Hello everyone,
I am Tommy Crane. I am a 5th semester MFA post professional student in the Interior Design department here at Florida State University. I am hoping that May of 2008 I will be finished and moving on to teach. My thesis topic is Incorporating Sustainable Design into an Interior Design Curriculum. I am looking forward to taking the things I am learning about sustainable design and to teach others about it.
A little about me. Well I am a native to central Mississippi. I lived there my entire 31 years, until moving here to Tallahassee, FL. I enjoy living in the South, but I am looking forward to experiencing more. I am currently thinking about Washington State as a future home.
I graduate with a degree in Interior Design from the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, MS in 1999. I worked for 4+ years for a Steelcase office furniture dealership in Jackson, MS, before attempting to get my masters degree in 2002. I attended the Spring 2002 semester. All was going well until I was told that I had thyroid cancer. I finished out that semester and returned to MS for treatment. Shortly after my battle and recovery, my father was stricken with lung cancer and died very shortly there after. I am now cancer free and doing great in my health. I am also getting to learn more about my sister that I just discovered I have a few years ago. My brother and I were adopted when we were very young. He and I are working our way into allowing her into our lives.
Well that is a little about me. Stay alert for I will keep you posted on more interesting things as they develop.
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I'm so glad you get to teach this semester! Its obviously what you need to be doing. I can't believe how much happier you seem now that you get to do what you love. And *hugs* to you for the struggles you've had to come through to get to this point.
Tommy,
Thanks for sharing a bit about yourself with us. Washington State is a beautiful area. You might enjoy meeting the faculty at Washington State in Spokane. They have a thriving interdisciplinary program and a strong legacy of design research. David Wang, author of Architectural Research Methods and John Turpin, FSU alumni and next year's IDEC president are both there.
Glad you're in class with us this semester!
-jp
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