IDEATION FACILITATION AND CONSULTING  
 

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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