Linda Powell
Background
B. 1946
Kalamazoo, MI
BS, Graphic Design, 1968
MS, Graphic Design Education, 1970
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI
Professional Experience
Coordinator
Design Research Center
Western Michigan University
1968 – 1976
Graphic Designer
Westburg/Klaus Associates
Minneapolis, MN
1972 – 1973
Senior Graphic Designer
Herman Miller, Inc.
Zeeland, MI
1976 – 1991
Associate Professor in Graphic Design
Ferris State University
Big Rapids, MI
1991 – 2009
Professional Activity
Speaker
Women in Design Conference
Chicago, IL
Presenter
The Design Frontier AIGA Conference
Denver, CO
Founding Director
West Michigan Graphic Design Archives
Selected Awards and Recognition
Gold Medal
Eighth Biennale of Graphic Design, Brno
1978
Herman Miller Outstanding Employee Award
1985
Herman Miller Outstanding Team Award
1988
Top 100 Art Alumni at Western Michigan University
2003
AIGA West Michigan Fellow Award
2017
Published Articles/Books
The Best Companies for Women
May 1991
Zeitz/Dusky
Grand Rapids Business Journal
April 3, 2017
WMUK NPR Blog
Selected Juried Competitions
AIGA Communication Graphics
Design In Michigan
Women in Design
NY Art Directors Club
Communication Arts
Print Regional Design
Print Casebooks
Selected Collections/Exhibitions
AIGA National Design Archives
Denver, CO
The Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, NY
Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation
Dearborn, MI
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