KU History of Art Alumni Placement

Alan Atkinson ('97):  Director of Visual Arts and Curator of Capitol Collections, Oklahoma Arts Council, Oklahoma City, OK

Janet Baker ('91):  Curator of Asian Art, Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ

Claudia Brown ('85):  Professor of Art History, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

Janet Carpenter ('94):  Professor of Art History, City College of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

Janet Chen ('16):  Freelance translator of Chinese and Japanese

Yen-Yi Chan ('18): Assistant Professor of Art History, Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan

Tsenti (Joseph) Chang ('95):  Senior Research Fellow, Research Institute for Asian Art, Asian Art Museum, San Francisco; previously Associate Curator of Chinese Art, Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC

Qing Chang ('05):  Professor of Art History, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China

Insoo Cho ('02):  Professor of Art Theory, Korea National University of Arts, Seoul, South Korea

Diana Yeongchau Chou ('01):  Associate Curator of Asian Art, San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, CA

Christina Chu ('90):  Chief Curator, Hong Kong Museum of Art, China (retired)

Mary Dusenbury ('99):  Formerly Research Curator, Spencer Museum of Art, Lawrence, KS

Youmi Kim Efurd ('12):  Curator, Rosalind Sallenger Richardson Center for the Arts, Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC

Patricia Fister ('83):  Professor Emerita, International Research Center for Japanese Studies (Nichibunken), Kyoto, Japan

Ruiying Gao ('23): 

Karen Gerhart ('92):  Professor Emerita of Art History, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Noelle Giuffrida ('08):  Assistant Professor of Art History and Assistant Curator of Asian Art, Ball State University, Muncie, IN

Patricia Graham ('84):   Certified appraiser of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Art; teaching and curatorial positions at institutions including University of Kansas, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, and Saint Louis Art Museum

Kevin Greenwood ('13):  Joan L. Danforth Curator of Asian Art, Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH

Marilyn Gridley ('86):  Professor Emerita of Art History, University of Missouri, Kansas City

Junghee Han ('88):  Associate Professor, Hongik University, Seoul, Korea

Sarah Handler ('83):  Independent historian of Chinese Art, Oakland, CA

Curt Hansman ('80):  Adjunct Professor, History of Art and Architecture, DePaul University, Chicago, IL

Brenda Jordan ('93): Director, University of Pittsburgh Coordinating Site for the National Consortium for Teaching About Asia and Assistant Director, Asian Studies Center, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 

Jane Ju ('89):  Art History Professor, National Chengchi University, Taipei

Arthur Mu-Sen Kao ('89):  Emeritus Faculty, Art and Art History, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA

Elizabeth Kindall ('06):  Associate Professor of Art History, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul MN

Karil Kucera ('02):  Chair of Asian Studies, Director of Asian Conversations Program, and Professor of Art and Art History/Asian Studies, St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN

Takaaki Kumagai ('17):  Independent curator and lecturer, Bogotá, Colombia

Yegee Kwon ('18):  Independent translator for art museums, Seoul, South Korea

Ling-en Lu ('07):  Associate Curator of Early Chinese Art, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO

Jen-Mei Ma ('90):  Professor of Chinese, Augustana College, Rock Island, IL

Karen Mack ('12):  Associate Professor, Faculty of Letters, Atomi University, Tokyo, Japan

Hui Wang Martin ('12):  Lecturer, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO

Sooa Im McCormick ('14):  Curator of Korean Art, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Alison Miller ('16):  Associate Professor of Art History, University of the South, Sewanee, TN

Halle O’Neal ('11):  Reader in Japanese Art, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

An-Yi Pan ('97):  Associate Professor, History of Art and Visual Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Hillary Pedersen ('10):  Assistant Professor, Japanese Buddhist Art and Visual Culture, Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan

Lisa Pluth ('04):  Litigation Paralegal, Rencher Anjewierden, Salt Lake City, UT

Audrey Seo ('97):  Independent scholar and consultant on Japanese Art

Myenghee Son ('18):  Curator, National Museum System of Korea

Diana Tenckhoff ('02):  Instructor, Willamette University, Salem, OR

Robert Thorp ('80):  Professor Emeritus of Art History and Archaeology, Washington University in St. Louis

Rachel Voorhies ('16):  Design Examiner, US Patent and Trademark Office, Washington, DC

Qingli Wan ('91): Professor, University of Hong Kong (deceased)

Amanda Wangwright ('11):  Associate Professor of Art History, School of Visual Art and Design, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC

Ankeney Weitz ('94):  Ziskind Professor of East Asian Studies and Art, Colby College, Waterville, ME

Matthew Welch ('95):  Deputy Director and Chief Curator,  Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN

Jean Wetzel ('91):  Associate Professor of Art History, Cal Poly (California Polytechnic State University), San Luis Obispo, CA

Richard L. Wilson ('85):  Professor Emeritus of Art and Archeology and Director of Japan Studies, International Christian University, Tokyo

