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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