Faculty

	Gregg Bauer Atlanta B.A. University of Akron.
	Mark Bazil Savannah B.F.A., College for Creative Studies; B.S., Michigan State University. Mark Alan Bazil is an art director, writer and creative director with more than 20 years of advertising agency experience. He began his career at Young & Rubicam, and prior to joining SCAD, was vice president/creative director for Erwin-Penland, a Hill|Holliday operation. He also served at several other ad agencies, including his own, Bazil-Victory Advertising. Bazil has worked for clients such as BMW, DirecTV, Lincoln-Mercury, Michelin, MTV, St. Pauli Girl, VH1, Verizon and Wachovia, and has received more than 140 advertising awards, including the Clio, EFFIE, ADDY, Matrix, Caddy, PICA and Telly. Memberships: The New York Art Directors Club The American Advertising Federation Courses: Introduction to Advertising Design Art Direction I and II Art Direction for Broadcast Branding Theory Branding Studio Advertising Design Self-promotion Off-campus Program — New York City Advertising Seminar Advertising Design Studio I: Creative Strategies Advertising Design Studio II: Branding Solutions Art Direction Advertising Design Production Advertising for Alternative Media Advertising Design Final M.A. Project Advertising Design Portfolio Advertising Design M.F.A. Thesis
	Gauri Deshpande Atlanta, E-Learning B.F.A., Sir. J.J. Institute of Applied Art; M.F.A., Massachusetts College of Art.
	Lindsay Hadley Savannah B.A., Franklin College; M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. Lindsay Hadley is a former art director and principal of Indianapolis’ Hetrick Communications Inc., the second-largest communications firm in Indiana, where her work was honored with silver and gold Addy Awards. Since 2005, Hadley's students have been placed in art director or designer positions with Hallmark, Chronicle Books, Lands End, Nine West, Saatchi & Saatchi, Digital Flannel and Ralph Lauren. Awards: 2005, Outstanding Academic Achievement, Graphic Design, SCAD 2005, Indianapolis Business Journal “40 Under 40” Honoree 2004, University and College Designers Association Gold Award, Book Design 2004, Governor’s Award for Tomorrow’s Leaders from Indiana Council, 2004 2004, Wilmer Shields Rich Award, Council on Foundations Memberships: American Institute of Graphic Arts Courses: Introduction to Advertising Design Art Direction I: Print Media Art Direction II: Direct Response Branding Studio Self-Promotion Seminar: Advertising in Australia Advertising Design Production Advertising Design Production Digital Page and Web Design Production Design Package Design
	Eli Hale Savannah B.A., Academy of Art - Bucuresti; M. Des., University of Cincinnati.
	Stephen Hall Savannah A.A.S., B.F.A., Rochester Institute of Technology; M.A., Syracuse University. Stephen Hall is a graphic designer, advertising art director, writer, creative director and instructor with 25 years of experience. Prior to joining SCAD, he worked as a vice president and creative director at Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising. His campaigns for professional film, agricultural chemicals and network infrastructure on behalf of Kodak, DuPont and Alcatel earned numerous national awards. In addition to teaching, he serves as graduate adviser for advertising design students at SCAD.   Awards: National ADDY Award, Best of Show Art Directors Club Award ANDY Award CLIO Award Memberships: The One Club The American Advertising Federation Courses: Introduction to Advertising Design Branding Theory Advertising Design Portfolio Advertising Design Self-promotion Advertising Design Final M.A. Project
	Art Halperin Atlanta B.S., Bowling Green University. Art Halperin is an accomplished creative director and advertising agency principal who serves as an adjunct professor at SCAD-Atlanta. He has worked at internationally recognized firms including J. Walter Thompson, Tracy-Locke/BBDO and the Richards Group in New York, Dallas and Atlanta. During his career, he helped create strategically focused, integrated marketing campaigns for IBM, GE, HBO, ING, Phillips Petroleum, Frito-Lay, the U.S. Marine Corps. and other national advertisers. Awards: CTAM, Cable TV and Marketing Association National Award, for Prime Cable campaign International Film Festival, Phillips Petroleum TV Courses: Creative Copywriting Concept and Ad Copy
	Tim Lisko Savannah B.S.J., West Virginia University; M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design.
	Chercy Ione Lott Savannah B.F.A., Millikin University; M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design.