Kim Wondong ('87): Teaching in a University in Taegu

Donald Wood ('85):  Curator Emeritus of Asian Art, Birmingham Museum of Art

Chao-jan (Philip) Wu ('02):  Associate Professor, Department of Fine Arts, Tunghai University, Taiwan

Hugh Wylie:  Curator of Japanese Art, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto,  (deceased)

Margaret Carney Xie ('89):  Curator, Blair Museum of Lithophanes, Toledo, OH

Weitian Yan ('22): 

Yi Zhao ('23): 

Pinyan Zhu ('22): 

Sherman Reed Anderson ('08): Associate Professor of Art History, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO

Gretchen Atwater ('92): History Teacher, Morristown-Beard School, Morristown, NJ

Elissa Auerbach ('09): Professor of Art History, Georgia College, Milledgeville, GA

Susan J. Baker ('94): Professor of Art History, University of Houston Downtown, Houston, TX

Temma Balducci ('05): Department Chair and Professor of Art History, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR

Heather Belnap:  Associate Professor of Art History, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT

Cynda Benson ('94):  Professor of Art History, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA

Mindy Besaw ('15):  Curator, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR

Sarah Blick ('94): Professor of Art History, Kenyon College, Gambier, OH

Megan Blocksom ('17): Lecturer, Baldwin Wallace University, Berea, OH

Kathryn Boyer ('94): Independent Art Historian and Owner of Boyer Ink, Trollhättan, Sweden

Diane Boze ('99): Professor of Humanities, Northeastern State University, Tahlequah, OK

Martha Breckenridge ('08): Assistant Professor of Art History, Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, MO (retired)

Elizabeth Broun:  Director, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington DC (retired)

Rachel Epp Buller ('04): Associate Professor of Visual Art and Design, Bethel College, Newton, KS

Maria Elena Buszek ('03): Associate Professor of Art History, College of Arts and Media, University of Colorado, Denver, CO

Jill Chancey ('06): Assistant Professor of Art History, Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, LA

Sarah Crawford-Parker ('06): Assistant Vice Provost, First Year Experience, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

Jane Davidson: Professor of Art History, University of Nevada, Reno, NV

Lea Rosson DeLong ('83): Independent Scholar and Curator, Des Moines, IA

Lisa Dorrill ('98): Visiting Assistant Professor of Art History, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA

Ashley Elston ('11): Associate Professor of Art History, Berea College, Berea, KY

Martha Elton ('04): Independent Scholar, Shawnee Mission, KS

Leesa Fanning ('98): Previously Curator of Contemporary Art, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO

Denise Giannino ('17): Public Programs Manager, Vero Beach Museum of Art, Vero Beach, FL

Steven Golan ('94): Owner, SRG Art Conservation LLC, Cincinnati, OH

Jill Vessely Greenwood ('09): Eric and Jane Nord Family Curator of Education, Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH

Randall Griffey ('99): Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

J. Richard Gruber ('87): Director, Ogden Museum of Southern Art, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA (retired)

Kristan Hanson ('20): Plant Humanities Fellow, Dumbarton Oaks Research Library, Washington D.C.

Valerie Lind Hedquist ('90): Professor of Art History and Art Criticism, University of Montana, Missoula, MT

Reinhild Kauenhoven Janzen ('78): Professor of Art History, Washburn University, Topeka, KS (retired)

Diane Chalmers Johnson ('70): Professor of Art History, School of the Arts, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC

Beverly Joyce ('03): Professor of Art History and Gallery Director, Mississippi University for Women, Columbus, MS

Jan Kennedy ('02): Associate Professor of Art History and Program Head of the Asian Studies Certificate Program, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO

Chassica Kirchhoff ('18): Assistant Curator of European Sculpture and Decorative Art, The Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI

Brett Knappe ('08): Executive Director and curator, Museum of New Art (MoNA), Portsmouth, NH

Stephanie Fox Knappe ('13): Samuel Sosland Curator of American Art, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO

Lara Kuykendall ('11): Associate Professor of Art History, Ball State University, Muncie, IN

Janey Levy ('88): Rosen Publishing Group classroom division author, Buffalo, NY

Brittany Lockard ('12): Assistant Professor of Art History and Creative Industries, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS

Lynne Lokensgard ('88): Professor of Art History, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX (retired)

Diane Cearfoss Mankin ('96): Associate Professor of Art History, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

Vernon Hyde Minor:  Research Professor/Research Scholar, School of Art & Design and School of Architecture, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Laura Minton ('21): Curator of Exhibitions, Fralin Museum of Art, Charlottesville, VA

Kerry Morgan ('02): Director, Gallery and Exhibition Programs, Minneapolis College of Art & Design, Minneapolis, MN

Michelle Moseley-Christian ('07): Associate Professor and Chair, Art History/Medieval and Early Modern Studies, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA

Joni Murphy ('08): Professor of English, Haskell Indian Nations University, Lawrence, KS (deceased)

