Celebrating the 20th Year of the Hillier College Design Showcase
2026 marks the 20th anniversary of Design Showcase, and we invite you to celebrate this two-decade tradition with us in the Weston Hall Gallery for student exhibits, alumni awards, and a reception. To honor this milestone, the Design Showcase 2026 Committee is prioritizing engagement with emerging alumni, reconnecting with longtime Hillier College supporters, and welcoming new sponsors into the community.
Returning to some of the most popular aspects of prior year’s events, students will display their posters on the new pin-up walls in the gallery and top-level sponsors are invited to exhibit their products and services. All sponsors will be acknowledged in the digital displays at the reception and in the new Design Showcase Portfolio that will be distributed after the event.
Another highlight of the evening's event is the alumni and friends of Hillier College awards. This year we have five honorees in the following categories:
Nick Netta ’88 — Distinguished Alumni in Leadership Award
Michael Higgins ’90 — Distinguished Alumni Impact Award
Jeanne Perantoni — Friend of Hillier College Award
Liliana Torres ’17H ’18 — Emerging Designer Alumni Award
Kaylin Wittmeyer ’21H — Emerging Designer Alumni Award
Sponsorship has multidimensional benefits. Sponsors get an opportunity to deepen existing relationships and forge new connections with professionals and firms across the private and public sectors in architecture, engineering, real estate, construction, and urban planning. Even more importantly, sponsors get direct access to a pipeline of highly skilled emerging designers. We invite you to join the cadre of benefactors who champion our hardworking students and recognize our graduates as strong design thinkers possessing rigorous technical expertise.
Your support directly enhances the educational experience of our students from improvements to student facilities and studios to the latest fabrication equipment and cutting edge software.
If you have not yet heard directly from the students whose education has been advanced by this event, we encourage you to view their testimonials and stories to get an idea of the impact of sponsorship on their academic and professional journeys.
We hope you will consider joining us as a sponsor for this milestone 20th year of Design Showcase and partnering with us to support the next generation of architects and designers.