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Savannah Full-time Faculty A-K

	James Abraham Savannah B.A., M.A., Ball State University.
	Ryadi Adityavarman Savannah B.Arch., Universitas Katolik Parahyangan; M.Arch., University of Colorado; M.S., University of Texas.
	Rebekah Adkins Atlanta B.A., Seattle Pacific University; M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design.
	Emad Afifi Savannah B.Arch., M.S., Cairo University; D.Arch., University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. Emad Afifi has taught at SCAD since 1990, served as chair of the architecture department from 1995 - 2001, and was appointed interim dean of the School of Building Arts in December 2007. He also has conducted practical training in architecture at Landbauamt, Munich, Germany, and was a visiting scholar at the Technical University of Berlin. He has focused on environmental design, environmental technology and building systems integration. His doctoral dissertation and research focused on the integration of architectural and engineering systems, building performance and energy-conscious design. Conference leadership: Co-chair, SBSE meeting, "Greener Foundations: Environmental Technology and the Beginning Design Student," SCAD, 2005 Co-chair, SBSE annual meeting, "The Art and Science of Design," Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture, Spring Green, Wis., 2000 Co-chair, ACSA Administrators Conference, Savannah, Ga., 1999 Memberships: Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Society of Building Science Educators American Solar Energy Society American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineers
	Steven Aishman Atlanta B.A., Princeton University; M.F.A., Tufts University.
	Manuel Aja-Herrera Savannah B.A., University of Central England; M.A., Manchester Metropolitan University; M.A., London Institute, Central Saint Martins.
	Marie Aja-Herrerra Savannah B.A., Birmingham Polytechnic; M.A., Krakow University; M.A., London Institute, Central Saint Martins. Marie Aja-Herrera has more than 20 years of experience as a fashion designer, writer, creative director and instructor. Prior to joining SCAD, she worked for Costume National, Byblos, Pierre Cardin, NIKE, Adolfo Dominguez and Purificacion Garcia, Jacques Vert plc and Jefferson International Inc. in Hong Kong. She also had her own label, catering primarily to the European market. In addition, she has served as a dean and chair of fashion programs. She continues her design work, writes articles for various magazines, and serves as undergraduate and graduate adviser for fashion students at SCAD. Aja-Herrera recently received an honorary doctorate from New York University - The Yorker International Institute for her work in design and design education. Selected awards: Who’s Who of American Professional Women, 2006-07 Who’s Who of World Professionals, 2006-07 International Young Contemporary Designer Award RSA Bursary Glove Guild International Design Award Memberships: The Textile Institute The Fashion Group International Society of Industrial Artists and Designers, United Kingdom The Polish Union of Artists Courses: Introduction to Fashion Design The Business of Fashion Fashion Sketching Senior Collection I Fashion Portfolio and Presentation History of Fashion Fashion Design Final M.A. Project Fashion Design MFA Thesis
	John Alford Atlanta B.A., B.S., B.F.A., Auburn University; M.A., University of Illinois; Ph.D., University of Georgia.
	Judith Ott Allen Savannah B.A., Baldwin-Wallace College; M.A., Ph.D., Ohio State University.
	Robert Allen Savannah, eLearning B.S., Auburn University; J.D., M.L.T., University of Alabama.
	Margo Ames Savannah B.Mus., Lawrence University; M.Mus., Florida State University.
	Larry Anderson Atlanta M.V.A., Georgia State University.
	Denis Antoine Savannah B.A., University of the Arts; M.A., Royal College of Art.
	Rhonda Arntsen Savannah B.F.A., Northern Michigan University; M.F.A., University of Illinois at Chicago; M.F.A., University of Minnesota.
	Zina Arthur Atlanta B.F.A., Stephens College.
	Christopher Auer Savannah B.A., State University of New York at Albany; M.A., Regent University. A veteran of the entertainment industry, Chris Auer has written for "The Cosby Show" and "As the World Turns." He also was the creator and executive producer of the Family Channel's "Big Brother Jake," for which he oversaw all creative decisions during the show's 100-episode run. Auer is the author of eight children's books, and in one of his classes at SCAD, his book "Molly and the Good Shepherd" was made into a movie, providing the opportunity for collaboration between students and professionals. Award: Emmy Nomination, writing, "As the World Turns" Memberships: Writers' Guild of America, Lifetime Member Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Writer Peer Courses: Screenwriting Writing for Television Preproduction Film and Television Senior Project Film and Television M.F.A. Thesis
	Gregg Azzopardi Atlanta A.A., State University of Farmingdale; B.F.A., California Institute of the Arts.
