SCAD Bees know that perseverance pays off, even in the summer months. This July, Margaret Daniel (B.F.A. interior design) was awarded a 2018 Angelo Donghia Foundation Senior Student Scholarship for a project assigned last spring in Interior Design Studio II: Specialized Interior Environments. With the guidance of SCAD faculty, Daniel reimagined the assignment to win the maximum $30,000 scholarship towards her education. Daniel, from North Augusta, South Carolina speaks on how SCAD encourages her to continually put her best work forward.

SCAD: Why did you choose to pursue a career in interior design?

Margaret Daniel: All the different careers I've considered in my life have involved structures. In 5th grade I thought I would love to be a realtor. Later I realized I wanted to have more control over the process, and help people see how their space could reflect who they are, how interior design could impact day-to-day life and how they conduct business.

When it was time to decide where I wanted to go attend university, I contacted employers in New York, Atlanta and Augusta, and asked who they were hiring and what they were looking for in new graduates. SCAD's No. 1 standing with DesignIntelligence, combined with these employer recommendations, made SCAD the perfect fit for me.

I'm thankful for the amount of time I've spent at SCAD improving my drawing abilities, especially in my early foundation classes. Those courses helped me gain a greater appreciation for people who render professionally and interior designers throughout history who have inked or drawn their own spaces.

SCAD: How did you become involved in the Angelo Donghia Foundation Senior Student Scholarship competition?

Daniel: I was in professor Sarah Boehm's Studio 2 class. She asked the class to reimagine the historic Kilkenny House as a dual cooking school and restaurant that was completely ADA compliant. Later, Ivan Chow, dean of the School of Building Arts, asked me to rework the same project for the Gensler Brinkmann Scholarship, and rework it again for the IIDA Student Design Competition--neither of which I won.

By the time I was selected to represent SCAD in the Angelo Donghia Foundation Senior Student Scholarship competition, I was doubting myself, but professor Boehm kept encouraging me. I revised the project once more, to be more conceptual and reflect a connection to the land. It was actually professor Boehm who broke the news to me that I'd won two weeks later!

SCAD: How did your faculty mentor help you succeed?

Daniel: Sarah Boehm has been an incredible professor to me at my time at SCAD, including mentoring me for this scholarship project. I'm thankful for her patience and her willingness to work with me, even spending time after class to help me make sense of the concepts in my head and review schematic designs. She exemplifies excellence in everything she does, including the way she teaches. I couldn't have done it without her support!

See more of Margaret's award-winning designs at her website: www.margaretidaniel.com.

Award-winning designer Cesar Idrobo (M.A., accessory design, 2016; B.F.A., industrial design, 2012) is steadily climbing the ranks in the footwear industry. His résumé includes pattern-making and product design for well-known brands ADIDAS, Altra Running, and Nike. Idrobo landed his newest role as head pattern cutter at Kanye West's YEEZY shoe line in part through the power of social media and smart networking.

SCAD: What drew you to SCAD initially, then compelled you to return for your master's degree?

Cesar Idrobo: When I visited SCAD for the first time, I was impressed by the facilities and equipment. It was eye-opening to see so much space and so many high-tech tools for students to execute projects, explore and be creative. I felt lucky to have access to it all.

At the end of my undergraduate program, I wanted to explore something new for my industrial design senior project, so I decided to design a traveling bag for short business trips. I wasn't fully versed in the technical aspects of making a bag, so I collaborated with an accessory design student Christine Hartzog (M.F.A., accessory design, 2017; B.F.A., accessory design, 2013). Through this project, I realized how collaborating with others can enhance the creative process and discovered my interest in accessory design. I knew I had to come back to SCAD.

SCAD: Your footwear line "The Flash Collection" won gold at the A'Design Award Competition last year. What inspired that line?

Idrobo: The inspiration for that line came from watching the TV show "The Flash." It was an interesting exercise for me to connect the dots from the character and the shoes. The character is being used as an emotional attachment to appeal to people who have or had special memories with comics, superheroes, or simply love the color red.

