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School of Design Awards: Commencement 2024
Graphic Design and Illustration Award Ceremony
Wednesday, May 15, 2024, 5:30 p.m.
Powel House
244 S. 3rd St., Philadelphia, PA 19106
Museum Exhibition Planning & Design Award Ceremony
Wednesday May 15, 2024, 6:30 p.m.
Physick House
321 S. 4th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106
Graphic Design
- The Elmer O. Aaron Award — Lila Nathanson
- The Ailing & Cory Paper Award — Perry Coker
- The Armin Hofmann Award for Excellence in Graphic Design — Alex Pirani
- Graphic Design Award for Overall Excellence — Alex Pirani
- Graphic Design Award for Excellence in Typography — Ancil Austin
- The Graphic Design Faculty Award — Lee Wright
- The Graphic Design Faculty Award — Burhan Sharif
- The Graphic Design Faculty Award — Giselle LeComte
Illustration
- Phyllis Purves-Smith Award — Jenna Ellis
- The William H. Ely Award for Excellence in Illustration – First Prize — Avrie Graham
- The William H. Ely Award for Excellence in Illustration – Second Prize — Isabelle Hardy
- The William H. Ely Award for Excellence in Illustration – Third Prize — Maura Pliske
- The William H. Ely Award for Excellence in Illustration – Fourth Prize — Yuying Tao
- The William H. Ely Award for Excellence in Illustration – Honorable Mention — Cami Eberly
- The William H. Ely Award for Excellence in Illustration – Honorable Mention — Greyson McLaughlin
- The William H. Ely Award for Excellence in Illustration – Honorable Mention — Chris Williams
- The William H. Ely Award for Excellence in Illustration – Honorable Mention — Michaela Hart
- William H. Ely Illustration Thesis Exhibition Poster Award — Ari Santiago
- The Albert Gold Drawing Prize — Kait Waldman
- The Roger T. Hane XXVIII Annual Memorial Award — Mads Torres
- The Thornton Oakley Medal — Michael Staniz
- The Marcel Vertes Award to a Senior Whose Drawing of the Human Figure Has Been Outstanding — Sierra Oxenrider
- Michael Liddy Award for Achievement in Illustration and Design — Isabelle Hardy
- Henry Perry Leland Award — Miles Hubbard
- Illustration Faculty Award — Parker Staud
- Illustration Faculty Award — Annica Martz
- The Plastic Club Award in Illustration — Tori Albanese
- The Plastic Club Award in Illustration — Michaela Hart
- The Samuel H. Grossman Annual Memorial Award for Packaging Creation & Design — Maura Pliske
Museum Exhibition & Planning
- Museum Studies Award for Ambassador to the Field — Hanieh Kaveh