DAVID M. BUTLER, FASID
Associate Professor
Office: 310 Eppes Hall
Phone: (850) 644-3284
E-mail: dbutler@fsu.edu
Teaching Areas
Career Planning, Business and Professional Practices, Lighting and Electrical Systems, Residential and Non-Residential Interior Design, Portfolio Performance, Materials and Methods
Educational Background
- M.A. Interior Design University of Missouri
- B.S. Housing and Interior Design University of Missouri
Registration
- Registered Interior Designer, State of Florida #0000012 1988 to Present
- Registered Interior Design Business, State of Florida #0000001 1988 to Present Recent
Recent Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity
- Florida State University Academic Advising Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Advising 2007
- Florida State University Teaching Incentive Program (TIP) Award for Excellence in Teaching 1996-97
- Florida State University Academic Advising Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Advising 1997
Co-Authors: David M. Butler and Larry L. Peterson, Design Professionals Guidebook to Managing Your Career Path, for Architecture, Interior Design and Landscape Architecture Students, 2005 Edition. www.designprofs.biz 
Author: Career Path Management: CPM, A Handbook for Interior Design Students, Copyright 1997, United States Library of Congress
Service
- Florida State University: Phi Kappa Phi
Graduate Fellowship Juror 1996 to Present - Continuing Education Provider and Monitor, 1992 to Present State of Florida Board of Architecture and Interior Design IDCEC registered
- Education Specialist, 1988 to Present State of Florida Board of Architecture and Interior Design Wrote and Edit Experience, Education and Examination requirements Florida Administrative Codes and Statutes
- 1999 National Survey of Accredited Interior Design Programs Developed new education guidelines for rules adoption in 2001
Significant Professional Practice
- Westcott Administration Building, Florida State University, 2000.
- Project Role: Interior Designer for Lighting and color analysis for entry and auditorium mezzanine.
- Tallahassee Regional Memorial Medical Center. Project Role: Interior Designer for leased office spaces interior space planning and specifications, 1995.
- Roche Laboratories, Tallahassee, FL. Project Role: Interior Designer for space planning and product specifications, 1995.
- Wakulla Springs Lodge and Conference Facility, Florida State University.
- Project Role: Interior Designer for space planning and product specifications for Presidential Suite and Inn, 1990.
- Bivins Dermatology Clinic, Tallahassee, FL. Project Role: Interior Designer, 1981-1996.
- The Greenwood Estate, Tallahassee, FL. Project Role: Interior Designer for 1939 Colonial Renovation.
Papers presented at professional meetings
- Invited presenter, “Career Path Management: The Role of the Educator and the Responsibility of the Student”, Interior Design Educators Council, International Conference, Clearwater, Florida, April 1999.
- Weins, Janet. The Value of FIDER Accreditation,
Interiors and Sources, periodical, July/August 1998 Participated in professional interview. - Invited presenter: Waxman, L., Butler, D. Nielson, J. “The Impact of Professional Licensing on Interior Design Education”, Interior Design Educators Council, International Conference, Nashville, Tennessee 1995.
Memberships in Professional Organizations
- American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) Invited to Council of Fellows 1998 Professional Member 1979 to Present Florida North Chapter Board of Directors 1983-1996 Florida North Chapter President 1991-92 (Host of National Conference 1991) Medalist Award Recipient 1991
- Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) Corporate Member 1984-94, 1996-2002
- National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ) certified 1979 Certificate Number: 2352
Academic/ Professional Interests
Professional Practices; Career Planning; Electrical and Lighting Systems; Continuing Education; Medical Care Facility Planning, Design and Management