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Betty Ravnik of Alexandria Technical College is Presented the NKBA Excellence in Education Award
5/18/2009 5:13:00 PM
For the third year, the National Kitchen & Bath Association has recognized NKBA-accredited schools that demonstrate the highest standards of kitchen and bath instruction. Formerly titled "Most Outstanding Annual Requirements," this year the name changed to "NKBA Excellence in Education Awards."
Each NKBA-accredited college, university, or technical institute submitted two student bath design projects, following the requirements of the 2008/2009 NKBA Student Design Competition, sponsored by American Woodmark and Sub Zero/Wolf. Student work samples included a floor plan, elevation, construction plan, and mechanical plan. The work samples were assessed on their compliance with the NKBA Planning Guidelines and NKBA Graphic and Presentation Standards.
The top entries from among all the schools that submitted student projects this year were announced at the Educators' Forum held during the NKBA's 2009 Kitchen/Bath Industry Show & Conference (K/BIS®) in Atlanta. This year, the NKBA recognized nine schools for achieving excellence in design instruction. Each of these schools met the NKBA's challenging goal of earning an average score of at least 93 out of a possible 100 on its two student designs.
All of this year's top schools, along with their kitchen and bath design program coordinators, received trophies at the Educators' Forum in recognition of this achievement. The winning schools and their kitchen and bath design program coordinators are:
| Alexandria Technical College | Alexandria, MN | Betty Ravnik, CKD, CBD |
| Arapahoe Comm. College | Littleton, CO | Dawn Viola |
| Brigham Young Univ. | Rexburg, ID | Wendy Harris, CKE, ASID |
| East Carolina Univ. | Greenville, NC | Nacmiye Yaprak Savut, CKE, CBE |
| Lakeland College | Vermilion, AB | Cindi Plant |
| Palm Beach Comm. College | Lake Worth, FL | Zenaida Espinosa |
| San Diego Mesa College | San Diego, CA | Mimi Moore |
| Univ. of Georgia | Athens, GA | Jaya Rose |
| Univ. of Southern Mississippi | Hattiesburg, MS | Claire L. Hamilton |
NKBA Accreditation
NKBA accreditation is available to two- and four-year colleges, universities, and technical institutes throughout the United States and Canada with kitchen and bath degree or certificate programs that meet the National Kitchen & Bath Association's standards. By becoming NKBA accredited, students considering these schools know that these institutions of higher learning provide consistent, quality education in kitchen and bath design.
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