SCAD: How did you land the job at YEEZY?

Idrobo: I was finishing up a project with Nike when a YEEZY recruiter reached out to me via Instagram to say there was an open position in footwear development and asked if I wanted to apply. Of course, I said yes! The day after the Nike project ended, I got a call from the design director at YEEZY; he offered me the job and said I'd be hearing from one of "his people" soon. Forty minutes later, I got a call and it was Kanye West saying how excited he was to bring me aboard.

I'm enthusiastic about having the opportunity to learn from all the amazing designers on the team. It is always a pleasure to be in collaborative environments with talented artists.

SCAD: How does SCAD play a role in your creative career?

Idrobo: When applying for jobs, I always show the work I did at SCAD because it best highlights my capabilities and expertise. I showed Kanye the footwear collection I did at SCAD, one of the most complete projects I have ever done. Many places I've interviewed at have a hard time believing I've made not only a shoe, but an entire footwear collection while at SCAD. SCAD provided me with the right space, tools and academic program to bring my ideas to reality.

Above image: from “The Flash Collection” by Cesar Idbrobo, winner of the 2017 A’Design Award Competition's “Gold A’ Design Award.”

See more of Cesar’s sensational work here!

This fall, alumna Palmer Hefferan (B.F.A., sound design, 2007) is making history on Broadway. The composer and sound designer is part of the all-female design team for "The Lifespan of a Fact," a new play about a contentious tête-à-tête between a writer and a fact-checker. Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Bobby Cannavale, and Cherry Jones, the play opens its 16-week limited engagement on September 20.

Assembled by director Leigh Silverman, the design team also features scenic designer Mimi Lien, costume designer Linda Cho, lighting designer Jen Schriever, and projection designer Lucy Mackinnon.

"It's amazing being part of the groundbreaking design team for 'The Lifespan of a Fact'," Hefferan enthuses. "I never imagined that this was going to be my Broadway debut as head sound designer. That the show is at the legendary Studio 54 makes it even more special."

Lest Hefferan's modesty suggest neophyte status, the four-time Helen Hayes nominee's credits prove otherwise. She has worked ceaselessly over the past decade as sound designer and composer on theater productions in Boston, Washington, D.C., San Francisco, Atlanta, and New York. "I've worked in a lot of female-dominated environments in the past couple years," Hefferan says. "It's a trend being led by the theater world, one I'm proud to be part of."

SCAD: How are you approaching "The Lifespan of a Fact"?

PALMER HEFFERAN: The play is about an editor, a writer and fact-checker going through the process of fact-checking a story. There's resistance by the writer to have his work fact-checked. The character development is quick, and that lends itself to comedy.

There are quick blackouts where nothing physically is changing on-stage, but hours have passed. I'm writing original music created to match the rhythm of the play and its tonal shifts.

The first question I ask myself when I start work is: What is the era of this play? What is the setting? With a contemporary score, based in pop music, I use a lot of electronic drums and samples that have pop rhythms. I work in Ableton Live to create and manipulate sounds. If it's a play that needs a string quartet, I'll write a string arrangement in Sibelius that I send to string players I hire individually who record it live before I mix it.

SCAD: Did you come to SCAD intending to study sound design?

PH: My SCAD story begins when I was a 15-year old high school student in Orlando. I was signing up for electives and they put me into television production. That piqued my interest in pursuing that for a career. Also, my family started coming up to Savannah since it's not too far from Orlando.

When I was a high school junior my mom booked a SCAD tour for us. One of the amazing things about SCAD and Savannah is the beauty of the city and how SCAD is nestled in there. SCAD knocked it out of the park with the tour! I really got a full idea of the SCAD experience.

My freshman year at SCAD I took an intro to sound design class with a professor named Lauren Weinger, a sound artist who'd created a piece called "Silo" recorded in a grain silo. She complimented me on my work and invited me to take a master sound design class. It was significant to identify with her as a female artist, and receive that encouragement.