	Carolyn Babcock Savannah A.S., Schenectady County Community College; B.A., M.A., University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Ph.D., University of Utah. Carolyn Babcock, Ph.D., joined SCAD in 2003 as a professor of speech and public speaking and now serves as chair of the liberal arts department. Her 10 years of college-level teaching were preceded by corporate experience with General Electric and Prudential Financial. Babcock has a long history of community service including, but not limited to, local planetaria, public television, animal welfare organizations and environmental organizations. Her SCAD-related service includes faculty chair, Academic Program Assessment Council; faculty chair, Communication Council; Leadership Council; academic assessment coordinator; guest relations, Savannah Film Festival; performing arts Graduate Advising Committee; and instructor, First-year Experience. Courses: Speech and Public Speaking Interpersonal Communication Introduction to Mass Communication Elements of Communication Social Movements Environmental Communication
	Ryan Bacha Savannah B.S., Fairmont State College; M.Arch., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
	Rihab Bagnole Savannah B.F.A., M.F.A., Ph.D., Ohio University.
	Louis Baker Savannah B.F.A., M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. A veteran faculty member of the SCAD graphic design department, Louis Baker has more than 12 years of experience developing and implementing graduate and undergraduate curriculum and courses. His students' work has been published in CMYK and Print magazines. Baker also worked professionally in the advertising and printing industries and is principal of NP Design Associates, a nonprofit advertising agency that has produced design work and marketing studies for clients including Boys and Girls Clubs of America, the American Red Cross, Ronald McDonald House Charities, Habitat for Humanity International and the American Diabetes Association. Memberships: American Institute of Graphic Artists University and College Designers Association Courses: Typography 1 Graphic Design Studio 1 The Business of Graphic Design Alternative Design Approaches
	Fathi Bakkoush Savannah, eLearning B.A., Ohio Dominican College; M.F.A., East Tennessee State University. Fathi Bakkoush has been teaching at SCAD since 1990 and has taught at the college's Savannah, Atlanta and Lacoste locations, as well as via SCAD-eLearning. Bakkoush serves as the graduate student adviser in the graphic design department. In addition, he is a creative consultant for Akacia Design in Taiwan and ElDib Enterprise in Egypt. He also has worked as an art director for Roberts Motors, the company that built kit cars for "Miami Vice," "SpeedZone" and the "Delta Force" movies. Bakkoush has conducted presentations on five continents and represents SCAD and his students' work in international venues. He has served as a judge for the Pensacola, Fla., Addys in 2007; the Association of Free Community Papers in Denver, 2005-07; and the SCAD annual Sidewalk Arts Festival since 2000. He also has been a reviewer for the AIGA-JAX portfolio review committee in Jacksonville, Fla., since 1994, and is on the graphic design scholarship committee at SCAD. Exhibitions: (Art directed, coordinated and exhibited graphic design student poster projects at the following): "Interactive Print," Young Designers Expo 2006, World Trade Center, Taipei, Taiwan "Change The World," Design College Expo 2006, CoEx Center, Seoul, Korea "The X-Factor," Young Designers Expo 2006, World Trade Center, Taipei, Taiwan "The Age of Design," Design College Expo 2005, CoEx Center, Seoul, Korea "S.C.A.D.," Young Designers Expo 2005, World Trade Center, Taipei, Taiwan Selected presentations and lectures: Yuan Ze University, Taipei, Taiwan, 2007 Taiwan National University of the Arts, Taipei, Taiwan, 2007 Seoul International School, Seoul, Korea, 2006 Fachhochschule Wuerzburg-Scheinfurt, Wurzburg, Germany, 2006 Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey, 2005 Award: Who's Who Among America's Teachers, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Memberships: American Institute of Graphic Arts AIGA-SCAD founder and adviser Courses: Graphic Design Portfolio Graphic Design M.A. Final Project Print Studio I and II Typography I
	Laurence Ballard Savannah University of Washington.
	Edward Barbier Savannah B.F.A., Nicholls State University; M.F.A., University of Illinois.
	Beth Baronian Savannah B.F.A., San Francisco State University; M.F.A., Carnegie-Mellon University; M.F.A., Academy of Art College.
	Stephanie Batcos Atlanta B.A., University of Michigan - Ann Arbor; M.A., Ph.D., University of Delaware.
	George Bauer Savannah B.F.A., Academy of Art College; M.A., M.F.A., West Texas State University; Ph.D., Texas Tech University.
