Judith Z. Cushman Hammer Adjunct Lecturer
M.A. with honors, University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill. 1970 Professional Experience: Academic University of Chicago, Joseph Regenstein Library, Rare Book Room and Special Collections, Exhibitions Coordinator, 1973-1976 University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, N.C., Department of Interior Architecture, Adjunct Lecturer, 2000-
Professional Experience: Writing, Marketing, Consulting Senior product editor, guest editor HomePortfolio.com, 2000-2001 Contributing editor and columnist for HFN newspaper and High Points magazine, 1998-99 Founding editor and concept creator of Accessories Today and Home Accents Today news magazine, chief editor, 1986-97 Reporter, senior editor, special reports editor, associate managing editor, associate editor of Furniture/Today, 1977-1994 Chief editor and managing editor of Design Today for high-end home furnishing retailers, 1983-1987 Contributing writer, Victorian Homes, 2001-
Professional Experience: Activities, Speaking engagements, Awards Advisory Board Member, AmericasMart Atlanta Gift and Home Furnishings, 1998-99 Seminar speaker on market trends: International Home Furnishings Center, AmericasMart Atlanta, Society of Decorative Painters, International Furnishings and Design Association, Accessories Resource Team, Midwest Archives Conference, Denver Merchandise Mart, San Francisco Mart, Dallas Market Center, New York International Gift Fair, The Gift Center, WITHIT, International Window; all 1980-2004 Speaker,” Plastic Furniture,” Weatherspoon Art Museum, UNCG, November 2004 Design judge: International Contemporary Furniture Fair, New York 1991-96; American Society of Furniture Designers, High Point, N.C.1998-2001, 2008; ARTS Awards, Dallas, Texas, 2001-2002 Awards: Cahners Publishing, Editorial Medal of Excellence Award, Silver Award for Brest Overall Issue, 1995; Furniture Industry's Writers' Hall of Fame Award, High Point, N.C., 1988; Dallas Market Center Editorial Award, Dallas, Texas, 1984 Member: Preservation Greensboro Inc. , Marketing & Visibility committee, 2008
Course work & seminars: Management, University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1986 History of Ceramics Symposium, Winterthur, Wilmington, Delaware, 2000 Southern Dining Seminar, Mint Museum, Charlotte, N.C. 2003 Victorian Decorative Arts, Winterthur Museum, Wilmington, Delaware, 2004 Publications: Ed., with Richard Gray, Reference Books for Small and Medium-Sized Libraries, American Library Association, 1973, Chicago, Ill, 2nd rev. ed. “Exhibition Programs, “ in Midwestern Archives Conference Journal, 1976, v. 27, p.50 “Furniture Stores May Benefit from Bookseller’s Example,” in Houston Business Journal, September 26, 1997 Courses Taught at UNCG, January 2000- History of Decorative Arts, HID 536 UNCG Service Search committee, Office of Career Counseling, 2006
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