Studying sound design at SCAD, my mind was expanded and my listening habits transformed. I took a class in experimental sound design taught by Dr. Andre Ruschkowski where we learned about John Cage and created our own musique concrète pieces. It felt divergent in a positive way. It's important to know professional techniques, but what's your perspective? SCAD taught me both of those things. It's still a big part of who I am.

Experience sound samples of Palmer Hefferan's work here.

Come hear Hefferan on Broadway this fall in "The Lifespan of a Fact"!

SCAD festivities continued across the globe with the joyous 2018 SCAD Hong Kong commencement, a week following the Savannah and Atlanta editions. The sun shone for the celebration, held in the glimmering Diamond Ballroom of the Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong on June 9.

SCAD president and founder Paula Wallace opened the ceremony touting the class of 2018's achievements: "Thank you for contributing your infinite gifts to SCAD. To earn this moment, you have had to call on your whole being—hand, head and heart—and we are so very proud of you!"

SCAD Hong Kong graduates, majoring in disciplines including animation, motion media design and fashion, study in the former North Kowloon Magistracy building in the dynamic Sham Shui Po district. Revitalized by SCAD to include technology amenities like digital labs and a green screen studio, the building welcomes students and visitors with vibrant art, created by students, faculty and alumni.

The 2018 SCAD Hong Kong commencement ceremony suffused students, friends and family with delight.

Here are five highlights from the festivities:

1. SCAD alumna Nikki Louise Palomaria (B.F.A., graphic design, 2015):

"During your studies, you’ve been surrounded by some of the most incredible people you’re going to meet. And as you continue from this point forward, you still have them. Stay in touch, show each other your work, make use of the SCAD family network to enrich your professional and personal life, to keep you creating and craving new knowledge and experience."

2. Valedictorian Michelle Claase (B.F.A., painting, 2018):

"At SCAD, I explored newfound interests in film and took a screenwriting class, opening up something inside me that I didn't know existed. It led me to minor in film and television and changed the course of my future."

3. Excelsus Laureate Jonathan Lau (B.F.A., photography, 2012; M.A., photography, 2018):

"As a child, I visited the North Kowloon Magistracy Building on a school field trip. When I returned years later as a SCAD student I felt a sense of déjà vu as the wood paneling and large podium in the main courtroom had transformed into SCAD Hong Kong. The regional emblem of Hong Kong remained, but the building has become a celebration of art, a place where my old and new stories meet."

4. SCAD Hong Kong vice president David Pugh, awarding SCAD Honorary Doctorate of Arts and Sciences to William Lim, founder and managing director of CL3 Architects Ltd.:

"His eye for the extraordinary permeates the objects he acquires for his pleasure, and the art he creates for ours."

5. Wen Zhou, CEO, 3.1 Phillip Lim, SCAD Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters recipient:

"I am so impressed that 100% of SCAD Hong Kong graduates are employed or seeking higher education within the first ten months of graduation. As you seek your first job, on your first interview, ask not only about salary, benefits, and technicalities, but think about the company’s values and culture. Don’t be afraid to ask questions. You are our next generation of thinkers, of leaders. It is my honor and privilege to welcome you with open arms."

Friends, family, and fans of the SCAD Atlanta Class of 2018 convened at the Georgia World Congress Center on Saturday, June 2 for the university's commencement ceremony. Along with a global audience following online, they watched as each of the graduates filed across a stage that glowed under a backdrop created by SCAD alumna Lauren Clay (B.F.A., painting, 2004).

SCAD also presented an honorary doctorate of humane letters to Juliet Blake, head of TV and curator of special projects at TED, and later presented the same honor to Oprah Winfrey, media and performing arts magnate.

Diplomas in hand, graduates returned to their seats for the conferment of degrees and a final, joyous expression to mark their initiation as SCAD alumni.

The Bees, the dynamo SCAD student vocal ensemble, took to the stage with an emotional cover of "Stand By Me." As video screens overhead played congratulatory messages from luminous honorees and guests at the year's signature events, performers from the SCAD Drumline, the SCAD Performance Ensemble and iLuminate LED dancers entered the arena.

