CURRICULUM VITAE
Larry Michael Stultz, Ph.D.
EDUCATION Ph.D., Georgia State University
Educational Policy Studies: Social Foundations in Education
Dissertation: Cultural Identity, Voice, and Agency in Post-Secondary Graphic Design
Education: A Collective Case Study, 2006.
M.A., Purdue University
Visual (Graphic) Design
B.A., Purdue University
Visual (Graphic) Design
ACADEMIC The Art Institute of Atlanta
PROFESSIONAL March 1997 – present
EXPERIENCE
June 2004 – present
Department Chair, Advertising BA program.
June 1999 – June 2001
Dean of the School of Design, departments of Interior Design, Graphic Design, and
Computer Animation as well as the core curriculum in Art Foundations.
January 1998 – April 2006
Department Chair, Graphic Design AA and BFA programs.
Focus for all AiA administrative positions is on faculty management, student advising
and persistence, curriculum administration and validation through Program Advisory Committees, fiscal and technology management, and accreditation adherence.
Community and industry involvement, career services and admissions staff support,
and Education Committee participation also define the positions.
March 1997 – January 1998
Full time instructor in the School of Design: Graphic Design.
North Georgia College & State University
September 1996 – June 1997
Department of Fine Arts adjunct instructor position teaching Basic Graphic Design,
Computer Design and Photography. Faculty advisor to student Yearbook Committee.
Portfolio Center, Atlanta
September 1994 – September 1997
Professional, proprietary advertising art direction and copy writing school. Taught
Visual Literacy, Conceptual Thinking, and all levels of Advertising Concepts.
Atlanta College of Art, Community Education
September 1995 – September 1996
Instructor in Art Direction, Photography, and Advertising Copy Writing.
Conceptual Thinking/Creativity Enhancement Workshops
Mid 1980’s – present
Occasional civic, social, cultural, and business group workshops centered on the
conceptual experience and its potential impact on one’s self-concept and next steps
in individual, community, or business life.
ADVERTISING Fishback Stultz Ltd., Atlanta
AND DESIGN December 1990 – September 1996
PROFESSIONAL Principal. Advertising, design, and marketing firm specializing in Oil & Gas,
EXPERIENCE Health Care, Light Industrial, and Hospitality & Tourism clientele.
The Stultz Agency, New Orleans
June 1988 – December 1990
Principal. Advertising, design and marketing firm specializing in Oil & Gas,
Commercial Real Estate, and Hospitality & Tourism clientele.
Klein & Associates, New Orleans
August 1986 – June 1988
Creative Director. Marketing and public relations firm specializing in Oil & Gas,
Commercial Real Estate, Hospitality & Tourism, and Political clientele.
Maris, West & Baker, Jackson (MS) and New Orleans
January 1985 – August 1986
Creative Director. Advertising, design and marketing firm specializing in
Financial, Retail, and Hospitality & Tourism clientele.
The Designshop, New Orleans
July 1975 – January 1985
Principal. Graphic design studio specializing in Hospitality & Tourism, Corporate
Communications, and College & University Admissions Materials.
Stein Printing Company, Atlanta
June 1972 – July 1975
Art Director. Printing company specializing in Annual Reports and College &
University Admissions Materials.
Purdue University Publications Office, West Lafayette IN
June 1969 – June 1972
Graphic Designer. Created and produced all official university viewbooks, bulletins,
and other admissions materials. Designed books for Purdue University Press.
ACADEMIC Conceptual Thinking
COURSES Typography
TAUGHT Layout
Basic Graphic Design
Photography
Visual Literacy
Graphic Design Honors Studio
Graphic Design Senior Portfolio
Publication Design
Dynamics of Integrated Marketing
Media and Advertising Design
Art Direction
Advertising Copywriting
Advertising Concepts and Execution
Advertising Campaigns
Senior Advertising Internship
Senior Advertising Portfolio
ACADEMIC Currently serve as member of Board of Directors of The Atlanta Ad Club.
