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IN THE STUDIO 2025 — 2026

THE DAVID R. HAYWORTH SCHOOL OF ARTS AND DESIGN

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INNOVATIVE CURRICULUM FOR CREATIVE GROWTH

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING THAT ACTIVATES LIFE SKILLS

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INDUSTRY CONNECTIONS WITH PURPOSE

FACULTY AND ADVISORS WHO GUIDE TRANSFORMATION

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STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND CREATIVE DISCOVERY

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LIVES OF SUCCESS, SIGNIFICANCE, AND IMPACT

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Creative Pathways: Life Skills, Purpose, and the Transformative Power of the Arts John Turpin, Ph.D., FIDEC Dean, David R Hayworth School of Arts and Design and Professor of Interior Design

Students often arrive at college not with a fixed destination, but with a desire to discover who they are and who they might become. They seek purpose, opportunities for identity exploration, and the personal growth that comes from stepping beyond the familiar. For those drawn to the creative arts, this journey becomes especially powerful. At High Point University’s David R. Hayworth School of Arts and Design, a degree in the arts is not simply an academic pursuit; it is a transformative experience that cultivates the life skills necessary to navigate both career and life with confidence and meaning.

Within our thoughtfully structured studio culture, students are encouraged to ask questions, embrace ambiguity, take risks, and receive and apply feedback en route to discovering their individual voice. Whether studying studio art, graphic design, interior design, fashion merchandising, theater, dance, or music, students learn to think critically, communicate effectively, and approach problems with imagination and resilience. These habits are reinforced through HPU’s life skills framework, which emphasizes adaptability, collaboration, ethical leadership, and a strong work ethic anchored in a growth mindset. Together, these competencies extend far beyond the studio or stage; they shape how graduates engage with the world.

What makes these life skills particularly valuable is their transferability.

Graduates rarely follow a strictly linear career path. Instead, they move fluidly across roles and industries, applying the same core abilities—creative thinking, communication, and adaptability—to new environments and opportunities. In today’s workforce, where change is constant and career paths evolve, these qualities are essential for long-term success. An education in the arts or design equips students with a versatile skill set, empowering them to lead, innovate, and thrive regardless of where their journey takes them.

Ultimately, a degree in any of our programs, grounded in High Point University’s life skills, equips students to lead lives of both achievement and purpose. The stories contained in this issue of In the Studio demonstrate how a student’s motivation plus an institution’s commitment to innovation and excellence can transform an initial search for identity into a lasting capacity for creativity, adaptability, and meaningful contribution—ensuring our students are prepared not just for their first job, but for a lifetime of impact.

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Friends of the David R. Hayworth School of Arts And Design Anonymous (5) Joy A. Adjei ‘24 Ciara R. Alicea ‘25 Deidre J. and Gregory M. Allen Grace T. Amend ‘22, ‘23 American Endowment Foundation Dana J. and Jason L. Bailey Kaitlynn Barnes Cynthia Battaglia ‘21 Reagan E. Baylog ‘25 Caitlin A. Black ‘25 Samantha R. Bloom ‘22 Julie B. and Steven T. Bosley Kathryn J. Bosley ‘25 Maranda Bosley Theresa E. and Jeffrey R. Botwinick Morgan B. Botwinick ‘24 Hayley N. Bracci ‘24, ‘25 Michelle Braxton Elizabeth R. Brown ‘24 Mark E. Brown Bailey L. Burdine ‘25 Alexandria K. and Ross L. Burghardt Brooke I. Cairns ‘25 Cailee F. Calabrese ‘26 Charities Aid Foundation of America Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro Hilah T. Cook Lauren H. R. Cookman ‘24, ‘25 Hayley C. and Mark J. Cresswell India G. Cresswell ‘21 Caroline R. Cubas ‘25 Luke Currin

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Grace E. Cush ‘22 DAF Giving360 Hannah L. Davenport ‘25 Lila M. Davis ‘25 Christian Martinez and Jackson Day Yvonne and Joseph F. ‘11 Deaton Lily V. Dedeian ‘25 Casey V. H. Derrenbacher ‘24, ‘25 Lisa A. and James C. Devine, Sr. Leah L. Dingui ‘25 Tierra A. Dukes ‘24 Ann C. Edwards ‘23 Blaire H. Edwards ‘24 Rosslyn Elliott Anthony Emma Felicia Enos ‘21, ‘22 Ernst and Young Foundation Emma I. Eustace ‘23, ‘24 Madilynn M. E. Every ‘22 Stacey E. and Donald C. Fergusson Donna and John L. Finch Melanie V. Fitts ‘24 Alice and Daniel Forest Catheryn S. and Marc A. Foster Lexi R. Gabrinowitz ‘24 Keelin E. Gallagher ‘24 Reilly A. Gallagher ‘26 Madeline K. Geoffroy ‘25 Susan E. Gibson Jessica E. Goldenberg ‘26 Jane K. and Harry M. Goldin Meredith Hagenbuch Greer Hansen Oliver F. Harber ‘24

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Jadon A. Harloff ‘24, ‘25 Haley R. Hedrick ‘26 Lauryn R. Heilig ‘22 Tracie L. and Magnus R. Hellberg John Hiester Debra K. and Louis B. Hoffman, Jr. Hays T. and Neil W. Howard Linda Hoxie Morgan Hoxie Travis Hoxie Patty W. Hudson Carolina M. Hull ‘20, ‘21 Aaron C. Jackson ‘25 Thomas E. James Leslie H. Jefferson Briana M. Jenson ‘25 David Johnson Lauren E. Johnson ‘23 Randall T. Johnson Sinesia L. and William S. Karol Tyler L. Katz ‘23 Leann K. Keller ‘25 Madison L. Kiessling ‘24 Stephanie L. and Troy Kiessling Kyler R. H. Koning ‘25 Rebecca G. S. Korn ‘22 Kelly Kozon Lori J. Govier and Dennis T. Kruk Sara R. Lafontaine ‘25 Tessa M. Lamb ‘26 Carrie and Joseph Lanier Sophia J. LeBron ‘25 Elizabeth M. and William B. Link II Anna E. Lomax ‘22

Kimberly A. and Jeffery T. Lomax Emma G. S. Longboat ‘25 Thomas A. Lotito III ‘23 Madeline J. Lovell ‘24, ‘25 Cayla R. Lowrey ‘22 Stefanie P. and Samuel C. ‘91 Lowrey II Gabrielle N. Lozon ‘24 Kathleen A. and John A. Luke, Jr. Emma R. Lupo ‘25 Katherine Mahler Krista and John Marielli Benjamin J. Marley ‘26 Joyce L. and James S. Martinsen Katie A. McCarthy ‘25 Ashlyne S. McComb ‘21 Jane McDaniel Macy M. McFerren ‘23 Roman E. Meilinger ‘22 Jennifer Merther ‘25, ‘26 Alexis G. Miller ‘23 Jill E. and Bradley J. Miller Lucie Miller ‘22 Alexis G. Mincey ‘24, ‘25 Eleanor F. Moyer ‘25 Madelyn B. Mudd ‘24 Elizabeth K. and Scott D. Neeley Mary C. and Jeffrey D. ‘83 Norris Catherine and Kevin P. Norton Sharon and Andrew Novak Amanda R. O’Brien ‘25 Brian M. Pacanowski Isabella L. Paolino ‘25 Melissa A. and Alexander Papatzanakis Natasha L. Pasui ‘23

Luciana M. Pellegrini ‘26 Abigail M. Phalen ‘17 Jessamina R. Piazza ‘26 Laine M. Polmateer ‘24 Alexander W. Powell ‘24 Stephanie Proffitt-Copeland Connie R. Quagliata ‘23 Annamaria Ranieri-Havens Brianna S. Rapaccioli ‘25 Kamden L. Ray ‘26 Julie A. Reagan ‘22 Evangeline J. Richardson ‘29 Brandon J. Rifflard ‘30 Nargis and Scott J. Rifflard Gabriella E. Rodriguez ‘25 Madeleine G. Rubino ‘26 Christine C. and William J. Sandoval James B. Sandoval ‘24 Christian D. Sawina ‘24 Kaitlyn T. Scanlan ‘23, ‘24 Taylor M. Shelah ‘24 Cathryn R. Shippee ‘26 Melanie and Robert B. Shores Isabella A. Siegel ‘25, ‘26 Edward K. Simpson Corey K. Smith ‘25 Holly C. and Craig Smith Jacob Smith Hannah G. Sowers ‘22 Natalee and Gary R. Steiber Sophia A. Steiber ‘29 Paige K. Storrier ‘21, 22 Joette R. and Douglas T. Story Grace H. Talbott ‘23

Jessica N. Currin and William Talley Krystina G. S. Tanner ‘23 Jamie L. and Jay D. Taylor Rachel H. Tegen ‘21, ‘22 The Benevity Community Impact Fund/America Online Giving Halldora Thorsdottir ‘24 Melissa M. and Troy L. Trinkle Kayla A. Turner ‘25 Truist John C. Turpin Skylar E. U’Glay ‘23 Lilly Van Vliet ‘23 Virginia M. Vincent ‘25 Grace M. Vitale ‘23 Alyssa G. Vogt ‘26 Jennifer J. ‘07 and Kenneth Wagoner Kathryn M. Wainright ‘23 Olivia A. Walter ‘23 Amanda N. Warren ‘25 Meghan H. Webb ‘13 Kathy Weddington Melissa S. and John M. Widmeier Lisa S. Williams Lindsey A. Wynne ‘23 Jennifer Zepp ‘21 Imogene G. and Paul A. Zimmerman

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An educational journey designed to equip students with real life skills for future success All arts and design fields call for a high level of technical competence that will frequently be on public display. Strong technique is the foundation for future success in a myriad of careers that require art and design skills. The outstanding achievements of our students begin with expert instruction in fundamentals.

Meticulous attention to detail, pattern, color, and geometry increases each student’s design ability by leaps and bounds.

Diana Gosales ART 1060

Morgan Wilcon ART 1050

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Anne Claire Edwards ART 1050

Marin Stafford ART 1050

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Caine Conservatory Inspires Students

In the PatternLab, students investigated biophilia in interior design through hands-on study of the plants in the Caine Conservatory. They used sketching, fabrication, and laser-cut techniques to distill natural forms into custom repeat patterns for fabric and wallcoverings.

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Laying a Foundation for Excellence

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Student actors and technicians prepare for Murder on the Orient Express.

The performing arts curriculum is also designed to build outstanding technical competence. In music, students rehearse their technique for hours each week under the direction of virtuoso musicians who encourage constant growth. Classes such as Aural Theory enhance a student’s ability in rhythm, chords, and harmonic progression.

Theater students receive a thorough grounding in playscript analysis, theater production elements, and

theater history and theory. Dance students practice with rigor in diverse dance styles, with class sizes that allow one-on-one mentoring and coaching.

The arts are uniquely positioned to develop coachability in young adults. Receiving constructive feedback for very personal work helps students develop a positive attitude toward outside input. They graduate with emotional intelligence and objectivity about their efforts, ready for mature teamwork.

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Building Community One Note at a Time Many arts and design projects encourage students to apply their training and advanced skill sets to real world challenges. Creative Arts Fellow Finn Gilbert (MUS, 2026) deployed his research on the community-building power of drum circles in a memorable hands-on senior presentation. Gilbert welcomed acclaimed percussionist John Beck as a guest collaborator as the two musicians led an interactive drum circle workshop for students.

Seeing how music can build community became an unforgettable lesson in how shared creative experience can improve a neighborhood or workplace.

John Beck, principal percussionist,

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In another milestone in community-building for the music HPU Community Orchestra celebrated its 10th Annivers director Dr. Brian Meixner. Bringing together HPU stude with musicians of all ages from across the Triad, the comm grown an astounding 46% since its debut.

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Annalise Cook And Emily Longo Interview, Pame From Grounded Design.

Graphic Design students worked on one of the most pressing real-world problems of our time as they created a new brand for affordable, sustainable housing. Seeking creative solutions for the housing crisis across America, a group of seniors created logo and brand options for a startup nonprofit known as Grounded Design. The winning design by Emily Longo will serve as the jumping-off point to develop a website and brand collateral for the nonprofit.

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Designers Pitch to Developer Interior design students also applied their creative thinking directly to a real-world task related to their future careers. They reimagined an existing clubhouse and business center as a “bid spec,” including a pitch video and presentation. The detailed creative process and emphasis on professional presentation gave them invaluable experience for any business task requiring extensive planning and client-oriented thinking.

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Dancers in Training

To thrive in the world beyond HPU’s walls, students will need a rock-solid work ethic. The dedicated students of the dance department demonstrated this perseverance all year long.

With rigorous preparation for each semester’s concert, they developed personal grit and stamina as well as the camaraderie and teamwork that fueled their collective effort.

Nicole Amorocho DNC, 2025; CBL, 2026

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Motivation is crucial for students to realize their full potential in their chosen field of study. We saw the exemplary results of strong motivation when our arts and design students presented 36 research projects at the annual HPU Research and Creativity Symposium. Impressive research presentations came from students in interior design, fashion merchandising, music, and dance.

All participants demonstrated well-honed critical thinking skills, and Catherine Gallagher of the dance department won awards for best digital poster presentation and best digital performance.

With live performances from 15 vocal soloists and the innovative Percussion Ensemble, the symposium showcased many kinds of motivation that spring from the study of arts and design.

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Students also need a growth mindset that allows them to accept failure as a part of a healthy working process. Emphasizing process and a stable temperament through difficulties helps our art and design students persist until they realize their full vision.

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Finn Gilbert (MUS and PSY, 2026) Presents his research on drum circles and stress reduction.

