Here are a just a few of the great things MCAD alumni are up to in their film careers. 

Kevin Barlow (BFA ’95), Minneapolis, is owner of the recently opened FUSION Animation Studios (http://www.fusionanimation.com)) in Minneapolis. The studio’s launch coincided with the release of his animated short Lithium, which was named “Best Short Most Likely to Become a Feature or TV Series” at the California International Animation Festival in 2007.

Dave Bowden (BFA …

Current and former members of the Alumni Association Board of Directors hosted an informal gathering on August 6 to meet and welcome Jay Coogan, who began his tenure as the College’s 16th president in July. “Jay’s passion to art and design education is impressive, especially his commitment to greater collaboration between the College and our alumni community, said Mike Keefe ’86, president of the MCAD Alumni Association. Coogan comes to MCAD after an accomplished career at …

To celebrate its 120th anniversary, the Chinese manufacturer of specialty sauces, Lee Kum Kee, decided to commission a public sculpture as a gift to their employees and community to be installed outside the company headquarters in Guangdong Province, southeastern China. The company sought a group of young artists who could capture for this meaningful occasion a work of art that evokes a sense of gratitude and giving back, human values that transcend cultural and …

The MCAD Alumni Association honored alumnus Mike Halvorson with the 2009 Alumni Volunteer Award. Mike has demonstrated his philanthropic spirit and commitment to MCAD through his longstanding and generous financial support to the College as well as his volunteer leadership, serving both on the Alumni Association Board of Directors and the College’s Board of Trustees. A 1966 graphic design graduate of MCAD, Mike is the founder and principal of Halvorson and Associates, an independent, multi-faceted design …

The Alumni Association board is comprised of up to 21 individual alumni who volunteer their time, expertise and leadership in advancing the work of the College’s alumni relations office.