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Designer, Professor, and Associate Dean for Students & Curricula in the J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts, Andrea Bilkey’s teaching focus and creative endeavors include design for the stage, computer drafting and design, theatre planning, technology in the classroom, technology in the design communication process, and capturing live performance through photography.  

Recognitions her work has garnered include USITT's Young Designer's Forum, ETC's LDI student sponsorship program, Southwest Theatre Association First Place in the field of Lighting Design, KCACTF Region III Meritorious achievement award for Lighting Design, and KCACTF Region VI Meritorious award for Lighting Design. TTU recognitions include “Raiders Who Rock” and a 2024 Integrated Scholar. She has contributed content to iSquint.net, Live Design, has had her design work published in World Stage Design and the Theatre Design & Technology journal (TD&T), and has articles and reviews published in TD&T. 

Bilkey is a fellow of the Texas Academic Leadership Academy, served a term as a general editor for TD&T, served many years as Vice-Chair of the History & Heritage committee for USITT and served a three-year term on the Board of Directors for USITT. 

Bilkey joined the Department of Theatre & Dance at Texas Tech University in 2002 and joined the College Administrative team in 2019.

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