Resources & Enrichment All students in the Department of Fashion Design are exposed to an array of opportunities for mentor collaborations with industry partners and faculty-guided travel through classes, study trips, lectures, and workshops by invited guests. In New York, students visit fashion design and art studios, galleries, and exhibits, making important contacts. The Fashion Design department prizes the chance to engage personally with both creative and industry leaders and with working artists and professionals who come to SAIC to work with students.
FA S H I O N C O U N C I L
Nick Cave
MDES
JUNIOR
SOPHMORE
B O DY B U I L D E R
Fashion Council Award Agnes Hamerlik
CFDA Design Scholar Suntchi Image-Maker Award Eliana Batsakis
Fashion Council Awards
Work Right Now
Millinery Awards
Troy Derks
DAKOtravail Worker Award Allison Pasquesi
SENIOR
Fashion Council Awards
Honorable Mention Ben Zumbrun
Fashion Council Awards
Winner Bora Kim
Honorable Mention Hayden Wentworth
Winner Edna St. Louis
Honorable Mention Michelle Suh
Honorable Mention Mette Ulland
Menswear Award L Olivier Hawley
Honorable Mention Sherry Hu
Honorable Mention Julianna Lee
Cornelia Steckl Fashion Fellowship
The Perry Ellis Scholarship
The Marcia/Lester Novy
Lisa Gaedike
Grant Karpin
Alyssa Cheng
ANKE LOH
Robert C. Faust
Sage Foundation Chair, Fashion Design Department
Laura D. Front
The Shirley Schnackenberg Grant
Gloria L. Groom
Valeria Mirna Watson
Ruth Jennings
Luminarts Foundation Undergrad
M AT T H E W M O K M A
Associate Director for Board Relations
Jason R. Kalajainen Dietrich Klevorn
haley goldberg
Margaret B. MacLean Carrie Meghie Melissa A. Moore Sarah Perkins
MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
Maria V. Pinto
Fashion Council members are given exclusive access to distinguished faculty, many of whom are celebrated fashion designers and artists. They attend private events with visiting designers, are granted access to behind-the-scenes enrichment opportunities with emerging student fashion designers, and have a front row seat at the annual runway show.
Carolyn A. Rosenberg
Winner Ellie Tie
The Ungaro Scholarship
The William Mollihan Scholarship
Eliana Batsakis
Chiyuan Sun
General Fashion Scholarship
The Morris & Rose Goldman
Av Grannan
Shelby Hubbard
Gloria Omi Tsien Scholarship
Leora Comer Pogue Scholarship
Frida Benitez
Rose BizubRodriguez
SAIC Merit Award Helen Gu
Body-Builder Awards Winner Edna St. Louis Winner Sarwarish Singh Winner Jain Koo Winner Grant Karpin Honorable Mention Daniela Triana Mayorga Honorable Mention Diego Ruben Lechuga
Raymond Hudd 1st Place Award Troy Derks 1st Place Award Tara Froehlich 2nd Place Award Alexa Eisenberg 3rd Place Award Zoe Vulgamott The Black Pudding Award Matthew Morris
Honorable Mention Ariel Hechter
Rose Bizub-Rodriguez, Sophomore Core (Model: Lucy Griffith)
Ellen Sandor Nora Schneider Stephanie A. Sick Teresa Tkachuk Frances E. Tuite Lisa Warshauer Roopa P. Weber John H. Winzeler
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Sarwarish Singh, Sculptural Headwear
To get involved with the Fashion Council, please contact the SAIC Office of Advancement at 312.499.4190 or givetosaic@saic.edu.
MEMBERS
Amy Bluhm
At the close of the year, undergraduate core students at each level present their work before a select group of industry professionals who deliberate over the awarding of available scholarships. Select awards are also available for millinery and footwear courses. Fashion Council members are welcome to visit during judging.
(James Prinz Photography, Model: Ellis Erisman)
Established in 2007, the Fashion Council is composed of professionals in the fashion industry, artists, philanthropists, civic leaders, and fashion enthusiasts who support SAIC’s award-winning Department of Fashion Design. The Fashion Council’s philanthropy supports three crucial areas of departmental operations: scholarship support for students studying fashion design, recruitment of visiting designers, and the department’s distinguished Fashion Resource Center.
H E I J I C H OY B L AC K
Chair
Awards / Scholarships
Troy Derks, Advanced Footwear Design
S A I C ’ S D E PA R T M E N T O F FA S H I O N D E S I G N I S M O R E T H A N I T S C U R R I C U L U M . M U C H M O R E .