As performers belted out "Come Alive" from "The Greatest Showman," graduates rose from their seats and waved colorful LED light sticks with abandon. The moment punctuated an afternoon elevated by the remarks of speakers including outstanding graduates, honorary degree recipients, and an accomplished SCAD alumnus.

1. SCAD president and founder Paula Wallace:
"I imagined SCAD would be a new kind of higher education — with the audacity to put the words ‘professional careers' in our SCAD mission statement! … At SCAD, we teach our fashion students to design the clothes they want to wear, and we teach developers to design the game they want to play. And so I set out to create the kind of arts university that I wished I had attended."

2. Juliet Blake, honorary degree recipient:
"Stay connected. In the words of another TED Speaker, the brilliant Brene Brown: ‘Connection is why we are all here, it's what gives purpose and meaning to our lives.' This community extends well past commencement, and you still have a lot to share with each other."

3. Valedictorian Alexis Houpt (B.F.A., fashion, 2018):
"We've worked hard to arrive at this stage, ready to take the next leap in our careers. I, for one, know that when I was stretched to my limit this past fall, this day felt so far away. And yet, that's exactly when I interviewed and landed a position I'd dreamed of. The high expectations we set for ourselves — and were held to by our classmates, professors, and advisors — that's what led us to SCAD."

4. Excelsus Laureate Alexandra Badiu (M.F.A., illustration, 2018):
"The collaborative nature of these CLC projects resulted in friendships and partnerships that led me to more enjoyable work — creating backgrounds for senior films, working as a multimedia editor of SCAD Connector and SCAN magazine. The cover illustration I made for SCAN's 2017 spring issue won first place in Columbia Scholastic Press Gold Circle Awards, but to see the excitement in the eyes of my peers when they saw the cover, and feel the way we empower each other through our art was the best reward."

5. SCAD alumnus José Reyes (B.F.A., graphic design, 1995), founder, principal and creative director, Metaleap Creative:
"Your friends, siblings, parents, your elementary and high school art teachers — these people believed in you before you took your first drawing class. Take a moment to remember the people in this room and in your life who spoke into that decision. Remember all the ‘well dones' you heard from them, because each kind word was a step toward this moment."

The SCAD Savannah Class of 2018, the largest in the university's history, convened at the Savannah Civic Center for dual commencement celebrations on the morning and afternoon of Friday, June 1.

"You're sitting here today because you had a dream, and you chose to pursue it," said Hilary Swank, SCAD honorary degree recipient. The two-time Oscar-winning actor, producer and fashion entrepreneur spoke of the extensive preparation behind her career success and commended graduates on their achievements.

"You worked incredibly hard, applied your unique creativity to everything you touched, and did not stop until you crossed the finish line. So congratulations on successfully graduating from such a prestigious university. Given the elite education offered by this university, you couldn't have done a better job positioning yourself for whatever your next step in life may be."

After degrees were conferred, all formalities were dispensed with and the jubilation flowed forth in earnest with a musical medley led by the dynamo SCAD performance ensemble, The Bees. Once the confetti cannons erupted in a final exclamation, the Class of 2018 processed from the auditorium to the sun-lit streets of Savannah as SCAD alumni, carrying with them the words of the illustrious commencement speakers:

1. SCAD president and founder Paula Wallace:
"Today, you are actors, architects, animators, designers, writers, filmmakers. And yet one day, as your dream unfurls like a proud banner across your life, you will find yourself playing surprising new roles: You will become parents, creative directors, studio founders, company presidents. What some call wishful thinking in you today will be hailed as fearlessness in the years to come."

2. SCAD alumnus An Le (B.F.A., photography, 2012), owner An Le Studio:
"The people who sit next to you, the friendships that you've made here at SCAD, and the valuable skills your professors have taught you will be all you need to succeed and achieve your dreams. I believe, as artists, we can make something out of nothing, create the extraordinary out of the ordinary. We can turn blank canvases into beautiful paintings, rolls of fabric into stunning creations."