	John Bauernfeind Savannah B.F.A., Parsons School of Design; M.A., Central Saint Martins College of Design. John Bauernfeind has worked with brands such as Calvin Klein, Pollini, BCBG/PVH and London Fog. His experience ranges from menswear to womenswear and from apparel categories of mass market to luxury design. He also has illustrated for established design houses such as Coach, Avirex and Vanderbilt. In addition to teaching, he serves as the graduate coordinator and the competitions chair for the SCAD fashion department. Publications: Illustrations, "Here and There," Doneger Group, New York, Spring/summer 2008. Courses: Senior Collection I Fashion Sketching Drawing and Illustration for Fashion Menswear Introduction to Fashion Design Fashion Portfolio Presentation The Business of Fashion Apparel Development III Fashion Studio Practice I and II Directed Studies in Fashion I Fashion Design Technology Fashion M.A. Final Project
	Avantika Bawa Atlanta B.F.A., Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda; M.F.A., School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
	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
	Robin Beauchamp Savannah B.Mus., Lawrence University; M.Ed., Pennsylvania State University; Ed.S., Georgia Southern University. Robin S. Beauchamp began his career as a freelance musician, commercial composer, and jazz educator. Jazz ensembles and symphony orchestras throughout the country have performed his compositions and arrangements. Beauchamp has performed with music legends such as Ray Charles, The Four Tops, The Temptations, The O-jays, Louie Bellson, Lionel Hampton, Diane Schuur, Doc Severinsen, Cab Calloway, Disney On Ice, and the Savannah Symphony and Jazz Orchestras. He joined the SCAD film department in 2000 and served as the director of the sound design minor. He was integral in the design and implementation of the sound design department where he currently serves as chair. In 2005, he wrote his first textbook, "Designing Sound for Animation," published by Focal Press. Awards: Sound Designer and Music Editor for animated short "Cranks," 2006 Sound Designer and Music Editor for animated short, "Mercury Rising," 2006 Seven Minute Film Festival, FICCI BAF festival, Vision Fest, CINEME International Animation Festival, Music Editor for "Motel 4," 2005 Blue Plum Animation Festival, Soul International Cartoon & Animation Festival, Orinda Film Festival, International Family Festival, Sound Design and Music Editor for "Painting Day," 2005 Cannes Short, Sound Designer and Music Editor, "Rick and Rocky," 2003 WAVY best at show, Sound Design for "The Granny Project," 2002 Siggraph Festival, Sound Design for "Sam," 2003 Membership: AES Courses: Introduction to Sound Design Advanced Sound Design Recording I Advanced SFX and Foley Music for Motion Picture Surround Sound Sound Design For Animation Audio Signal Processing Pro Tools Certification
	Zoran Belic Savannah B.F.A., University of Arts In Belgrade; M.F.A., Rutgers, State University of New Jersey.
	Cynda Benson Savannah B.F.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Kansas. Cynda Benson, Ph.D., is a specialist in 19th- and 20th-century American art and the subject of women in art. She has almost 20 years of teaching and museum experience, and in addition to teaching in the art history department, she serves as the adjunct curator of American art at the SCAD Museum of Art. In that role, she has taught graduate seminars about the women artists of the Gilded Age and Winslow Homer, among others. She was a Luce Fellow of American Art and a National Endowment for the Arts professional intern for two years at the Smith College Museum of Art and has been listed in Who's Who in America. Benson's current area of research is the representation of women artists in late 19th- century American literature, art and culture. Selected publications and curatorial experience: "Narrating the 'Girl Artist': Fictional Constructions of Artistic Identity in Gilded Age America," forthcoming book. Curator and catalog author, SCAD galleries: "Audrey Flack: Reinventing the Goddess" (2000), "Miriam Schapiro: Reconstructing Women's Traditions" (1999), "The Archetypal Image: Myth and Ritual in the Art of Romare Bearden" (1999), "Jacob Lawrence" (1998), "101 Visions: Selections from the Charles Cowles Collection" (1997) and "Romare Bearden: Paper Icons" (1996). Co-author, "Masterworks of American Painting and Sculpture from the Smith College Museum of Art," New York and Northampton, MA: Hudson Hills Press in association with the Smith College Museum of Art, 1999. Selected presentations: "The Girl Art Student in Gilded Age America," SCAD Museum, May 2005 "Käthe Kollwitz: Master Printmaker," Telfair Museum, Savannah, February 2004 "The 'New Woman' in the Studio: Women Artists in Gilded Age American Fiction," College Art Association Conference, New York 2003 "Daniel Chester French's 'Oglethorpe Monument' and the Spectacle of Veneration," Southeastern College Art Conference, Richmond, Va., 1997 Selected awards: Presidential Fellowship for Faculty Development, SCAD, 2004 Research Fellowship, Pennsylvania State Museum, Harrisburg, Penn., 1994 NEA Internship, Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, Mass., 1991-93 Luce Foundation Award (dissertation grant), 1991 Memberships: College Art Association Association of Historians of American Art Association for Textual Studies in Art History American Studies Association Southeastern College Art Conference
	Ronald Bernard Savannah B.A., Eastern Connecticut State University; M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. Ronald Bernard has taught in the SCAD visual effects department since Fall 2005 and also serves as the program's graduate coordinator. As an education and training consultant for SideFx Software Inc. in Santa Monica, Calif., he developed training material, conducted testing and offered instruction in Houdini 9. He also worked as a 3-D modeler and animation intern with Sonalysts Inc. in Waterford, Conn. Exhibitions: Connecticut State University multimedia exhibition Eastern Connecticut State University student exhibition Awards and honors: Second place, ECSU Video and Animation Festiva Awarded Most Dedicated and Outstanding Leadership, M.A.L.E.S. Organization Nominated for ECSU Outstanding Senior Award Courses: Advanced Survey of Computer Art Procedural Modeling and Animation Procedural and Particle Effects Procedural Modeling and Animation Visual Effects Studio I Graduate Independent Study
	Anne Bessac Savannah B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.F.A., University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
	Sharokin Betgevargis Savannah B.S. University of Vermont; M.F.A., Boston University.
