After 19 semesters, we're proud to say BKU remains the most illuminating educational program in the lighting industry.
Our recent Tau class graduates, like Melissa Sparks, agree.
"Everything was completely hands on," says Sparks, an assistant lighting designer with Abernathy Lighting Design in Rhode Island. "I've never been on a tour that lets me see and try to do what they do on a daily basis."
Our latest "hands on" semester was held from March 22 - 25, 2012.
BKU brings together lighting professionals from around the world to learn about B-K Lighting + TEKA Illumination products. This year was no exception. The Tau class hosted "students" from North America, Europe, the Middle East and India.
The majority of their time at the factory is spent learning how to build a solid-state Nite Star™ floodlight with the Power of 'e' and the new Adjust-e-Lume™ technology.
"I was very impressed by not only the high quality of the product, but the facility and the program as a whole," says Lighting Designer Emily Hannen of Anne Kustner Lighting Design. "The dedication and value that the employees have, made me excited to be there and want to continue specifying your fixtures."
This latest class gives us another reason to celebrate as we add our 1,200th gradate to the list of distinguished alumni who've walked through our doors since 2003.
The BKU Legacy is matched only by an amazing heritage of manufacturing innovations. BK Lighting + TEKA Illumination are committed to serving the lighting industry by constantly creating the highest quality, most innovative, fairly priced fixtures and service available.
Star Finishes, our sister company, shares in our dedication to deliver a first class product with its Class "A" Powder coat finish that is durable, environmentally friendly and compliant with the Restriction on Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directives in the European Union.
Thanks to the new alumni for taking part in this extraordinary opportunity to learn more about our facility and allowing us to more knowledgeable with our robust product line.
To find out more, visit the B-K University website at www.bkuniversity.com.
Tau Class Graduates:
Adam Carangi - Beam Illuminating Architecture
Alex Hoidal - Enterprise Lighting Sales
Andy Siegel - Morr-Sharp Associates
Ben Baker - Abonmarche Architects
Blake Myers - Lighting Associates, Inc.
Brian McNerney - Rundell Ernsterberger Associates, LLC.
Carolyn Harris - Wynn Design & Development
Carrie Bissonette - ERT Lighting & Sales
Casey Curbow - ARUP
Chris Qualls - 360 Architects
Chuck Mitchell - OCS Lighting & Controls
Cynthia VonForester - Techlite Corporation
Daniel Cravins - B-K Lighting + Teka Illumination
Dillon Parker - Bull Stockwell Allen
Emily Hannen - Anne Kustner Lighting Design
Erin Sudderth - Banks/Ramos Architectual Lighting Design
Faisal Habibi - United Lighting Technology
Jacob Salzman - SWA Group
Janet Nolan - J S Nolan + Associates Lighting Design
Jeremy Kinzel - Sunrise Lighting Systems
Jill Yaracs - Sesco - Atlanta
Jill Standley - Repco II
Jon Carlson - Crites, Tidey & Associates
Judi Lynch - H.F.Lenz
Karl Lenhof - Sunrise Lighting Systems
Kathy Beacher - Illuminations Inc.
Kim Davis - Davis & Davis Inc., Recreational Planning Consultants
Kwatee Stamm - Jonathan Alderson
Leigh Gice - Schuler Shook
Leslie Siegel - Associated Lighting Representatives, Inc.
Levia Lew - KVLD
Mark Duff - Prudential Lighting
Melissa Sparks - Abernathy Lighting Design
Michael Porcaro - R.G. Vanderweil Engineers, LLP
Mike Grams - JTH Lighting Alliance
Mike Craft - Metro Lighting
Moritz Hammer - Kaplan Gehring McCarroll Architectural Lighting
Nick Miller - Lightscape, Inc.
Patrick Linehan - B-K Lighting + Teka Illumination
Raghu Vasanth - B-K Lighting + Teka Illumination
Raju Kamath - United Lighting Technology
Rob Johnson - B-K Lighting + Teka Illumination
Robert McVicar Jr. - Sunrise Lighting Systems
Ron McKinney - Allied Consulting Engineers
Ryan Linton - Grenald Waldron Associates
Scott Denney - Foley Group
Scott King - CS Illumination
Sean Stoller - Stoller, Inc.
Sean Goulding - Omnilite
Sean Murphy - B+C Studio
Sesha Kesavan - United Lighting Technology
Shay Schwandt -Rise & Shine Lighting
Tim Lamberth - SSLtg
Tom Cox - TBG Inc.
Tony Chea - S.L. Bagby Company
Learn more about B-K University at www.bkuniversity.com