Kate Meyer ('11): Curator of Works on Paper, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

Mindy Nancarrow ('85): Professor of Art History, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL

Ashley Offill ('20): Andrew W. Mellon Curricular and Digital Projects Coordinator, Spencer Museum of Art, Lawrence, KS

Eunyoung Park ('18): Assistant Professor of Art History, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH

Roberta Pokphanh ('09): Assistant Vice Provost, International Programs and Academic Director, Academic Accelerator Program, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

Ellen C. Raimond ('16): Assistant Curator for Academic Programs, Nasher Museum of Art, Duke University, Durham, NC

Ron Rarick ('87): Associate Professor of Art History, Ball State University, Muncie, IN (retired)

Shirley Reece-Hughes ('06): Curator of Paintings and Sculpture, Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, TX

Madeline Rislow ('12): Assistant Professor of Art History and Director of Art History, Missouri Western State University, Saint Joseph, MO

Michelle Robinson ('06): Formerly Curator of Exhibitions, Figge Art Museum, Davenport, IA (deceased)

Clair Robertson: Professor of Art History, Collin College, Plano, TX

Scott Shields ('06): Associate Director and Chief Curator, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA

Donald Sloan ('04): Assistant Professor of Art History, University of Wisconsin – La Crosse (retired)

Emily Stamey ('09): Curator of Exhibitions, Weatherspoon Art Museum, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Shana Stuart ('09): Adjunct Professor, School of Library and Information Science, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

Jerry N. Smith ('12): Chief Curator, Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, OH     

Maureen Warren: Curator of European and American Art before 1850, Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

April M. Watson ('13): Curator of Photography, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO

Sam Watson ('05): Assistant Professor of Art History, University of Wisconsin – Green Bay

Dixie Webb ('92): Professor of Art History, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN

Mark White ('99): Executive Director, New Mexico Museum of Art, Santa Fe, NM

Pamela White:  Director, Museum Studies Graduate Program, Western Illinois University – Quad Cities, Moline, IL

Deborah J. Wilk ('05): Associate Professor of Art History, University of Wisconsin – Whitewater

Elizabeth Williams ('15):  David and Peggy Rockefeller Curator of Decorative Arts and Design, Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI

Loren Whittaker ('17): Founder, manager, Whittaker Fine Art Appraisals, Kansas City, MO

Ruth Allee ('75): Director, Northwestern Scholars, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

Ellen Avril ('83): Chief Curator of Asian Art, Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Michael Bass ('98): International Director, Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Christie’s, New York, NY

Karen Brock ; PhD, Princeton University): Associate Professor of Japanese Art History, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO (retired)

Robin Burlingham ('92): Formerly Asian art cataloguer, Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Frank Chance ('76; PhD, University of Washington): Adjunct Associate Professor and Associate Director of the Center for East Asian Studies, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Shu-Hsien Chang ('96): Research Associate at the Taipei City Library and lecturer at the Chung-yuan University in Taipei

Yaun-chien Chang ('91): Executive Director of an Art Foundation in Taipei

Hai-Sheng Chou ('91): Deputy editor-in-chief, Chinese Art News Monthly, Taipei

Walter Davis ('98; PhD, The Ohio State University): Associate Professor, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Yoohyang Do ('96): Doctoral Student, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University

Derek Freeman ('05; JD, University of Colorado, Boulder): Principal, Freeman Law Group LLC, San Antonio, TX

Hollis Goodall ('81): Curator of Japanese Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA

Brian Hogarth ('13): Director, Leadership in Museum Education, Bank Street College of Education, New York, NY

Nancy (Dolinich) Hope ('92): Education Program Manager, Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS (retired)

Shih-ying Hsieh ('93): Curator, National History Museum, Taipei, Taiwan

Chieko Sato Hutchison ('05): Reference and Instruction Librarian, Prairie View A&M University, Houston, TX

Adrienne E. Hyle ('77; PhD, Educational Administration, Kansas State University): Professor, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, University of Texas at Arlington (retired)

Lee Bruschke-Johnson ('88; PhD, Leiden University): Independent scholar, Netherlands

Hong-nam Kim (PhD, Yale University): Formerly Director of the National Folk Museum, Seoul, Korea; Professor, Ewha Women's University, Seoul, Korea.

