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Texas State University

Nicole DesChamps-Benke

  • Professor of Instruction - School of Art and Design
  • JCM 2112
  • tel:+15122452594
  • nd14@txstate.edu
  • nicoledeschampsbenke.com
  • Grants
  • Scholarly/Creative work
  • Awards
  • Service

Featured 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.
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Featured scholarly/creative works

  • Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Beyond the Seat. Private Collection. Private. 2023 - Present.
  • Self Reflection. Private Collection. Private. 2023 - Present.
  • WE ARE SNAG: Anthology 2022. Virtual Catalogue. January 2022 - Present
  • Racine Art Museum Permanent Collection, Racine Art Museum. Museum. March 2016 - Present, Acquired: 2016.
  • Museum of Art and Design (formerly American Craft Museum) Permanent Collection, Museum of Art and Design (formerly American Craft Museum) New York, NY. Museum. 2000 - Present, Acquired: 2000.
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Featured awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: 1st Place Juror Award, Synthesis: Digital Craft Exhibition, Hayloft Gallery, Floy, VA. June 15, 2024
  • 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
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Featured service activities

  1. Member

    School of Art & Design PC Committee - Non-Tenure Line

    August 2025 - Present
  2. Other

    Texas State University Bobcat Day

    2024 - Present
  3. Member

    School of Art & Design - Curriculum Committee

    August 2024 - Present
  4. Chair

    School of Art & Design - MIL Director and Program Faculty

    August 2016 - Present
  5. Participant

    New Student Orientation - Art and Design Connects

    August 2025 - August 2025
  6. Member

    School of Art & Design Policy Review Committee - Faculty Line of Instruction

    March 2025 - May 2025
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