May the family find comfort in God's love.  Donald was a great friend and tremendous mentor.  His love of teaching, compassion for others and service to the design community will always remain inspirational. 


From the IDEC Fellows. Don Sherman, who enjoyed a long and extensive career in interior design education and was an IDEC Fellow, died August 14, 2018 in Colorado.  He received his BFA degree in interior design from the University of Colorado and his MA degree from UCLA in Environmental Design. Many Fellows remember him as Chair, Interior Design, Maryland Institute in Baltimore, MD where he served for about 18 years. And, it was there that he hosted, with Marge Kriebel, a fabulous IDEC Annual Conference that many still talk about “including the final dinner in the fabulous library.” He later moved West to be the Director, Graduate Studies, Interior Design at the UC, Denver. He retired as Professor Emeritus, Interior Design, Dept. of Design and Merchandising, Colorado State University. He practiced interior design from 1960 until he retired, and wrote many articles on painted floor cloths for numerous journals and professional publications. His service to IDEC was significant. He was a Regional Chair, Membership Chair, Corresponding Secretary, and Secretary of the IDEC Foundation. Subsequently, he served as IDEC President (1987-1989), and later Chair of the IDEC Board. He was also very active and served many years on the Foundation for Interior Design Education Research (FIDER), now the Council on Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA), as a member of Visiting Teams, and on the Standards and Guidelines Committee, where he also served as Chair of the Standards Committee. And, he was very active in the International Interior Design Associate (IIDA), where he was recognized as a Fellow. IDEC Fellows include many words that characterize his character, humanness, and strong commitment to the profession: “gentleman with integrity and humor,” “wonderful person and colleague,” “teacher,” “mentor,” “friend,” “wonderful role model,” “quiet manner and soft smile,” “he was among the greats that forged our way forward,and “a leader in the field.” Don will be greatly missed.

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Donald James Sherman

3 January, 1931 – 14 August, 2018

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