211 Millennium - Seventeenth Edition EDUCATION in 1992 as an assistant professor, and before taking on her current position, she was an associate professor from 2000 to 2016. As part of her duties, Dr. Ray-Degges collaborates with community members to discover new design trends and ideas that she can then share with her students in the classroom. Since the earliest stages of her career, beginning in 1985, Dr. Ray-Degges has worked with several other noteworthy universities, including the University of Missouri, Southwest Missouri State University and the University of Central Arkansas. As part of her vocational journey, she also cultivated her own higher education, originally earning a BS in home economics at Missouri State University in 1983. Dr. Ray-Degges subsequently attended the University of Missouri, where she achieved an MS in housing and interior design in 1987 and a PhD in human environmental sciences in 1995. In addition to her academic credentials, Dr. Ray-Degges also holds several certifications in interior design. Ever committed to her profession, she remains active as a fellow of the American Society of Interior Designers and a member of the Interior Design Educators Council and the North Dakota Interior Designers. To commemorate her achievements, she was recently honored as the Most Admired Educator in Interior Design by Design Intelligence in 2019. As such, in accounting for her accomplishments, Dr. Ray-Degges is particularly proud to serve her students as a certified designer. She largely attributes her success to her dedicated work ethic and drive. In the coming years, she hopes to continue leading the next generation of students and promoting safer environmental standards. D r. Susan Ray-Degges draws upon nearly four decades of professional experience as a proven expert in the field of education. Specializing in interior design and program coordination, she has served as a professor of interior design at North Dakota State University since 2016. She originally joined the institution SUSAN RAY-DEGGES, PHD PROFESSOR North Dakota State University Fargo, ND
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