The College of Design is proud of the many achievements and contributions of our alumni worldwide. To commemorate our 2014 centennial, we collected 100 stories about alumni from all the decades. These are a few of our alumni from the School of Art + Design.
100 Alumni Stories Archive
Collin Lafayette 2015
Product Design alumnus hits ground rolling at Arcimoto
bachelor of science '15
Ryan Lynch 2012
Product design graduate crafting car of the future at Tesla
bachelor of science ’12
Aleks Magi 2012
UO alumni travels world for Intel design research
bachelor of fine arts ’12
Robin Hubbard 2011
UO alumnus works for top design consultancy
bachelor of fine arts ’11
Sean Kelly 2011
Early Product Design Program alumnus credits serendipity
bachelor of fine arts '11
Annah Kessler 2011
Animation, illustration, storytelling just part of artist’s repertoire
master of fine arts ’10
Jenny Kroik 2010
Animation, illustration, storytelling just part of artist’s repertoire
master of fine arts ’10
Erin Gardner and Meg Drinkwater 2007
The Opulent Project redefines luxury with discarded materials
Erin Gardner, bachelor of fine arts '07
Meg Drinkwater, bachelor of fine arts ’07
Maki Hajikano 1997
UO sculpture alumnae recipient of Pollock-Krasner Foundation grant
master of fine arts '97
David J. Taylor 1994
Photographs issues behind U.S.-Mexico border
master of fine arts '94
Stephani Stephenson 1989
Clay, architecture, and sculpture meld at Revival Tileworks
master of fine arts '89
James Pepper Henry 1988
CEO of Heard Museum shares his experience in museum curation, administration
bachelor of arts, 1988
Thomas Jayne 1982
Art history degree serves well for design career with focus on American Decoration
bachelor of art ’82
Lin Cook 1980
Advocate for public art, supporting local artists
bachelor of fine arts '80
Joe Hutshing 1980
Oscar-winning film editor began with ‘zero experience’
Lawrence Medal '09
bachelor of science '80
Steve Sandstrom 1978
‘Duck Soup’ was debut for award-winning design career
bachelor of fine arts ’78
Brad Miller and Mollie Favour 1977 & '79
Miller and Favour shape a life of art, meaning
Brad Miller, master of fine arts ’77
Mollie Favour, master of fine arts ’79
Bill Mueller 1974
Sculptor creates public art
bachelor of fine arts '74
Michael Walsh 1972
Vietnam tour, travel in Asia influenced Walsh’s socially conscious art
bachelor of fine arts ‘72
Kaz Aizawa 1970s
Emmy winner lauds UO for ‘wondrous’ time
Robert Gamblin 1970
Need to repair a van Gogh? Gamblin makes the paint
Lawrence Medal ‘14, bachelor of science ’70
(Melvin) Jay Lindsay 1966
Jay Lindsay helped complete da Vinci’s 500-year-old dream
bachelor of science ’66
George D. Green 1965
Master of illusion George Green
bachelor of science ’65
Nelson Sandgren 1942 and '48
Nature, stone lithography, elemental to Nelson Sandgren’s art
bachelor of arts ’42, master of fine arts ‘48
Constance Fowler 1940
A champion of Northwest Regionalism in painting, printmaking
master of fine arts ’40
Gordon Gilkey 1936
Master printmaker, Gilkey’s legacy had international reach
Lawrence Medal '00, master of fine arts '36