evidence: "You will walk out of here tonight knowing that our students are fashion design professionals from the day they enter this amazing University," Jefferson President Dr. Stephen K. Klasko told the audience. [...] In his lighthearted acceptance speech, Kressley joked that the audience should message Bravo to get his show renewed and thanked Jefferson for the honor that has previously gone to such luminaries as Tommy Hilfiger, Geoffrey Beene and Stuart Weitzman. "This has been a labor of love," says Kressley, concluding with a quote from Thomas Jefferson. That’s all I do. I’m just being me."