The Center for Health Design is happy to announce that Debra Levin, EDAC, President and CEO has been elected to the American Society of Interior Designers College of Fellows for 2018. 

Each year, the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) bestows the title of Fellow and Honorary Fellow to individuals who demonstrate outstanding service and contributions to the Society, the profession, and the interior design industry. Fellowship is the highest distinction a member can receive from ASID and is bestowed on less than 1% of the membership. Honorary Fellowship recognizes those who are not interior designers but have made outstanding contributions to the profession through their careers and their commitment to ASID and to the interior design industry.

A passionate advocate for how the design of the built environment can have a positive influence on outcomes in human health and healthcare environments, Debra’s trailblazing efforts in the field of healthcare facility design research, education, and advocacy have propelled CHD into industry consciousness and the forefront of evidence-based healthcare design since 1989.

Under Debra’s leadership, CHD’s research initiative, the Pebble Project, has gained international recognition, and its EDAC Certification program has become the standard for evidence-based design practitioners in the healthcare and design industries.

Debra helped to develop the annual Healthcare Design and Environments for Aging conferences, as well as Healthcare Design magazine and was named one of “Twenty People Making Healthcare Better” in 2007 by HealthLeaders magazine. In 2009 and 2010, she was named one of the “Twenty Most Influential People in Healthcare Design” by Healthcare Design magazine, and in 2011, was awarded a Presidential Citation from AIA AAH.

"The 2018 inductees to the ASID College of Fellows represent a broad spectrum of the interior design industry and profession, ranging from educators to professionals working to promote health and wellness, legislative advocacy, and more. We salute each individually and collectively,” said Vincent G. Carter, FASID, chair, ASID College of Fellows.

“It is a tremendous privilege and honor to be inducted into the ASID College of Fellows", stated Debra Levin, EDAC, President and CEO, The Center for Health Design. "The American Society of Interior Designers has always held a very special place in my heart and I am pleased, honored and humbled to accept this award and to join past and present recipients who I have long admired and respected." 

The 2018 Class of Fellows will be honored at Celebration – The ASID Awards Gala, on July 21, 2018, in Washington, D.C.