	Margaret Betz Savannah B.A., Chestnut Hill College; M.A., Queens College of the City University of New York; Ph.D., City University of New York. Margaret Bridget Betz, Ph.D., has written for the SoHo News in New York, Art News - where she also as served as editorial associate - and the International Cultural Report. She has contributed scholarly articles to Artforum and Osteuropaforschung, and also was the creator and managing director of the Academy, a program that allows high school students to take college courses, at the Ohio State University in Columbus. In addition, she has spoken in Canada, England, Poland, Russia and Ukraine, as well as throughout the United States. Selected exhibitions: "Glasnost Under Glass" "Asian Costume and Fabrics" "Petersburg-Perestroika" Selected awards: Fellowship, The Graduate School and University Center, CUNY Grants from Ohio Council on the Arts, New York State Council on the Arts, The Cremona Foundation and Graphic Industries (Ohio) Memberships: CAA AAASS International Thomas Merton Society Institute of Modern Russian Culture HGCEA Courses: Art and Spirituality Survey of Art History 20th-century Art Contemporary Art Art Criticism Picasso and "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon" Chagall Malevich and Russian Modernism Art History B.F.A. Thesis Art History M.A. Thesis
	Dick Bjornseth Savannah B.S., Iowa State University; M.F.A., Florida State University. Dick Bjornseth's academic and professional career spans a variety of fields including architecture, city planning, landscape architecture, graphics and signage, public art and interior design. Bjornseth's paintings and drawings have been featured in eight solo exhibitions and nearly 40 group shows over the past 20 years. Publications: American Artist Drawing Magazine, February 2007 Awards: Florence Award, Florida State University SCAD Presidential Fellowship for Faculty Development Courses: Drawing Color Theory Life Drawing Drawing for the Environment 2-D Design
	Steve Bliss Savannah B.A., University of New Hampshire; M.F.A., Ohio University. Steven Bliss has been creating art and teaching professionally for 25 years. His work encompasses a broad range of media, content and presentation, and his teaching has covered the whole spectrum of the photographic medium. He has been appointed dean of the School of Fine Arts at SCAD. Selected publications: "Introduction to Digital Photography," Joseph Ciaglia, color reproduction, 2002 "The Book of Alternative Photographic Processes," C. James, color reproduction, 2002 Digital photo art, United Kingdom, color portfolio of seven prints, 1999 Graphis, "Digital Photo 1," New York, color reproduction, 1998 Digi, Hong Kong, color portfolio of five digital prints, 1995 Selected exhibitions: "Boys: Captured and Directed" (solo), Pinnacle Gallery, Savannah, Ga., 2006 "Sun Works" (group), Art Institute of Boston Gallery, Boston, Mass., 2001-02 "Deep South" (group), School of Contemporary Art Gallery, University of Western Sydney, Australia, 2001 "Zeroes and Ones" (group), Moser Performing Arts Center Gallery, Joliet, Ill., 2001 "East" (solo), Gallery Espresso, Savannah, Ga., 1999 Awards: Georgia Council for the Arts Artist's Support Grant, 1994 Southern Arts Federation/NEA Artist's Support Grant, 1993 Polaroid Artist's Support Grant, 1989 Memberships: Society for Photographic Education, national board member, 2000-present Co-chair SPE National Conference, Savannah, Ga., 2001 Courses: Introduction to Photography Intermediate Photography Color Photography Digital Imaging I and II Digital Imaging for the Web The Contemporary Landscape Developing a Personal Vision I and II Photography Senior Project Digital Craft Photographic Arts I, II, III, IV and V Photography M.A. Final Project Photography M.F.A. Thesis
	Jeffery Boortz Savannah B.F.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; M.A., University of Southern California.
