{"id":133805,"date":"2021-01-13T09:30:17","date_gmt":"2021-01-13T19:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=133805"},"modified":"2021-01-13T08:28:57","modified_gmt":"2021-01-13T18:28:57","slug":"professor-honored-for-contributions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/01\/13\/professor-honored-for-contributions\/","title":{"rendered":"Professor honored for contributions to fashion design industry"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

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The International Textile and Apparel Association<\/a> (ITAA<\/abbr>) has given its highest honor to a University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa professor for “outstanding contributions to the textile and apparel discipline and for service to ITAA<\/abbr>.” The lifelong designation also includes membership in ITAA<\/abbr>\u2019s Legacy Group. <\/p>\n

Andy Reilly<\/strong>, a professor in the fashion design and merchandising program of the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences<\/a> in the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, was granted the honor for “teaching excellence, professional development, significant research contributions, scope and breadth of professional presentations, exceptional ITAA<\/abbr> service, and significant contribution to the field of textiles and clothing.” <\/p>\n

He previously served ITAA<\/abbr> as conference co-chair, vice president for scholarship, and most recently as president of the Textile and Apparel Programs Accrediting Commission, an organization created by ITAA<\/abbr>. Reilly has taught 22 different courses at UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa with the two staple courses being Introduction to the Fashion Industry and Culture, Gender and Appearance. He also co-produces and hosts a local television show, Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Fashion Now<\/em>. <\/p>\n

“I am humbled to receive this award,” said Reilly. “I had no idea how much ITAA<\/abbr> would change my life when I joined as a graduate student.”<\/p>\n

This work is an example of UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa\u2019s goal of Excellence in Research: Advancing the Research and Creative Work Enterprise<\/a> (PDF<\/abbr><\/span>), one of four goals identified in the 2015–25 Â鶹´«Ã½<\/a> (PDF<\/abbr><\/span>), updated in December 2020. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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