Education
2020 – anticipated 2025
Ph.D. // Higher Education Administration (ABD)
Bowling Green State University (BGSU) // Bowling Green, OH
2008
Master of Fine Arts – M.F.A. // Graphic Design
Eastern Michigan University (EMU) // Ypsilanti, MI
1997
Bachelor of Fine Arts – B.F.A. // Graphic Design
Bowling Green State University (BGSU) // Bowling Green, OH
Academic roles
Fall 2017–present // Associate Professor // Graphic + Integrative Design
Fall 2016–present // Division Chair (except FIL in Fall 2020)
Affiliated Faculty Member // Honors College and College of Business
BGSU School of Art // Division of Graphic Design + Integrative Design // Bowling Green, OH
Summer 2018
Associate Professor // Graphic Design
Studio Arts College International (SACI) // Florence, Italy
Fall 2011–Spring 2017
Assistant Professor // Graphic Design
BGSU School of Art // Division of Graphic Design // Bowling Green, OH
Spring 1998–Spring 2011
Instructor // Graphic Design
BGSU School of Art / Division of Graphic Design // Bowling Green, OH
RECENT +
Notable
EFFORTS
DESIGN AWARDS
2023
• GD USA American Graphic Design Award // Certificate of Excellence
• Creative Quarterly 100 Best Annual of 2022
• Graphis International Poster Annual 2024 // Honorable Mention
• Creative Quarterly #70 // Honorable Mention
• American Advertising Federation Toledo Addy Awards // Best of Show, Mosaic Diversity Award, Gold and Silver Addys
• Design Incubation Communication Design Awards 2022 // Design Award Winner // Service Category
2022
• GD USA American Graphic Design Awards // Two Certificates of Excellence
• Graphis International // Honorable Mention
• UCDA Design Awards // Honorable Mention
• GD USA American Digital Design Awards // Certificate of Excellence
2018
• GD USA American Graphic Design Awards // Certificate of Excellence
• 48th Creativity International Print & Packaging Design Awards // Silver + Bronze Award
2017
• HOW International Design Awards // Merit Award
• Graphis International Design Annual 2017 // Merit Award
• Design Incubation Communication Design Awards 2017 // Design Award Winner // Service Category
• Creative Quarterly #46 // Honorable Mention
• American Advertising Federation Toledo Addy Awards // Silver Addy
2016
• 46th Creativity International Print & Packaging Design Awards // Platinum Award
• GD USA American Graphic Design Awards // Certificate of Excellence
• American Advertising Federation Toledo Addy Awards // Silver Addy
2015
45th Creativity International Print & Packaging Design Awards // Gold Award
2013
HOW Magazine International Design Awards / Outstanding Award Winner / Full Page feature in the 2013 March Issue
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROJECTS
2022–
In The Round:: A Speaker Series of Native American Creatives
2016
The Sit and Tell Project Toledo // Stories of Strong Women
2012
You Are Here Toledo // Our Sense of Place
FUNDED PROJECTS (above $5,000)
2022–Present // $113,695
In The Round:: A Speaker Series of Native American Creatives // Funded by BGSU Campus and BG Community Stakeholders
Nine speaker events over fall and spring semesters since Spring of 2022 (including children’s book distribution). Featured: Seth Thomas Sutton, Carole Lindstrom, Michaela Goade, Sadie Red Wing, Frank Waln, Mary Kathryn Nagle, Pat Pruitt, Kevin Noble Maillard, Juana Martinez-Neal, Ryan RedCorn, Talon Silverhorn, Traci Sorell, and, in Fall 2024, James Jones, aka Notorious Cree.
2016 // $10,000
Nuts + Bolts :: AIGA Design Educators Conference // Funded by Adobe
2015–16 // $37,500
The Sit and Tell Project Toledo // Stories of Strong Women // Funded by MTS Seating, Toledo Community Foundation, Toledo Arts Commission, and Communica
2010 // $64,000
You Are Here Toledo // Our Sense of Place // Funded by Toledo Arts Commission and Hanson Inc.