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Light on Time 1st place; Natalie Beronio, Jayme Erdtmann

Form for Growth 2nd place; Regan Shea, Miriana Shorkey, Isabel Wesson

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ACIL Design Competition Interior design students navigated uncharted territory as they worked on an 8-week project that ended in full scale prototyping using the Anderson Creative Innovation Lab. When initial designs did not come to fruition, alternative solutions had to be explored. This iterative process is the very essence of critical thinking and growth mindset. At the end of the process each team presented their work to a panel of interior designers, architects, and furniture designers for a chance at scholarships.

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Ceramics I students Colt Marion (HST, 2026), Daniel Pitt (GDS, 2027) and Yaritzi Zermeno (ART, 2028) had work accepted into the Think Big exhibit Exploring Eloquence: Connecting Emotions and the Environments We Navigate. Colt’s kurinuki cups were designed for left-handed use in recognition of those who “find themselves struggling with handheld items meant for a right-handed world.” Daniel’s kurinuki cups, Siblings, Not Twins, explores “organic form, human individuality and interconnection.”

Yaritzi’s doll depicting Chicano culture through Baile Folklorico dress, clown makeup and other symbols, expresses emotions of sadness, vulnerability, pride and awe connected to the contemporary Latino experience.

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Collaboration is such a privilege because you are able to understand someone else’s idea, add your own meaning to it, and create lasting relationships from it. Fresh Picked gave me the opportunity to do just that, and I am looking forward to continuing to collaborate within the Music Department and throughout my career as an artist.

Ward Mann MUS and ACCT, 2027

Our creative environment provides unparalleled opportunities for in-person relationship building. At HPU, the arts and design experience is inherently relational, whether students are communicating in a design studio, on a stage, or out in the business world.

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on shared interests. We see those bonds at events like the Fresh Picked music concert, which brings students together to perform their original works in instrumental or vocal music often with the assistance of their peers who practiced for hours to perfect the performance. In addition to the extraordinary

talent of the musicians, the concert always highlights the relational benefits of their studies. A positive, warm culture exists across the music department because students learn how to collaborate and affirm one another.

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Interior design students got an early start on building business relationships when they attended the High Point Furniture Market in the fall. One of the world’s top home furnishings trade shows, the Furniture Market provides networking opportunities and practice for developing relational and communication skills.

The immersive, hands-on experience gives students an insider’s look at sales, marketing, and design. The relationships started at Furniture Market often open pathways to future internships and other professional opportunities.

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During Market, I had the chance to welcome guests into the Bernhardt showroom, assist with daily operations, and connect them with sales representatives.

Each interaction strengthened my understanding of client experience, communication, and the design business.

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Perseverance Prevails Theater and dance training produces resilient, adaptable young adults. They learn their grit from every theater or dance production, with weeks of hard work that culminate in one final intense drive known as “tech week.” But these character-building challenges don’t stop the smiles and laughter in the tight-knit student community.

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How Many Miles Ago Choreographer, Melissa Rector (Guest Artist)

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When We Get Where We Are Going Choreographer, Michele Trumble in Collaboration with Performers

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This year’s Graphic Design and Studio Art seniors worked throughout the spring semester to complete their senior exhibitions, which featured work exploring topics as diverse as nostalgia, sustainability, redemption, and the connections between dopamine and art. The 2026 collective senior exhibition, Convergent, showed the range and power characteristic of HPU art and design students after four years of expert instruction enhanced by their own willingness to learn and grow.

Annalise Cook (BFA, Studio: Graphic Design)

Renee Vermeire (BFA, Studio: Graphic Design)

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Aubri Braecklein (BFA, Studio: General Fine Arts)

At midterm, I made the decision to scrap nine of my pieces and create a whole new grid of work. Although this meant starting over with a new color palette and new compositions, the changes ultimately strengthened my final body of work.

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This final interior design project focuses on creating a thoughtfully designed apartment complex clubhouse that serves as a central hub for community life. The space is intended to support residents by providing areas to meet, gather, and engage in shared experiences, fostering a strong sense of connection.

A key feature of the design is the inclusion of a dedicated High Point University education center, offering residents a place to study, learn, and invest in their personal growth. By blending social and educational functions, the clubhouse becomes a dynamic environment that enhances both community interaction and individual development.

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Music students build their own remarkable variety of resilience. Seniors practice not only for their private lessons and ensemble practices, but also their individual Senior Recitals. This year, 18 polished senior recitals and capstones in music gave impressive testimony to the high level of discipline and persistence gained over the years by the music students at HPU.

The Department of Music provided the space for me to grow, refine my musicianship, strengthen my weaknesses, and continually push myself to finish the work—even in moments of doubt.

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Activating Life Skills with Experiential Learning

Rich opportunities to learn and apply skills, on campus and around the world

JAPAN “Auspicious Environments” offered Fashion Merchandising and Interior Design students a stimulating study of the world of Japanese fashion and design. Their trip to Osaka, Japan included workshops in Yuzen dyeing techniques, cooking, and kimonos. Tours of art museums, Buddhist

temples, and the Oku-no-In Cemetery brought historical depth, while visits to a factory, the Dotonbori district and Namba Parks revealed today’s Osaka. The experience concluded with a creative team project in Visual Merchandising Design (VMD).

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The School of Arts and Design’s longest-running study abroad program, The Grand Tour, allows students to respond to masterworks of art during their tour of Italy. A class of 26 students made this milestone journey to Italy this spring to explore some of the world’s greatest art and architecture. With stops in Siena, Florence, and Rome, highlights included the Palio, Uffizi, Loggia de Lanzi, Pantheon, Trevi Fountain, and the Venice Biennale exhibition.

Professor Mark Brown leads the group through an unforgettable tour of Italy.

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Our High Point University choir delivered stunning performances both in the USA and overseas. In Ireland, the singers performed at iconic venues including St. Nicholas Collegiate Church in Galway, St. Columb’s Cathedral in Derry, Belfast Cathedral, and St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin. The HPU Choral Tour of Texas brought 10 days of stellar ensemble singing to the Lone Star State, with a whirlwind schedule of 12 performances in the Dallas and Houston areas. Our group of 37 singers captured topquality live recordings for the upcoming third choral album, including Light of a Clear Blue Morning, arranged by Craig Hella Johnson.

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Coordinating this four-day trip challenged me to persevere, adapt, and lead effectively, but it also taught me the importance of gaining those personal connections with your peers.

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Back in the classroom, the Department of Theatre and Dance launched two new experiential courses this year. Scene Painting included color mixing, texture, faux finishes and surface treatments.

Students gained practical skills to apply in realworld production environments. In Costume Crafts, students learned accessory-building and fabric treatments, including how to research and create a historical hat, distress a white t-shirt, and create a hand-painted fabric pattern.

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Designed by C. Shippee, G. Haines, K. Houy, I. Gibson, M. Hale, E. Cohen

DESIGNERS ON SITE Seniors in Interior Design had the opportunity to work alongside HPU’s Facilities Department to do a lighting critique and hypothetical redesign for the HPU Optometry Clinic classroom. This valuable hands-on course included a construction site visit, discussions with the general contractor, furniture and lighting specs, space planning, switching accessibility, BIM Revit modeling, and Enscape rendering.

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Top professionals offer advice, mentoring, and professional opportunities

The David R. Hayworth School of Arts and Design brought outstanding artists to meet with students in-person and virtually this year. The school also continued its connection with renowned talents who have previously collaborated with our students.

Jessica Dickey, an award-winning playwright, actor and screenwriter who wrote for Apple TV’s hit show “Physical,” visited campus in the fall of 2025. During her week long stay, she spoke to numerous groups about grit and resilience, the creative process, and even offered one-onone advising sessions for students. She will next join the HPU Access to Innovators Program to mentor our students as one of HPU’s Artists in Residence, starting in fall 2026.

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Rich Powell presents in the Sechrest Gallery

Acclaimed North Carolina illustrator and comic artist Rich Powell gave an artist talk at a fall exhibition of his work at the Sechrest Art Gallery. Powell, who is from Asheboro, developed a national reputation through his contributions to MAD Magazine, where his satirical illustrations connected him to a long tradition of American cartooning. Mr. Powell has since joined the Department of Art and Graphic Design’s Advisory Board.

Hidden Picture designed by Rich Powell for HPU

Acclaimed playwright John Carani’s newest play, Darker the Night, Brighter the Stars, has recently been published

by Concord Theatricals. Cariani developed this play with HPU students in 2024, and the developmental production at HPU is featured prominently in the published script.

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Michelle Bogre Author, Photographer

In spring 2026, the Digital Photography class participated in a Zoom discussion with Michelle Bogre, Professor Emerita of photography and former chair of the photography department at Parsons School of Design. Bogre is also a copyright lawyer, and she shared with the class the fundamentals of copyright for photographers. Topics in the lively interactive session included sample court cases, how to register your work, and whether AI-assisted work can be copyrighted.

In October 2025, the honored to have a zoo composer Ivo Antogn of his work “Come To Rossetti. Antognini cu at the Conservatorio Switzerland.

Ivo Antognini Award-winning Composer

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In preparation for the fall dance concert, Melissa Rector choreographed How Many Miles Ago (pictured above) for HPU dance students. Rector is the Assistant Artistic Director of Koresh Dance Company in Philadelphia.

Her style blends modern jazz and Luigi technique.

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ARTIFACT BOLD [2026] Miriam Martincic Award-winning illustrator and educator Miriam Martincic served as juror for Artifact [BOLD] 2026, the Sechrest Art Gallery’s biennial exhibition celebrating contemporary design and visual storytelling. Throughout her visit, Martincic connected with students through workshops, classroom visits, critiques, and portfolio reviews. She offered insight into her creative practice and the professional realities of contemporary design and illustration.

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Faculty and Advisors Who Guide Transformation

Advising and Mentorship for a Bright Future

HPU offers its students a strong, multi-faceted support system.

First-year students benefit from the assistance of a Success Coach.

These coaches, like Hilah Cook, provide transitional support to firstyear students in any aspect of the student’s life: academic, personal, or social. Success coaches serve as guides for the early college experience.

In the second year, every student moves on to a Faculty Advisor who will guide them for the rest of their undergraduate studies. From sophomore year through senior year, the same faculty member will meet regularly with each advisee and serve as a mentor. Faculty advisors get to know each student well enough to provide expert help with choices in education and career.

Hilah Cook Success Coach for the School of Arts and Design

Every student also has access to personalized career development support from our Career Advisor, Samantha Gates Reese. These advisors empower students to translate their experiential learning to the professional world for internships and job placement. Advisors can help with career planning and exploration, resume and LinkedIn development, interview preparation, and portfolio creation.

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Lincoln Theatre, Marion, Virginia, May 2013.

VanWinkle, Benita. America’s Hometown Movie Theaters: Please Remain Standing. Bauer and Dean Publishing, 2026.

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For over forty years, art professor Benita VanWinkle has pursued a singular photographic mission: documenting America’s hometown movie theaters and drive-ins before they vanish. Her project began when her own hometown theater, the Carib, was demolished. That loss became a calling.

Traveling to all fifty states, VanWinkle has photographed over 1,200 theaters, capturing Art Deco facades, Mayan ornamentation, and whimsical marquees. She preserves this vital heritage in her new book, America’s Hometown Movie Theaters: Please Remain Standing.

In this moving work, VanWinkle includes her own striking photos, local history, and personal stories from theater enthusiasts met along the way.

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MEIXNER SELECTED AS CONDUCTOR Dr. Brian Meixner, Professor of Music, was selected to conduct the SERTEC Professional Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble in Athens, GA (2026) for the third consecutive year, leading regional faculty and professional musicians. His chamber ensemble, Plus 1, also delivered featured recitals at ITEC in Valencia, Spain (2025) and SERTEC.

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Professor of Musical Theater, was recently reviewed for her performance in Moon Over Buffalo at Okoboji Summer Theatre in Okoboji, IA. Reviewer Myrna Wagner stated that Graham Galas’s “physical comedy is perfection... [She] is all over the place and excellent in all of it.” (FunAtBoji.com) Jesse Graham Galas Moon Over Buffalo

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BROWN JURIES NATIONAL COMPETITION Mark E. Brown, Chair of the Department of Studio Art and Graphic Design and Associate Professor of Visual Art, recently served as a juror for the 20th National Outdoor Sculpture Competition in North Charleston, South Carolina. Brown’s role as juror highlights the national visibility of HPU faculty and the university’s ongoing contribution to shaping thoughtful, publicly engaged art discourse.

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Katherine Mahler’s sculpture Souvenirs: escarpments was selected for an international online exhibition, The Soft Ontology of Things.

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ARTS & DESIGN FACULTY LEADING THE WAY IN TEACHING AND AI

Faculty in the School of Arts and Design stand out for their innovative approaches as educators, in addition to their expertise in their disciplines.

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During the 2025-26 school year, three faculty from the School of Arts and Design were recognized for their leadership in pedagogy and a commitment to strengthening the teaching community. Katy Brandt was named an AI Faculty Fellow, and Jesse Galas and Emily Crofford were named Faculty Innovators.

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Art and Design faculty members presented their insights on teaching with AI at High Point University’s 2026 Faculty AI Summit.

Jane Nichols, Pamela Lindeback, and Kathryn Brandt each led a session on how to deploy AI

to improve teaching outcomes. Their sessions on clarifying authorship, improving course content, and developing new AI tools showed their dedication to helping teachers and students succeed in a time of rapid change.

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INTERIOR DESIGN FACULTY PRESENT NEW RESEARCH: “CTRL+ALT+DESIGN: Making Good Decisions with AI in Design Education”

In March 2026, Kathryn Brandt, Brandon Jones, and Pamela Lindeback presented at the annual conference of the Interior Design Educators Council in Chicago.

Their presentation focused on ways to use AI as a design partner without replacing creativity or critical thinking.

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SELECTED FACULTY ACCOMPLISHMENTS Brown, Doug. Director. The Diary of Anne Frank, High Point Community Theater in collaboration with the Hayden-Harmon Foundation and Guilford Technical Community College.

