Awards and Honors

I was deeply honored to receive the folded American flag from the Washita Battlefield National Historic Site  (WBNHS) under the National Park Service (NPS) in Cheyenne, Oklahoma after I completed the collaborative projects and a series of Native American Art workshop with the WBNHS and the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Battle of the Washita. 

Image of 2018 award & scholarship winners, José Marcos, Siriporn Peters, Katherine Faz, and T. J. Ferguson.  Siriporn is the 3rd from left.
Image Source: https://www.wnpa.org/2019-annual-awards-and-scholarships/

I received the Stewart L. Udall Award of the Western National Parks Association in November 2018. Stewart L. Udall Award honors those who work to boost park interpretation programs, carry the park message to popular audiences, or rally broad public support for parks. Udall awardees may include authors, poets, artists, photographers, writers, publishers, and others who are inspirational conservationists. The Udall Award was named for the noted conservationist, Secretary of the Interior (1961–1969), and former WNPA (Western National Parks Association) board member (1984–1994). 

Media: https://ladailypost.com/npa-2018-western-association-award-winners/

Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU) in Weatherford provided matching grant $10,000 in 2017. This was one of the key elements that helped me to receive $10,000 grant of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to support Touch and See Your Park, a series of events to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Washita River Massacre between 2017 and 2019.

Principal investigator: Dr. Siriporn Peters, Assistant Professor of Graphic Design at the Department of Art, Communication & Theatre, SWOSU.

Southern Cheyenne artist George Levi used ledger art, a traditional Native American art form, to create drawings interpreting the battle, as well as presented a lecture on this art form. 19 ledger drawings were transformed into tactile graphics with braille, motion graphics and audio so visually impaired people could enjoy the items. A catalogue for the exhibit were created.

My design won this award for the Washita Battlefield National Historic Site under the National Park Service in Cheyenne, Oklahoma in 2017 for recognizing exemplary design and construction of an interpretive exhibit that incorporates creative uses of technology, ensuring access to our shared heritage by all visitors with disabilities.

Project Director: Siriporn Peters

Script/Copywriters:  1) Kevin Mohr, Chief of Interpretation and Operations of Washita Battlefield National Historic Site, 2) Dr. Henrietta Mann, the Former President of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribal College in Weatherford, and 3) Frederic Murray, an Academic Librarian and Head of Instructional Services at the Al Harris Library, Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU)

Wooden Kiosk designed and created by: Brad Bryan and Nathan Brooks, instructors of the Engineering Technology Department at SWOSU

Illustrator:  Angsuemalin Peters, a SWOSU student 
Interactive design producer: Touch Graphics Inc.

Best of Show Award of Oklahoma Roots at Cyril Historical Society Museum, Oklahoma Lawton, OK on March 5th, 2016.  

Title: Communication Design for Preserving Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Southern Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma

Type: Research Grant

Funding Agency: Office of Sponsored Programs at Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU)

Principal Investigator: Siriporn Peters

My Ph.D. Research in "Design for enabling sustainable livelihoods in disadvantaged communities: A case study in Amphoe Phrapradaeng, Samut Prakran Province in Thailand" received Good PhD Research 2012 of the National Research Council of Thailand in February 2013.

Ph.D. Research: https://researchrepository.rmit.edu.au/esploro/outputs/doctoral/Design-for-enabling-sustainable-livelihoods-in/9921863770801341