	Scott Boylston Savannah B.S., State University of New York at New Paltz; M.S., Pratt Institute. A former art director in New York City, Scott Boylston is the author and designer of "Creative Solutions for Unusual Projects," which was named a book of the month by the Graphic Design Book Club and translated into Chinese. He also wrote and designed the poetry chapbook "Corrosion: Season of Anecdote," an exploration of ecological decline around the world. His book about sustainable package design, "The Complete Package," will be published by Laurence King LTD (London) in 2008. Boylston's short stories have been published in numerous literary journals, and his posters have been featured in group shows around the country. Recent publications: "Teaching Toward an Ethical Legacy in Graphic Design," Teaching Ethics, Vol. 6, No.1 (upcoming). Two poster designs, "Reproduce" and "Revolt," by Soft Skull Press. "The Distance Between," Shenandoah, Vol. 54, No. 1. "A Long, Black Arc," The Tampa Review, No. 24. "Thinking Things Through," The Nebraska Review, Vol. 30, No. 2. Recent lectures: Third Annual International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability, University of Madras, Chennai, India Keynote Address, The W.W. Keck Initiative on Leadership and the Liberal Arts, The Jepson School of Leadership Studies at the University of Richmond, Richmond, Va. "Insight and Inquiry": Distinguished Voices Lecture Series, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Fla. Seventh Annual International Conference on Ethics Across the Curriculum, Ringling School of Art and Design, Sarasota, Fla. Sixth Annual Democracy Symposium, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio Group exhibitions: "Subvertisements: Using Ads and Logos for Protest," Northridge Art Galleries, Northridge, Calif., Winter 2007. "No Human Being Is Illegal: Posters on the Myths and Realities of the Immigrant Experience," SHG Gallery, Los Angeles, Winter 2007. "If They Come for You in the Morning," ABC Rio Gallery, New York. "Prison Nation: International Posters on the Prison Industrial Complex," Watts Towers Art Center, Los Angeles. "Of Rights and Reason: Posters for Free Speech," Kent State Museum Gallery, Kent, Ohio. Selected awards: The New Voice Fiction Award The Nantucket Writing Award in Fiction Nomination for a Pushcart Prize Finalist for the Sandstone Prize (book-length short story manuscripts) Who's Who Among America's Teachers Memberships: American Institute of Graphic Arts The Society for Ethics Across the Curriculum Courses: Typography I and II (undergraduate) Graphic Design Studio I and II (undergraduate) Package Design (undergraduate) Graphic Design Portfolio (undergraduate) Print Studio I and II (graduate) Publication Design (graduate) Poster Design (graduate) The Role of Graphic Design in Social Awareness (graduate) 3-D Graphics Studio (graduate) Portfolio Design (graduate) Graphic Design M.F.A. Thesis (graduate)
	Kenneth Brandt Savannah B.A., University of the South; M.A., Ph.D., Florida State University. Kenneth K. Brandt has taught in the liberal arts department at SCAD since 1999. His areas of specialization include post-1875 American literature, American literary naturalism and textual editing. He has developed and teaches classes in Beat Literature and Nautical Literature and also teaches courses in composition and literary theory. Selected publications: "MLA Approaches to Teaching the Works of Jack London." Eds. Kenneth Brandt and Jeanne Campbell Reesman. MLA Approaches to Teaching World Literature Series. General Ed. Joseph Gibaldi. Forthcoming. "Jack London's Klondike Stories: A Reader's Guide." Boise State University Press. Forthcoming. "Saving What He Can: The Politics of Derangement in the Poetry of Charles Bukowski." "Beat Meets East." Sichuan University Press. Forthcoming. Presentations: "Masculine Collapse in London's Far North," accepted for presentation at the American Literature Association Conference, Boston, April 2007 "The Problem of Agency in Jack London's 'Burning Daylight,'" presented at the Jack London Society Eighth Biennial Symposium, Alaska, July 2006 Editorships: Editor of The Call: The Magazine of the Jack London Society Associate editor, Eureka Studies in Teaching Short Fiction Awards: Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fellow, Huntington Library, Summer 2005 Presidential Fellowship For Faculty Development, SCAD, Summer 2004 Memberships: The Jack London Society The Western Literature Association The Modern Language Association
	Brenda Brathwaite, Chair Savannah B.S., Clarkson University. A 25-year veteran of the video game industry, Brenda Brathwaite has worked on 22 internationally known titles, including "Def Jam: Icon," "Playboy: The Mansion," "Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes," the award-winning "Wizardry" series and the award-winning "Jagged Alliance" series. Brathwaite was named one of the 100 most influential women in the game industry by Next Generation magazine, and in Spring 2007, she was awarded the SCAD Presidential Fellowship for Faculty Development to create an exhibition and presentation titled, "What You Don't Know About Video Games." Brathwaite is an active member of the International Game Developers Association, an anti-censorship advocate and a proponent of parental-rating awareness. Her areas of expertise include adult content in video games and the emerging Web 3.0. Membership: International Game Developers Association Selected presentations and lectures: Upcoming: Game Developers Conference, February 2008 SiegeCON Atlanta, October 2007 Women in Games International - Austin, "She Got Game," September 2007 Women in Film and Television Atlanta, August 2007 Idea City, Toronto, Ontario, June 2007 Publications: "Sex in Video Games," Thomson, Fall 2006 (work featured) Periodic columnist, Gamasutra.com Features for Computer Games, Power Play and others Courses: Applied Game Design Game Criticism and Analysis Introduction to Interactive Design and Game Development Graduate Studio 1 and II Narrative Content Design Game Design Patterns
	Edward Briant Savannah B.A., Saint Martins School of Art; M.F.A., Union Institute and University.