Brown, Mark E. guinomi, exhibited in The Clay Cup VII: Vessel, Icon, Canvas, George Caleb Bingham Gallery, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO. Juror: Molly Anne Bishop (ceramicist), 2025.

Brown, Mark E. strike, exhibited in REFINED: The Foreseeable Future, Reavley Gallery, Cole Art Center, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX. Juror: Susie Ganch (Virginia Commonwealth University), 2025.

Dougherty, Janis. Day in Floating City, exhibited in Artifact [BOLD] 2026, Sechrest Art Gallery, High Point University, High Point, NC. Juror: Miriam Martincic (editorial and conceptual illustrator, Iowa State University), 2026.

Galas, Jesse. “Shaking Up the Bard” (workshop, co-presented with Roxanne Wellington). Southeastern Theatre Conference, Chattanooga, TN. Invited, 2026.

Galas, Jesse. “Sound & Fury: Vocal Combat” (workshop, co-presented with Roxanne Wellington).

Southeastern Theatre Conference, Chattanooga, TN. Invited, 2026.

McCormick, Jennifer. Redacted. Blowing Rock Art and History Museum, Blowing Rock, NC. Juror: Ian Gabriel Wilson-Rhodes (Curator of Exhibitions and Collections), 2025.

McCormick, Jennifer. Dozing, Dreaming, and The Night Aquarium, exhibited in Artifact [BOLD] 2026, Sechrest Art Gallery, High Point University, High Point, NC. Juror: Miriam Martincic (editorial and conceptual illustrator, Iowa State University), 2026.

VanWinkle, Benita. Airway Drive-In, St. Ann, Missouri, 7/1990. Second Place Award. New York Center for Photographic Art, New York, NY. Juror: Stephen Perloff (founder and editor, The Photo Review), 2025.

VanWinkle, Benita. America’s Hometown Movie Theaters: Please Remain Standing. One-person exhibition (45 works), Cleveland County Arts Council, Shelby, NC. Invited, 2025.

VanWinkle, Benita. Old Glory, Nassau Lake, New York, 2025. Viewpoint Photographic Art Center, Sacramento, CA. Juror: Eric Lindberg (2024 Travel Photographer of the Year, Society of American Travel Writers), 2026.

VanWinkle, Benita. Southern Landscapes: Urban and Rural (2). SXSE Online Gallery, GA. Jurors: Hallie Fivecoat and Emma Gaines (Do Good Fund), 2025.

VanWinkle, Benita. The Abandoned Landscape (2). SE Center for Photography, SC. Juror: Constance Lewis (founder, Opal Gallery), 2025.

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Student Achievement and Creative Discovery The life skills our students build in the studio and on the stage begin to add to their resumes even while they are still in school. They earn awards in juried competitions, national medals, and universitywide honors for outstanding achievement. These awards are the first benefits of their exceptional education. Technical mastery, exceptional motivation, adaptability, and resilience have earned these students their well-deserved acclaim.

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Annalise Cook, a spring graduate with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio: Graphic Design, has been recognized in the student category of Creative Quarterly 83, a highly regarded international journal showcasing exceptional work in graphic design, photography, illustration, and fine art.

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Her selected work, Future In Focus, is a film festival concept that raises awareness about the destruction of natural habitats caused by climate change.

Through a strong visual aesthetic, thoughtful concept development, and compelling storytelling, Annalise demonstrated effective and compelling communication by using design to engage audiences with an urgent environmental issue. These qualities resonated with the jurors and contributed to her recognition.

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WARNICA TAKES HOME OTTO ZENKE AWARD The American Society of Interior Designers Carolinas chapter recognized Stephanie Warnica, senior majoring in interior design, for her commercial project, titled NEXT, with a 3rd place award.

Her project, a global law firm, consisted of 15,000 square feet of space with a complex program involving numerous functions and an even more diverse group of users. Stephanie’s motivation, resilience, and work ethic led her to an award-winning design solution.

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Meagan Kerins, a junior fashion merchandising major, recently earned the Congressional Award Gold Medal after more than two years of service, growth and dedication. The honor requires at least 800 hours, including 400 hours of voluntary public service, 200 hours of personal development and 200 hours of physical fitness. Kerins completed many service hours through HPU events, Siegfried Leadership Fellows projects and work with a children’s hospital in New York. She also founded Kids BFF with her siblings, donating Legos to children in need, and hopes to mentor other young people pursuing the award.

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Being a part of the Congressional Award program these past few years has helped me in understanding how much giving back to your community can impact your life and shape you as a person. I am very fortunate to be a part of a school that gives back so much.

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Teagan Brown Is HPU’s Senior WOMAN OF THE YEAR Teagan Brown, a senior Design Studies and Social Media Communications double major, was named High Point University’s Class of 2026 Senior Woman of the Year in recognition of her leadership, service and campus engagement.

As vice president of external communications for the Student Government Association, she strengthened connections across campus while elevating SGA’s visibility through strategic social media communication. Brown also developed her leadership voice through roles with the Office of Communications, HPU Athletics, Zeta Tau Alpha, Kappa Phi Art Honor Society and as a Rho Gamma. These experiences reflect her commitment to representing HPU with professionalism, purpose, and gratitude.

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This award did not surprise me. Teagan volunteers her time to help others. On two separate occasions she led a photography workshop for visiting students from China.

Reliable and a delight to work with.

Dean John Turpin

ROBINSON EARNS LEADERSHIP AWARD Christopher Robinson, a senior majoring in Instrumental Studies and Composition with a Concentration in Music Business, received the HPU Extraordinary Leader Award. Much of his service focuses on supporting the activities of the Hayworth Chapel. He has provided music during the service, assisted with editing digital content for social media, and coordinated weekly devotions as Chaplain of the Board of Stewards, to name a few.

FULLERTON NAMED 2026 HAVERTY’S CUP RECIPIENT Anneliese Fullerton, a senior interior design major at High Point University from Saddle River, New Jersey, has been named the 2026 recipient of the Havertys Cup. The honor, established in 1986 by Rawson Haverty, recognizes outstanding students in HPU’s home furnishings programs and includes a cash award. Fullerton credits HPU faculty with helping her develop strong conceptual design and technical drawing skills. Her experience includes work with furniture companies during High Point Market, study in Sustainable Furniture Design in Italy, and involvement with IFDA and HPU’s Italian Club. She plans to pursue residential design in the New York metropolitan area and graduate study in architecture.

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Anneliese Fullerton (INT, 2026)

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THE GOLDEN LAUREL AWARD

Alyssa Vogt (THE and MUS, 2026)

Her genuine commitment to collaborative creativity allows her to approach every creative opportunity with warmth, curiosity, and enthusiasm, even when it requires her to step outside her comfort zone.

Dr. Emily Gerhold Director of the Creative Arts Fellows

The Golden Laurel Medal of the Arts was created in 2023 as a means of recognizing an exceptional graduating senior from the School of Arts and Design who demonstrates the commitment of advocacy and excellence to the arts based on their achievements while at HPU. Alyssa Vogt is the 2026 recipient. With B.A. degrees in Theater and Music, she has performed in numerous theater productions and concerts with the Chamber Singers, including regional tours. Vogt also served in leadership roles with the Student Advisory Board, Alpha Psi Omega Theater Honor Society and Chamber Singers, while earning music honors and recognition at the NATS Mid-Atlantic Region Singing Competition.

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award finalists

Baylie Stover (BFA, 2026)

Monica Kepins (DNC, 2026)

Josie Flake (INT, 2026)

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Lives of Success, Significance, and Impact

WHERE

MOVEMENT

Catherine Gallagher, a 2026 summa cum laude graduate with dual degrees in psychology and dance, has accepted a research position at Harvard Medical School’s McLean Hospital. She earned this prestigious spot by blending her creative ability with critical thinking to fuse her two majors. Her senior capstone project in dance translated psychological concepts into choreography. In psychology, she contributed original research with a two-year study on memory for movement. Her interdisciplinary thinking skills will serve her well as she pursues her future goal of a Ph.D. in clinical psychology.

MEETS MIND

Catherine Gallagher (DNC and PSY, 2026)

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APPLIED LEARNING AND PROFESSIONAL READINESS IN INTERIOR DESIGN

High Point University’s hands-on learning experience truly prepared me for my future. The interior design program is rigorous and immersive, challenging me in the best way and pushing me to grow into the designer I am today.

Raegan Lowder

Raegan Lowder, a 2025 High Point University interior design graduate, is an Interior Design Consultant at Restoration Hardware in Charlotte.

Her colleagues recently gave her the RH Award for August under the company’s “People” value.

Her exceptional emotional intelligence led her coworkers to praise her friendly and welcoming personality. “Raegan fully embodies the People value. She energizes others through her fun personality. She works so seamlessly with the team that we cannot remember a time without her!”

Raegan was able to grow and refine her people skills during her studies at HPU, where life skills are as important as technical expertise.

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WORK ETHIC TURNS INTO PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION

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Kayla Turner joined Stantec’s Boston office after graduating from HPU’s Interior Design program (2025). Within six months she was named Employee of the Month, recognition built not only on talent, but on her well-honed work ethic. “The pace of studio taught me how to manage my time, prioritize competing tasks, and stay organized,” Turner says of the late nights and deadlines that shaped her HPU years. That discipline now shows up in her work across multiple project phases, her involvement with IIDA New England and ICFF, and her volunteer efforts with the Boys & Girls Club of Boston and Hasbro Children’s Hospital.

High Point’s interior design program prepared me for my career through its studio structure.

Those late nights spent meeting project deadlines quickly turned into real-world deadlines. The pace of studio taught me how to manage my time, prioritize competing tasks, and stay organized—skills I use every day.

Kayla Turner (INT, 2025)

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STAGE TO THE TONY AWARDS FROM THE

M U D D’S PAT H I N A RTS M A R K E T I N G

Madelyn Mudd, a 2024 graduate, combined her studies in Theater with a second major in Strategic Communication. She now serves as Marketing Coordinator at the Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts in Greensboro.

HPU’s company-based theater model prepared her to see performance from every angle: the stage, the audience, the institution, and the marketplace.

That range has carried her from campus productions into arts marketing, and this year it took her to the 78th Annual Tony Awards, where she represented the Tanger Center and connected with Broadway marketing professionals. Mudd’s story shows how adaptability to moving between roles, on stage and off, can open doors across an industry.

Madelyn Mudd (THE and COM, 2024)

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FIGLIOZZI TURNS

CREATIVE STRATEGY INTO CAREER SUCCESS

Gina Figliozzi (Studio Art, 2019) is Manager of Retail Brand Commercialization for The Walt Disney Company, where she helps shape strategy for the 20th Century portfolio. Her recent work included presenting brand strategy to more than 800 partners, an assignment that demanded she translate complex creative direction into a message every stakeholder in the room could get behind. That kind of clarity pays off: Figliozzi’s team won the Tentpole Program of the Year award for their Fantastic Four launch event. Her path from HPU classroom to Disney boardroom shows how a persuasive argument, clearly delivered, can build a stellar career.

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My professors were extremely supportive, caring and knowledgeable about their craft, and always pushed me to go a step beyond what I thought I was capable of. My Art and Design classes helped me develop not only technical skills, but tactical creative problem solving skills, which have all been extremely applicable in my roles at The Walt Disney Company.

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McCann Named a 2026 Fragrance Foundation Notable Samantha McCann (Visual Merchandising Design, 2018), Senior Manager of Digital Media at NEST New York, was named a Fragrance Foundation 2026 Notable, an honor recognizing emerging leaders in the fragrance industry. Her success rests on a skill our students build early: turning creative communication into lasting professional relationships.

McCann’s outstanding ability to connect with both the public and her industry peers made her a natural choice to be an ambassador of the fragrance community.

Samantha McCann (VMD, 2018)

Nest’s festive campaign in Times Square, December 2025.

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CREATIVE RISK,

RESILIENCE, AND AWA R D -W I N N I N G

B R A N D I NG

Michaela Mucha (Graphic Design, 2018), Senior Manager and Associate Creative Director for Global Disney+ Brand and Bundle, helped turn an unlikely idea into an award-winning campaign for the Hulu on Disney+ launch. Letting Hulu’s irreverent characters interrupt classic Disney quotes involved a creative risk, like many of the best marketing campaigns. The campaign went on to win a Gold Clio and three Silver GEMA awards. Mucha’s success shows the resilience that equips a branding expert to keep championing innovative ideas throughout a long, arduous creative process.

Michela Mucha (GDS, 2018)

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Jonica Watrous (2016, Music and Strategic Communication) has been promoted to Vice President of Event Partnerships at iHeartMedia, capping a decade-long climb that began as a Sales Assistant in the Brand Integration Group. At each stage, Watrous built the marketing expertise that now informs campaigns for Fortune 500 clients. She was also a founding member of the company’s flagship Innovation Lab. She credits her passion for live music as the motivation behind her extraordinary career. This strong creative drive, nurtured by her artistic education, has been the key to her business success.

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From Creative Passion to Event Partnership Leadership In my career, I’ve often thought back to Dr. Marc Foster’s words: ‘I believe in the power of music to change lives,’ and how he taught us to love the process of creating music. That sentiment has always centered me.

HPU gave me a strong foundation in life skills beyond the classroom and showed me that a career in the music industry was possible.

