University of North Texas

College of Visual Arts and Design

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  • CVAD Alum Carl Finch heads the two-time Grammy winning band, Brave Combo.

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  • The CVAD Art Education Doctoral Program is a nationally ranked program, #13 in North America

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  • One of every fifteen students at the University of North Texas is a CVAD major! 

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  • UNT is an institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design

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  • Art Education faculty members Chris Bain and Nadine Kalin served on the Editorial Review Board of the Journal of Art Education, one of the most prestigious journals in the field.

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  • UNT‘s MFA program ranks in the upper 25% nationally according to US News and World Report

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  • CVAD‘s Communication Design students won nine of fifteen Best of Show prizes in this year‘s Dallas Society of Visual Communication 4th Annual National Student Show.

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  • As of Fall 2008, all new CVAD MFA students will receive $1000 scholarships.

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  • In Spring 2008, CVAD donors sponsored over $50,000 in scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students!

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  • The CVAD NAEA student chapter won the 2008 Student Organization Distinguished Service award from the University

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  • The Department of Art Education and Art History prepares more art teachers each year than any other university in Texas.

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  • CVAD‘s Ph.D. program in Art Education is among the top-rated programs in the U.S.

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  • Recent graduates of the art history program have pursued advanced degrees at University of Texas, Tufts University, University of Rochester, City College of New York, University of Arizona, Southern Methodist University, and Texas Christian University.

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  • CVAD art historians were the first UNT faculty chosen to participate in UNT‘s Next Generation course redesign. This program is considered to be a national model.

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  • The Department of Art Education and Art History faculty includes presidents of three national and international professional societies and the 2006 Art Educator of the Year.

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  • CVAD offers regular opportunities to study and travel in countries such as China, England, Ireland, Russia, and Scotland.

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  • CVAD‘s Texas Fashion Collection includes over 15,000 fabulous dresses by designers such as Balenciaga, Dior, de la Renta, and many others.

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  • CVAD Art Education alum Susan Gabbard is the former president of the National Art Education Association.

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  • CVAD alum, sculptor, Jesús Moroles, is on the Board of the Smithsonian Institute

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  • “I learned a lot about the creative process for producing a complete original work.”

    - Jezzalie Gill (Drawing 1)

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  • CVAD‘s Texas Fashion Collection includes over 15,000 fabulous dresses by designers such as Balenciaga, Dior, de la Renta, and many others.

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  • CVAD Art Education alum Susan Gabbard is the former president of the National Art Education Association.

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  • CVAD alum, sculptor, Jesús Moroles, is on the Board of the Smithsonian Institute

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  • Interior Design MFA student Greta Buehrle was named one of two IDEC Foundation Graduate Scholars for 2009.

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College Office

College of Visual Arts and Design
University of North Texas

USPS mailing address:

1155 Union Circle  #305100  Denton, TX 76203-5017

Physical Delivery address: 

1201 W. Mulberry Street,  Denton, TX, 76201

(940) 565-2216 (General Information)
(940) 565-4717 (FAX)
cvad@unt.edu

Dean: Robert Milnes Ph.D.
940-565-4003 | milnes@unt.edu | robertmilnes.com

Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs: Eric Ligon
940-565-2216 | eric.ligon@unt.edu

Associate Dean for Administrative Affairs: Jean MK Miller
940-565-4001 | jean.miller@unt.edu

CVAD Development Director: Susan Sanders | 940-565-4026 | Susan.Sanders@unt.edu

Assistant to the Dean: Elyce Franks
940-565-4003 | elyce.franks@unt.edu

Administrative Coordinator I: Gayle Cox
940-565-4001 | gayle@unt.edu

Administrative Services Officer: Mary Miller
940-565-4002 | mary.miller@unt.edu

Faculty

Art History

Mickey Abel, Ph.D. | Associate Professor and Art History Program Coordinator
   abel@unt.edu

Denise Baxter, Ph.D. | Associate Professor and Department Chair
   940-565-3986 | baxter@unt.edu

Kelly Donahue-Wallace, Ph.D. | Associate Professor and IADS Program
   Coordinator | 940-565-3529 | kwallace@unt.edu

Kurt Rahmlow, Ph.D. | Lecturer | 940-369-7952 | kurt.rahmlow@unt.edu

Lisa N. Owen, Ph.D. | Associate Professor | 940-369-7236 | lowen@unt.edu

Nada Shabout, Ph.D. | Associate Professor and Director, Contemporary Arab
   and Muslim Cultural Studies Institute | shabout@unt.edu