3. Valedictorian Nicolas Barrera Castañeda (B.F.A., architecture, 2018):
"I know you'd all agree — reaching this stage has taken a tremendous amount of work, years of diligent effort. And now, as we move to the next stage of our SCAD careers — as graduates — I know that my first impressions of SCAD were spot on. This university is exactly what I sought."

4. Excelsus Laureate Shannon Vanderhill (M.F.A., design management, 2018; M.A., jewelry, 2018):
"My passion for jewelry led me here, to the nation's largest jewelry program, with its amazing studios and thoughtful faculty, where we create works of design and art that interact with people — as experiential, conversational, and sometimes sentimental objects. And SCAD led me to my work today. I found my stride as a designer in another program that matched my interests perfectly. In design management, I worked to research, synthesize and communicate insights — to facilitate conversations, experiences, and the design process from end-to-end."

5. SCAD alumnus Deron Bennett (B.F.A., sequential art, 2002), owner AndWorld Design:
"SCAD has prepared you in more ways than you know. It's because of my professors' and classmates' critiques that I can distinguish between design that works, and design that needs more work. Today, know that you chose the right path. After you walk across this stage and through those doors, more doors of opportunity await you. SCAD has given you the keys, and you have to open them."

Congratulations to the winners of the 2017-2018 Larry W. Forrest Competition for outstanding undergraduate work in art history.

Paige Ganzel (B.F.A., art history) is the 2017-2018 undergraduate Larry W. Forrest Memorial Scholar for her paper "Elucidating Virtue: Vision and Experience in Maerten van Heemskerck's The Twelve Patriarchs." Honorable mention has been awarded to Sophia Wright (B.F.A., art history), secretary of the SCAD Art History Society, for her paper "The New Masses: Uncovering Ideological Attitudes through Visual Literature."

Ganzel and Wright presented their notable papers at a symposium May 16 in the Arnold Hall auditorium. Following prefatory remarks by art history professor Dr. Arthur J. DiFuria, Ganzel and Wright were introduced by SCAD art history professors Dr. Rebecca Turner and Dr. Lisa Jaye Young, respectively.

The SCAD Department of Art History continues its two-decade tradition with the Larry W. Forrest Writing Competition, highlighting original research and exceptional writing skills. The competition is named in honor of Forrest, a distinguished former SCAD faculty member, to recognize his numerous contributions to the university, the department and students.

Ganzel and Wright are pictured here with Dr. Arthur J. DiFuria, whose 400 level class "Image, Text and Print" provided the forum for the composition of their papers.

Congratulations to all the students, alumni and faculty who took part in an incredible SCAD FASHWKND 2018, with special appreciation to SCAD Étoile recipient Derek Lam. This slide show offers a glimpse of the runway looks designed by the following students and alumni. Thank you all!

Catalina Robles San Martin (B.F.A., fashion) in collaboration with India Cohen (B.F.A., accessory design); Elisa Londono (B.F.A., fashion marketing and management); Tatiana Faria (B.F.A., fibers); Andrea DiLello (B.F.A., fashion marketing and management)

Danica Deyanara Borges (B.F.A., fashion)

Laura London (B.F.A., fashion)

Alexandra Ghalibaf (B.F.A., fashion) in collaboration with Paige Miele (B.F.A., fibers)

Adorr Reynolds (B.F.A., fashion)

Brennan Brower (B.F.A., fashion)

Alexandra Powell (B.F.A., fashion) in collaboration with Manuel Ortiz (B.F.A., industrial design); Elise Bennett (B.F.A.accessory design); Sara Wynn (B.F.A., fibers)

Sarah Baker (B.F.A. fashion)

Claire Kimsey (B.F.A., fashion) in collaboration with Tia Strickland (B.F.A., fibers)

lnjoo Kim (B.F.A., fashion)

Libo Zhou (M.F.A.fashion; B.F.A., fibers, 2013)

