Faculty Profile for Nicole DesChamps-Benke

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Nicole DesChamps-Benke
Professor of Instruction — School of Art and Design
JCM 2112
phone: (512) 245-2594
Scholarly/Creative Work
Awards
Grants
Service

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Bring On The Gems. SNAG Cathedral Square Center, Tucson, AZ. January 2024 - Present Artists: Group (International)
    Schedule:
    • Bring on The Gems. January 2024 - Present SNAG Tuscon, Cathedral Square Center.
    • Bring on The Gems. February 1, 2024 - March 31, 2024 Online Exhibition, https://snagmetalsmith.org/exhibition/bring-on-the-gems-2024/.
  • Self Reflection. Private. 2023 - Present, Sterling Silver.
  • Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Beyond the Seat. Private Collection. Private. 2023 - Present.
  • Self Reflection. Private Collection. Private. 2023 - Present.
  • Racine Art Museum Permanent Collection, Racine Art Museum. Museum. March 2016 - Present, Acquired: 2016.

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: Graduate Student Recognition of Campus Support program. 2004 - Present
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Non-Tenure Line Faculty Release Program, Texas State University. 2015
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Best of Show−Jurors Choice Award, 9x9x9 Size Matters, Jean Paul Slusser Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI. 2012
  • Award / Honor Nominee: Presidential Teaching Awards Department Nominee. 2011
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Honored as a favorite professor at the Alpha Delta Pi's Annual Scholarship Banquet, Alpha Delta Pi. 2003

Selected Grants

  • Asiabanpour, B. (Principal), DesChamps-Benke, Nicole (Co-Principal). Bridge design and prototyping research camp, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB), State, $20000. (Funded: 2011). Grant.
  • DesChamps-Benke, Nicole (Principal), Datchuk, Jennifer L (Co-Principal), Penn, Beverly (Co-Principal). Teaching and Learning Technology Innovation Grant, Division of Information Technology, Texas State University, $4349.99. (Funded: November 2020 - 2022). Grant.
  • Penn, B. (Principal), DesChamps-Benke, Nicole (Co-Principal). Art Design Resource Center (ADRC) Print Revolution, Academic Computing Committee (ACC), Institutional (Higher Ed), $3299. (Submitted: January 1, 2014). Grant.
  • Penn, B. (Principal), DesChamps-Benke, Nicole (Co-Principal). Art Design Resource Center (ADRC) Print Revolution, Academic Computing Committee (ACC), Institutional (Higher Ed), $5787. (Submitted: January 1, 2013). Grant.
  • Asiabanpour, B. (Principal), DesChamps-Benke, Nicole (Co-Principal). Bridge design and prototyping research camp, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB), State, $19250. (Submitted: January 1, 2010). Grant.

Selected Service Activities

Strategic Planning
MiL Expansion
March 2023-Present
Member
Bobcat Committee
August 2022-Present
Participant
Alkek One Student Gallery Exhibition Comittee
July 2022-Present
Participant
Center for Research & Teaching with Transformative Technologies (CRTTT)
2021-Present
Co-Advisor
TSU Metals Guild, Annual Fundraising
2017-Present