faculty list
Alison Aune
Steve Bardolph
David Bowen
Gloria DeFilipps Brush
Jayme Christine
Marian Colman
Amy Degerstrom
Jen Dietrich
Jennifer Gordon
Susan Hudec
Betsy Hunt
Liz James
Holly Jorde
Jim Klueg
Janice Kmetz
Beth Koch
Vicky Lehman
Ryuta Nakajima
Wanda Pearcy
Kristen Pless
Cecilia Ramon
Robert Repinski
Joellyn Rock
Robyn Roslak
Eun-Kyung Suh
Mariana Waisman
Jennifer Webb
Rob Wittig
A-D / E-K / L-R / S-Z
Jennifer Gordon
graphic design
MFA University of Minnesota-Duluth
MonH 226
218.726.8423
jgordon3@d.umn.edu
Teaching Areas: Motion Graphics, Interactive, General Design, Portfolio Building
Scholarly Interests: Experience Design, Spirituality and Design, Cultural Symbols, Designed Environments
solldesignco.com/teach
Susan Hudec
art education
310A TMA
218.726.8527
shudec@d.umn.edu
Betsy Hunt
digital arts
339 ABAH
218.726.7830
bjhunt@d.umn.edu
Liz James
ceramics
MFA Kansas State University
161 ABAH
218.726.8423
ejames@d.umn.edu
Teaching Areas: Ceramics
Scholarly Interests: Functional and non-functional ceramic forms; Current work represents a confluence of observations of human behavior, life cycles and forces of nature.
Holly Jorde
drawing, 2D
MFA Steven F. Austin State University
25D VKH
218.726.8033
handers1@d.umn.edu
Teaching Areas: Ceramics & 2D Design
Scholarly Interests: Ceramic sculpture, pottery, tile making & drawing. Current work seeks to uncover the similarities in natural form, human invention & unexplained phenomena through abstraction.
Jim Klueg
department head + ceramics
MFA Indiana State University
161 ABAH
218.726.7527
jklueg@d.umn.edu
Teaching Areas: Ceramics
Scholarly Interests: ceramics, visual culture, theory
www.klueg.com
Janice Kmetz
MFA Director + Graphic Design
MA University of Minnesota
248 MonH
218.726.8150
jkmetz@d.umn.edu
Teaching Areas: Graphic Design Studio, Graphic Design History
Scholarly Interests: Branding, Vehicle Graphics, and Book Design.
www.d.umn.edu/~jkmetz
Dr. Beth Koch
graphic design
PhD University of Minnesota
230 MonH
218.726.6961
bekoch@d.umn.edu
Teaching Areas: Typography, Interactive Design, Senior Design Studio
Scholarly Interests: Typography, Interactive Design, Instructional Design, Design Education, and Design Theory
faculty work

Relate, digital print,
Jennifer Gordon

Film still from
Maybe Let's Try to Paddle to the Middle,
video, 12 minutes,
Betsy Hunt

Sonata, Liz James

Autumnal Lotus, Holly Jorde

Skilled Devils, Earthenware,
Jim Klueg

'bout my lover boy, installation, Janice Kmetz

J.Evelyn Confections Brochure, Beth Koch