Jonica Watrous (MUS and COM, 2016)

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Alumni Updates 1975 Bucky Williams-Hooker (THE) – President and CEO, SPIRITSrising Theological Seminary and Counseling Center, Pickens, SC

1976 Richard Fulks (THE) – Director, General Services, Newseum, Washington DC James Shover (THE) – Theatre Arts Instructor, Penn Griffin School for the Arts, High Point, NC

1977 Margaret F. Campbell, MD (THE) – Retired Internist, Belmont, NC

1978 Sylvia Greeson (THE) – Manager of Real Estate and Facilities, Labcorp, Burlington, NC Ricky Hines (THE) – Retired

1979 Myra Montgomery (THE) – Marketing Communications & Event Specialist, Evonik Stockhausen, Greensboro, NC

1987 Stephen McPherson (HFS) – Owner, Triad Building & Renovations, High Point, NC

1990 Jay Amernick (THE) – Screenwriter, Hashtag Las Vegas, Las Vegas NV Angelique Perrin (THE) – Broadcaster/Producer/Voice Actor, Los Angeles, CA

1991 Baird Little (ART) – Vice President, DGL Group LLC, Edison, NJ

1992 Roger Predmore (THE) – Technical Director, Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, FL Reed Valentine (THE) – Service Delivery Manager, Astreya, New York, NY Lori Woods (HFS) – Technical Sales Representative, Altec Industries, Youngsville, NC

1993 Michael Price (HFS) – Home Furnishings and Market Specialist, Altizer & Co, High Point, NC

1995 Rivka Skidmore (THE) – Business Information Security Manager, Truist, Asheville, NC

1997 Chase Law (THE) – President and CEO, The Arts Council of Winston-Salem & Forsyth County, Winston-Salem, NC

ART: BA in Studio Art BFA: BFA in Studio (General Fine Arts) DNC: BA in Dance DSN: BA in Design Studies FMD: BS in Fashion Merchandising GDS: BFA in Studio (Graphic Design)* INT: BS in Interior Design MUS: BA in Music THE: BA in Theater VMD: BS in Visual Merchandising Design *NOTE: Alumni who graduated with a BA in Graphic Design prior to 2021 are also designated with GDS.

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1998 Lauren Vitkovsky (THE) – Procurement Manager, Transport Products Inc., Warwick, NY Christopher Holmes (THE) –Manager-Process Optimization, J.M. Smucker Co, Lenexa, KS Virginia Provencher (THE) – Senior Scenic Stylist, HSN, St. Petersburg, FL

2002 Christy Day (INT) – Owner and Interior Designer, Christy Day Designs,

2003 Laura Kehoe (INT) – Owner, Arbor Row Home, Scottsdale, AZ Laura Zimmerman (INT) – Regional Sale Director-USA Central, World of Eichholtz,

2005 Katie (Estler) Horney (THE) – Coordinator of Volunteers, The New Local, Boulder, CO

2006 Mary (Gulino) Singh (INT) – Interior Designer, Arhaus, Baltimore, MD

2007 Jordan Googe (THE) – Business Development Manager, Block & Associates Realty, Greater Piedmont Triad, NC. Christina Holleran (THE) – 1st Assistant Director/Associate Producer, Night Owls Productions, Los Angeles, CA

2008 Brooke Hall (ART) – Director of Consumer and Associate Experience, Canteen North America, Charlotte, NC Virginia Kingdon (INT) – Regional Sales Manager, Andreu World, Charlotte, NC

2009 Bart Fox (INT) – Manager, Julian’s, Chapel Hill, NC Emma (Neidert) Legg (INT) – Co-Founder + Designer, Kindred Interior Studios, Greensboro, NC

2010 Ashley Akers (INT) – Director of Operations, A to Z Hospitality, Chicago, IL Diana Dau David (ART) – Outreach Specialist, USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service, Washington DC Skylar (Davis) Gallemore (INT) – Senior Manager, WPS-Customer Care, Fidelity Investments, Cary, NC Stephanie Houston (ART) – Graphic Designer, Freelance, Richlands, NC Brittany Loomis (INT) – Recruiting Manager, UNC School of Law, Chapel Hill, NC Colleen Murphy (INT) – Interior Designer, Surfside Casual Furniture, Thorofare, NJ Sara Sawyer (INT) – Territory Sales Manager – South, Lulu and Georgia, Charlotte, NC Emily Stoltman (ART) – Human Resources Generalist, Emergent Software, Austin, TX Rankin Willard (ART and THE) – Freelance artist, Chairish, NC

2011 Jennifer Arnold (THE) – AEA Actress/Singer, Fiddlehead Theatre Company, Boston, MA Kaitlyn Carpenter (INT) – Senior Account Executive, Four Hands, Raleigh, NC Anna-Parsons (Charles) Nobles (THE 2011) – Co-Founder, Come Away Ministries, High Point, NC Lauren Graback (INT) – Design and Sales (NCIDQ), L’Atelier Paris Haute Design, New York, NY Ben Hensley (THE 2011) – Lead Pastor, Lakewood United Methodist Church, CO Jeffrey (Max) Flicker (THE 2011) – Project Manager at Revolution Event Design and Production, Glen Burnie, MD Nathan Ruffin (THE 2011) – Founder/CEO of Hammerhead Design Build, Winston-Salem NC Cody Russell (THE 2011) – Actor and Apprentice Company Member, Aurora Theatre, Atlanta, GA Kayla (Zeiters) Newton (2011) – Interior Designer, US Courts of Appeals, Richmond, VA

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2012 Courtney (Bedgood) Blume (THE) – Costuming Area Manager at Magic Kingdom Parades and Shows, Orlando, FL Anne Michelle (Beuker) Trinklein (INT) – Interior Designer, Anne Michelle Design, Madison, WI Amanda (Bomberger) Demarchi (INT) – Principal, AODK Architecture, Cleveland, OH Chandra (Christian) Walker (INT) – CAD Specialist, Kristin Peake Interiors, Rockville, MD Rebecca Donald (THE) – Events Manager for Stadium Theatre Performing Arts Center in Woonsocket, RI Dawnee (Driscoll) O’Hagan (INT) – Owner/Principal Designer, DDO Designs, Raleigh, NC Brittany (Faircloth) Little (INT) – Market Strategy Director – Healthcare, Skanska, Nashville, TN Stephanie Ferguson (INT) – Visual Space Planner, Lowe’s, Mooresville, NC Sarah (Hudak) Roberts (INT) – Manager of International Manufacturing, Jamie Stern, NY, NY Bryan Ijames (MUS) – Asst. Professor, Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, FL Aly (Kihm) LeonGuerrero (INT) – Interior Designer (NCIDQ), BHDG Architects, Nashville, TN Sophie Kreitman (INT) – Design Director, two, San Francisco, CA Megan McCloskey (INT) – Senior Account Manager, Creative Office Resources, Cranford, NJ Daniel “Dan” Moldovan (THE) – Disability Resource Coordinator, Jawonio, NYC Dana (Moore) Byrd (GDS) – Art Director, Bojangles’ Restaurants, Denver, CO Lauren Pivirotto (THE) – Freelance Costumer/Wardrobe Supervisor for film & television, NYC Victoria Valentinas (INT) – Owner, VLV Designs LLC, Greensboro, NC Chantal Warmoth (INT) – Co-Founder and Interior Designer, Knot + Tide Interiors, Naples, FL

2013 Julie Barton (GDS) – Creative Director, Alpha Capital Funds, Milford, CT Emily (Bell) Valentine (INT) – Assistant Professor of Teaching, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH Lauren Bobotek (INT) – Senior Designer, MOI, Washington DC Amanda K. Brown (INT) – Owner, I.D. by Amanda Brown, Jamestown, NC Brandon Browning (THE) – Principal Partner Marketing Manager, Alloy, Atlanta, GA; pursuing MBA, Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business Margaux Caldwell (INT) – Gallery Designer, Restoration Hardware, Short Hills, NJ Bryelle (Dafeldecker) Benzing (THE) – Digital Marketing Manager, City of Fort Myers, Fort Myers, FL Rebecca Eastwood (INT) – Interior Designer II, LS3P Associates LTD, Raleigh, NC Kristine Edwards (INT) – Founder & Creative Director, Blue Suede Interiors, Denver, CO Virginia Ellis (INT) – Interior Designer, Anderson Moore Kitchen & Bath, Winston-Salem, NC Sarah (Girten) Saunders (INT) – Owner/Principal Interior Designer, Sarah Girten Interior Design, Lynchburg, VA Skyler Hampel (ART) – Digital Marketing Director, Girl on the Roof, Winston-Salem, NC Amanda Holden (INT) – Project Manager & Design Team Leader, The Healey Company, Pittsburgh, PA Callie (Homan) Sims (GDS) – Account Manager, UNFI, Charlotte, NC Alex Hoover (INT) – Project Manager/Cabinet Design Specialist, AMCASE, Greensboro, NC Samantha Izzo (INT) – Showroom Manager, Green Art Plumbing Supply, Southampton, NY Caitlyn Jackson (THE) – Owner, Adaria Designs Costume Replicas, Clayton, NC Mary Beth Jones (GDS) – creative work exhibited at “The Breath and the Clay” in Winston-Salem, NC Colleen (Kelley) Pereos (INT) –Influencer Marketing Specialist, Parívie, Morrison, CO Robin (Levine) Schenk (INT) – Senior Buyer, Babette’s Furniture & Home, Leesburg, FL Carolyn Lotfian (INT) – Kitchen and Closet Designer, Porcelanosa, North Bethesda, MD William Lyon (INT) – Principal, William Lyon Designs, Stamford, CT Carli Mancini (INT) – Textile Sales Representative, Holly Hunt, Chicago, IL Alexander Mathis (THE) – Scenic Carpenter, Studio Theater, Jacksonville, FL Brandy (Matthews) McGuire (INT) – Project Manager, Decca Hospitality Furnishings, Cumming, GA Courtney Miller (INT) – Design Consultant, Frontgate, Marietta, GA Cori Moore (INT) – Interior Designer, Chic Surroundings, Ocean City, MD Emma Newell (INT) – Owner + Designer, Emree Collective, Charlotte, NC Christine Olivieri (INT) – Retail Merchandising Manager – Global, Natuzzi, Apulia, Italy Rocio (Riestra) O’Cone (INT) – Principal & Co-Owner, Tête-à-tête, Austin, TX Jessica Rose (INT) – Project Manager & Designer, TDH Contracting, Annapolis, MD Stephanie Rubendall (INT) – Director of Construction Documentation (NCIDQ), Level Five Designs, Raleigh, NC Daniela Sawyer (THE) – Actor, Curtain Call Theatre Co. and Personal Trainer, Equinox, Greenwich CT Danielle Schepler (GDS) – Customer Relations, AlphaGraphics, Charlotte, NC Rachelle Schmitt (GDS) – Account Manager, OneBridge Benefits, Buffalo, NY Joslynn (Thomas) Buchanan (INT 2013) – Senior Designer, Keystone Millworks, Atlanta, GA David Vidri (GDS) – Creative Solutions Manager, Arrive Logistics, Austin, TX

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2014 Justin Beard (THE) – Lead Actor, Walt Disney World, Orlando, FL Ashton Camp (INT) – Visual Merchandising Coordinator, Bassett Furniture Industries, Bassett, VA Alyssa Carney (INT) – Visual Merchandising and Styling Manager, Bassett Furniture, Bassett, VA Ashley (Chisholm) Sussman (INT) – Principal Designer and Owner, Ashley Sussman Interiors, Charlotte, NC Charles “Chaz” Duffy (THE and MUS) – Sales Advisor, Foundation Group, Nashville, TN Courtney (Feiman) Beard (THE) – Voice Over Artist, Frederick, MD Laura (Fleming) Schaberg (ART HIS and HFS) – Sales Enablement Lead, Kentwood Office Furniture, Grand Rapids, MI Jillian Gagnon (INT) – President, Haus of Harmony, West Hartford, CT Molly (Gibson) Mays (INT) – National Account & Development Manager, UTTERMOST, Charlotte, NC Caroline Goree (INT) – Project Leader, BOWA – Design Build Experts, McLean, VA Hayley Graham (INT) – Designer, Bulthaup, New York, NY Abigail (Hines) Miller (INT) – Managing Partner, The Agency Charlotte, Charlotte, NC Jennifer (Iorio) Di Stasi (INT) – Senior Designer, Campbell House, NYC Samantha Jones (INT) – Owner/Principal Designer, Samantha Jones Interior Design, Charleston, SC Sarah Kakol (HFS) – Interior Designer, Coastal Accents & Design, Poplar Branch, NC Kayla (Kucerik) Cobren (INT) – Designer (NCIDQ), Norton Interiors, Washington, DC Sarah Lampazzi (INT) – Founder and CEO, Lampazzi & Co., Washington,DC Mia LeNoir (INT) – Interior Designer, Beth Haley Design LLC, Greater Nashville area, TN Betsy Luke (INT) – Senior Designer, Zoe Feldman Design, Bethesda, MD Alexandra MacDonald (INT) – Interior Designer, William F. Collins, NY, NY Karin (Martin) Burcak (INT) – Senior Project Designer (CID), Glavé & Holmes Architecture, Richmond, VA Samantha Mason (INT) – Intermediate Interior Designer, Parker-Torres Design, Boston, MA Elizabeth (Medvidik) Sleigher (INT) – Senior Interior Designer (NCIDQ), Meyer, Philadelphia, PA David Mikulay (THE) – Video Editor and Videographer, Renaissance Creative, Los Angeles, CA Liliana O’Donnell-Bredice (GDS) – Senior Visual Designer, EverCommerce, Denver, CO Alex (Palmer) Sullivan (THE) - Professional Staff Member for Senator Cardin’s Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Briana Perkins (INT) – City Planner, City of Mebane, NC Cassandra Pulos – Founder, Interior Designs by CP, Fairfield County, CT Catherine (Ruvolo) Murphy (INT) – Senior Interior Designer, Linda Ruderman Interiors, NY, NY Ashley (Tizard) Schubert (INT) – Head of Interior Design, Bond Homes, Howard County, MD Kelsey (Somers) Betsill (INT) – Senior Interior Designer, Washington Workplace, Arlington, VA Scott Staffi (INT) – Global Account Manager, Humanscale, Washington, DC Tara Tiano (INT) – Interior Designer (NCIDQ), KCCT, Washington DC Ally -Catherine Trenary (INT) – Owner, June St. George, High Point, NC Laura Twomey (INT) – Interior Designer (NCIDQ), LS3P Associates LTD, Charleston, SC Christiana (Walker) Engert (INT) – Principal Designer and Owner (NCIDQ), Frond & Fern Design, Sarasota, FL