Paula Lupkin, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor | paula.lupkin@unt.edu

Jennifer Way, Ph.D. | Associate Professor | 940-565-4029 | JWay@unt.edu      

Art Education

D. Jack Davis, Ph.D. | Professor and Emeritus | davis@unt.edu

Joni Acuff, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor | 940-369-8088 | joni.acuff@unt.edu     

Terry Barrett, Ph.D. | Professor + Graduate Program Coordinator | 940-369-7467
     terry.barrett@unt.edu
Laura Evans, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor | 940-369-5377 |  laura.evans@unt.edu

Nadine Kalin, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor + Undergraduate Program Coordinator
     kalin@unt.edu
Amy Kraehe, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor | Amelia.Kraehe@unt.edu

Adetty Perez de Miles, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor | Adetty.Perezmiles@unt.edu

Communication Design

Alex Egner |  Assistant Professor and Undergraduate Program Coordinator | alex.egner@unt.edu

Karen Dorff | Senior Lecturer | dorff@unt.edu

Michael Gibson | Associate Professor and Graduate Program Coordinator
     gibson@unt.edu
Eric Ligon | Professor | ligon@unt.edu

Keith Owens | Associate Professor |  kowens@unt.edu

Michèle Wong Kung Fong | Assistant Professor | michele.wong@unt.edu

Clinton Carlson | Assistant Professor | clinton.carlson@unt.edu

Jack Sprague | Professor, Emeritus | sprague@unt.edu

David Blow | Professor, Emeritus | blow@unt.edu

Fashion Design

Li-Fen Anny Chang | Assistant Professor |  chang@unt.edu

Marian O'Rourke-Kaplan | Associate Professor and Graduate Program Coordinator |  orourke@unt.edu

Janie Stidham, Ph.D. | Associate Professor and Undergraduate Program Coordinator | stidham@unt.edu

Myra Walker | Professor and Texas Fashion Collection Director | walker@unt.edu

Diana Beard | Lecturer | diana.beard@unt.edu

Interior Design

Bruce Nacke | Associate Professor | nacke@unt.edu

Cynthia Mohr | Associate Professor and Design Department Chair | mohr@unt.edu

Johnnie Stark | Associate Professor and Undergraduate Program Coordinator | stark@unt.edu

Jin Gyu Phillip Park, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor and Graduate Program Coordinator | phillippark@unt.edu

Ceramics

Jerry Austin | Associate Professor | jaustin@unt.edu

Robert Milnes | Professor and Dean of the College of Visual Arts and Design
    940-565-4003 | milnes@unt.edu | robertmilnes.com

Elmer Taylor | Regents Professor | 940-565-4723 | etaylor@unt.edu
    www.taylormadepottery.com

Core

Laura Beard | Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator Design I
   laura.beard@unt.edu

Rachel Black | Senior Lecturer and Program Coordinator Drawing I
   rachel.black@unt.edu

Elaine Pawlowicz | Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator Drawing II
   940-369-8633 | pawlowicz@unt.edu | www.faultywire.com

James Thurman | Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator Design II
   james.thurman@unt.edu

Drawing & Painting

Laura Beard | Assistant Professor | laura.beard@unt.edu

Matthew Bourbon | Associate Professor | 940-369-7208 | bourbon@unt.edu
    matthewbourbon.com

Susan Cheal | Associate Professor and Program Coordinator | 940-369-7242
   cheal@unt.edu
Vincent Falsetta | Professor | 940-565-4025 | falsetta@unt.edu

Robert Jessup | Professor | 940-369-7225 | jessup@unt.edu
   www.robertjessup.com

Annette Lawrence | Professor and Chair of Department of Studio Art
   940-565-4020 | lawrence@unt.edu | www.annettelawrence.net

Elaine Pawlowicz | Assistant Professor | 940-369-8912
   elaine.pawlowicz@unt.edu | www.faultywire.com

Fibers

Amie Adelman | Associate Professor and Program Coordinator | 940-565-4125
   amie.adelman@unt.edu | www.amieadelman.com

Lesli Robertson | Senior Lecturer | lesli.robertson@unt.edu

Metalsmithing & Jewelry

Harlan Butt | Regents Professor | 940-369-7207 | butt@unt.edu

Ana Lopez | Associate Professor and Program Coordinator | lopez@unt.edu
   www.anamlopez.com