Maria Nava Melgar (B.F.A. fashion) in collaboration with Hau Yee "Chocolate" Tsang (B.F.A., fashion, 2018); Nok "Nara" Chan (B.F.A.,fashion, 2017); Ngai Yung "Jasmine" Chow (B.F.A., fashion, 2017); Ka Sin "Janet" Wong (B.F.A.,fashion marketing and management)

Carly Eager (B.F.A., fashion) in collaboration with Porter Hamilton (B.F.A., photography); Lillian Garlick (B.F.A., fashion); Elise Bennett (B.F.A. accessory design)

Jose Criales-Unzueta (B.F.A., fashion) in collaboration with Paola Maldonado (B.F.A., fibers); Valentina Angulo Gomez (B.F.A., jewelry); Vivian Sredni (B.F.A. accessory design)

Sebastian Acuna (M.A., fashion)

Alexis Houpt (B.F.A. fashion)

Theo Gough (M.A., fashion;B.F.A., industrial design, 2016) in collaboration with Eric Prieto (B.F.A., industrial design, 2018)

Lawrence Chang (B.F.A., fashion)

Cheryl Ma Suet Man (B.F.A., fashion)

Jackson Wrenn McCabe (B.F.A., fashion) in collaboration with Kadi Flory (B.F.A., fibers); Craig Matola (B.F.A. industrial design); Aliyah Salmon (B.F.A., fibers); Nikki Kaia Lee (B.F.A.,fashion, 2018, B.F.A., fibers, 2018); and Jon Pulse (B.F.A., photography, 2017)

Shuting Dong (M.A ., fashion, 2017)

Zhongyuan Qiu (B.F.A., fashion)

Mariana Alvarez Zubillaga (B.F.A., fashion) in collaboration with Lucia Marti (B.F.A., jewelry); Christina Garcia (B.F.A. accessory design); Anvi Shah (B.F.A., fibers)

Dylan Helyer (B.F.A., fashion)

Ashley Romasko (B.F.A., fashion) in collaboration with Elise Bennett (B.F.A., accessory design); Julia McDonough (B.F.A., fibers); Max Condon (B.F.A., fashion); Vivian Sredni (B.F.A. accessory design) Emily Cole (B.F.A., fashion marketing and management); Carlo Pardo (B.F.A., fashion marketing and management); Kyle Rose (B.F.A., film and television); Ryan Hance (B.F.A., film and television); Kendle Meacham (B.F.A., fibers); Ymke Franssen (B.F.A.,photography, 2017)

Calvin Johnson (B.F.A., fashion)

Spencer Price (M.A ., fashion, 2018)

Sabrina Fortenberry (B.F.A., fashion)

Abbie Ross (B.F.A., fashion) in collaboration with Ana Karina Serfaty Calvino (B.F.A., accessory design)

Stephen Street (B.F.A., fashion) in collaboration with Ferrell Drury (B.F.A., fibers); Julia McDonough (B.F.A., fibers); Paige Rimko (B.F.A., accessory design)

Miranda Yurgin (B.F.A., fashion) in collaboration with Griffin Hunt (B.F.A., accessory design); Elizabeth Ludwig (B.F.A., jewelry); Bailey Strom (B.F.A., fibers)

Drew Gocke (B.F.A., fashion) in collaboration with Ansley DeDomenico (B.F.A., fibers); Elizabeth Sommerfeld (B.F.A., fibers)

Kianni Hughes (B.F.A., fashion) in collaboration with Manuel Ortiz (B.F.A. industrial design); Amy Kamsickas (B.F.A., fibers); Keely Bean Davis (B.F.A., fibers)

Ethelynn Hong (B.F.A., fashion) in collaboration with Sabrina McCracken (B.F.A., illustration, 2018); Maximiliano Acevedo (M.A., design management; B.F.A., industrial design, 2016)

Stephanie Asanza (B.F.A., fashion) in collaboration with Brynna Hall (B.F.A., fibers)