LEADERSHIP Chair of annual Career Day for advertising and marketing degree
ACTIVITIES programs throughout the Southeast. Past co-chair of The ADDY Awards.
Currently direct student chapter of the American Advertising Federation (AAF)
at The Art Institute of Atlanta.
Serve as a Subject Matter Expert textbook reviewer for John Wiley & Sons,Publishers
and McGraw-Hill/Irwin.
Assisted in preparation of documents and gallery exhibition for self-study and visitation
committee in pursuit of National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD)
accreditation for The Art Institute of Atlanta, 2004.
Selected by Art Institutes/Education Management Corporation (AI/EDMC) to write and
implement a 4x4 curriculum in a new system model for a baccalaureate degree program in
Advertising, 2004.
Appointed to AI/EDMC task force to create DACUM-based system model for Graphic
Design BFA program in two delivery versions, 2004.
Wrote four courses for online delivery by The Art Institute Online, 2002-2003.
Served as a member of a Southern Association of Colleges & Schools (SACS) visitation
team for accreditation reaffirmation of Southern Adventist University in Collegedale, TN, 2002.
Served as delegate to the annual conference of the College Art Association
representing all Art Institutes performing new faculty interviews and
attending selected presentations, 2000-2002.
Selected as a member of the program introduction group for new AI/EDMC program in
Online Media & Marketing, 2001.
Appointed to AI/EDMC Faculty Steering Committee for New Product Development, 2000.
Assisted in preparation of documents for self-study and visitation committee in pursuit of Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) accreditation for The Art Institute of Atlanta.
Selected by AI/EDMC to work with graphic design, computer animation, web design, and multimedia department directors in creating a common curriculum for the first two quarters
of study at all Art Institutes, 1999.
Worked on AI/EDMC task force assuring contemporary Associate in Arts
and Bachelor of Fine Arts curricula in Graphic Design with appropriate exit
competencies, 1998.
PUBLICATIONS AND Cultural Identity, Voice, and Agency in Post-Secondary Graphic Design Education:
PRESENTATIONS A Collective Case Study. Dissertation, Georgia State University, 2006.
“Egocentrism in Professional Arts Education,” Schools or Markets? Commercialism,Privatization, and School-Business Partnerships, Deron Boyles, ed. (Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers, 2005), 171-193.
“Cultural Performance in Post-secondary Design Education: Placing Value on Identity, Voice, and Agency.” Paper selected for Presentation to QUIG: Conference on Interdisciplinary
Qualitative Studies, Athens, GA, January 7 to 9, 2005.
“Egocentrism in Professional Arts Education: Toward a Discipline-based View of Work and World.” Paper selected for Presentation to the Southeast Philosophy of Education Society (SEPES), St. Petersburg, FL, January 31& February 1, 2003.
“Cultural Difference in Art and Aesthetic Experience.” Paper selected for Presentation to the Southeast Philosophy of Education Society (SEPES), Atlanta, GA, February 2 & 3, 2001.
“Expressive Symbology in Aesthetics: The Artist/Student Informing the Classroom”
Paper selected for Presentation to the Southeast Philosophy of Education Society (SEPES), Savannah, GA, February 4 & 5, 2000.
PROFESSIONAL 2004 – present American Advertising Federation
SOCIETIES AND Sponsor, AAF Student Chapter, The Creative Academy @ AiA
ORGANIZATIONS
2000 – present The Atlanta Ad Club
2002 – present: Board of Directors
2004 – 2006: Chair, Career Day
2007: Co-chair, The Addy Awards
1999 – 2005 American Institute of Graphic Arts
1997 – 2006 College Art Association
1982 – 1992 Advertising Club of New Orleans
1990 Ad Person of the Year, Top Executive
1978 – 1986 Art Directors and Designers Association of New Orleans
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