2015 Mackenzie Allred (GDS) – Owner, Printology Press, High Point, NC Alyssa (Adinolfi) Baumgartner (INT 2015) – Senior Interior Design Project Manager, LPL Financial, Fort Mill, SC Becky Ball (THE) – Elementary Teacher and Choreographer for HS musicals, DE Mackenzie Barrett (INT) – Design Manager, Exodus Design Build, Atlanta, GA Martin Bell (MUS) - IT Support, Naval Air Base, Patuxent River, MD Melanie Burnett (INT) – Senior Technical Designer, Elms Interior Design, Boston, MA Lauren Canney (INT) – Senior Designer (NCIDQ, WELL AP), Henricksen, Washington DC Meredith Dann (INT) – Design Consultant, The Tile Shop, Raleigh, NC Callie DeLuca (INT) – Owner, DeLuca and Company, Austin, TX Simone DeSantis – Owner and Designer, Willow + West Textiles, CO Kelsey (de Wall) DeFelice (INT) – Senior Interior Designer, Kelly Behun Studio, New York, NY Laura Dailey (INT) –Junior Architect (NCIDQ), Fowler Architects, Washington, DC Claire Denny (THE) – Academic Advisor, Radford University, Blacksburg, VA Caroline (Durkee) Lee (GDS) – Senior Graphic Designer, Marquee Brands, NYC Elizabeth Echols (INT) – Design Associate II, Newberry Architecture, Houston, TX Alecia (Enriquez) Boyd (INT) – Senior Project Designer, Hirsch Bedner Associates, San Francisco, CA Lorena Fernandez (INT) – Lead Designer, Adorna, Philadelphia, PA Jacklyn Galbraith (INT) – Interior Designer, Carla Royder Designs & Co, San Antonio, TX Kylie Gillard (INT) –Project Manager (NCIDQ), Interplan, Vienna, VA Alexandra Glasure (INT) – Project Designer, Innovative Commercial Environments, San Diego, CA Allyson Gronewoller (GDS) – Asst. Director, Marketing and Communication – Graphic Design, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC Jennifer (Harris) Flannigan (INT) – Interior Designer and Owner (NCIDQ), Studio JC, Raleigh, NC Heather Harwell (INT) – Senior Placement Specialist, FirstChoice, a MarshBerry Company, Mooresville, NC

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Jill Hollis (HFS) – Owner, Designs by the Weins, Katy, TX Brandon Hubschman (GDS) – Head of Design, Selkirk, Boca Raton, FL Brittany Hubschman (GDS) – Graphic Designer, Intersport, Boca Raton, FL Sarah E. T. Jackson (THE) – Theatrical Stage Manager, Freelance Ellen Kebabian (INT) – Designer (NCIDQ), Gray Organschi Architecture, New Haven, CT Ashley Luke (INT) – Instructor, Heritage School of Interior Design, Denver, CO Matt McKone (THE) – Production Manager, Patchogue Theatre, Long Island, NY Alicia Miller (ART) – Spanish Teacher, Teach for America, Miami-Dade County, FL Megan Miller (HFS) – Senior Demand & Supply Planning Manager, cocokind, East Greenwich, RI Megan (Muir) Dearolf (INT) – Senior Retail Designer, American Eagle Outfitters, Philadelphia, PA Brianna (Murphy) VanPortfliet (INT) – Founder and Designer, Homemakers Interior Design, Hingham, MA Daniel Nicolelis (GDS) – Art Director, Fleishman Hillard, Washington DC Lauren O’Shaughnessy (INT) – Senior Visual Merchandising Associate, DICK’S Sporting Goods, Pittsburgh, PA Jaylan Oakes (INT) – Photographer and Interior Photo Stylist, Greensboro, NC Kelsey Orton (INT) – Owner/Designer, Tennyson Studio, Savannah, GA Erin Raleigh (INT) – Construction Project Manager, Charles Schwab, NYC Meaghan Reney (MUS and HUM REL) - Listing agent, Christina Valkanoff Realty Group Jenna (Robinson) Grenfell (INT) – Interior Designer, Walter Parks Architects, Richmond, VA Luke Rogers (MUS) - Pulmonologist, HCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital, Largo, FL Amanda Santora (INT) – Interior Designer and Project Manager, Karen B. Wolf Interiors, East Hanover, NJ Sarah Schneider (GDS) – Creative Director, Albert, Los Angeles, CA Ashley Siebeneichen (MUS) - Neonatal nurse, Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital, Baltimore, MD Sarah Stride (INT) – Design Consultant, with-IN design, Boston, MA Lauren Wagner (GDS) – Design Director, Momentum Worldwide, New York, NY

2016 Melissa Ammermuller (ART) – Commercial Photographer, Mel Imagery, NY, NY Amanda (Bantham) Ibanez (GDS) – Digital Marketing Manager, The Social HQ, Londonderry, NH Nathan Barrick (MUS and COM) - Video and Motion Producer, Drexel University Online College of Arts & Sciences Katelyn (Betchley) Chiedi (GDS) – Senior Graphic Designer, Gartner, Washington, DC Kayla Bogasky (GDS) – Graphic Designer, Horvath & Tremblay, Boston, MA Anthony Boucher (MUS and COM) – BIC & Sales Manager, Avencia Homes, Rock Hill, SC Seth Burleson (MUS) - Software Developer, T-Mobile, Greensboro, NC Jay Card III (MUS) - Professional golfer Danielle Criss (THE) – Cultural Arts Educator, NYC Shelby Deskin (INT) – Director of Design & Brand (NCIDQ), Square Roots Collective, Kennett Square, PA Katelyn Finley (GDS) – Senior Paid Media Manager, Beyond Trust, Austin, TX Taylor Finke (INT) – Designer, Bulthaup, New York, NY David Friedman (ART) – IT Systems Administrator, Heritage Design + Supply, Morrisville, NC Alexis Gerson (INT/THE) – Mood Gremlin, Runaway Poppy, New York, NY Kim (Greve) Palmer (INT) – Owner & Principal Designer – Kimberly Palmer Interiors, New York, NY Ashley (Hengerer) Ackerman (GDS) – Senior Art Director, MRM, Hillsborough, NJ Jessica Hoey (INT) – Interior Designer, Donna Mancini Interiors and Flooring, Ponte Vedra, FL Summer Kiesel (THE) – Co-Founder, Blend Reading, Tampa, FL Amy King (MUS and LIT) – Founder and Online Music Educator, Girl in Blue Music, Evanston, IL Katie Knecht (GDS) – Web Producer, Duke University, Raleigh, NC Cara Kramer (THE) – Communications Coordinator, Brunswick School, Greenwich, CT Braxton Kubasko (MUS and COM) - Associate Pastor, Washington Baptist Church, Greer, SC Marina (Kyte) Grant (INT) – Associate Interior Designer (NCIDQ), Cline Design Associates, Charlotte, NC Tyler Lee (GDS) – Art Director and Creative Lead, Yext, Los Angeles, CA Thomas Lyons (MUS) - Director of Music and Worship Arts, St. Andrews United Methodist Church, Charlotte, NC Mackie Mikulay (THE) – Creative Director for Color More Lines, Global Amazon Management Agency, Los Angeles, CA Katie (Mulholland) Sabilia (INT) – Senior Designer (NCIDQ), RHJ Associates, Philadelphia, PA Jenna Myer (GDS) – Executive Vice President, NYONair, New York, NY Mitchell Operchuck (GDS) – Project Manager, Arena Graphics, Gaithersburg, MD Elizabeth Palermo (INT) – Interior Designer, McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture, Greenville, SC Michelle (Palombi) Mormile (INT) – OEI Designer/Space Planner (NCIDQ), KI, Washington, DC Blake Parsekian (INT) – Sales Marketing, Amber Lewis Collective, Culver City, CA Lynde Pepper (INT) – Product Line Site Planning Manager of Image Guided Therapy, Philips, Nashville, TN Nicolette Petrouleas (INT) – completed a masters of Art History at Sotheby’s Institute of Art in London.

Nick Pierle (MUS) – pursuing Doctor of Musical Arts in Choral Music, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Nicholas Reese (GDS) – Art Director, Bradley and Montgomery (BaM), Indianapolis, IN

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Julia-Lauren Rivera (ART) – Senior UX Designer, Babel Street, NY, NY Amanda (Shuford) Holmes (INT) – Account Manager and Senior Designer (NCIDQ), Alfred Williams & Company, Raleigh, NC Kaitlin Singh (HFS) – Senior Account Manager, Stone & Leigh Furniture Deanna (Smith) Harris (INT)– Associate Organizer, Tidy AF, Greenville, SC Kristin Stazzone (ART) – Director of Partnerships, One River School of Art + Design, Clark, NJ Claire Tibma (INT) – Interior Designer, Tineke Triggs, San Francisco, CA Maggie Tonkinson (INT) – Senior Designer, Henricksen, Philadelphia, PA Rachel Townsend (INT) – Director of Design Management, Choice Hotels International, Rockville, MD Melanie Vaughn (INT) – Design Assistant, Stephanie Molster Interiors, Charleston, SC Leah Vitrano (INT) – Studio Director, Mindy Gayer Design Co, Orange County, CA Jonica Watrous (MUS and COM) – Vice President of Event Partnerships, iHeartMedia, NYC Nina Yasick (THE) – Artistic Casting Coordinator, Cirque du Soleil, Las Vegas, NV

2017 Jennifer (Armstrong) Barrick (INT) – Architectural Products Solutions Manager (NCIDQ), Corporate Interiors, Wayne, PA Nick Bellamy (VMD) – Buyer for Décor + Furniture, Thuma, San Francisco, CA Gianna Carrabotta (INT) – Lead Seasonal Story Designer, Nike, Beaverton, OR Hayley Clarke (INT) – Solution Representative, Power Design, Tampa Bay, FL Haley Daber (INT) – Senior Design Consultant, Refine Tile & Design Showroom, Wilmington, NC Samantha Davis (INT) – Director of Special Education and ENL, Camden Prep Charter School, Beverly, NJ Lillian Dear (GDS) – Special Event Coordinator, Show Biz Productions, Naples, FL Kristina Della Pello (VMD) – Studio Artist, Precision AQ, New York, NY Taryn Duran (VMD) – Field Merchandise Coordinator, Serena & Lily, Winchester, MA Mary Eaton (INT) – Lead Designer, COUPAR, San Francisco, CA Madison Evans (GDS) – Associate Director of Media Planning, Ptarmigan Media, NYC Charlotte Fernlund (INT) – Principal Designer and Founder, Emilyn Design Studio, Naples, FL Casey (Garr) Taylor (ART) – Senior Medical Animator, Swarm Interactive, Chapel Hill, NC Hannah Grau (INT) – Design Director, Southwick Architecture + Interiors, Huntersville, NC Brianna Hoy (INT) – Junior Interior Designer, Sandals Resorts International, Miami, FL Laura Hutchins (MUS) – Adjunct Music Instructor, Midlands Technical College and Benedict College, Columbia, SC Alyssa (Karim) Kotek (GDS) – Director of North America Marketing, Western Global, Charlotte, NC Emily Krol (MUS and GAM) - Gaming Marketing Manager - Creators, Exports and Cloud Gaming, Logitech, GA Grace (Manser) Bush (GDS) – Manager of Communications and Development, Needle’s Eye Faith & Work Community, Richmond, VA Meredith Matsakis (VMD) – Visual Merchandising Operations Manager, Christian Dior Couture, NY, NY Anna (McAuley) Hurley (INT) – Associate Designer, RH, New York, NY Trevor McWilliams (GDS) – Senior Graphic Designer, Lumeris, Summerville, SC Kelly Molinario (INT) – Lead Interior Designer, Design West, Naples, FL Lindsay Molinario (INT) – Lead Interior Designer, Gulfshore Interior Design, Bonita Springs, FL Hannah Nisula (VMD) – Designer, Blu Interiors, Sarasota, FL Tyler Petrich (GDS) – Design Manager, Cushman & Wakefield, Tampa, FL Abigail Phalen (GDS) – Executive Communications Manager, The Walt Disney Company, Windermere, FL Alexis [Lex] Poolos (GDS and MUS) – Senior Graphic Designer, City of Charlotte Government, Charlotte, NC Nicole (Poolos) Wallace (VMD) – Lead Interior Designer, Sara Lynn Brennan, Charlotte, NC Aria (Real) Marlowe – (INT) – Associate Interior Designer (CDT Certified), LS3P Associates Ltd, Raleigh, NC Heather Rossi-Price (THE) – Clinical Recruiter, Seven Starling, Waxham, NC Alex Rugato (THE) – Assistant Electrician, Marvel Universe Live, Feld Entertainment Ashley Russell (MUS) – Executive Assistant and Marketing Director, Harmony House Foods, Fletcher, NC José Andrés San Miguel (GDS) – Studio Manager, flowCORPS, Durham, NC Daniella Santo (INT) – Head of Residential Interiors Department/Lead Interior Designer, MARKZEFF, NYC Jamie (Sitro) Avona (INT) – Senior Interior Designer, J. Patryce Design & Company, Hoboken, NJ Scarlett Stone (INT) – Visual Project Manager, LAGOS, Philadelphia, PA Carly Sutton (INT) – Associate Manager of Customer Experience, Sixpenny, Miami, FL Stuart Swinford (VMD) – Manager, Signature Waste Systems, Charlotte, NC Andrea Tishman (GDS) – Director of Event Sales & Operations, Chelsea Living Room, NY, NY Jaclyn Tozlosky (VMD) – Visual Merchandising Manager, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Fairfield, CT Karla (Villarreal) Kalk (INT) – Interior Designer, Axle+Oak, Cary, NC Gabriel Wagner (GDS) – Graphic Designer and Production Manager, Fast Sings, Longmont, CO Kaili Weaver (INT) – Interior Designer, Schrader Design Inc., Charlotte, NC Miriam (Webster) Sheets (INT) – Senior Designer and Senior Associate (NCIDQ), IA Interior Architects, Charlotte, NC Kaylee Williams (VMD) – Sales Assistant, Design Within Reach, Charlotte, NC Emily Wirth (VMD) – Administrative Manager, Onsite Solar, Marietta, NY Danielle Wolf (ART/VMD) – Visual Merchandising Specialist, lululemon, Philadelphia, PA