Sidney J. Ruebensaal (B.F.A., fashion) in collaboration with Janina Mistecky (B.F.A. film and television)

Delia Wade (B.F.A., fashion) in collaboration with Julia Mangione (B.F.A., fibers); and Lawson Germann (B.F.A., accessory design)

Selina Luque (B.F.A., fashion)

Graham S. Lewis (B.F.A., fashion) in collaboration with Grace Millar (B.F.A., graphic design); Lawson Germann (B.F.A., accessory design); Brenton Clarke (B.F.A., accessory design); Rebekah Kirkley (B.F.A., accessory design); Maximillian Moritz (B.F.A., fibers)

Shenyue Huang (M.A., fashion)

Etizaz Felemban (M.F.A., fashion)

Jessica Rubinstein (B.F.A., fashion) in collaboration with Jonathan Rubinstein (B.F.A., accessory design); Jocelyn Desisto (B.F.A., jewelry, 2017); Christina Garcia (B.F.A., accessory design)

Mathuson "Sam" Anthony (B.F.A., fashion) in collaboration with Mary-Catherine Crisp (B.F.A., fashion); Forrest Lockhart (B.F.A., fibers); Alaina Aylward (B.F.A., fashion); Zericah Camel (B.F.A., jewelry)

Alexandra Porter (B.F.A., fashion)

Maken Payne (B.F.A., fashion)

Paige Welch (B.F.A., fashion)

Her pool-tousled hair draping the nape of her sleek Speedo sweatshirt, Anne Weber Callahan (B.F.A., furniture design) sits in Bradley Hall in a moment of rare repose. The backstroke and freestyle specialist, a member of the national champion SCAD women’s swimming and diving team under coach Bill Pilzcuk, is the newly named 2018-19 head chairperson of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Association of Student-Athletes. Weber Callahan is the first female head chair representing the approximately 65,000 student-athletes who compete under the NAIA banner.

This weekend, Weber Callahan travels to New York City, where her hand-shaped steel lamp painted champagne pink appears in the SCAD exhibit at the 2018 International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF). Always willing to make time for excellence: that's Anne.

SCAD: Family first, Anne: You're a bona fide SCAD super sibling!

Anne Weber Callahan: My brother Dylan (B.F.A, architecture, 2015) graduated from SCAD and played lacrosse. He currently lives in New York City and works at HOK, the design firm. My sister Laine (M.A., accessory design) also goes to SCAD, and we have a younger brother Sam back in Lake Placid, Florida, where we're from. Laine claims she found SCAD and Dylan and I copied her. But we got here first! I came to SCAD for academics, specifically building arts, and swimming is key. I love SCAD.

SCAD: What are your duties as chair of the NAIA Association of Student-Athletes?

AWC: The mission of the ASA is to serve as the voice of all NAIA student-athletes. We have an hour-long phone conference meeting one Sunday every month, then we meet in person at the annual NAIA convention each spring. Next year it'll be held in Palm Beach, Florida. The convention is four days and we learn about a wide range of issues, from paying referees to changes in Title IX. I enjoy the governance aspects and public speaking, so it's a great fit.

Currently, we're working on legislation which mandates a day off each week for students and coaches. This means a day without practice or a game or meeting with your coach or watching film. Everyone needs a break. It's something SCAD already does. We're perfecting the legislation and will vote on it at the next NAIA conference.

SCAD: What additional innovations are you developing?

AWC: I'm working on a tracking tool for NAIA student-athletes after graduation. If you look at successful companies, the leaders are often people who were student-athletes. I'm creating a way so student-athletes can stay in touch with the NAIA after they graduate and enter the professional world. It's important that we see that success.

SCAD: What are you working on this summer, Anne?

AWC: Training, swimming, staying in shape. And I have a new job at Savannah Millworks as a marketing graphic designer. It was an interior design job I applied for, so over the summer I'm starting cabinetry design and interior design at the Millworks too. To me, furniture and interior design are similar. One makes, the other places. It all ties in with my SCAD work as a furniture designer. This weekend I'll be in New York with SCAD for the ICFF, showing a lamp I made in a solid works class with professor Sheila Edwards. I'll be staying with my brother when I'm in New York. Family rules!