Sunglim Kim ('00); PhD, UC Berkeley): Associate Professor, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire

Hsiangling Lai ('86): Independent curator, museum consultant, and adjunct professor, Taipei, Taiwan; formerly Director of Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei, Taiwan

Seongim Lee ('17): Research Assistant, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul, Korea

He Li ('89): Associate Curator of Chinese Art, Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, CA

Huei-hsien Lin ('90): Department of Exhibitions, National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan

Lina Lin ('86): Researcher, Department of Painting and Calligraphy, National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan

Yuen-Wan (Patricia) Lin ('91; PhD, University of British Columbia, Vancouver): Assistant Professor, Chaoyang University of Technology, Taichung City, Taiwan

Jiaqi Liu ('14): Instructor, Sino-U.S. College by Beijing Institute of Technology, Zhuhai, China

Shi-yee Liu (PhD, Yale University): Assistant Research Curator of Chinese Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Bruce MacLaren ('99): Vice President and Senior Chinese Art Specialist, Bonhams Auction House, New York, NY

Gerald Marsella ('97):  Japanese Language Instructor, Middlesex Community College, Bedford, MA

Eric McNeal ('03): Assistant Registrar for Exhibitions, Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, AL

Leslie Moe-Kaiser ('72; PhD, KU '74; PhD, Educational Administration, Illinois State University): Brand and Reputation Management Professional; Co-Chair, The Center for Asian Pacific American Women; Advisory Council member, Asian Americans Advancing Justice

Chiek Sato ('05): Librarian at Prairie View A&M University, Texas

Midori Oka ('94): Associate Director, Burke Center, Columbia University, New York, NY

Matthew Scanlon ('07): Sales Specialist, Seattle Fish Company, Kansas City, KS; Formerly Museum Associate Director/Curator, Clendening History of Medicine Museum, Kansas City, KS

Yoshiaki Shimizu (PhD, Princeton University): Marquand Professor of Art and Archaeology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ (deceased)

Bonnie Speed ('91): Director, Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University, Atlanta, GA

Soroja Srinivasa ('77): Computer Center, University of Kansas

Susan Tai: Elizabeth Atkins Curator of Asian Art, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, CA

Nuohang Tian ('18): PhD student, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Alexandra Tunstall ('99; PhD, Columbia University): Adjunct Faculty at Agnes Scott College, Decatur, GA

Bor-hua Wang ('83): Adjunct Assistant Professor History of Art and Design, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY

Michelle Wang ('97; PhD Harvard University): Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies in Art History, Georgetown University, Washington D.C.

Kwan Shut Wong ('75): Working for Sotheby's as a special advisor, Hong Kong

Juliann Wolfgram ('87): Art History Faculty, Glendale Community College, Glendale, CA

Dandan Xu ('20): PhD student, Brown University, Providence, RI

Chuan-ying Yen ('79): Member of the Academia Sinica in Taipei and the Graduate Institute of Art History of National Taiwan University

Amica Yeung ('00): Entered an MBA program

Yuting Zhang ('17): Registrar and researcher in the Department of Palace Life and Imperial Ritual, Palace Museum, Beijing, China

Anna Allen ('03): Formerly Curator and Art Consultant, Gallery Without Walls, Cleveland, OH

Chittima Amornpichetkul ('82; PhD, Brown University): Vice President of Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand (retired); Independent Researcher

Michael Aurbach ('79; MFA, Southern Methodist University): Professor of Art, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN (retired)

Andi Back ('18): Fine Arts and Humanities Librarian, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

James Ballinger: Director, Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ (retired)

Erin Barnett ('99): Director of Exhibitions and Collections, International Center of Photography, New York, NY

Edward Barr ('97): Associate Professor of Technology, McPherson College, McPherson, KS; formerly Director, Mulvane Art Museum, Washburn University, Topeka, KS

Megan Benitz ('05): Registrar/Exhibitions Manager, Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art, St. Joseph, MO

Nancy Bishop ('82; PhD, University of Iowa): Lecturer, Liberal Studies Art and Art History, UNC Charlotte, Charlotte, NC

Erica Bittel ('07): Art History Instructor, Fort Hays State University, Hays, KS

Tracey Boswell: Catalog/Reference Librarian, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO

Alisa Palmer Branham ('94): Licensure Officer, School of Education, KU, Lawrence, KS

Jessica Bristow ('03): Development Director at Friends Historic Preservation and Iowa City Historic Preservation Specialist, Iowa City, IA

Sarah Burt ('88): Formerly Holland Curator of American Western Art, Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, NE (deceased)

Alice Carman ('08): Project Assistant, Whittaker Fine Art Apprailsals, Kansas City, MO

Leslie Chang Jantz ('12): Curator of Education, McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

David Park Curry (PhD, Yale University): Senior Curator of American Painting & Sculpture and Decorative Arts, Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD

Diana Daniels ('95): Curator, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA

Tom de Doncker ('91): Fine Art Dealer & Appraiser, Santa Fe, NM

Victoria Douglas ('87): Independent Scholar, Lawrence, KS

Christine Wesender Dunkel ('93): Adjunct Instructor of Art History, Illinois Central College, Peoria, IL

Lori Eklund ('94): Chief Operations Officer, Amon-Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, TX

Emmeline Erickson ('00): Assistant curator, Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass, Neenah, WI

Lauren Erickson ('17): Director, Marketing Communications, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

Patricia Fidler ('90): Art & Architecture Publisher, Yale University Press

Karen C. Gerety Folk ('05): Curator of Art Education, Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Overland Park, KS

Robert Fucci ('08; PhD, Columbia University): Formerly David E. Finley Fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

