AWARDS & RECOGNITION
Work Experience
• Part-time employment with SAKS Art Gallery & Interior Design; part-time employment with Interiors by Decorating Den. I performed various tasks for both of these businesses, a few design-related tasks, sewing pillows and small home decor accessories, and occasional office management type duties.
• Full-time employment at KET (Kentucky Educational Television) starting in 1977 as a graphic artist; retiring in 2005 as
manager of the Print Graphics department for about 4 years. Print Graphics was responsible for producing all print-related materials for the agency (i.e. ads, program guides, graphics for the annual Telefund fundraisers,
promotional materials, teacher guides,
brochures, promo campaigns for the agency, branding and logo design for the agency's productions, etc.); as well as working in tandem with keep branding consistent with on-air & web graphics departments for productions.
• Full-time employee for Montgomery Wards department store at Turfland Mall, from Fall 1976 - Spring 1977.
Education
• University of Kentucky—B.S. Interior Design, plus 18 credit hrs. in Fine Arts & Graphic Arts, May 1976
• Arkansas State University—undecided major, Art & Design minor, Fall 1971–Spring 1973
Design Awards
• NETA (National Educational Telecommunications Association) Design Competition—2006, 2000
• Lexington Advertising Club Addy Awards — 2006, 2005, 2004, 2001, 1995, 1978
• Kentucky Association of Government Communicators Awards— 2005
• Regional Emmy Award— 2000
• PBS Communications Award— 1999
• IABC (International Association of Business Communicators), Award of Excellence— 1997
• People’s Choice Award— 1992
• Art Direction Magazine’s Creativity Award— 1983
• Levi Strauss Fashion Design Competition, Special Achievement in Fashion Design— 1974
Public Service Awards
• Lexington YMCA Black Achievers—
Special Achiever of the Year, Spring 2009
• Lexington YMCA Black Achievers—
Volunteer of the Year, Spring 2004
• Lexington YMCA Black Achievers—
Adult Achiever, Spring 2003
IN THE MEDIA
• Angela and her new business, AF Creative Source Designs, LLC was featured in an article by local writer Kathie Stamps in a 2006 issue of Business Lexington magazine.
• Angela was a guest on local TV news reporter Dia Davidson's Noon Show, WLEX Channel 18, in 2007.