Image courtesy: Anne Weber Callahan

On a sunny Friday in May, SCAD Sand Arts Festival made its wondrous presence felt on Tybee Island across a swathe of creative categories. Festivities culminated with the announcement of winners shortly before 4 p.m. An all-hands-on-deck effort returned South Beach to its immaculate state well before the sun touched the horizon. Witness these highlights from the winners below.

SCAD Spirit
Sarah Dostie (B.F.A., illustration)
Gergely Harsanyi (B.F.A., film and television)
Miles Kredich (B.F.A., sound design)
Anton Olof Roger Arvidsson (B.F.A., interior design)

Best of Show
Jonathan Henderson (B.F.A., industrial design)
Sydney Fowler (B.F.A., industrial design)
Cameron Hoss (B.F.A., industrial design)
Paul Aicher (B.F.A., industrial design)

SCAD Student Group
Bri Halstead (B.F.A., animation)
Bill Juergensen (B.F.A., film and television)
Sam Marchetta (B.F.A., sequential art)
Amanda Mehring (B.F.A. illustration)
Jordan Sparks (B.F.A., writing)

Class Project
"SCAD AD CLUB"
Olivia Bishop (B.F.A., advertising and branding)
Cameron Cartwright (B.F.A., advertising and branding)
Marcus Clarke (B.F.A., advertising and branding)
George Comatas (B.F.A., advertising)
Street Croci (B.F.A., advertising and branding)
Ashley Crouch (B.F.A., advertising)
Emily Dillard (B.F.A., advertising and branding)
Kaylyn Ferguson (B.F.A., advertising and branding)
Jayne Goodall (B.F.A., advertising and branding)
Ryan Kane (B.F.A., advertising)
Sage Lucero (B.F.A., advertising)
Violet Mullins (B.F.A., illustration)
Gianna Orecchio (B.F.A., advertising and branding)
Laura Panthofer (B.F.A., advertising and branding)
Ackshita Senthilnathan (B.F.A., advertising and branding)
Fayethe Vongsouvanh (B.F.A., advertising)
Alice Harbeson (B.F.A., advertising and branding)
Sydney Solis (B.F.A., advertising and branding)

Prysmian New Energy Award
Alex Dahlem (B.F.A., animation)
Marissa Johnson (B.F.A., illustration)
Michael Robinson (B.F.A., film and television)
Aja Weary (B.F.A., animation)

Sand Castle Winner:
Chanda Shaw (B.F.A., animation)
Robert Castro (B.F.A., animation)
Megan O'Loughlin (B.F.A., animation)

Sand Castle Runner-up:
Cameron Hoss (B.F.A, industrial design)
Katie Lynch (B.F.A, industrial design)
Sydney Shreve (B.F.A, industrial design)

Sand Relief Winner:
Laura Patricia Hernandez Lugo (B.F.A., industrial design)

Sand Relief Runner-up:
Hannah Brown (B.F.A., fashion marketing & management)
Molly Dunn (B.F.A, fashion)
Danielle Hernandez (B.F.A., architecture)
Andrew Oldfield (B.F.A., architecture)

Sand Sculpture Winner:
Madison Ellis (B.F.A., motion media design)
Spencer Kohl (B.F.A., painting)
Julia Chamberlain (B.F.A., animation)
Samantha Greene (B.F.A., animation)

Sand Sculpture Runner-up:
Vanessa Marie Alvarado Barrios (B.F.A., architecture)

Air Winner:
J.T. Smalley (B.F.A., industrial design)

Air Runner-up:
Bonnie Mullins (B.F.A., fibers)

Not pictured: Winner of Sand Jam drawing contest is Sofia Azpe (B.F.A., animation). Sand Jam Runner-up is Nala Wu (B.F.A., illustration).

Thanks to everyone who made SCAD Sand Arts Festival 2018 such a memorable day!