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MICHELLE WEMPE was an excellent, dedicated and involved student in the interior architecture program. She is remembered by the faculty as a scholar who was very directed about her chosen career, who cared deeply, and who demanded and gave excellence.

During most of her education, Michelle worked in what was then the Audio-Visual Aids Collection, providing a great deal of assistance in organizing the Collection's space, equipment and materials, and in moving the Collection to a new location. In fact, some items still bear the identification labels she carefully prepared!

Michelle was very active in college and departmental affairs, serving as a Design Council officer and playing a major role in important events such as All University Open House.

After receiving the Bachelor of Interior Architecture degree in 1984, Michelle was employed by Interspace Incorporated in Denver, and from 1985 to 1988 she worked in the Denver offices of Gensler and Associates/Architects. In 1988, she assumed her present position as an interior architectural designer with The Woods Group of San Francisco. In this capacity, Michelle assumes integral roles as designer and manager and, as project director, guides a team of designers through each project on both conceptual and technical levels, overseeing all facets of a job. She is also directly responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the office as well as promoting the firm to potential new clients and within the design community. In San Francisco, her credits include the Steefel, Levitt and Weiss Law Firm; the Pillsbury, Madison and Sutro Law Firm; the John Berggruen Gallery; and Telesciences on the 45th Floor of San Francisco's Transamerica Pyramid.

Michelle continues to play an active role for the Department of Interior Architecture and the College.