TALLAHASSEE, FL (WTXL) – Three Tallahassee Community College students from a graphic design class received awards from the City of Tallahassee for their display panels on the city's wastewater treatment facility.
TCC students Kira Poole, Cassandra Holston and Gregory Daniels all received recognition for their banner designs that were created digitally, printed on vinyl, and placed on the outside of the Thomas P. Smith wastewater treatment facility.
“In this class, my students are challenged to push themselves creatively and technically,” said Roopali Kambo who taught the class. “One of my goals is to continue to incorporate real projects into the curriculum. The benefits of working on a project like this are myriad.”
The collaboration between TCC and the City of Tallahassee provided an opportunity to improve the aesthetics wastewater treatment facility, which motorists view as they travel along Capital Circle Southwest.
City of Tallahassee staff met with the students multiple times throughout the process to discuss the project and determine the specifics for how the panels would be displayed.
CoT’s Underground Utilities technology manager and TCC Trustee Jonathan Kilpatrick presented the students with their awards.
“Choosing the final winners was difficult due to the high caliber of work presented by the students,” said Kilpatrick. “The creativity and quality of work that these students illustrated is certainly an indication of the exceptional level of student talent and faculty instruction at TCC.”
The display panels are eight feet tall and four feet wide.
For information, contact Roopali Kambo at (850) 201-8338 or kambor@tcc.fl.edu.
