My name is Keely Schild and I am from Yankton, South Dakota. I graduated from South Dakota State University in May of 2021 with a bachelor's degree in interior design and with a minor in studio arts. I am now attending Mitchell Technical College for Small Business Managment and Administrative Office Specialist and will complete that spring of 2023.
What inspired me to choose interior design was that I can help each client’s individual style emerge into a design that will inspire and promote their well-being. I believe that a person’s physical and mental health is the core of the whole design and can be improved and preserved throughout spaces. I believe the design philosophy I adhere to is comfort. Creativity and inventiveness that inspires and improves the quality of life and work yet are comfortable. What inspires me is nature: proportions and textures translated into architecture and design. There are so many possibilities. I'm also fascinated with a place's history and people-- they are so key to a sense of place and soul.
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In the summer of 2020, I was able to intern at LOI Design Group located in Lincoln, NE. Through this internship experience, I was able to work alongside interior designers, customers, and contractors to design, bid, and build residential projects in Lincoln, Nebraska and participate in the work culture at LOI.
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Honors + Awards
In my academic career, I have been honored with the Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation Scholarship -- awarded to students to provide a college scholarship to military children who have lost a parent in the line of duty. Leonardo DRS Guardian Scholarship -- awarded to students to provides a college scholarship to the children of National Guardsmen who have been lost in service to our nation since 9/11. Freedom Alliance Scholarship -- awarded fund for the children of military personnel who have been killed or permanently disabled in an combat mission or training accident. Post 9/11 GI Bill Chapter 33 Scholarship -- awarded to students to provide a college scholarship to military children who have lost a military parent in the line of duty. Folds of Honor -- awarded fund for the children of military personnel who have been killed or permanently disabled in an combat mission or training accident, we pledge to stand in the gap financially as you take the next step in your education. Folds of Honor -- provides educational scholarships and support grants to the children of the U.S. military and government personnel who died as a result of hostile action or in an accident related to U.S. combat operations. Nominee of NEWH Green Voice Design Competition -- provides students with the opportunity to showcase their design skills while utilizing the very best in sustainable design products and practices.