2010 // $10,000
response_ability :: AIGA Design Educators Conference // Funded by Adobe
2009 // $25,000
Urban Forest Project Toledo // Funded by Toledo Arts Commission
PROJECT WORKS IN RECENT BOOKS / JOURNALS
2024
Nees, H.L., & Stucker, J.G., “Circling the Impossible with In the Round”, Theatre/Practice: The Online Journal of the Practice/Production Symposium of the Mid America Theatre Conference // Vol. 13
2020
Collaboration in Design Education: Case Studies in Teaching and Methodologies
Marty Maxwell-Lane and Rebecca Tegtmeyer, authors // Bloomsbury Press
Featured works: SWEAT Workshop with Amy Fidler // Shrinking the Distance Collaboration with Rick Valicenti
2017
Introduction to Graphic Design: A Guide to Thinking, Process and Style
Aaris Sherin, author // Bloomsbury Press
Feature project: You Are Here Toledo
PRESENTATIONS // LECTURES
2024
• Immerse: UCDA Design Education Summit // Arizona State University Polytechnic Campus // co-author: Heidi Nees // Mesa, AZ
2023
• Lens :: AIGA Design Educators Symposium // AIGA Design Conference // co-author: Heidi Nees // New York, NY
• Ohio Arts Education Association (OAEA) Annual State Meeting // co-author: Heidi Nees // Toledo, OH
• Ohio Public Health Conference // Closing Keynote Speaker // co-facilitator: Gabe Dunbar // Lewis Center, OH
• Mid American Theater Conference // co-author: Heidi Nees // Minneapolis, MN
2022
• Ohio Campus Compact Annual Meeting // Ohio State University // co-author: Heidi Nees // Columbus, OH
• Agency :: UCDA Design Education Summit // East Tennessee State University // co-author: Lindsy Buser // Johnson City, TN
• Guest lecture // University of Nevada Las Vegas // Las Vegas, NV
• VentureWell Open: Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education Conference // Co-author: Jerry Schnepp // Virtual
2021
re– :: UCDA Design Education Summit // Virtual
2020
Human-Centered Design :: UCDA Design Education Summit // Drake University // Des Moines, Iowa (accepted paper, but no presentation due to COVID-19 chaos)
2019
• Design Week Guest Lecture // Ohio Northern University // Ada, OH
• Collaborate :: UCDA Design Education Summit // East Tennessee State University // Johnson City, TN
2018
• Ohio Campus Compact Annual Meeting // Ohio State University // Columbus, OH
• Good Design Works :: UCDA Design Education Summit // Youngstown State University // co-author: Amy Fidler // Youngstown, OH
• Make/Think :: AIGA Design Education National Conference // Indianapolis, IN
2017
Hand + Machine :: UCDA Design Education Summit // Kutztown University of Pennsylvania // Kutztown, PA
2016
Nimble :: UCDA Design Education Summit // Kean University // Union, NJ
2015
• Spaces of Learning :: AIGA Design Educators International Conference // York University // Toronto, ON, Canada
• Design Studies Forum Panel :: College Art Association (CAA) // New York, NY
• Revival :: AIGA Design Conference // New Orleans, LA
• UCDA Design Education Summit // South Dakota State University // Brookings, SD
• Guest Lecture & Workshop // State University of New York (SUNY) Oswego // Oswego, NY
2014
New Ventures :: AIGA Design Educators National Conference // co-author: Amy Fidler // Portland, OR
2013
Head, Heart, Hand :: AIGA Design Educators National Conference // Minneapolis, MN
2012
• Main stage presenter // AIGA Leadership Retreat // Salt Lake City, UT
• Mid-American College Art Association // co-author: Amy Fidler // Detroit, MI
LEADERSHIP
2023
• AIGA Design Professional + Design Leader Certification
• Same/Difference :: UCDA Design Education Summit // Chair // Bowling Green, OH
2022
• Agency :: UCDA Design Education Summit // Co-chair // Johnson City, TN
• Design Thinking Professional Development workshop creator + facilitator // Williams County Combined Health District // Bryan, OH
2021–22
BGSU School of Art Interim Associate Director
2020–21
• BGSU Land Acknowledgment Statement Committee
• Mid-American Conference (MAC) Academic Leadership Development Program Fellow
2020
• Build Your Compass // Keynote Speaker // BGSU January Experience
• Fall Flex :: A Virtual Conference of Teaching Resources for an Elastic Fall // Co-organizer + presenter // Bowling Green, OH
2019–20
• BGSU Faculty Senate Chair
• Design Thinking Community Workshop creator + co-facilitator // Community-Engaged Design for a Tribute to Indigenous People // Defiance, OH
2016
Nuts+Bolts :: AIGA Design Educators Conference // Co-chair // Bowling Green, OH
2010
response_ability :: AIGA Design Educators Conference // Co-chair // Toledo, OH
HONORS + RECOGNITIONS
2023
• BGSU Faculty Senate Distinguished Service Award // Co-awarded with Heidi Nees
• BGSU Ph.D Graduate Award for Academic Excellence // awarded by Higher Education Administration Program
2021
BGSU Glanz Family Research Award for Interdisciplinary Faculty Innovation and Collaboration // Co-awarded with Heidi Nees
2020
Dorothy Uber Bryan Award recipient for outstanding service to BGSU School of Art
2019
• Kennedy Center Citizen Artist Fellow Finalist // top 30 of 203 applicants
• BGSU Master Teacher Award Finalist
• University Marshal/Mace Bearer for BGSU’s 295th Commencement
2018
GDUSA People to Watch List
2017
• BGSU Outstanding Partnership Award // Center for Civic and Community Engagement
• BGSU Outstanding Early Career Award // Office of Sponsored Programs and Research
2013
Innovation Award // The Toledo Blade and Toledo Community Foundation // Highly competitive unrestricted $5,000 grant