	Deborah Lamar Brooks Savannah B.S., M.S., University of North Carolina. Deborah Brooks worked full-time in interior design with a specialty in healthcare and commercial design prior to entering academia. She taught at Texas Tech University, the University of Kentucky, Arizona State University, Texas Christian University and Washington State University. After moving to Georgia, she wrote the interior design curriculum for the department of fine arts at Valdosta State University. She joined the SCAD faculty in 2002. Her areas of interest and specialization include sustainable design, collaborative creative work, creative thinking and communication of design ideas. Her mixed-media collages, jewelry and small, functional sculptural work has been exhibited in galleries in Texas and Georgia. Brooks served as a site visitor and chair of accreditation visits for FIDER (now CIDA) for nine years. Her most recent collaborative work includes a sustainably-built residence on Tybee Island near Savannah. Selected presentations and lectures: Baton Rouge, La. Greensboro, N.C. Baltimore, Md. Knoxville, Tenn. Belfast, Northern Ireland Awards: Best of Show Award for Interior Design from the Interior Design Educators Council Memberships: IDEC, professional member LEED Accredited Professional
	Vincent Brosseau Savannah B.F.A., The Juilliard School; M.F.A., Ohio State University.
	Paul Brown Savannah B.F.A., M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. Paul "Bear" Brown is a cinematographer of various music videos and documentaries including "No Joke" and "Project Azuka." Courses: Cinematography Digital Cinematography Introduction to Film and Video Production Rising Star: Introduction to Film Production
	Trina Brown Atlanta B.A., Spelman College; M.A., Ph.D., Emory University.
	Robert Brown Atlanta B.F.A., Colorado State University; M.F.A., University of Texas.
	LaTosha Bruce Savannah B.A., M.A., University of Nebraska; Ph.D., Howard University.
	Jason Bunin Atlanta B.F.A., Parsons School of Design.
	Matthew Burge Savannah B.A., University of South Florida; M.F.A., School of the Art Institute of Chicago. As a digital artist, Matthew Burge has been featured in national and international competitions and programs. His fine art has been shown in galleries and museums. His most recent showings were at the Boca Raton Museum of Fine Arts and the IMUG NAB reel. He also exhibited the piece "33 vertebrae," a multi-monitor experimentation, in "Electronics Alive III" at the University of Tampa, Fla. Other participants in this show were Bruce Wands and Chris Landreth, Oscar winner for the animated short film "Ryan." As a motion graphics designer, Burge has worked in both Chicago and South Florida. In Chicago, he worked an animator/designer producing work for clients including Pepsi, Gatorade and Chicago Radio Broadcasters. He also worked as a multimedia developer and 3-D animator at Atomic Imaging Chicago. In South Florida, Burge worked for CPN Design Studios as a designer/animator, Tampa Digital Studios head animator/designer and WFLA Channel 8 (Tampa's NBC affiliate) as a designer/animator. His South Florida clients included ESPN, NHRA, NHL, NFL, the U.S. Department of Defense and others. Burge has worked with personalities ranging from fitness guru Tony Little to Butch Patrick (TV's Eddie Munster) to author Tom Clancy. Burge has been teaching art and computer art for more than nine years. He also has an extensive background in experimental video art and interactive media. Memberships: National Association of Photoshop Professionals College Art Association Courses: Design for Moving Media Advanced Motion Techniques 3-D Motion Graphics Interactive Design (offered through the interactive design and game development program) Advanced Survey of Computer Art Applications
	Adriana Burgos Savannah B.P.A., University of Costa Rica; M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design.
	Patricia Butz Savannah B.A., M.A., Occidental College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Southern California.
