Marsha R. Cuddeback

Marsha R. Cuddeback serves as Director and Professor of Interior Design at Louisiana State University's College of Art & Design, where she also coordinates undergraduate programs. A licensed architect and NCIDQ certificate holder, she holds LEED and Living Future accreditations alongside degrees in Interior Design, Architecture, and Sustainable Design from Ryerson University and Boston Architectural College.

Her academic credentials include:

• BA in Interior Design from Ryerson University
• MDS in Sustainable Design from Boston Architectural College
• MArch from Boston Architectural College

Professor Cuddeback's research examines sustainable design theory, ethical relationships between natural and built environments, narrative approaches to material selection, and innovative teaching methodologies. Her creative scholarship investigates connections between interior and natural landscapes, with extensive publications on pedagogical advancement and student-centered learning.

Her distinguished awards comprise:

• AIA Gulf States Regional Honor Design Excellence Citation
• NCARB Prize for Creative Integration of the Profession in the Academy (2010)
• AIA Grassroots Excellence Award for Component Outreach Communications
• LSU Communications across the Curriculum Outstanding Faculty Award (2016)
• LSU Tiger Athletic Foundation Teaching Award (2014)
• Gulf South Summit Outstanding Service-Learning Faculty Award (2010)
• LSU Outstanding Service-Learning Faculty Award (2009)

She has secured major research funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and Louisiana state agencies including Social Services, Transportation, and Culture departments. As former director of LSU's Office of Community Design and Development (OCDD), she led this interdisciplinary outreach center to receive the 2010 NCARB Prize. Her professional service includes leadership roles in the Interior Design Educators Council and National Council for Interior Design Qualification.

Professor Cuddeback practices through Desmond Cuddeback Architects and maintains active involvement in architectural education through the Interior Design Educators Council Board of Directors and service on national accreditation committees.