James Thurman | Assistant Professor | james.thurman@unt.edu

New Media Art

Paula Gaetano Adi | Assistant Professor & Area Coordinator | paula.gaetanoadi@unt.edu

David Stout | Professor iARTA Research Cluster | david.stout@unt.edu

Jenny Vogel | Assistant Professor | jenny.vogel@unt.edu
   www.jennyvogel.net

Ruth West | Associate Professor iARTA Research Cluster | ruth.west@unt.edu

Photography

Dornith Doherty | Professor | doherty@unt.edu | www.dornithdoherty.com

Paho Mann | Assistant Professor and Area Coordinator | pahomann@unt.edu
   www.pahomann.com

Pavel Romaniko | Assistant Professor | pavel.romaniko@unt.edu

Printmaking

Andrew DeCaen | Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator
   940-565-4024 | andrew.decaen@unt.edu | http://andrewdecaen.com/home.html

Lari Gibbons | Associate Professor | 940-369-8354 | lari.gibbons@unt.edu
    blog.lrgibbons.edu

Sculpture

Richard Davis | Professor and Program Coordinator | 940-565-4011
   rdavis@unt.edu

Tim DeVoe | Assistant Professor | timothy.devoe@unt.edu

Watercolor

Millie Giles | Lecturer | 940-369-7229 | giles@unt.edu | Watercolor Worldwide

Staff:

Student Services

Eric Ligon | Associate Dean of Academic and Student Affairs | 940-565-2216 | eric.ligon@unt.edu

Jerry Aul | Administrative Assistant III | 940-565-2216 | jerry.aul@unt.edu

Lana Gee | Administrative Assistant I | 940-565-2216 | lana.gee@unt.edu

Susanne Coffey | Academic Counselor | 940-565-2216 | scoffey@unt.edu

Mia Dallas | Academic Advisor II | 940-565-2216 | mia.dallas@unt.edu

Jennifer Grund | Academic Advisor II | 940-565-2216 | jennifer.grund@unt.edu

Tara Johnson | Academic Advisor I | 940-565-2216 | tara.johnson@unt.edu

Nancy Kelly | Academic Counselor | 940-565-2216 | kelly@unt.edu

Debbie Shifflett | Academic Counselor | 940-565-2216 | debbie.shifflett@unt.edu

Computer Support

General IT Support Contact | 940-565-4522 | artsupport@unt.edu

Michael Baggett | IT Manager | 940-565-4522 | michael.baggett@unt.edu

Craig Berry | Network Operations Manager | 940-565-4522 | berry@unt.edu

Kenneth "Kacey" Close | Computer Lab Manager | 940-565-3725 | kacey@unt.edu

Jasmine Rose | IT Web Specialist | 940-565-4019 | jasmine.rose@unt.edu | www.jasmine-rose.com

Art Education & Art History

Betsy Snethen | Administrative Coordinator I | 940-565-4777 | aeah@unt.edu

Design

Deanna Ooley | Core Design Administrative Assistant | Deanna.Ooley@unt.edu

Ashley Parsons | Administrative Coordinator I | 940-565-3621 | design@unt.edu

Studio Arts

Angela Vanecek | Administrative Coordinator I | 940-369-7671
   studio@unt.edu

Erin Mazzei | Photo Technician | 940-565-4727 | erin.mazzei@unt.edu

Karen Hamilton | Ceramics Technician | 940-369-6509 | karen.hamilton@unt.edu

Jeff McClung | Art Technician | 940-369-7237 | jeffrey.mcclung@unt.edu

Jenny Jones | 940-369-8633 |Core Drawing Administrative Assistant
   jenny.jones@unt.edu

NTIEVA

Nancy Walkup | Director | 940-565-3954 | nancy.walkup@unt.edu

Gallery

Victoria Estrada Berg DeCuir | Assistant Director of Exhibitions and Collections | 940-565-4005 | victoria.decuir@unt.edu

Michael Little | Manager of Programming | 940-565-4005 | michael.little@unt.edu

Tracee W. Robertson | Director | 940-369-8914 | robertson@unt.edu

Visual Resources Collection

Ann Graham | Visual Resources Curator | 940-565-4019 | graham@unt.edu

Texas Fashion Collection

Myra Walker | Professor and Texas Fashion Collection Director | 940-565-2732
 | walker@unt.edu

Dawn Lamar Figueroa | Assistant Curator | 940-565-2732 | Dawn.Figueroa@unt.edu

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