Jenna M. Eason,
Graduate Research Assistant,
Anni Albers Scholar | Centennial Scholar | Global Scholar

-Development Process for the Interior Fabric of Splinter Concept Vehicle

-Tumbleweed, Basketry Dress

Shelley was also selected as a finalist in the Alpaca Owner and Breeders Association Student Design Competition. At the awards ceremony, held as a part of the AOBA Winter Conference on January 16 at the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas, NV, Shelley placed 4th overall with her design for the "Natural Man". Shelley says: "I am grateful to have been able to participate in the Alpaca Design Competition.  Not only did I gain experience creating a presentation board for a niche market and consumer, but I also learned a lot about alpaca, alpaca farms, and the different properties and benefits of alpaca textiles.  Overall the process was simple, straight forward, and very educational."

Internship: During the Summer of 2008, she worked as an applied research intern in the Apparel division of INVISTA S.à.r.l., Delaware for the consumer brand LYCRA® fiber.

Dnyanada Satam, TTM

Other Achievements

Dnyanada says: “It has been a wonderful learning experience till date to be a part of the TATM Department at the College of Textiles. Being a student in this department has provided me with various opportunities to network with key government and industry professionals. The faculty in our department have always been highly encouraging and supremely supportive. My advisors have always motivated me to work in my area of interest with zeal and enthusiasm. I really consider myself fortunate to be associated with such an elite research facility.”

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Whitney Medlin
Senior, Fashion and Textile Management

Scholarships:
YMA Fashion Scholarship Winner 2009
Thomas H. Redding, Jr. Scholarship 2009

Whitney Medlin, FTM

Internship:
I interned with Liz Claiborne New York through Hudson Belk in Raleigh, NC.  I worked with the field manager for Liz Claiborne on floor sets, mannequin displays, merchandise presentation, and customer service.  Through this internship I developed detailed product knowledge, general retail experience, and customer service techniques.  After this internship I was able to become a Sales Associate for Hudson Belk at Crabtree.

Leadership:
Senior Warden – Phi Psi Professional Textile Fraternity - 2009
Programming Committee Head for Phi Psi Fraternity’s National Convention – 2009
Presenter at Industry Advisory Board Meeting – 2009
Peer Mentor for incoming textile students – 2007-2009

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Stacey Frederick
Doctoral Student, Textile Technology Management

Stacey Frederick, TTM

Industry-Government-Academia Involvement:
Textile Economic Development

• NC Department of Commerce & SC Council on Competitiveness -Six Research Reports
  -Textile Connect Websites:
  -- Project Manager & Concept Developer
• Nonwoven Industry-NCSU
  - Nonwoven Apparel Project Manager
• Duke University
  - NC in the Global Economy & Nanotechnology
  -- Value Chain Development

International Experience

• Study Abroad: Semester at Sea
• Textile Futures: Paper & Presentation

Honors

• Park & Centennial Scholar
• Valedictorian

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Leslie Spinney Hatch
Doctoral Student, Textile Technology Management

The past two years have been committed to completing the requirements for the Ph.D. program while working under the direction of Dr. Traci Lamar on a  research project funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to improve hospital patient apparel.  This work has been presented at the ITAA Annual Meeting in 2008, the AATCC International Conference in 2009, and the NCSU Graduate Student Symposiums in both 2008 and 2009.

Leslie Hatch, TTM

I am focused on the international trade of textiles and apparel as well as the US’s global competitiveness through enhanced technology, innovation, trade, and education.

Prior to my Ph.D. work, I served as a Quality Assurance Engineer and the Manager of Textile Technology at The Warnaco Group, Inc and the Senior Textile Technologist at Victoria’s Secret.  During my early career, I traveled to Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia to support product and process quality for a broad range of raw materials throughout the textile and apparel supply chain. I have consulted suppliers on social responsibility expectations and collaborated with cross functional teams from merchandising and design to purchasing and sourcing to procure the proper materials to support each brand and distribution channel.  In 2006 I received the Individual Globe Award from Mast Industries, Inc. 

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Anne Porterfield
Masters Student, Textiles

Anne Porterfield, MS-Textiles

• Director, College of Textiles Cotton Couture Fashion Show, January 2009
• Project Manager, College of Textiles Hospital Gown Redesign Team, ongoing
• Project Manager, College of Textiles Fabric for Life Knit Design Competition, Fall 2009
• Fabric Designer, Carolina Ballet’s premiere  of  The Song of the Dead,  Fall 2009
• Costume Designer, Carolina Ballet’s premiere of Time Gallery, Fall 2008
• Costume Designer, Well, Playmakers Repertory Theatre, 2009
• Engineered Design Print Design: Postcard From Morocco; accepted to ITAA  Annual Conference Gallery Exhibit, Fall 2009

Engineered Design Print Design: Postcard From Morocco	Candace Farrish takes a bow  for her collection “Wintry Rock Star” in the Cotton Couture Fashion Show;  photo by Jim Bounds

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Minyoung Suh
Doctoral Student, Textile Technology Management

Extreme Wave, a wearable file-storage system

 

Next Generation Computing Technology Show, 2009
Ilsan, Korea, October 13-16, 2009

Development of wearable electronic file storage system by Team WEARHOUSE

“You don’t have to worry about missing your thumb drive if you wear it. You can transfer files to the computers or other garments wirelessly.”

 

 

Wearable Computer Contest, Silver Award

Fifth Wearable Computer Contest

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