Marietta Gapud ('83); Master of Philosphy, History of Art, KU: Professor at the University of the Philippines (retired)

Diana Gaston ('95): Director of Tamarind Institute, Albuquerque, NM

Michael Gaudio ('95): (PhD, Stanford University) Professor of visual arts in the early modern Atlantic world, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

Lindsey (Wainwright) Gharavi ('73): Formerly Coordinator of Academic Programs, McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, Knoxville, TN

Marnie Gloor ('05): Director, Digital Communications, Division of Marketing Communications, University of Denver, Denver, CO

Jennifer Green ('01): Director for Fellowships Advising and Professional Development, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY

Randall Griffin ('84; PhD, University of Delaware): University Distinguished Professor of Art History, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX

Amanda Hamon ('99): Formerly Associate Director of K-12 Engagement, Spencer Museum of Art; Director, Grove Museum, Tallahassee, FL

Molly Hatesohl ('21): Assistant Registrar, Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Overland Park, KS

Grant Hayden ('91; JD, Stanford University): Professor of Law, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX

Ann Marie Hayes-Hawkinson ('91): Printmaker Kutztown, PA; formerly Director, Western Illinois University Art Gallery

Tera Lee Hedrick ('05; PhD, Northwestern University): Curator, Wichita Art Museum, Wichita, KS

David Henry ('84): Art Consultant and Owner, Henryart LLC, San Francisco, CA

Robert Hickerson ('92): Database Manager/Archivist, Spencer Museum of Art, KU, Lawrence, KS

Jan Howard ('84): Chief Curator and Houghton P. Metcalf Jr. Curator of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs, RISD Museum, Providence, RI

Abigail Kaup ('18): Programs Officer, Humanities Kansas, Topeka, KS

Meghan Kirkwood ('11; PhD, University of Florida): Assistant Professor of Art, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO

Ruth Kolarik ( PhD, Harvard): History of Art Professor, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO

Sean Kramer ('14): PhD Student at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Camille Kulig ('17):  Learning and Engagement Assistant, Art Bridges Foundation, Bentonville, AR

Joseph Lampo ('00): Director of Development for College of Arts, Letters, and Sciences at University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR

Elizabeth Long ('18): Master of Arts Management student, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

Molly Kysar ('00):  Yoga Instructor at College Hill Yoga; formerly Program Leader in the Education Department of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Emily (Kenagy) Leck ('14):  Director of Development, Planned Parenthood Great Plains, Overland Park, KS

Sherèe Lutz ('12):  Project Assistant, Contemporary Art, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO

Meredith Moore ('09):  Gallery Director and Co-Owner of Wonder Fair, Lawrence, KS

Ann Marie (Kriss) Morris ('02):  Art Teacher at Salina South Middle School; Formerly Curator of Education, Salina Art Center, Salina , KS

Melissa Musick ('12):  Art Sales Consultant, Lewis Art Gallery, Omaha, NE

Melinda Narro ('19):  Curatorial Assistant for Prints and Drawings, Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Houston, TX

Bill North ('90):  Executive Director, Salina Art Center, Salina, KS

Cori Sherman North ('99):  Curator, Birger Sandzen Memorial Gallery, Lindsborg, KS

Stefanie Olson ('97):  Research Project Specialist, Center for Public Partnerships & Research, KU, Lawrence, KS

Morgan Philippi ('14):  Financial Analyst, College and Professional Schools Shared Service Center, KU, Lawrence, KS

Austin Porter ('07; PhD, Boston University) :  (PhD, Boston University) Assistant Professor of Art History and American Studies, Kenyon College, Gambier, OH

Karley Ast Porter ('07):  Senior Leadership Giving Officer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

Marla Prather ('81):  formerly curator in the Department of Modern and Contemporary Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Melissa Riaz ('95):  Formerly, Friends Development Office, Royal Academy of Fine Art, London, UK

Rachel Robinson ('20):  Exhibition Research Assistant, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX

Emily Ryan ('07):  Director, The Commons, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

Samantha Schramm ('02; PhD, State University of Design Karlsruhe) :  (PhD, State University of Design Karlsruhe) Art Historian, The Stuttgart State Academy of Fine Arts, Stuttgart, Germany

John A. Schwartz ('96; JD, KU School of Law) :  (JD, KU School of Law) Executive Director, Risk Management, Educational & Institutional Insurance Administrators Inc., Chicago, IL

Megan Seiler ('19):  Research Analyst, Global Cultural Asset Management, North Adams, MA

Dana Self ('84):  Director of Marketing, University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music and Dance; Independent curator and freelance writer, Kansas City, MO

Stacey Skold ('95; PhD, University of Nebraska) :  (PhD, University of Nebraska) Independent artist, Lincoln, NE

Emily Smith ('17):  Digitization and Rights Coordinator, The Library Company of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Raechell Smith ('92):  Director and Curator, H&R Block Artspace, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO

