Faculty Biographies (A–B)

Julie M. Abijanac, assistant professor, Foundation Studies and Media Studies, teaches color concept, fundamentals of painting, and has collaborated in developing new content and pedagogy for advanced design for media. She is published in The New Art Examiner, and various exhibition catalogs, and has shown her work in New York City as a part of the Cranbrook Academy of Art alumni exhibition. BFA, CCAD; MFA, Cranbrook Academy of Art.

Martha Allison, assistant professor, chair, Interior Design, teaches junior and senior level studios, textiles, and materials and technology. Her professional design experience includes positions with Karlsberger Companies, NBBJ, Design Group, Inc., and Gresham Smith & Partners, as well as private consulting. She has extensive experience in interior design and project management for banks, health care, hospitals, retail companies, architectural, law, and accounting firms, and restaurants. Projects she has worked on for various firms have won several national and Columbus-area awards. BS, Ohio University; MS, Central Michigan University; NCIDQ Certified.

Ron Anderson, adjunct instructor, Visual Communications  teaches fashion design. He exhibits original oil paintings locally and in New York City, including the annual National Black Fine Arts show. He has been the recipient of many awards, and his commissions have included artwork for the Absolut Vodka Corporation and the Ohio Statehouse. He studied at The Ohio State University and Kent State University. Web site: www.ronandersonstudio.com.

Margaret M. Armbrust, professor, Liberal Arts, teaches art history. She has exhibited artwork at the Cincinnati Art Directors’ Club, the Columbus Communications Society, and the Ohio Expositions Commission. She has published articles in Art Bulletin, Les Cahiers Naturalistes, Ceramics Monthly, Ohioana Quarterly, and numerous art catalogues. BS, University of Cincinnati; MA and Ph.D., The Ohio State University.

Richard Aschenbrand, professor, dean, Visual Communications, teaches advanced typography and type design, portfolio, advertising design, and special project-based integrated design experiences. He is a freelance graphic and package designer and often serves as a juror/director at arts festivals and exhibits, as well as presenting at national conferences on design and trends in design education. BFA and MS, Pratt Institute.

Charlotte Belland, associate professor, Animation and Graduate Studies, teaches computer animation, portfolio development, and design. Her work involves the development of CG animation curriculum that focuses on concept/craft and transparent technology. She also collaborated with Foundation Studies in developing new content and pedagogy for advanced design for media. Her work has been presented at SIGGRAPH and The Game Developers conferences. She donates her drawings and prints annually in support of Central Ohio non-profits. BFA, CCAD; MFA, The Ohio State University.

Carol Boram-Hays, adjunct instructor, Liberal Arts, teaches history of art survey, and upper level classes in modern art, contemporary art, and African art. She has published articles in African Arts, Modernism magazine and the book See The Music Hear the Dance: Rethinking African Art at the Baltimore Museum of Art. She curated the exhibition Bringing Modernism Home: Ohio Decorative Art 1890-1960 for the Columbus Museum of Art in 2005 and wrote the accompanying catalog. She has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions throughout the U.S and Europe, including with the National Association of Women Artists in New York, the A.I.R. Gallery in New York, and the Black and White Gallery in Brooklyn, NY. She has won several national and Ohio area awards, including an artist residency in Dresden, Germany from the Greater Columbus Arts Council. Her work is represented in public and private collections and has been featured in such publications as The New York Times, Landscape Architecture, and Sculpture Magazine. AB, Washington University (St. Louis); MA, Ph.D., The Ohio State University.

Steve Botts, instructor, Visual Communications, teaches application-based computer courses. A successful freelance illustrator, his client list includes Bank One, Ross Labs, 20th Century Fox, Ohio Historical Society, Warner Communications, Zaner-Bloser, and numerous other educational publishers. He currently illustrates art programs for high-priority college textbooks focusing on education and technology. BFA, CCAD.

David Burghy, associate professor, Foundation Studies, teaches three-dimensional design and structural drawing. He co-authored Structural Drawing and Applications, 1998 and 2003 editions. He specializes in woodworking. His clients include Huntington Bank, Wendy’s Corporation, and Dublin Arts Council. BFA, CCAD. M.ED, University of Rio Grande.

Mark A. Burleigh, assistant professor, Visual Communications, is a freelance graphic designer with an agency background as senior art director and as a packaging graphics designer. He has received honors from a variety of professional organizations that include the Clio Awards and The Canton Advertising Club’s Addy Competition. He has exhibited works at the Detroit Historical Museum, Ohio University, and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. BFA, CCAD.