TCU's Department of Design, Merchandising and Textiles student Megan Gover received a $5,000 Jonas Bellovin Scholar Achievement Award from the Nuckolls Fund for Lighting Education. Gover, an interior design major, was awarded the scholarship at the annual Nuckolls Fund luncheon held at LIGHTFAIR International Conference in Las Vegas.

"Megan has tremendous potential in both interior design and lighting. The department and the lighting minor congratulate Megan on her accomplishment and hope that other students follow her example," said Dr. Fred Oberkircher, director of the Center for Lighting Education at TCU.

The Nuckolls Fund for Lighting Education was established in 1988 to support college-level lighting programs that enable students to learn, appreciate, and apply the basics of lighting and design. Each year, the Fund solicits proposals from colleges and universities for innovative educational ideas that will inspire students with an understanding of light in architecture.

The Center for Lighting Education at TCU was founded in 1998 to provide students the opportunity for experiential lighting education. Thru the Center, students experience all of the various qualities of light that are central to the interior design program and the associated lighting minor. Additionally, the experiential philosophy extends to the Center’s outreach programs to both the University and the Metroplex communities. The Center’s 600 square foot facility contains a flexible ceiling system designed to maximize the ability to demonstrate all aspects of halogen, fluorescent, and metal halide lighting.

For more information on the Center for Lighting Education at TCU, visit http://www.demt.tcu.edu/.

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