Karen Stansifer ('96):  French teacher, Prospect Ridge Academy, Broomfield, CO; formerly Assistant to the Director, Alliance Française, Denver, CO

Margaret Stenz ('92; PhD, City University of New York) :  (PhD, City University of New York) Program Specialist, Texas Health & Human Services Commission; Copy Editor/Proofreader, writer; formerly Curator of Collections, Elizabet Ney Museum, Austin, TX

Joanna Sternberg ('04):  Independent non-profit consultant for the greater New Orleans area; formerly Director of Development & Communications, Jewish Family Service of Greater New Orleans, New Orleans, LA

Andrew Stevens ('04):  Distinguished Curator of Prints, Drawings and Photographs, Chazen Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

Natalie Svacina ('11):  Education & Residency Director, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX

Shannon Sweeney ('16):  Assistant Registrar for Loans and Exhibtions, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX

Jennifer Talbott ('02):  Associate Director of Operations, Spencer Museum of Art, Lawrence, KS

Hailey Thiem ('16):  Member and Troop Support Specialist, Girl Scouts Spirit of Nebraska, Omaha, NE

Carla Tilghman ('99):  PhD candidate, American studies, KU; Adjunct Lecturer, Washburn University, Topeka, KS

Maria Teresa Valero ('88):  Applied Professor of Art and Director of School of Art, Tulsa University, Tulsa, OK

Kim Wagoner ('92):  Formerly Assistant Registrar, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO

Meaghan Walsh ('15):  PhD student, University of Virginia, Charlottseville, VA

Jessica (Johnson) Webb ('14):  Associate Director for Award Management, Office of Research, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

Cori Wegener ('00):  Cultural Heritage Preservation Officer, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C.

Natasha Welsh ('20):  Assistant Researcher, Center for Public Partnerships and Research, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

Ann Wiklund ('77):  Formerly instructor, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

Whitney (Gameson) Williamson ('05):  Registrar, Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Overland Park, KS

Mike Willis ('95):  Director of Media Services, University of Dubuque, Dubuque, IA

Suzanne Wise ('80):  Executive Director, Nebraska Arts Council, Omaha, NE

René Yaws ('05):  Public Services Manager, Columbine Library, Jefferson County Public Library, CO

Barbara Yoder ('00):  Lecturer, Applied English Center, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS; formerly Curator of Education, Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, TN

Joyce Youmans ('02):  Independent Scholar; formerly Curatorial Consultant for African Art, North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC

Hannah Abelbeck (BA '05): Photo Archivist, New Mexico History Museum / Palace of the Governors Photo Archives, Santa Fe, NM

Emily (Rees) Akin (BA '02; MBA, UM-KC;): Project Director, George Clinical, Overland Park, KS

Heather Berg Anderson (BA '04): Director of Marketing and Communications, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, KU

Christopher Atkins (BA '97; PhD, Rutgers University): Van Otterloo-Weatherbie Director of the Center for Netherlandish Art, MFA Boston

Matthew Bailey (BA '01; PhD, Washington University, St. Louis): Gallery Director and Assistant Professor, the University of Arkansas Fort Smith

Charles Barkley (BA '14English Literature MA, Oregon State University;): Assistant Director of Enrollment Management, University of Chicago

Codi Bates (BFA '14): Co-owner, Bon Bon, Burger Stand, and Cider Gallery, Lawrence, KS

Valerie (Smith) Beachy (BFA '08): Art teacher, Académie Lafayette, Kansas City, MO; MA student in Museum Studies, Johns Hopkins University

Annette Becker (BA '11; MA, University of North Texas): Director, Texas Fashion Collection, University of North Texas

Emily Beran (BA '14; MA, University of North Texas): Library Assistant, Public Services, Spencer Research Library, KU

Anne Black (BA): Franchise owner at Children's Orchard, Olathe, KS

Sarah Bluvas (BA '11; MBA, Wisconsin School of Business): Economic Development Coordinator, City of Mercer Island, WA

Allison Brewer (BA '13): MA Student, Art Conservation, Buffalo State University

Dolores (Dolo) Brooking (BA '71): Director of Museum Education, Spencer Museum of Art; Professor of Arts Administration, California State University, Dominguez Hills, Carson, California (deceased)

Emily Bullard (BGS '14; Education MA): Manager of Education & Programs, School & Youth, Clyfford Still Museum, Denver, CO

Alexis (Stevens) Burggrabe (BA '99): Co-owner, Birdies, Kansas City, MO

Abbey (Saathoff) Chingren (BFA '09): Director, Sales and Marketing, Loose Mansion, Kansas City, MO

Lisa Cloar (BFA '07): Executive Assistant to the Vice Chancellor for Strategic Communications & Public Affairs

Emma Cormack (BA; MA, Bard Graduate Center): Associate Curator, Bard Graduate Center Gallery, New York, NY

