convergence of these disciplines. The Rising Star Award sponsored by LDI/Live Design is presented annually to a young designer in the first five years of his or her career, after completing their graduate or undergraduate degree. Nominations will remain open through November 30, 2017.
To learn more about the Rising Star Award and to nominate, click here.