	Art Novak Savannah B.S., Northwestern University; M.A., Michigan State University. Art Novak's copywriting portfolio — which includes work for Fortune 500 companies including 3M and Cargill — encompasses virtually all print and broadcast media as well as advertising collateral. In addition to working for such ad agencies as Campbell-Mithun in Minneapolis and N.W. Ayer in Chicago, Novak wrote numerous video scripts, speeches, songs and live presentations as creative director for Martin/Bastian, a Minneapolis-based firm specializing in corporate communications. Before becoming a professor, Novak also ran a successful copywriting business, the Art of Copy. Publications: Communication Arts Format Awards: One Show Clio Andy New York Art Directors New York Film Festival Telly Emmy Memberships: Kappa Tau Alpha (National Journalism Honorary) American MENSA Classes: Advertising Perspectives and Profiles Copywriting for Print Introduction to Advertising Design Creative Copywriting Persuasive Writing Concept and Ad Copy Special Topics (National Student Advertising Competition preparation course)
	Joyce  Reifsteck Atlanta A.S., Columbia State Community College; B.S., University of Tennessee.
	Mark Rokfalusi Atlanta M.F.A., Syracuse University.
	Judy Salzinger Atlanta B.F.A, Moore College of Art.
	William Shanahan Savannah Chicago Academy of Fine Arts; M.S., Illinois Institute of Technology; D.B.A., Ph.D., International School of Management. Bill Shanahan, D.B.A., Ph.D., operated Shanahan Marketing Communications, a full-service marketing, advertising and public relations firm in Chicago, prior to teaching at SCAD. He also has taught design, business, psychology, law and marketing students in the marketing communications program at Illinois Institute of Technology; marketing at the International School of Management, Paris; and Consumer Behavior at Institut Supérieur Européen de Gestion, Paris. In addition, he was a prime architect and the program director of an eBusiness program at The University of Chicago. Shanahan has guest lectured to students of the University of Notre Dame, Roosevelt University, and the University of Management and Marketing, Warsaw, Poland. Awards: ADDY awards for consumer advertising Eagle awards for financial advertising Tower awards for business-to-business advertising Echo awards for direct marketing PIMA Gold Award for merchandising through mass marketing Memberships: American Marketing Association Direct Marketing Education Foundation: Professor's Academy Beta Gamma Sigma (academic honor society) Courses: Business of Advertising Design Business Practices of Advertising Design Advertising Design Studio I: Creative Strategies Global Advertising Understanding Client Objectives Advertising Perspectives and Profiles Political Advertising Art Direction II (Direct-response) Advertising Design M.F.A. Thesis
	Andrew Sokol Atlanta University of LaVerne. Andrew K. Sokol has more than 20 years of experience creating, managing and nurturing profitable relationships in the payment industry throughout the world. Most recently, he served as senior vice president of business development at Payment Partners and was responsible for redefining the market for the company's payment service. He also has been involved in marketing, sales and development consulting in a wide variety of business segments and verticals. He served in executive positions at Visa, MasterCard and First Data Resources, where he designed and implemented national sales strategies, managed effective deployment of resources, closed significant business contracts in new product areas, and developed productive major client relationships. In addition to teaching at SCAD, Sokol serves as managing partner for TASK Partners LLC.
	Sean Trapani Savannah B.A., Florida State University. Sean Trapani spent more than 15 years in the advertising industry, where he worked as a copywriter and creative director for large and small ad agencies, including a stint for Erwin-Penland, a Hill-Holliday shop. He has led creative efforts in developing television, radio and print advertisements for Monster.com, Verizon Wireless and scores of other household-name companies. Trapani is also a published editorial writer who has contributed to travel magazines, trade journals and the Boca Raton News. At SCAD, he collaborates with local businesses to introduce real-world advertising challenges to his students. Awards: More than 25 ADDY Awards, including one Best of Show More than 10 Telly Awards Two Silver Microphone Awards Two APPY Awards EMA Award National Radio Award Excellence in Radio Advertising Grand Prize winner Courses: Creative Copywriting Copywriting for Broadcast Introduction to Advertising Design Branding Theory
	Mick  Ulichney Savannah B.F.A., University of Akron; M.F.A., Kent State University. A veteran of 29 years in advertising and marketing, Mick Ulichney has served as vice president, creative director, art director, copywriter and broadcast producer for both large and boutique-sized agencies, where he developed creative strategies and concepts for projects ranging from branding campaigns to new product launches. His large-scale neo-pop paintings have been accepted into regional and national juried shows and have won numerous awards of merit. Selected marketing awards: Addy Awards including Best of Show, Gold, Silver and Bronze Cleveland Society of Communicating Artist Awards Penny Awards including Best of Show CASE National Grand Gold Columbus International Film & Video Festival Award Memberships: American Advertising Federation Cleveland Society of Communicating Artists The Cleveland Museum of Art Butler Museum of American Art Courses:     • Introduction to Advertising Design