As expected a few colorful characters were present to liven the awards in addition to some of the best and brightest the lighting industry has to offer. The revelry can be seen at the IESLA's Flickr set of the event.

Marketing Manager Becky Carlson attended the event on behalf of B-K Lighting. The IESLA graciously presented B-K Lighting as Manufacturer of the Year.

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This year's scholarship design competition challenge revolved around a hypothetical non-denominational Christian church with client specifications for modular and multipurpose lighting in the main area. Cumulatively $12,000 was awarded to the following competitors:

DLF Lesley Wheel Memorial Scholarship Competition Award recipients:

Adrian Newcomb $1000
Emilio Munoz $2000
L. AnaBell Valasquez $3000

Saul M. Goldin Memorial Scholarship recipients:

Zhi Wei $3000
Lida Khezri $2000
Chujun Li $1000