CCA fashion design alumna Sumie Yamashita ('06) was chosen as a 2006 finalist in the Target/Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) Design Initiative.

Yamashita was one of 10 national finalists who were awarded $1,000, as well as an interview for a paid one-year design internship with the Target Corporation in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In 2005, as a junior, Yamashita was a Best in School winner in the CFDA Junior Scholarship Competition.

The Target/CFDA Design Initiative is a highly competitive, nationwide program open to students from selected fashion design schools. This year, 18 schools were invited to participate. Only three to six students from each school may apply. Students are judged on a portfolio of their fashion projects, which are divided into categories, such as women's wear or men's wear.

For more information on CDFA, visit www.cfda.com. For more information on the CCA Fashion Design Program, see Fashion Design.