{"id":7928,"date":"2026-07-31T15:49:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T19:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/catalog2627\/?page_id=7928"},"modified":"2026-07-31T15:49:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T19:49:18","slug":"faculty-26-27","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/catalog2627\/faculty-26-27\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty 26-27"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Art Education<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Amy Ruopp\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ph.D., EDS, University of Missouri<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>M.A.T., B.F.A., Maryland Institute College of Art<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Karen McGarry\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ph.D., University of Cincinnati<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>M.A.A.E, University of Cincinnati<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>M.F.A., University of Illinois at Chicago<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>B.F.A., Wayne State University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Allie Runyan\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>B.F.A., College for Creative Studies <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Communication Design<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Susan LaPorte\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>M.F.A., California Institute of the Arts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>B.F.A., University of Illinois at Chicago<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Philip McAvoy\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>B.A. Michigan State University <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Matt Raupp\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>M.F.A., Eastern Michigan University&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>B.F.A., Eastern Michigan University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chad Reichert\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>M.F.A., Minneapolis College of Art and Design&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>B.F.A., Valparaiso University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Entertainment Arts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>David Gazdowicz\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>M.F.A., Eastern Michigan University <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>B.F.A., College for Creative Studies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>David Bentley\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>B.F.A., Brigham Young University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Josh Harrell\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>M.F.A., University of Southern California<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>B.A., University of the South<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chase Holton\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>B.F.A., College for Creative Studies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Steven Stanchfield<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dylan Vanwormer\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>B.F.A., Ringling College of Art &amp; 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