Our Alumni

Wondering what graduates of the Drake Department of Art & Design go on to pursue? Check out this growing list of alumni.

Want to tell us where you are these days? If you are a graduate of our department and have news and/or updated info to share, please contact our Fine Arts Coordinator.

Art History

Graphic Design

Studio Art

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Art History

Nora Kreml | B.A. in Art History and International Relations // 2012
Volunteer, US Peace Corps| Ethiopia

Breianna Cochran | B.A. in Art History // 2011
Director at Steven Vail Fine Arts | Iowa City, IA

Charlie Evans | B.A. in Art History // 2009
Graduate Student at Pratt Institute | Brooklyn, NY

Tara (Broemmelsick) Westhoff | B.A. in Art History // 2003
Teacher | St. Louis, MO

Heidi Kraus | B.A. in Art History; B.F.A. in Graphic Design // 2002
Assistant Professor of Art History and Director of the De Pree Gallery, Hope College | Holland, MI

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Graphic Design

Dustin Davis, | B.A. in Graphic Design // 2014

Creative Director, Two Rivers Marketing, Des Moines, IA

Nicole Dyar | B.F.A. in Graphic Design // 2014

Creative Director at Starface, Brooklyn, New York

Lauren Oliver-Price | B.F.A. in Graphic Design // 2014    

Assistant Creative Director at Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa, West Des Moines, Iowa

Lily Prinsen | B.A. in Graphic Design // 2014  

Design Director at KNOCK Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota

Courtney Hemwood | B.A. in Graphic Design // 2014  

Creative Services Lead at Mittera, Des Moines, Iowa

Riley Brady | B.F.A. in Graphic Design // 2015

Designer + Manager at Blue Daring, Chicago, Illinois

Kayli Kunkel | B.A. in Graphic Design // 2015

Founder of Earth & Me,  New York City, New York

Kara Schlaubaugh | B.A. in Graphic Design // 2015

Head of Creative, Sculpt - B2B Social Media Agency, Florence, Italy

Claire  Sedovic | B.F.A. in Graphic Design // 2015

Freelance Illustrator & Designer, Des Moines, Iowa

Boures, Jenna D. Jenna Sallen  | B.A. in Graphic Design // 2016

Visual Designer at Happy Medium, Ankeny, Iowa

Jitrlada Natan Brown Chawalitcheewin | B.A. in Graphic Design // 2016

Frontend Developer at IBM, Chicago IL

Greta Gillen | B.A. in Graphic Design // 2016

Senior Art Director, Digital at Target, Minneapolis, MN

Susanna Hayward | B.A. in Graphic Design // 2016

Deputy Art Director New York Magazine, New York

Paityn Teunis | B.A. in Graphic Design // 2016

Senior UI/UX Designer at Americaneagle.com, Orland Park, Illinois

Dustin J Miller | B.A. in Graphic Design // 2016

Senior Product Designer at Prudential Financial, Des Moines, Iowa

Abdulfatah Abdulaziz | B.A. in Graphic Design // 2017

UI/UX Designer at AmBank Group, WP. Kuala Lumpur,  Malaysia

Meghan Baltas | B.A. in Graphic Design // 2017

Senior Graphic Designer at People Productions, Denver, Colorado

Genna Clemen | B.A. in Graphic Design // 2018

Artist, Educator, Baltimore, Maryland

Maddie Hiatt  | B.A. in Graphic Design // 2018

Senior Social Media Editor at Cosmopolitan, New York, New York

Josie Carrabine  | B.A. in Graphic Design // 2019

Art Director at VML, Chicago, IL

Anna Gleason | B.F.A. in Graphic Design // 2019

Creative Director at YMCA of Greater Des Moines, Des Moines, Iowa

Janina Gonçalves | B.A. in Graphic Design // 2019

Project Coordinator + Graphic Designer,  Wonderstruct, Chicago, Illinois

Justin Burger | B.A. in Graphic Design // 2020

Web App Developer at Pella Corporation, Des Moines, Iowa

Courtney McCuddin | B.A. in Graphic Design // 2020

Amazon Web Services, Digital Content Manager, Arlington, Virginia

Hunter Beyer  | B.A. in Graphic Design // 2020

Graphic Designer & Tattoo Artist, Mount Vernon, Iowa

Fatima Calderon | B.A. in Graphic Design // 2020

Brand Creative Designer @ Kum & Go, Des Moines, Iowa

Nick Ellis  | B.A. in Graphic Design // 2020

Web Designer at Cougar Digital Marketing & Design, West Richland, Washington

Lila Johnson | B.A. in Graphic Design // 2020

Graphic Designer and Accessibility Specialist at The Harkin Institute, Des Moines, Iowa

Emma Kerr,   | B.A. in Graphic Design // 2021

Horticulturist and Designer, CLINTON+RIES Landscape Architects , Hyattsville, Maryland

