Nancy Perkins - Industrial Design

Nancy Perkins, Fellow of the Industrial Designers Society of America, is the president of Perkins Design Ltd. in Chicago and the great niece of Bellefonte native, Anna Wagner Keichline. On October 19, 2015, Nancy spoke to the 8th grade students at Bellefonte Area Middle School. Her presentation highlighted the importance of creativity, innovation, and design. She shared examples of several of her successful commercial design projects. She also shared the amazing history of her great niece, Anna Wagner Keichline. Born in 1889, Anna would become a pioneer and leader in the fields of architecture, invention, the fight for women's rights, and military intelligence.

Read more about Anna's life and accomplishments in the Anna Wagner Keichline Biography from the National Women's History Museum.