Odegard announced  the Bronze, Silver, and Gold winners at the biennial Odegard Award for Excellence in Rug Design Awards Ceremony, along with eight Juror Award
recipients. The event was hosted at the Museum of Arts and Design, 2 Columbus Circle, New York City.

Winners are as follows:

Gold – Alice Serres, University of Georgia
Silver – Rebeccah Hardman, Utah State University
Bronze – Lindsey Brown, Utah State University
Calvin Tsao Jury Award – Martha Rex,
Utah State University
David Revere McFadden Jury Award – Tracey Darragh, Western Kentucky University
Holly Hotchner Jury Award – Abby Savage,
Utah State University
Jack Lenor Larsen Award – Cassandra Carter,
Utah State University
Mary McFadden Jury Award – Emily Kozik,
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Michele Oka Doner Jury Award – Nicole Martin,
Florida State University
Stephanie Odegard Jury Award – Abby Savage,
Utah State University
Stephen Burks Jury Award – Chelsea Bush,
Syracuse University

These eleven designs will be showcased in the design galleries of top universities across the US, a tour
that will run from August 2010 until May 2011.

Odegard aims to generate awareness while giving back to education, thus the following has been arranged
for the winner(s):

Cash prizes and expense-paid U.S. travel to attend the Award Ceremony for the three finalists. 1st place receives $1,500, 2nd receives $1,000, and 3rd receives $500.
First prize winner will receive a 6’ x 9’ carpet hand woven from his or her design, and Odegard will include the winning design in its current carpet line for a period of at least three years, with royalties of 5% of net sales accruing to the author.

First prize entrant will also be given the option of a
two-month paid internship at one of Odegard’s U.S. showrooms, subject to availability.

Holly Hotchner, the Nanette L. Laitman, Director of the Museum of Arts and Design, has announced the winner will be considered for a residency  in the Open Studios program at the Museum of Arts and Design, New York.

ABOUT Odegard:

The Odegard Award for Excellence in Rug Design acknowledges outstanding achievement in the field of
original student rug design. The competition was created to show student designers how combining
modern designs with traditional hand knotting techniques can increase awareness and respect for the
legacy of textile and carpet weaving. Following the work Stephanie Odegard has been personally
involved in for over two decades; this competition demonstrates to a new generation of designers that
it is possible to create luxury design through traditional industries while sustaining the artisans and local
communities responsible for their production. This competition encourages students from a variety of
disciplines to submit innovative design proposals.

JUDGES:

Stephanie Odegard, founder of Odegard Inc.; Holly Hotchner, the Nanette L. Laitman Director of the
Museum of Arts and Design together with David McFadden, the Museum’s Chief Curator; industrial
designer Stephen Burks; textile designer Jack Lenor Larsen; fashion designer Mary McFadden; artist
Michele Oka Doner; Cavin Tsao, co-founder of
Tsao & McKown Architects.