Adrienne Cox (BA '19): American University, Washington DC

Carol Crown (BA; PhD, Washington University, St. Louis): Professor Emeritus, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN

Diana Thompson Dale (BA): Author; formerly Media Specialist, Denver Rocky Mountain News, Denver, CO (deceased)

Tashia Dare (BA '08; Religious Studies MA KU): Lecturer, Museum Studies, KU

Melissa (Montgomery) Dat (BA '01): Sales Director, Ranker, New York, NY

Emma Davison (BA '17): Financial and Systems Coordinator, Spencer Museum of Art, KU

Geoff Deman (BA '95): Head Brewer, Free State Brewing Co., Lawrence, KS

Donovan Diaz (BGS '99; JD, Washburn University): Director, Homeland Security Law and Policy Master's Program, KU School of Law

Mia DiMeo (BA '99; Journalism MA, School of the Arts Institute of Chicago): Marketing Coordinator, Eastlake Studio; Freelance Writer, Chicago, IL

John-Patrick (JP) Doherty (BA '16): Linguistics MA, KU

Mandy Enfield (BGS): Research Project Coordinator, Center for Public Partnerships and Research, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

Evan Feldman (BA '09): Administrative Director, Contemporary Art, Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

Billie Thompson Fischer (BA; PhD, University of Michigan): Professor of Art, Emerita, Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, MI

Emily (Black) Lew Fry (BFA '06; MA, University of North Texas): Director of Interpretation, The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Lauren Fulton (BA '11; MA, School of the Arts Institute of Chicago): Curatorial Associate, Rights & Reproduction Manager, Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, CO

Gregory Gilbert (BFA '81; PhD, Rutgers University): Professor & Director of the Art History Program, Knox College, Galesburg, IL

Ian Gonsher (BFA '01; Furniture Design MFA, Rhode Island School of Design): Assistant Professor of the Practice of Engineering and Computer Science, Brown University, Providence, RI

Brenna Graham (BA '07; PhD, Rutgers University): Director of Development- Foundation Relations, University of Wisconsin

Michael Grauer (BFA '83; MA, Southern Methodist University: McCasland Chair of Cowboy Culture, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, Oklahoma City, OK

Jena L. Gunter (BGS '08): Assistant Director, Institute for Policy and Social Research, KU

Darci Hanna (BFA '04): Curatorial Associate, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Somerville, MA

Natalie Hansen (BA '17; MA, Williams College): Visitor Services Officer, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO

Emily (Walz) Hess (BA '18; JD, UMKC): Vice President of Advancement and General Counsel, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO

Lauren Hutchinson (BA '19): Development Assistant for Individual Giving, The MET, New York, NY

Ashlee Jacob (BA '20): Director of Special Projects, Art Vérité LLC, Chicago, IL

Stacey Janssen (BA '21; JD, KU): Sandeberg Phoenix & Von Gontard P.C., Kansas City, MO

Ryan Jones (BGS '22): Operations Director, The Volland Store, Alma, KS

Elizabeth Kanost (BA '23; Public Administration MA): Director of External Affairs, Spencer Museum of Art, KU

Maggie Keenan (BGS '24; MA student): University College London

Melissa Kelly (BA): Owner and Photographer, Melissa Kelly Imagery, Andover, KS

Mary Kennedy (BA; MA, USC): Director, Windgate Museum of Art, Hendrix College, Conway, AR

Mary Klayder (BA '72; Education MA, English PhD, KU): Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies, University Honors Lecturer, KU

Dana Knapp (BFA '91): President & CEO, ArtsKC, KC, MO

Patrick Landazuri (BA '04; MD, KU): Associate Professor, Epilepsy Fellowship Program Director, KUMC

Ashley (Caldwell) Lindeman (BFA '12; MA, UMKC; PhD candidate, Florida State University): Arts Programming Resource Leader at the Paseo Academy of Fine and Performing Arts in Kansas City

Sofia Galarza Liu (BFA '00; Museum Studies MA, KU): Head of Collection Management, Spencer Museum of Art, KU

Kirsten Marples (BA '12; MA, Rutgers University): PhD candidate, Washington University, St. Louis

James A. Martin (BA '89; MA, Case Western Reserve University): Public Art Administrator, Kansas City, MO; Founder, artin(k)c: art consultant, curator, educator, writer

Kimiko Matsumura (BA '10): PhD student, Rutgers University

Shane McAdams (BA '96; MFA, Pratt Institute New York): Artist, owner of Real Tinsel Gallery, Milwaukee, WI

Meghan McDonald (BFA '06; Art Business MA): Sotheby’s Institute of Art; Assistant Vice President, Specialist, Contemporary Art, Sotheby's, New York, NY

Emily McGowan (BFA '17): Quality Assurance Manager, Porter Teleo, Kansas City, MO

Johanna Beth McSweeney (BA '13; MLitt, University of Glasgow): Program Administrator, Hall Center for the Humanities, KU

Kristina Mease (BA '14; MBA, KU): Consultant, KU Small Business Development Center