	Cheryl Cabrera Savannah B.A., University of Southwestern Louisiana; M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. Cheryl Cabrera's background includes education, theater, fine arts and animation. She experiments with technology, using the computer as a tool in her work. She has participated is numerous group and solo exhibitions in the United States, and her art is featured in several private collections. Publication: 2003 SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival DVD - Title Sequences Presentations/Lecture: Guest Lecturer, Art Department, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2005 Exhibitions (last five years): "Imagining Ourselves," International Museum of Women, San Francisco, 2006. "June/July Group Show," d.o.c.s. a studio/gallery of contemporary art, New Orleans, 2005. "Cheryl Cabrera (paintings)," d.o.c.s., New Orleans, 2005. "Faculty Focus: Digital Media: Moving Image and 2-D Works," La Galerie Bleue, SCAD, Savannah, 2004. "Women's History Month Annual National Juried Art Exhibition," Boise State University, Boise, Idaho, 2004. "Look at Me, Look at Me," Online exhibition, Robert Canaga Gallery, Eugene, Ore., 2003. "June/July Group Show," d.o.c.s., New Orleans, 2003. "Cheryl Cookmeyer Fell (paintings)," d.o.c.s., New Orleans, 2003. "International Young Artists" exhibition, New York, 2002. Exhibit A Gallery Group Show featuring artwork published in New American Paintings and ArtLink@Sotheby's International Young Art publications, SCAD, Savannah, 2002. "New Beginnings, The Art of the New Faculty Juried Exhibition," Group show, SCAD, Savannah, 2001. "June/July Group Show," d.o.c.s., New Orleans, 2001. "Cheryl Cookmeyer Fell (paintings)," d.o.c.s., New Orleans, 2001. Awards: Who's Who Among Emerging Leaders, 2006 Who's Who in American Women, 2002-06 Finalist, International Museum of Women, Imagining Ourselves Project, 2005 Who's Who in America, 2002-05 Semifinalist, Artlink@Sotheby's International Young Art Program, 2000-02 Recipient and participant in "A Day with Rauschenberg: The Power of Art Award Winner, Honoring Art Teachers of students with learning disabilities," Robert Rauschenberg Foundation and the Lab School of Washington, Washington, D.C., 1999. Memberships: College Art Association SIGGRAPH Courses: 3-D Character Setup and Animation Advanced Rigging for Computer Animation 3-D Character Animation Senior Animation Project I and II Naturalistic Character Animation (graduate) Animation M.F.A. Thesis (graduate)
	Lei Cai eLearning B.S., Hefei United University; M.S., Chinese Academy of Science; M.F.A., University of Oklahoma.
	Catherine Cardarelli Savannah B.F.A., Art Center College of Design; M.F.A., University of Georgia; M.S., State University of New York, Buffalo.
	Robin Carr Savannah B.A., University of Massachusetts, Amherst; M.S., State University of New York, Buffalo. Robin Carr has been with SCAD since 2004, and is a creativity generalist with an interdisciplinary focus, a background in the arts, design and technology and six years of consulting experience. She has worked with a variety of companies and organizations, including CIGNA, IBM and the Creative Education Foundation. Her diverse background includes software and web development, dance, finance and publishing. She developed and teaches the Applied Creative Thinking class, which is now required coursework for all first-year School of Design students. Carr is a member of the Creativity Coaching Association.
	Mary Ann Casem Savannah B.F.A., University of Kansas; M.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. Before coming to SCAD in 2001, Mary Ann Casem differentiated herself as a creative professional who combined the arts of marketing and graphic design. She worked in Washington, D.C., for most of her career, and spent three decades as an agency owner, creative director, art director and graphic designer. Her firm specialized in integrated corporate communications for 16 years, well before integrated communications gained popularity as a strategic approach to solving business problems. Casem's clients included IBM, Time magazine, Lockheed Martin, MCI, Amtrak, AT&T, Coca Cola, Fannie Mae, GE, the Smithsonian Institution, PBS, the National Gallery of Art, National Public Radio, Paramount Publishing, Proctor & Gamble, Rolls Royce, EDS, the Beef Industry of New Zealand, Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus, the U.S. Postal Service, Hallmark Cards and United Way. Casem has served as a judge for the PBS On-air Awards, second and third district Addy awards, Regional Addy and Art Director's award shows, and United Way's Nationals awards. At SCAD, she has coordinated and judged numerous competitions for the Center for Student Counseling and Disability Services, as well as several local charities. Casem teaches courses in both advertising design and graphic design at SCAD. Courses: Graphic Design Portfolio Graphic Design Studio I and II Corporate Design Trademark and Logo Design Typography I QuarkXpress The Role of Graphic Design in Social Awareness Conscious Design Introduction to Advertising Design Art Direction I The Business of Graphic Design The Business of Advertising Design
	Greg Ceo Savannah B.F.A., New York University; M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design.
