Faculty

	Debra Ambush Savannah B.S., Frostburg State College; M.A., Ph.D., The Ohio State University
	Kristie Bruzenak Savannah, E-Learning B.S., M.Ed., Kutztown University of Pennsylvania; M.F.A., Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Kristie Bruzenak began her career in art education by serving as a board member for the Pennsylvania Art Education Association. She studied classical drawing and design at the Barnstone Studios for seven years before earning her Master of Fine Arts degree. Bruzenak taught drawing and design at Kutztown University and spent five years in the art and architecture department at Lehigh University, where she also served as a design education consultant for the mechanical engineering department. In the foundation studies department at SCAD, she initiated a course, Drawing for Design, that has become a requirement for several majors. She has exhibited her work regionally and nationally. Selected presentations and lectures: "Unsupported Foundations," South East College Art Conference, 2007 "Cognitive Apprenticeship, The Profile and Role of the Mentor," South Carolina Art Education Association, 2007 "Drawing for Design, Shifting the Focus of Drawing Instruction," Foundations in Art Theory and Education, National Conference, 2006 "Linear Structures and the Aesthetics of Design," Lehigh University Department of Engineering, Bethlehem, Penn., 1997 "The Golden Section Rectangles and Proportional Systems of Design," Lehigh University Department of Engineering, Bethlehem, Penn., 1997 Exhibitions: "Things to Think On," Merrick Gallery, New Brighton, Penn., 1997 "The Fifth International Group Show," The Museum of Fine Arts, Austin, Texas, 1996 "National Spring Open Juried Exhibition," Wayne Art Center, Wayne, Penn, 1996 "National Christian Fine Arts Exhibit," Farmington, N.M., 1996 "Seeking the Hidden," Queens College, Cambridge, England; Biola University, La Mirada, Calif.; Gallery 54, Sacramento, Calif., 1994-95 Memberships: Foundations in Art, Theory and Education Christians in the Visual Arts National Art Education Association South Eastern College Art Conference Courses: Fundamentals of Teaching and Learning Applied Field Experience Art Methods I Student Teaching Portfolio Seminar Topics in Pedagogy
	Deborah Thomas Savannah B.A., The Catholic University of America; B.S., M.S., Indiana State University; D.Ed., Georgia Southern University.