Sarah Melching (BFA '84; MAC, Queen's University): Director of Conservation, Denver Art Museum, Denver, 

Mica Mendez (BA '14): Academic Advisor, Multicultural Affairs/ Hawk Link, KU

Kate Morrand (BFA '05; Fine Art & Archaeological Conservation MA, Florence, Italy): Archaeological Conservator, Naval History & Heritage Command Underwater Archaeology Branch, Washington DC

Katherine Morse (BA '05; Museum Studies MA, KU): Education Coordinator, Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, KC, MO

Gratia Williams Nakahashi (BA '71; PhD, Columbia University): Formerly Curator of the Mary Griggs Burke Collection

Sara Neel (BA '18): Conservation Technician, Duke University Libraries, Durham, NC

Jon O’Neal (BA '79; MD, KU): Filmmaker, photographer, physician

Lindsay M. Plattner (BA '17): Billing Specialist, Greenberg Traurig LLP, Phoenix, AZ

Laura Polucha (BA '09; MA, Columbia University): Research Associate, Hawthorne Fine Art, New York, NY

Patrick Pozezinski (BFA '09; Nonprofit Arts Management MFA, Wayne State University): Marketing Specialist, Gensler, San Francisco, CA

Julia Reynolds (BA '16; MA, Columbia University): Assistant Development Officer for Research, The MET, New York, NY

Elizabeth (Lizzy Morin) Rhodes (BFA '12): Development Coordinator, ArtsBridge Foundation, Atlanta, GA

Amanda Rogers (BFA '05; PhD, Emory University): Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Global Studies Institute, Georgia State University; Lecturer of Arabic, Georgia Tech University, Atlanta, GA

Zoe Salditch (BFA '09; Museum Studies Certificate, Tufts University): Senior Producer, HUSH, Brooklyn, NY

Autumn Sauer (BA '19): Marketing and Sales Coordinator, ECCO Select, KC, MO

Hannah Schifman (BA '15; MA candidate Museum Studies, Marist College): Membership and Annual Fund Intern, Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY

Rebecca Schroeder (BA '99; Visual Arts Education MA): Operations Manager, Murphy Art and Architecture Library, KU

Elizabeth (Najim) Seis (BA '13):  MA student in History, University of Utah

Bailey Skiles (BA '04; MBA, George Washington University): Operations Leader, TAG Media of Booz Allen Hamilton

Allison Smith (BA '87; PhD, University of Minnesota): Professor and Chair Department of Art History and Humanities, Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, KS

Lauren Smith (BA '12; Visual Arts Administration MA, NYU): Studio Manager for Claes Oldenburg

Tay (Cameron) Stark (BA '17): Artist, Lawrence, KS

Patricia (Hawkins) Stillmock (BGS '09): Senior Manager, Emerging Professionals Programs, First National Bank of Omaha

Bob Swearengin (BA '95): Owner & Director, Hilliard Gallery, Kansas City, MO

Jessica Thompson-Lee (BFA '09; Education MA, UMKC): Museum Educator of Youth & Family, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, KC, MO

Sandy Tickles (BA '14): New Business Case Coordinator, Principal Financial Group, Des Moines, IA

Leslie VonHolten (BA '96; Public Administration MA, KU): Director of Grants and Outreach, Humanities Kansas, Topeka, KS

Amy Von Lintel (BA '01; PhD, USC): Associate Professor of Art History, Doris Alexander Endowed Distinguished Professor of Fine Arts, Director of the Gender Studies Program, West Texas A&M University

Alice Walkiewicz (BA '06; PhD candidate, The Graduate Center, CUNY): Visiting Instructor, Pratt Institute, New York, NY

Stacey Walsh (BA '00; Museum Studies MA, University of Nebraska): Registrar, Sheldon Museum of Art, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Susan Wamsley (BA '96; PhD ABD, CUNY, Collections Managements & Digital Technology Degree, NYU): Collections Managements & Digital Technology Degree, NYU; Digital Asset Manager, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY

E-Fahn Wang (BA '18): Translator and Editor, Tina Keng Gallery, Taipei City,Taiwan

Meining Wang (BFA '15): MA student, University of Alberta

Roger Ward (BA '76; PhD, Courtauld Institute of Art): Deputy Director of Art and Programs, Chief Curator, Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, MS

Lora (Duguid) Wiley (BA '95): Owner, Au Marche, Lawrence, KS

Kathryn L. (Tarwater) Woodrow (BA '82; Doctor of Ministry, Wesley Theological Seminary): Pastor, Damascus United Methodist Church, Damascus, MD

JoAnna Writt (BA '05): Administraitve Associate, The Kress Foundation Department of Art History, KU

Joseph Yockey (BA '00; JD, University of Illinois): Michael & Brenda Sandler Faculty Fellow in Corporate Law, University of Iowa

Anna Zell (BA '18; MA, Boston University): Lecturer, Avila University