The SCAD emeritus program
The SCAD Faculty/Staff Emeritus Program recognizes the extraordinary and visionary accomplishments of select faculty and staff who have been employed full time at SCAD for a minimum of 20 years. Emeritus status is an honor conferred by the university in recognition of a distinguished career, in appreciation for significant contributions to SCAD, and to enhance the engagement of faculty and staff beyond their retirement for the benefit of students. Nominations for faculty/staff emeritus are reviewed by the SCAD Faculty/Staff Emeritus Nominating Committee and the award recipients are selected by the SCAD Board of Trustees. For SCAD employees who wish to nominate a colleague for this honor, please refer to the Faculty/Staff Emeritus Nomination guidelines found on MySCAD.
2015
- Pete Christman (1942-2018), professor of photography
- Pam Poetter (1953-2011), senior vice president for marketing and enrollment management
- Crystal Weaver (1957-2022), Ph.D., professor of interior design
2016
- Pam Wiley, professor of fibers (retired)
- Steve Mosch, professor of photography (retired)
- Tom Fischer (1946-2019), professor of photography
- Dominique Elliott, professor of motion media design (retired)
- Hugh Gale, professor of foundations (retired)
2017
- Deborah Mosch, professor of foundation studies (retired)
- Craig Stevens, professor of photography (retired)
- Lew Tate (1945-2020), professor of liberal arts
- Malcolm Kesson, professor of visual effects (retired)
- Josh Yu, professor of painting
2018
- Marcia Cohen, professor of foundation studies (retired)
- Margaret Kross, executive director of eLearning and transfer enrollment (retired)
- Judith Van Baron, Ph.D., former professor and administrator, director of executive programs and compliance officer (retired)
2019
- Tom Francis, professor of painting (retired)
- James Janson, professor of art history (retired)
- John Pierson, professor of furniture design (retired)
2020
- Stephen Gardner, chair and professor of foundation studies
- Sachiko Honda, professor of fashion (retired)
- Mary Doll, professor of liberal arts (retired)
- Lisa Hart, professor of foundation studies (retired)
2021
- Steve Bliss, professor of photography (retired)
- Zig Jackson, professor of photography (retired)
- Karl Schuler, professor of architectural history
- Tim Woods, professor of architecture (retired)
2022
- Karen Davies, professor of foundation studies
- Gustavo Delao, professor of interactive design and game development
- Nancy Emmeluth, professor of liberal arts (retired)
- Joy Flynn, professor of foundation studies (retired)
- Maureen Garvin, Dean of the School of Foundation Studies (retired)
- Mark Kneece, professor of sequential art (retired)
- Charles Shami, professor interactive design and game development
- Weihua Zhang, professor of liberal arts (retired)
2023
- Denise Carson, professor of painting (retired)
- Nancy Doolan, professor of foundation studies
- Jeff Eley, professor of architectural history
- SuAnne Fu, Dean of the School of Creative Technology
- Josephine Leong, professor of interactive design and game development
- Rick Lovell, professor of illustration
2024
- Michael Chaney, professor of film and television
- Jeffrey DeVincent, professor of liberal arts
- Désiré Hounguès, professor of liberal arts
- Pernell Johnson, professor of foundation studies
- Sam Norgard, professor of foundation studies (retired)
- Dawn Peterson, professor of foundation studies
2025
- Deborah First, professor of fibers
- Lubomir Kocka, professor of film and television
- Andrew Meyer, professor of film and television (retired)
- Jaclyn Cori Norman, professor of photography