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2018 Eleanor Albert (VMD) – Stakes Coordinator, Maryland Jockey Club, Baltimore, MD Gabrielle Berger (VMD) – 3D and Creative Content Manager, Linon Home Décor Products, Charlotte, NC Megan (Buczynski) Mann (INT) – Design Consultant, Artistic Closet Designs, Rockledge, FL Brian Bufton (GDS) – Graphic Production Manager, Marquis Exhibits, Las Vegas, NV Kirstin Canner (ART) – Special Events Manager, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC Cody Clark (THE) – Program Coordinator, University of Washington Tacoma, Tacoma, WA Maureen Coleman (INT) – Art Educator, East Syracuse Minoa Central Schools, East Syracuse, NY Alexandra Cote (VMD) – Style Ambassador, Chanel, Short Hills, NJ Jordan Dallam (THE) – Brand Ambassador, Mustard Lane, NYC Victoria (Dixon) Marshall (THE) – Production Stage Manager, North Country Center for the Arts, Plymouth, NH Meghan Donaldson (GDS) – Graphic Designer, Smile Doctors, Washington DC Kaitlyn Doshier (VMD) – Junior Designer, IBB Design Fine Furnishings, Frisco, TX Noelle Farmer (INT) – Senior Project Designer, Mitsch Design, Marietta, GA Mackenzie Fisher (MUS and COM) - Chief Operations Officer, DCPV360, San Diego, CA Lauren Fitch (MUS and ENG) – Technical Writer, Koniag Government Services, Baltimore, MD Jessica Fleisher (VMD) – Asst. Project Manager, Stantec, Winston-Salem, NC Kayla Gigandet (GDS) – Lead Designer-Interactive Design, Boston University, Boston, MA Paul Green (GDS) – Art Director Apparel for Breezy Golf, Doing Things, Los Angeles, CA Matthew Hollis (THE) – Performer, Feld Entertainment, New York, NY Shannon Howard (MUS) - Teacher, Montessori Children’s House, Denver, CO Jessie Hull (THE) – Seasonal Stage Manager, Matthews Playhouse of the Performing Arts, Charlotte, NC Gretchen Inman (VMD) – Director of Operations, Lexington Betty Foods, Chicago, IL Alana Isbell (VMD) – Customer Experience Lead, Victoria’s Secret & Co., NYC, NY Jennifer Joblove (INT) – Owner, Lived In, Miami, FL Emily Judson (ART) – Advanced Associate, Indian Creek School, Baltimore, MD Robert Kratz (THE) – Production and Facility Assistant Manager, RJ Reynolds High School, Winston-Salem, NC Emily Kurek (VMD) – Senior Analyst - Store Operations, Victoria’s Secret, NYC Ceili Lang (THE) – Studio Manager, Wigmore Studio, Los Angeles, CA Jared Lindsay (THE) – Copywriter/Editor, Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Los Angeles, CA Ashley Mapley-Brittle (THE) – Freelance Theater Director, Alexandria, VA Marybeth (McAllister) Cline (GDS) – Creative Manager, Compass Digital, Charlotte, NC Samantha McCann (VMD) – Senior Manager-Digital Media, NEST New York, NYC; recognized as a Fragrance Foundation 2026 Notable.

Brittney Meadors (MUS) – Public Affairs Specialist, US National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC Michaela Mucha (GDS) – Senior Manager for Creative Advertising and Design, The Walt Disney Company, Los Angeles, CA Jillian Perdos (GDS) – Senior Graphic Designer for TeamPeople, International Monetary Fund, Arlington, VA Courtney Perillo (INT) – Owner and Principal Designer, Courtney Perillo, Charleston, SC Christopher Putnam (MUS and PSY) – Co-Founder, Estatehub, Kernersville, NC Kasey Ronan (GDS) – Marketing Director, Pave America, Warrenton, VA Molly Rothenberg (INT) – Interior Designer/Project Manager, McKeithan Design Studio, Nashville, TN Jamie Skiff (INT) – Lead Kitchen and Bath Designer, Coakley Home and Hardware, Canton, NY Carly Sutton (INT) – Associate Manager, Sixpenny, Miami, FL Maddie Travell (GDS) – Global Studio Team Lead, IWD Retail Software, New York City Julianna Thiel (INT) – Interior Designer, Vineyard Decorators, Oak Bluffs, MA Andie Thompson (GDS) - Senior Graphic Designer, Circle K, Charlotte, NC. Bailey Van Cleave, (ART) - Licensed Professional Counselor, Austin City Counseling, Austin, TX Lucy Warren (INT) – Associate Designer, Carrie Brigham Design, Naples, FL Mara Wedekind (GDS) – Wellness Manager, Mountain Sky Guest Ranch, Emigrant, MT Lauren Yoder (INT) – Director of College Advising Communication & Curriculum, 7EDU Impact Academy, Cupertino, CA

2019 Jenna (Adams) Wheeler (GDS) – Inside Sales Representative, Simply Southern, Greensboro, NC Hayley Albrecht (GDS) – Multimedia Specialist, Mark Thomas Media, Wake Forest, NC Mackenzie (Allen) Trigg (INT) – Project Manager, James Michael Howard INC, Jacksonville, FL Maggie Andrulis (GDS) – Account Executive, Chief, New York, NY Conley Brown (GDS) – Event Coordinator, Abaxx Commodity Futures Exchange and Clearinghouse, Charlotte, NC Emily Bunch (HFS) – AutoCAD Specialist, Robb & Stucky, Sarasota, FL Lauren Collette (INT) – Interior Designer, Design MACS, Oakland, NJ Maggie (Collier) Draeger (MUS) – Project Manager, 5by5, Nashville, TN Anna Conklin (INT) – Communications Specialist, MedCenter Air, Whitsett, NC Elisa Crane (GDS) – Manager of Art Direction, Lucky Brand & Aéropostale, NYC Michael Crowley (GDS) – Graphic Designer, Relentless Brands, Charlotte, NC

IN THE STUDIO

2025­–2026 | DAVID R. HAYWORTH SCHOOL OF ARTS AND DESIGN HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY

Emma Dimaio (MUS and COM) – Settlement Coordinator, Live Nation Entertainment, NYC Charles Dobbins (INT) – Business Development Manager, Martin Brudnizki Design Studio Limited, NYC Carley Downs (INT) – Emerging Professional, LS3P Associates Ltd., Columbia, SC Gina Figliozzi (ART) - Manager for Retail Brand Commercialization, Walt Disney Company, Orlando, FL Kyla George (MUS and SOC) - ESL Teacher, Putnam County School System, Cookeville, TN Elisabeth Gunshenan (INT) – Design Consultant, Wayfair, Charlotte, NC Grant Healey (ART) - Grant Healy Pottery Studio, Wilmington, NC. Madison Hill (INT) – Director of Design (NCIDQ), Colwell Group, Braintree, MA Krista Lamprey (INT) – Interior Designer (NCIDQ), Carrie Moore Interior Design, Durham, NC Molly Livingston (GDS) – Marketing Team Lead, Everlight Solar, Sun Prairie, WI Carly Miller (VMD) – Designer, Rafanelli Events, Boston, MA Hannah Patrick (INT) – Lead Designer, DiFabion Remodeling, Charlotte, NC Kendra Perley (VMD) – Market Development Specialist, Visual Comfort & Co, Monterey, CA DeeDee Querolo (VMD) – Realtor, Samson Properties, Reston, VA Morgan Reid (INT) – Project Designer (NCIDQ), Ellie Aiello Interiors, Austin, TX Brianna Reis (INT) – Farm Crew, Featherbed Lane Farm, Hoosick Falls, NY Ashley Russell (MUS) – Executive Assistant and Marketing, Harmony House Foods, Fletcher, NC Alisha (Sarkar) Cohan (GDS) – Analyst, Blake Wilson Group, LLC, New York, NY Brianna Scordato (INT) – Personal Assistant, Pine Ridge Advisers, Greenwich, CT Clarice (Sigsworth) Gallagher (MUS and COM) – Communications Coordinator for Academic Excellence, Wake Forest University Office of the Provost, Winston-Salem, NC Savannah Stone (INT) – Interior Architectural Designer and Project Manager, Pursley Dixon Ford Interior Design, Charlotte, NC Paxton Taylor (GDS) – Owner/Designer, Pax Studio, Thomasville, NC Darby McGee Tye (VMD) – Associate Designer, Delphinium Design, Charlotte, NC Katharine (Watt) Peterson (INT) – Design Executive, Ritz Inc., Hartford, CT Erica Wycoff (VMD) – Production Coordinator, DEH Jewelry Solutions, Brooklyn, NY

2020 Mara Alvarado (ART) – Assistant Head of Photography, Eldred’s Fine Art and Antiques Auctioneers, East Dennis, MA Maelee Arnold (INT) – Freelance Commercial Interior Designer, Carolina Furnishing + Design, West End, NC Charlotte Ayers (GDS) – Graphic Designer, Kimley-Horn, Raleigh, NC Sophia (Brown) Jordan (FMD) – Merchandising Manager, Shutterfly.com, Fort Mill, SC Jonathon Cardona (INT) – Inflight Support Supervisor, United Airlines, San Francisco, CA Adam Cunningham (MUS and MTH) – Contract Analyst II, ICON plc, Raleigh, NC Lydia (Doeing) Thomas (INT) – Junior Designer, Hollingsworth Cabinetry, Castle Hayne, NC Eleanor (Ella) Lloyd (INT) – Interior Designer, Henri Interiors, Minneapolis, MN Gabriella Festa (INT) – Lead Interior Designer, Dream House Studios, Severna, MD Gina Figliozzi (ART) – Assistant Manager for North America Brand Commercialization, the Walt Disney Company, Orlando, FL Amy Fleener (INT) – Senior Designer, Marika Meyer Interiors, Bethesda, MD Priscilla Frasier (GDS) – Junior E-Commerce Graphic Designer, Cato Corporation, Charlotte, NC Allison Gagnon (GDS) – Creative Services Director, University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Winston-Salem, NC Jennifer Hahn (INT) – Assistant Manager, The Tile Shop, Edison, NJ Tara Kelley (INT) – Nursing Preceptorship, Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Roanoke, VA Hannah Kline (GDS) – Graphic Designer, Sailun Tire Americas, Toronto, Ontario Reid Knox (INT) – Project Architect, Ross Tarrant Architects, Lexington, KY Olivia Krodel (GDS) – Graphic Designer, Gannett | USA Today Network, Pittsburgh, PA Hannah Le (VMD) – Product Designer II, Umbrage, Houston, TX Olivia Leenhouts (THE) – Craftsworker, Universal Orlando Resort, Orlando, FL Jess LeVasseur (ART) – Physician Scheduling Coordinator, MaineHealth, Westbrook, ME Michele Marotta (ART) – Therapist, Ellie Mental Health, Winston-Salem, NC Morganlee McGrath (VMD) – Specification Sales, ASI Lighting, Jacksonville, FL Sarah Nowell (GDS) – UX/UI Designer, Cadre5, Knoxville, TN Ashley Odom (INT) – Interior Designer, DLR Goup, Atlanta, GA Mikaela Olmsted (MUS and BUS 2020; MA CBL) – Senior Admissions Counselor, High Point University, High Point, NC Johnele Paton (INT) – Interior Designer II, Nelson Worldwide, Philadelphia, PA Zariyah Rhynehardt (INT) – Project Manager, Decca Hospitality Furnishings, High Point, NC Robyn (Royal) Pitt (GDS) – Marketing Coordinator, Greater Fayetteville Chamber, Fayetteville, NC Jessica Russell (INT) – Senior Cabinetry Designer, National Kitchen Baths & More, MD Morgan Sandberg (INT) – Senior Designer, Arcadis, Washington, DC Lindsay Schmidtmann (INT) – Assistant Interior Designer, K Squared Design Studio, Fort Collins, CO Riley Short (VMD) – Designer – In Home Sales, Closets by Design, Tampa, FL Bayleigh Thomas (INT) – Designer, Broadway Belles, Broadway, NC

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Christine Watt (THE) – Associate Managing Editor, American Physiological Society, Chicago, IL Talaisha Whitaker (INT) – Program Coordinator, American Library Association, Chicago, IL

