Of course I had to design everything I could for my wedding! I told my mom, it was like an art project for myself, I had to do it. I designed my wedding invitations, programs, keepsake book, table cards, and favors. I would have photographed my wedding if I could have too! I think I will have some people copying me in the near future.

Weddings take up so much more time an effort than I could have imagined. I made more work for myself than I needed to, but it just had to be perfect. I was working a full crazy week and then coming home, doing the same thing until I passed out, and trying to make time for visiting family. It was extremely exhausting.

I think I just put in the craziest work week ever. I had to get programs ready for two events. And it’s not just the design files I had to worry about being ready on time, it was waiting on content, and then having to print them out from our laser printer and cut them out using my poor little hand and X-acto, and then putting them together.

I made 150 - 2 page - programs for the Annual Awards Dinner and 300 – 14 page programs for the Visualization of the World Symposium. I wanted to put in overtime to make sure they were finished on time, but by 5:00pm I was ready to pass out, from putting all of my energy into them.

I got an award! Read my former professor’s speech:

The first award goes to one of the most persistent, hard working students we have seen in several years. Her over all excellent performance is particularly noteworthy because we remember her as one always open to criticism - yet never satisfied to only do what is ‘expected’ - but to go beyond.

She listens carefully (usually with a smile- or even a laugh). Internalizes comments, addresses whatever weakness there might be - and finds a determined ‘way of her own’ to explore the challenge - and to ultimately solve the problem in a smart and effective way.

So in recognition of her fine creative work and leadership in the graphic design concentration - and her current successful move to the professional field here on campus - We honor Amy Bendig (now Henty) for a job well done. Congratulations.

Eldred Hudson, Associate Professor