Congratulations to Liana Kalushner, ID Senior at The University of the Arts in Philadelphia for winning the Northeast District Student Merit Award.

2009 Northeast District Student Merit Winner

When Liana Kalushner scrolled through possible professions before choosing a course of study, the recent University of the Arts graduate contemplated some obvious options before settling on the not-so-obvious.

“I considered graphic design, fashion design, interior design, event coordination and even hotel management,” Kalushner noted. “As soon as I heard about industrial design, I felt like it was a perfect match. It’s elusive, yet it affects us on a personal level in every aspect of daily life.”