2021 Bridget Anderson (INT) – Interior Designer (NCIDQ), Poss Architecture + Planning and Interior Design, Basalt, CO Tabitha (Brandel) Elliott (MUS) – Artist Manager and Booking Agent & Manager of Company Operations, Primo Artists, NYC Gabrielle Bryce (DSN) – Email Marketing and Social Media Specialist, Spillover Software Group, Winston-Salem, NC Mikayla Burmeister (INT) – Construction Services Project Coordinator, Alfred Williams & Company, Charlotte, NC Hailey Conrad (DSN) – Graphic Designer, Vineyard Vines, Stamford, CT Megan Ditaranto (ART) – Content Marketing Specialist, Madison Capital Group, Charlotte, NC Lauren Geiger (INT) – Junior Interior Designer, Mabley Handler Interior Design, Water Mill, NY Natalie Geriot (DSN) – Entertainment Coordinator, NBCUniversal, Los Angeles, CA William Hoffman (DSN) – Graphic Designer, HomeSource Systems, Marlton, NJ Caroline Holmes (DSN) – Corporate Marketing and Event Specialist, Casepoint, Washington DC Morgan Humphreys (INT) – Senior Associate Designer, Interior Concepts, Annapolis, MD Ragan Keefer (THE) – Freelance Theatre Director, London, UK Bailey King (VMD) – Architecture & Design Manager, Ralph Lauren A+D Studio, NYC Cassie King (ART) – Prevention Coordinator, Office of Counseling, High Point University, High Point, NC Abigail Klein (ART) – Luxury Account Specialist, The RealReal, Los Angeles, CA Megan Kuras (DSN) - Graphic Designer, Washington Nationals, Washington DC Grace Ann Letzinger (DNC) – Regional Director for Little People’s Creative Workshop and Company Manager for RPM Dance Delaney Matthews (INT) – Design Project Manager, CBI, Charleston, SC Ashlyne McComb (INT) – Interior Designer (NCIDQ), STG Design, Austin, TX Ally Myers (DSN) - Graphic Designer, Furnitureland South, Jamestown, NC Kristen Pinsky (ART) – Pharmacy Technician, CVS Health, Boston, MA Nina Rizzo (DSN) – Administrative Assistant, Fab Form Inc., Mentor, OH Emma Russell (THE) – Senior Recruitment Consultant, Nuvance Health, Rochester, NH Laney (Sellinger) Sheeks (INT) – Designer, The Ervin Group, Nashville, TN Noah Sigsworth (MUS) - Music Teacher, Corinth Holders High School, Wendell, NC; Minister of Music, Saint Giles Presbyterian Church, Raleigh, NC Sydney (Stallings) Webb (DSN) – Graphic Designer, Daniel Ravenel Sotheby’s International Realty, Mount Pleasant, SC Candyce Sturgeon (ART) – pursuing Masters of Art History, Criticism, and Conservation at University of Louisville Hite Art Institute, Louisville, KY Adrianna Tingley (INT) – Interior Designer, CPG Architects, Stamford, CT Kenzie Ulrich (DSN) – Production Artist II, NIKE, Beaverton, OR Alannah Van Horn (INT) – Interior Designer, Kelli Nemer Art + Design, Owings Mills, MD Jennifer Zepp (INT) – Associate Interior Designer, AmTab, South Salem, NY

2022 Lauren Barsa (INT) – Lead Interior Designer, Plan Architecture, NYC Madison Baylock (DSN) – Creative Specialist, Bank of America, Charlotte, NC Samantha Bloom (DSN) – UX/UI Designer, Carters Inc., Atlanta, GA Chloe Castelli (DSN) – 2D Design Intern, On Board Experiential, Los Angeles, CA Gabrielle Causey (DSN) – Senior Graphic Designer, Name & Number, Raleigh, NC Kaitlyn Conroy (DSN) – Social Media Specialist, Margaritaville, Orlando, FL Emmie D’Amico (THE) – Entertainer at Crazy Science Corp, NYC Sydney Dawson (INT) – Associate Business Manager, Daymon, Winston-Salem, NC Charlotte Dorn (FMD) – Events & Conference Coordinator, PetScreening, Mooresville, NC Emma Farley (INT) – Planner Technician, Arlington County Government, Arlington, VA Olivia Farone (INT) – Design Assistant, Sapphire Pear, Willoughby, OH Tiara Fielding (MUS) – Coordinator of Talent Global Conventions & Brand Partnerships, Gersh, NYC Tatiana Goldberg (INT) – Owner and Principal, Slate Home Interiors, Fort Myers, FL Kristen Gurganus (INT) – Associate Designer, RH, Charlotte, NC Lauren Heilig (DSN) – Freelance Designer, Greensboro, NC Henry Heydinger (MUS) - completed Master’s degree in Choral Conducting, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY Jerry Hurley (MUS) – Freelance musician.

JD Hurst (THE) – Electrician/Stagehand at the Hylton Performing Arts Center at George Mason University Ashton Kajcienski (DSN) – Operations Manager for The Ritz Raleigh, Live Nation Entertainment, Raleigh, NC Thais Karol (FMD) – Buyer, Visual Merchandiser, Lead Events Coordinator, South Street Gardens, Morristown, NJ Becca Korn (THE) – Solutions Engineer Analyst, Deloitte, Rockville, MD Megan Kuras (DSN) – Graphic Designer, Washington Nationals, Washington DC Anna Lomax (INT) – Intermediate Interior Designer I (NCIDQ), Hartman Design Group, Rockville, MD Kelly Lomax (INT) – Director of Operations, Private Label Company, Greensboro, NC Cayla Lowrey (INT) – Interior Designer, CJMW Architecture, Winston-Salem, NC

IN THE STUDIO

2025­–2026 | DAVID R. HAYWORTH SCHOOL OF ARTS AND DESIGN HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY

Emma Lynch (INT) – Junior Interior Designer, Corey Damen Jenkins & Assoc, NYC Faye Lynch (FMD) – Associate Account Executive, Natori, New York, NY Jessica Marley (INT) – Senior Marketing Coordinator, KUKA HOME, Las Vegas, NV Roman Meilinger (INT) – Interior Designer, Alfred Williams & Company, Charlotte, NC Gabriela Metaras (MUS) – completed a Master of Education from Hofstra University; Educator, Lane Elementary School, Bethpage, NY Anna Mongeluzo (FMD) – Professional Makeup Artist, Beverly Hills, CA Alexa Kay Ondrush (MUS) – Talent Acquisition Coordinator, Walt Disney Company, New York, NY Sadie Porter (FMD) – Client Success Partner, WGSN, NY, NY Amanda Pennucci (MUS): Pursuing her Master’s in Clinical Counseling, Liberty University.

Hannah Sowers (INT) – Architectural Designer, HH Architecture, Raleigh, NC Samantha Spurr (INT) – Sales Division, Schwartz Design Showroom, Edison, NJ – Selected for the NKBA’s 2026 30 Professionals Under 30; SNS Interiors featured in NJ Home Magazine.

Stephanie Stone (MUS) – Associate Experiential Producer, Momentum Worldwide, NY, NY America Toledo (INT) –Interior Designer (NCIDQ), Design Collaborative, Charlotte, NC Tyler Tuttle (GDS) – Sales Representative, AT&T, Bozrah, CT Kayla (Wattenbarger) Underwood (INT) – Junior Designer, Hooker Furniture, High Point, NC Melissa Wetherbee (INT) – Interior Design Assistant, Byron Chandler Interiors, Jacksonville, FL Caroline Zogheb (INT) –Interior Designer, Pembrooke & Ives, New York, NY

2023 Sophia Alary (GDS) – Graphic Designer, Limitless Walls, Rural Hall, NC Lexi Albright (INT) – Interior Designer, Frye Build + Design, Greensboro, NC Freddie Allen III (GDS) – Digital Content Creator, Spire Motorsports, Charlotte, NC Reyna Alston (MUS) – pursuing a Doctor of Music Arts in Conducting and Composition at University of North Carolina - Greensboro Kennedy Anderson (INT) – Interior Designer, SMR Design Build, Swedesboro, NJ Emily Bargy (INT) – Interior Designer, Redline Design Group, Raleigh, NC Allison (Berg) Dysle (INT) - Designer, OTJ Architects, Washington, D.C. Sabine Blattner (INT) – Design Consultant, Haverty’s Furniture, Charlotte, NC Sydney Brett (FMD) – NYC Assistant Manager, Mixology Clothing Company, NY, NY Samantha Bulmer (INT) – Sales Lead, Park’s Jewels, Raleigh, NC Ja’Karia Burdett (INT) – Commercial Interior Designer, Wayfair Professional, Charlotte, NC Sophia Carosella (GDS) – completed MPS in Fashion Management, Parsons School of Design Ava Carter (INT) – Junior Interior Designer, Purple Cherry Architects, Washington, D.C. Sarah Clancy (INT) – Assistant Program Manager, Karen Thomas Associates, NYC Peyton Conner (THE) – Marketing Manager, The Wall Printer, Roanoke, VA Kendall Logan Cooney (FMD) – Director of Social Media Marketing, Delaware Valley Plastic Surgery, Cherry Hill, NJ Rebekah Crawford (ART) – Art educator, Triad Baptist Christian Academy, Kernersville, NC Elsa Dierkhising (DSN) - Owner, ED, Brooklyn, NY Helen de Weissenbruch (INT) – Sales and Design Specialist, Design Within Reach, Charlotte, NC Ann Claire Edwards (GDS) – Art Director, Crobar Creative Leverage, Greensboro, NC Emma Eustace (INT) – Junior Designer II, Hartman Design Group, Rockville, MD Haley Frazier (INT) – Interior Designer, Kelli Nemer Art + Design, Owings Mills, MD Hillary (Geary) Caudill (GDS) – Advertisement Designer, The N2 Company, Cleves, OH Ivy Gelhaus (INT) – Junior Designer, Studio M, Clearwater, FL Hanna (George) Beverly (INT) – Interior Designer, Pearce Design Group, Pleasant Beach, NJ Hannah Goode (DSN) – Graphic Designer, Vestique, Charlotte, NC Alexis Haas (INT) – Interior Designer, Bonae Interiors, Pottstown, PA Lucy Hartman (INT) – Interior Design Assistant, True Design, Durham, NC Karleigh Heath (GDS) – Marketing Graphic Designer, Victory Christian Center, Charlotte, NC Kayla Horne (GDS) – Graphic Design Consultant, CINSYR Creative Group, Syracuse, NY Chase Hutchings (GDS) – Keyholder, Free People, Atlanta, GA Juliana Maniscalco (INT) – Project Designer, elite|studio e, Farmingdale, NY Shannon Martin (INT) – Senior Interior Designer, Saybrook Home, Old Saybrook, CT Macy McFerren (ART) – Studio Tech and Instructor, The Vessel, Madison, AL Jaclyn McGhee (THE) – Real Estate Agent, Coldwell Banker, Raleigh, NC Katlyn McNamara (FMD) – Beauty Advisor, Sephora Alexis Miller (INT) – completed Masters of Architecture, Clemson University; Project Manager, B. Cortopassi Design, Charleston, SC Joey Moretti (GDS) – Design Assistant, Rhone, Stamford, CT Garett Motsko (GDS) – Commercial Associate, Wayfair, Boston, MA Alivia Mountford (INT) – Artist/Designer, ALIV, West Hartford, CT Emery Murphy (INT) – Architect & Design Development Manager, Miele USA, Boston, MA Abigail Peterson (INT) – Project Coordinator, Meredith Ellis Design, Dallas, TX Sidney Potts (INT) – Customer Coordinator, Sedgewick Homes, Salisbury, NC

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Ashley Pratt (GDS) – Association Manager, CM Services, Inc., Huntersville, NC Connie Quagliata (DNC) – Instructor, Spotlight Dance Studio, Butner, NC Angelina Riehl (INT) – Interior Designer, Pursley Dixon Architecture, Charlotte, NC Lauren Riley (GDS) – Photographer, Self-Employed, Greensboro, NC Hannah Robertson (INT) – Designer, Jennifer Stoner Interiors, Richmond, VA Emma Rolfe (GDS) – Graphics Apparel Designer, Abercrombie and Fitch, Columbus, OH Angela Romano (GDS) – Content Creator & Marketing Assistant, Mortadella Head, Boston, MA Brian Russo (INT) – Interior Designer, Oliver James Interiors, Boston, MA Talia Scheyer (INT) – Principal Designer, Scheyer Studios, Mahwah, NJ Elizabeth Schroeder (DNC) – Account Manager of Membership Services, Charlotte Hornets, Charlotte, NC Jonathan Senkier (DSN) – Admissions Counselor, High Point University, High Point, NC Julia Staffin (THE) – Office Manager, Upper Cervical Chiropractic of New York, NYC Sophie Stebbins (GDS) – Graphic and Multimedia Designer, Airlines Reporting Corporation, Arlington, VA Ashley Storm (DSN) – Senior Graphic Designer, Hooker Furnishings Corp., High Point, NC Caroline Sykes (MUS) – Administrative Assistant, Annapolis Opera, Annapolis, MD Grace Talbott (GDS) – pursuing Masters of Counselor Education, Longwood University Krystina Tanner (FMD) – Assistant Manager, Veronic Beard, Royal Palm Beach, FL Katie Taylor (INT) – Accounting and Compliance Intern, Hussman Funds, Ellicott City, MD Madyson Tippett (ART) – Art Teacher, Randolph County Schools, NC Cleonice Troy (FMD) – Allocator, DTLR, Inc., Baltimore, MD Holland Turner (GDS) – Graphic Design Specialist, High Point University Emily Voight (INT) – Junior Designer, Dominique Delaney Interior Design, Cornelius, NC Kathryn Wainright (FMD) – Marketing Manager, Marie Oliver, Greensboro, NC Lila Walter (FMD) – Public Relations Coordinator, Jennifer Bett Communications, NYC Rachel Watson (INT) – Design Consultant, RH, Raleigh, NC Hannah Wells (THE) – Actor, Piedmont Players Theatre, Salisbury, NC Deveis Wooten (INT) – Sales Associate, Lovesac, Charlotte, NC Keri Wright (FMD) – Luxury Sales Stylist-Fine/Fashion Jewelry, Saks Fifth Avenue Marecia Wright (GDS) – Certified Nursing Assistant, Duke Raleigh Hospital, Raleigh, NC Lindsey Wynne (INT) – Interior Designer, Design Environments, Greensboro, NC

