List of Savannah College of Art and Design people
This is a list of Savannah College of Art and Design people of whom have some significant affiliation with the school. Individuals listed may have only attended the university at one point and not necessarily have graduated.
Faculty
| Name | Department | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Edgar Browning | Liberal Arts | Professor of Liberal Arts, author, editor, and scholar recognized internationally for his nonfiction works about the horror genre and vampires in film, literature, and culture | |
| Jill Bullitt | Visual Art | Professor of Painting, award-winning artist | |
| Stephen Geller | English | Professor of English and Dramatic Writing, author, screenwriter of Slaughterhouse-Five | |
| Tom Hardy | Design Management | Professor of Design Management: award-winning industrial designer, design strategist and former corporate head of the worldwide IBM Design Program | [1][2][3][4] |
| Suzanne Jackson | Visual Art | Professor of Painting (1996 to 2009), visual artist, gallery owner, poet, dancer, and set designer | [5] |
| Christopher McDonnell | Fashion | Founder of eponymous British and US fashion label Christopher McDonnell and co-founder of London boutique/brand Marrian-McDonnell; Queen fashion editor | [6][7] |
| Michael Nolin | Film & Television | Professor of Screenwriting, screenwriter and producer of Mr. Holland's Opus | |
| Sharon Ott | Performing Arts | Artistic director of Performing Arts department, winner of the 1997 Regional Theatre Tony Award for her work as Artistic Director of the Berkeley Repertory Theatre | |
| David E. Stone | Sound Design | Won an Academy Award for the film Bram Stoker's Dracula for Best Sound Editing during the 65th Academy Awards |
Alumni
| Name | Class year | Notability | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danny! | Recording artist for Questlove's Okayplayer Records and record producer for MTV's Hype Music production library | [8] | |
| Tomas Kalnoky | Lead singer of the ska punk band Streetlight Manifesto, and the musical collective Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution; first lead singer for the band Catch 22 | ||
| M. Alice LeGrow | 2003 | Alternative comics artist; creator of the graphic novel series Bizenghast | [9][10] |
| Luna Brothers | 2001/2003 | Comics/graphic novel creators of Ultra, Girls, and The Sword (Image), and artists for Spider-Woman (Marvel) | |
| Heather Doram | 1996 | Designer of the Antigua & Barbuda national costume | [11] |
| Dan Hentschel | 2018 | Comedian and satirical creator | [12] |
| Meredith Pardue | 1998 | Abstract painter | [13] |
| Peg Parnevik | Swedish singer, songwriter, and television personality, known for starring in Parneviks | [14] | |
| Momo Pixel | Video game designer and advertiser | [15] | |
| Residente | MFA | Four-time Grammy Award recipient; singer and founder of the alternative hip hop group Calle 13 | |
| Claire Rosen | 2006 | Photographer; known for her series "Birds of a Feather;" included in Forbes magazine's "30 Brightest Under 30" lists in Art & Design | [16][17][18] |
| Samuel Shaw | 2006 | Professional wrestler, wrestles in WWE as Dexter Lumis | |
| Daniel Thrasher | 2015 | YouTuber | [19] |
| Ingrid Vanderveldt | 1993 (Masters /Architecture) | Businesswoman, media personality, and investor | [20] |
| Jarrett Williams | 2006 (BFA), 2010 (MFA) | Comic creator and writer known for his comic Super Pro K.O.! | [21] |
| Jefferson Wood | 1995 | Penciler on Big Bang Comics for Image Comics, two-time Pollstar Award winner; Billboard magazine Number 18 best rock poster artist of all time | |
| Charlie Zink | 2001 | Major League Baseball pitcher | [22] |
See also
References
- ^ Eadicicco, L, Fitzpatrick, A., Howorth, C., Luckerson, V., Peckham, M., Pullen, J. P., Raab, J., Vella. M. ″The 50 Most Influential Gadgets of All Time″ [1]Time, May 3, 2016.
- ^ Aldersey-Williams, H., (1992) World Design: Nationalism and Globalism in Design, New York: Rizzoli, pp.155, 170, 172
- ^ Sakakibara, K., "IBM ThinkPad 700C Notebook Computer Case″, Centre for Design Management - London Business School, 1994, pp.25-9, 30-9, 40
- ^ Chung, K.; Freeze, K., "Design Strategy at Samsung Electronics: Becoming a Top-Tier Company″, [2]Design Management Institute Case Study - Harvard Business School Publishing, 2008, p.8
- ^ Felsenthal, Julia (November 19, 2019). "An Artist Who Makes Paintings Without a Canvas". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- ^ Adburgham, Alison (November 30, 1971). "Man on the Inside". The Guardian. p. 9.
- ^ O'Byrne, Robert (2009). Style City: How London Became a Fashion Capital. London: Francis Lincoln. p. 48. ISBN 9780711228955.
- ^ Stoehr, John (January 24, 2007). "Local Student Wins MTV Award". Savannah Morning News.
- ^ Ong Pang Kean, Benjamin (June 6, 2005). "Checking out Bizenghast With M. Alice LeGrow". Newsarama. Archived from the original on February 14, 2009. Retrieved July 4, 2009.
- ^ "About the Author". bizenghast.com. M. Alice LeGrow. Archived from the original on December 21, 2008. Retrieved September 12, 2012.
- ^ Kras, Sara Louise (2008). Antigua and Barbuda. Marshall Cavendish. ISBN 978-0-7614-2570-0.
- ^ "Joking Around with Dan Hentschel". SCAD Radio.
- ^ "Southern Artist Spotlight Series: Meredith Pardue - the English Room". Archived from the original on March 7, 2019. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
- ^ "Peg Parnevik". Facebook. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
- ^ Diehl, Caleb (May 29, 2018). "Artbreaker". OregonBusiness.com. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
- ^ "Birds of a Feather".
- ^ "From bees to bison, dinner tables with unusual guests". The Washington Post.
- ^ "Do Turtles Have Good Table Manners? A Photographer Finds Out". National Geographic Society. April 24, 2018. Archived from the original on September 5, 2018.
- ^ "SCAD Commencement 2022". Cision (Press release). Retrieved April 12, 2023.
- ^ Losee, Stephanie (February 27, 2013). "A Conversation With Ingrid Vanderveldt, Dell's Entrepreneur-in-Residence". Techpageone.dell.com. Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
- ^ "Oni Press hires Jarrett Williams". scad.edu. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
- ^ "Charlie Zink". Baseball Reference.