	Michael Chaney Savannah B.S., Mississippi State University; B.F.A., Art Center College of Design; M.F.A., Tufts University, School of the Museum of Fine Arts. Michael Jackson Chaney's film and time-based media work addresses the interplay of spirituality and social constructs using multiple-channel video, film, sound and performance. His short films have been included in numerous international film festivals. Chaney's industry work includes projects for such clients as Hearst Publications, the New York Times Co. and the United States Peace Corps. Exhibitions: "Firmament" (solo exhibition), Pei Ling Chan Gallery, Savannah, 2007. "Open House," Gallery Loci, Savannah, 2006. "Syncretism," sponsored by Drain magazine, Savannah, 2005. "Quiet," Aquaspace Gallery, Savannah, 2004. "Flow," Aquaspace Gallery, Savannah, 2003. "Current Circuits," Gallery Lhomond, Paris, France, 2002. "Vapor" (multimedia group show), Aquaspace, Savannah, 2002. Film Festival Screenings: Virginia Film Festival: God on Film, Charlottesville, Va., 2006. Short Film Corner, Cannes Film Festival, Cannes, France, 2005. Black Maria Film Festival, International Traveling Film Festival, 2005. International Film Festival Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 2005. Edinburgh International Film Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland, 2005. Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films, Palm Springs, Calif., 2005. Savannah Film Festival, Savannah, 2004. Courses: Film and Television Senior Project Film and Television M.F.A. Thesis Experimental Film and Installation Critical Concepts in Media Theory and Application in Film Location Sound (offered through the sound design department)
	Pei-Jung Chen Savannah B.F.A., National Yunlin University of Science and Technology; M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. Originally from Taipei, Taiwan, Pei-Jung (P.J.) Chen is a contemporary metalsmith who brings years of experience in the jewelry industry to her classes at SCAD, which she joined in 2004. She has multiple academic backgrounds including industrial engineering management, graphic design, and metals and jewelry. Her work often invites viewers to interact with it, and she has shown her pieces in solo and group exhibitions in the United States and Taiwan. She is a member of the American Craft Council and Society of North American Goldsmiths. Awards: Third place, 2004 Southern Jewelry Travelers Association/SCAD Design Contest Third place, 3M/SNAG Innovative Tools for Personal Use Finalist, 2001 Second Awards in Fine Jewelry Outstanding Achievement Award in Metals and Jewelry, SCAD May Poetter Gallery Award, SCAD Courses: Introduction to Metals and Jewelry Rendering for Metals and Jewelry Metals and Jewelry Studio I: Technical Fabrication Metals and Jewelry Senior Project Metals and Jewelry Studio II: Design and Fabrication Studio Jewelry and Design Practice
	Pete Christman Savannah B.F.A., Rhode Island School of Design; M.F.A., Syracuse University. I am a photographer, I am a painter, I am a teacher, I am a student, I am a modernist, And I am a postmodernist. I use a camera, A paintbrush, A computer, Peanut butter And Vaseline. I am interested in everything; I want to do it all.
	Dale Clifford Atlanta B.F.A., Miami University; M.F.A., Clemson University. Dale Clifford was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio. From 1996 - 2002, he was chair and assistant professor of visual communication at the American University in Dubai, located in the United Arab Emirates. He joined the SCAD faculty in 2002 and has been teaching at SCAD-Atlanta since January 2006. Clifford's prints and drawings have been exhibited in 12 countries in North America, Europe, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Selected exhibitions: 25th National Print Exhibition 2006, Silvermine Guild Galleris, New Canaan, Conn. 26th National Print Exhibition at Artlink, Artlink, Fort Wayne, Ind., 2006 40th Annual National Drawing and Small Sculpture Show, Del Mar College, Corpus Cristi, Texas, 2006 Hilo National Invitational Exhibition, University of Hawai'i at Hilo, Hilo, Hawaii, 2006 "American Democracy Project," Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, Mo., 2006 Presentations and lectures: "Perspective of Prospectives," Advanced Placement Annual Conference 2006 Orlando, Fla. Awards: SCAD Presidential Fellowship for Faculty Development, 2004 Memberships: Atlanta Printmakers Studio, Atlanta 2006 - present Southern Graphics Council, 2004 - present Southeastern College Art Conference, 2004 - present Courses: Drawing I and II Life Drawing I and II Intermediate Painting Drawing Methods Studio Formal Aspects of Painting (graduate) Painter's Modes of Expression (graduate)
	Marcia Cohen Atlanta B.F.A., Wayne State University; M.A., University of New Mexico. A 31-year veteran of teaching at the Atlanta College of Art, Marcia R. Cohen is a professor in the painting and foundation studies departments at SCAD-Atlanta. Cohen's paintings, drawings and photographic works have been exhibited widely, with recent solo and group exhibitions at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, the University of Texas, the University of Charlottesville and Callanwole Fine Arts Center. Cohen has lectured nationally and internationally about the interdisciplinary aspects of color theory at professional conferences and as a visiting artist in Spain, France, New York and California. Awards: King Baudouin Foundation U.S. Cultural Exchange Fellowship Fulton County Arts Council SCAD Presidential Fe