2024 Anastasia Avlonitis (INT) – Junior Designer, Alchemy Studio, NYC Spencer Baron (GDS) – Co-Founder & Director of Creative Services, LifestyleDAO LLC Brookelynn Berry-Wagner (GDS) – Graphic Designer, Ashley Furniture Industries, Arcadia, WI Jenni Bilhuber (FMD) – Assistant Manager, Abercrombie & Fitch, Greenwich, CT Morgan Botwinick (INT) – Technical Design Manager, REVELxp, Winston-Salem, NC Haley Bracci (INT) – Interior Designer, Focal Point Design, Westford, MA Gracie Buckles (FMD) – Store Operations Associate, Sid & Ann Mashburn, Washington DC Garrett Burger (DSN) – DTF Printer and Laser Manager, Molly Bee’s Tees & Embroidery, Clarksville, TN Madeline Bycoff (FMD) – Executive Assistant, Marie Oliver, Needham, MA Mia Ciccarelli (FMD) – Assistant Merchant, Talbots, Dracut, MA Azriel Crank (INT) – Design Project Manager, CBI, Charlotte, NC Merran Decker (DSN) – pursuing Master of Professional Studies in UX Design at Maryland Institute College of Art; Show Role Performer: Penelope, Netflix Chelsea DeLapp (MUS) – completed a master of Industrial Organizational Psychology, East Carolina University; pursuing a Ph.D. in Occupational Health Psychology, East Carolina University Aidan Dietrick (GDS) – Graphic Designer, New York Islanders, Floral Park, NY Tierra Dukes (INT) – junior store planning coordinator, Bassett Furniture Industries, Greensboro, NC Ariel Escobar (GDS) – UI Design Specialist, New Bananas LLC, High Point, NC Keelin Gallagaher (INT) – Junior Design Assistant, Courtney Perillo Interiors, Charleston, SC Kaylie Greene (INT) – Interior Designer, Sara Ray Interior Design, Nashville, TN Ella Gutenstein (GDS) – Graphic Designer, Velas Hispanola, Mount Pleasant, SC Oliver Harber (DSN) – Service Coordinator, BMW of Southampton, Water Mill, NY Anna Hankins (INT) – Account Manager, Moore & Giles, Lynchburg, VA Jade Harloff (INT) – Junior Interior Designer, Demi Ryan, Chapel Hill, NC Ragan Heifferon (ART/DSN) – Marketing and Communications Manager, HPU School of Arts and Design, High Point, NC Alexia Kallaur (INT) – Designer/Project Manager, Interior Elements, Raleigh, NC Madison Kiessling (INT) – Junior Interior Designer, Dream House Studios, Annapolis, MD Kaylin LaFleche (INT) – Interior Designer, Bignell Watkins Hasser Architects, Severna Park, MD Kari Lambert (INT) – Interior Designer, Firm Ground Architects, Minneapolis, MN Madi Lovell (BFA) – completed a Master of Arts in Communication and Business Leadership, High Point University

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Gabrielle Lozon (INT) – Junior Interior Designer, CRAFT architecture + interiors, Wilmington, NC Chloe Mandala (FMD) – Social Media & Email Marketing Specialist, Chance of Sunny, Charlotte, NC Kayleigh McDonald (FMD) – Assistant Manager, Monkee’s, High Point, NC Mia Miller (FMD) – Procurement Coordinator, Red Ventures, Fort Mill, SC Alexis Mincey (FMD) – Merchandising Specialist-Wrangler, Kontoor Brands, Greensboro, NC Emma Molne (INT) – Interior Designer Contractor, Wrenovated General Contracting, Raleigh, NC Hailey Morris (INT) – Interior Designer, CRAFT architecture + interiors, Swedesboro, NJ Madelyn Mudd (THE) – Marketing Coordinator, Steven Tanger Center for Performing Arts, Greensboro, NC Chloe Murnane (FMD) – Owner, Blonde Mirage, Blue Point, NY Taylor-Ann (O’Connor) Timmins (GDS) – Social Media Manager, Lexington Home Brands, Thomasville, NC Carmella Petruccelli (MUS) – Media Production Specialist, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY Lainey Polmateer (BFA) – Marketing Associate, The First Financial Group, Washington DC Ariana Ranieri (DSN) – Graphic Designer, Monkee’s Franchising LLC, Greensboro, NC Luca Reich (INT) – Interior Designer, Karen Asprea Interiors, New York, NY Olivia Salas (FMD) – completed Masters of Communication and Business Leadership, High Point University, High Point, NC Anna Sanders (INT) – GSA Specialist Project Designer, Darran Furniture, High Point, NC James Sandoval (MUS) – pursuing a Master of Music, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney, Australia Madison Schmal (DSN) – Paraprofessional, Lake Forest School District, Harrington, DE Taylor Shelah (GDS) – Junior Graphic Designer, Warschawski, Baltimore, MD Halldora Thorsdottir (INT) – Interior Designer, Megan Molten, Charleston, SC Skylar U’Glay (GDS) – Event Associate, Cherry Blossom Weddings & Events, Washington DC Nina Volpe (DSN) – pursuing an MFA in Graphic Design, Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), Baltimore, MD Meghan West (INT) – Assistant Designer, Prestige Kitchen & Bath, Needham, MA

2025 Alishah Aamir (GDS) – Graphic Designer, Crobar, Greensboro, NC Nicole Amorocho (DNC) – completed Masters of Communication and Business Leadership, High Point University Michael Auld (ART) – Landscape Lighting Technician, Outdoor Illumination, Bethesda, MD Sierra Basara (ART) – pursuing a Master of Counseling and Art Therapy, Eastern Virginia Medical School at Old Dominion University Reagan Baylog (INT) – Assistant Designer, Land and Sky Design, Charlotte, NC Tess Belanger (FMD) – Operations Manager, Talbots, Boston, MA Rosa Louise Beretich (BFA) – pursuing Juris Doctorate at Catholic University of America, Washington, DC Grace Bingham (INT) – Designer and Project Manager, Design Co, Waco, TX Caitlin Black (DNC) – IT Project Coordinator, Old Dominion Freight Line, High Point, NC Kathryn Bosley (DSN) – Marketing Specialist, The Social Rock, Charlotte, NC Sadie Burghardt (INT) – Interior Designer, CRI Designs, Columbus, OH Jalen Bynum (THE) – Disney College Program-Hostess, Walt Disney Company, Orlando, FL Brooke Cairns (FMD) – Interior Design Merchandising, Marketing and Operations Assistant, Alfredo Paredes Studio, New York, NY Taylor Chapman (INT) – completed a Master of Communication and Business Leadership, High Point University Gianna Cioci (FMD) – Sales Operations Assistant, Centric Brands, NY, NY Olivia Cirocco (FMD) – pursuing a masters degree in Fashion Marketing at LIM College, New York, NY Abi Craig (GDS) – pursuing a Master of Museum Exhibition Design, Syracuse University Samantha Cramer (FMD) – pursuing a Master of Communications and Business Leadership, High Point University Caroline Cubas (DNC) – Enrollment Experience Manager, High Point University, High Point Victoria Curtis (FMD) – Keyholder, Lilly Pulitzer, Sarasota, FL Katherine Daniels (GDS) – pursuing a Masters of Teaching at Wilmington University, Wilmington Manor, DE Karissa Decosse (INT) – Junior Interior Designer, Gavigan & Gruppo Interior Design, Buffalo, NY Lily Dedeian (INT) – Assistant Designer, Luma Interior Design, Hoboken, NJ Leah Dingui (FMD) – Associate Account Executive & Business Development, F.A.F. Fashion Accessories First, Greenville, RI Bethany Elias (FMD) – Assistant Manager, Abercrombie & Fitch, Natick, MA Noah Franks (GDS) – pursuing a master of Art History at Virginia Commonwealth University Macy Gatts (INT) – Founder & Owner, MG Design Firm, Jacksonville, FL Kinsey Gebhart (ART) – pursuing a Master of Arts Management, Carnegie Mellon University; Development Assistant, Industrial Arts Workshop Christian Gill (GDS) – Graphics Specialist, SATO America, Charlotte, NC Mary Gomez (DNC) – pursuing a Master of Dance Movement Therapy and Counseling, Drexel University Claire Grigsby (ART and DSN) – Studio Assistant, Tip Top Pottery, White River Junction, VT Chloe Hernandez (INT) – completed a Master of Business Administration, High Point University; Assistant Design Consultant, Toll Brothers, Fort Washington, PA Mary Kate Hewitt (INT) – pursuing a Master of Architecture, University of Virginia Paige Hoyt (FMD) – Line Manager, Uptown Market, Wilmington, NC Ann Irvin (INT) – pursuing a Master of Communication and Business Leadership, High Point University Briana Jenson (INT) – Interior Designer, Stephanie James Interiors, Winston-Salem, NC

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Madeline Kline (INT) – Interior Designer, Renée Gaddis Interiors, Naples, FL Kyler Koning (GDS) – Social Media and Graphic Design Specialist, Reis-Nichols Jewelers, Indianapolis, IN Sara Lafontaine (INT) – Project Engineer, Manganaro Building Group, Charlotte, NC Emma Lally (FMD) – Merchandising Assistant, TJX, Farmington, MA Sophie LeBron (DNC) – Dance Instructor, Pure Barre and Vibe Dance Company, XXXXX Jaime Leon (INT) – Design Assistant - Memorabilia, Hard Rock International, Coral Springs, FL Emma Longboat (MUS) – pursuing a Master of Arts in Education in Curriculum and Instruction in Music Education at Virginia Tech Raegan Lowder (INT) – Interior Design Assistant, Underwood Design, Salisbury, NC Emma Rose Lupo (INT) – Junior Interior Designer, Verderame|Cale Architecture, New York, NY Matteo Mah (THE) – Audio Visual Technician, Finest City Entertainment, San Diego, CA Cierra Mahoney (DNC) – Dance Instructor, Kernersville Dance Company, Kernersville, NC Callie Rose Marion (THE) – Discovery Guide, Qubein Children’s Museum, High Point, NC Kailyn McCarthy (FMD) – Assistant Buyer and Planner, Shop70Six, Philadelphia PA Jenni Merther (INT) – completed a Master of Communication and Business Leadership, High Point University; Interior Designer, DCS Design, Tysons, VA Eleanor Moyer (THE) – Install Production Stage Manager, Norwegian Cruise Lines, Spring Hill, Florida Barrett Odom (THE) – Performer, Walt Disney World, Orlando, FL Ruby Palmer (ART) – pursuing a Master of Art Therapy and Counseling, George Washington University Jillian Pandiscia (GDS) – Graphic Designer, Worldwide Golf, Pittsboro, NC Madison Pasko (DSN) – Graphic Design/Artist, Freelance, Charlotte, NC Julia Patti (FMD) – Creative Intern, Vestique, Charlotte, NC Shelby Peace (INT) – Asst. Interior Designer, Stanley’s Home Center, Pittsboro, NC Mia Pepitone (INT) – Merchandise Coordinator, Braxton Culler, Sophia, NC Lauren Preslar (FMD) - pursuing a masters in Consumer, Apparel, and Retail Studies at University of North Carolina-Greensboro Brianna Rapaccioli (INT) – pursuing a Master of Architecture at Pratt Marta Reid (FMD) – Social Media Marketing and PR Intern, Haven Marketing, Haddon Heights, NJ Carissa Robberson (FMD) – Assistant Buyer, Curio, Miami, FL Kayla Ann Robinson (GDS) – Graphic Design Intern, Kraus Marketing, Morristown, NJ Alexis Schlenker (FMD) – Wholesale and Brand Development Intern, Haus Incubator, New York, NY Avery Seldin (GDS) - completed a Master of Communication and Business Leadership, High Point University; Brand Design Intern, Westrock Coffee Company, Concord, NC Isabella Siegel (THE) - completed Master of Communication and Business Leadership, High Point University Shannon Spilman (INT) – Associate Interior Designer, Heather Wolff Interiors, Charlotte, NC Anderson Tracy (INT) – pursuing a Master of Architecture at Boston Architectural College Kayla Turner (INT) – Interior Design Coordinator, Stantec Mauren Vaughn (GDS) – Social Media Manager, High Point University Club Sports, High Point, NC Viginia (Vincent) Batten (INT) – Junior Interior Designer, Pye Interiors, Charlottesville, VA Amanda Warren (INT) – Interior Designer, Baskerville, Charlotte, NC Caitlyn Webb (DSN) – Sales Associate, Homegoods, Greensboro, NC Mary Yannetta (ART) – Client Experience Coordinator, Beneficial Wealth, Somerville, NJ

2026 Annalise Cook (GDS) – Digital Marketing Intern, Develomark, Plantsville, CT Mark Epstein (MUS/MKT) – Corporate Service Analyst, Morgan Stanley, Alpharetta, GA Josie Flake (INT) – pursuing a Masters of Architecture at University of North Carolina - Charlotte Emma Flynn (INT) – Design Apprentice, Preston Feather Building Centers, Petoskey, MI Anneliese Fullerton (INT) – Junior Interior Designer, Agape Design Group, Franklin Lakes, NJ Jessica Gaffney (INT) – Interior Designer, Triad Design Group, Greensboro, NC Catherine Gallagher (DNC/PSY) – Researcher, McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School Reilly Gallagher (FMD) – Assistant Buyer, Rent the Runway, New York, NY Skylar Hendrick (INT) – Design Consultant, RH, Greenwich, CT Kaylee Houy (INT) – Architectural Designer 1, Slippery Rock University, Butler County, PA Jessamina Piazza (DNC/PSY) – Estate Administration Paralegal, Bailey and Thomas, PA, Winston-Salem, NC Sophie Powter (INT) – Junior Interior Designer, IA Interior Architects, Boston, MA Kamden Ray (INT) – Interior Designer, La-Z-Boy, Savannah, GA Christopher Robinson II (MUS-BUS) – pursuing a masters of Communication and Business Leadership, High Point University Cathryn Shippee (INT) – pursuing a Master of Architecture at Clemson University Nyla Smith (INT) – Design Assistant, Ernesta, Charlotte, NC Maeve Stickell (INT) – Interior Designer, Bignell Watkins Hasser Architecture & Interiors, Annapolis, MD Olivia Triplett (INT) – AIT Design Project Manager, CBI, Charlotte, NC

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