Nikki Lund | B.A. in Graphic Design // 2021

Associate Designer at The Lacek Group, Minneapolis, MN

Kate Segler | B.A. in Graphic Design // 2021

Junior Art Director at Ostrom Creative, Owatonna, Minnesota

Maddie Willey | B.A. in Graphic Design // 2021

Graphic Designer at designIQ, Des Moines, Iowa

Caroline Bushman | B.F.A. in Graphic Design // 2022

Creative Design Manager at CCS Fundraising, West Des Moines, Iowa

Cristian Calderon | B.A. in Graphic Design // 2022

Creative Associate,  Fast Horse, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Hannah Cohen | B.A. in Graphic Design // 2022

Chicago Graphic Designer, PMorgan Chase & Co., Chicago, Illinois

William Krane | B.A. in Graphic Design // 2022

Marketing and Branding Director at Art of the West, Minnetonka, MN

Kaili JiMei | B.A. in Graphic Design // 2022

Social Media Manager at STYLECASTER, New York, New York

Maggie Piotraschke | B.A. in Graphic Design // 2022

Graphic Designer at St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN

Rihards Sergis | B.A. in Graphic Design // 2022

Scuola Politecnica di Design Master’s degree Student in Visual Design, Milan, Italy

Brynn Yoshinaga | B.A. in Graphic Design // 2022

Associate UX Designer at Hallmark Cards, New York, New York

Kendall Hunt | B.A. in Graphic Design // 2023

Digital Designer at Oklahoma City Thunder, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Haley Murphy | B.A. in Graphic Design // 2023

Graphic Designer, Farm and Home Publishers,  Clear Lake, Iowa

Princess Hart | B.A. in Graphic Design // 2023

Graphic Designer at Heartland AEA, Johnson, Iowa

Anh Nguyen | B.F.A. in Graphic Design // 2023

Graphic Designer, The Grounded Company, Salt Lake City, Utah

Annie Peterson | B.A. in Graphic Design // 2023

Associate Designer at Dotdash Meredith, Des Moines, Iowa

Nadia Treichel | B.A. in Graphic Design // 2023

Digital Producer - Digital Premedia at Dotdash Meredith, Des Moines, Iowa

Kathryn Dennigman | B.A. in Graphic Design // 2024

Creative Services Designer,  Mittera Creative + Tech, Des Moines, Iowa

Maddie Kruse | B.A. in Graphic Design // 2024

Graphic Designer | Dotdash Meredith  Des Moines, Iowa

Heath Wheeldon | B.F.A. in Graphic Design // 2024

Graphic Designer, Method Ink, Des Moines, Iowa

Eli Woodson | B.F.A. in Graphic Design // 2024

Graphic Designer at TCB Companies / Authentic Brand, Des Moines, IA

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Studio Art

Laura Hansen | B.F.A. in Studio Art // 2014
M.F.A. in Painting at School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston

Andrea Piakarzyck | B.F.A. in Studio Art // 2013
Grant Writer at the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation

Ainsley Buhl | B.F.A. in Studio Art: Sculpture; B.A. in Sociology // 2012
M.F.A. Candidate at San Diego State University | San Diego, CA

Stephanie Spitz | B.F.A. in Studio Art // 2012
M.F.A. in Painting at Montclair State University

Lucca Wang | B.F.A. in Studio Art: Painting // 2011
Graduate Student at the San Francisco Art Institute | San Francisco, CA

Ashley Machacek | B.A. in Studio Art: Painting; B.A. in English // 2010
Graduate Student at the University of Denver |Denver, CO

Nicki Werner | B.F.A. in Studio Art: Sculpture // 2009
M.F.A. // University of Illinois // 2012
Visiting Assistant Professor of Sculpture, Illinois State University | Normal, IL

Anthony Roark | B.F.A. in Studio Art: Sculpture // 2009
M.A. // University of Wisconsin // 2011

Angela Warren | B.F.A. in Studio Art: Painting // 2007
M.F.A. // Maine College of Art // 2011
Teacher at Maine College of Art | Portland, ME

Nate Carder | B.F.A. in Studio Art: Sculpture // 2004
M.F.A. // Virginia Commonwealth University // 2007
Shops/Labs Technician at Columbia College |Chicago, IL

Dan Kitchen | B.F.A. in Studio Art: Sculpture/Printmaking // 2001
M.F.A. // Stony Brook University // 2004
Production Manager for Events Services at Hargrove Inc. | Washington, D.C.

Sally Giles | B.F.A. in Studio Art: Drawing // 2000
M.A. in Art Therapy // The School of the Art Institute of Chicago // 2002
Art Therapist at Willamette View | Portland, OR

Nicole James | B.F.A. in Studio Art: Sculpture // 2000
M.A.T. in Secondary Art // 2002
Children's and Family Programs Manager at Des Moines Art Center | Des Moines, IA

Nikki Anderson | B.F.A. in Studio Art: Sculpture // 1999
M.F.A. // Stony Brook University // 2002
Adjunct Sculpture Professor at Columbia College | Chicago, IL

Bridget Mullen | B.A.E in Art Education // 1999
M.F.A. // Massachusetts College of Art // 2006
Freelance Art Preparator | Brooklyn, NY

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