2021-22 Outstanding Graduate Awards Announced

On November 23rd, 2021, we are delighted to announce the Sessions College 2021-22 Outstanding Graduate Awards.

Each year during fall term, Sessions College faculty and staff engage in a process to identify our outstanding graduates from a wide range of programs. We look for graduates who have gone above and beyond, inside and outside of class. The goal is to highlight graduates whose quality of work and participation in their online classes shows their potential for future success as creative professionals.

In spite of the challenges of emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic there was an exciting level of participation this year, with so many talented students graduating their programs. Our selection committee ultimately identified ten award winners from Graphic Design, Web Design, Illustration, Digital Media, Advertising, and Digital Photography programs.

And the 2021 Outstanding Graduate winners are:

• Michelle Buck, Advertising Design
• James Warren, Digital Photography
• Kimberly Udall, Web Design
• Kristin McKellar, Graphic Design
• Charlotte Sidwell, Illustration
• Paige Windus, Digital Photography
• Robin Imse, Digital Media
• Sruti Rajagopalan, Digital Arts
• On On Lao, Graphic Design
• Christine Lee, Multimedia Arts

Please visit their award pages and join us in congratulating these students on their awards. We would like to thank all Sessions College faculty who nominated students and participated in this year’s award process, in particular, Jordon Schranz, Piper Nilsson, Andrew Shalat, Felicia Kieselhorst, Boris Margolin, Kristen Becker, and Natalie La Scala. Visit the award pages to read their student endorsements!

About the Outstanding Graduate Awards

Outstanding Graduate Award recipients must be 2020/2021 graduates recommended by Faculty and staff. They must have an excellent academic record and strong graduating portfolio of work. They must have distinguished themselves in their overall participation in their classes and/or made other notable contributions to the Sessions College community. Each year a set of graduates each receive a physical award and an academic recognition that can help them in their future career. The goal of the award is to identify talents that will shine brightly in the design world. We hope to inspire graduates to push forward in their careers and students to excel in their classes.