Graduate Alumni Spotlights
MA Alumni
Raechell Smith
MA 1992
Director/Curator, H&R Block Artspace at the Kansas City Art Institute
Kansas City, MO
Director/Curator, H&R Block Artspace at the Kansas City Art Institute
Kansas City, MO
Corine Wegener
MA 2001
Director, Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative, Smithsonian Global
Washington, DC
Director, Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative, Smithsonian Global
Washington, DC
MA Alumni
Sean J. Kramer
MA 2014
Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Curatorial Fellow
Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick, ME
Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Curatorial Fellow
Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick, ME
PhD Alumni
Mindy N. Besaw
PhD 2015
Director of Research, Fellowships, & University Partnerships
Curator, American Art
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR
Director of Research, Fellowships, & University Partnerships
Curator, American Art
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR
Sarah Crawford-Parker
PhD 2006
Director, University Honors Program
Associate Teaching Professor, Museum Studies
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
Director, University Honors Program
Associate Teaching Professor, Museum Studies
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
Kevin R. E. Greenwood
PhD 2013
Joan L. Danforth Curator of Asian Art
Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH
Joan L. Danforth Curator of Asian Art
Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH
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Lara Kuykendall
PhD 2011
Director of the School of Art
Associate Professor of Art History
Ball State University, Muncie, IN
Director of the School of Art
Associate Professor of Art History
Ball State University, Muncie, IN
Ling-en Lu
PhD 2007
Associate Curator, Chinese Art
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Kansas City, MO
Associate Curator, Chinese Art
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Kansas City, MO
Sooa Im McCormick
PhD 2014
Korean Foundation Curator of Korean Art
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Korean Foundation Curator of Korean Art
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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Sara Stepp
PhD 2023
Academic & Exhibitions Curator
Mulvane Art Museum, Washburn University, Topeka, KS
Academic & Exhibitions Curator
Mulvane Art Museum, Washburn University, Topeka, KS
Weitian Yan
PhD 2022
Assistant Professor of Art History
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Assistant Professor of Art History
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
