Meet Our Faculty
Department Chair
Hakan Topal
Professor of New Media and Graphic DesignDoris and Carl Kempner Distinguished Professor 2023-2025hakan.topal@purchase.edu- BS, MS, Middle East Technical University (Turkey)
- MA, PhD, New School for Social Research
Faculty
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Bill Deere
Associate Professor of Graphic Designbill.deere@purchase.edu- Bachelor of Environmental Design, North Carolina State University
- MFA, Cranbrook Academy of Art
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Roni Gross
Lecturer, Graphic Design (Part-time)roni.gross@purchase.edu- BA, SUNY Binghamton
- MA, Columbia University, Teachers College
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Timothy Samara
Visiting Assistant Professor in Graphic Designtimothy.samara@purchase.edu- BFA, University of the Arts
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Benjamin Santiago
Assistant Professor of Graphic Designbenjamin.santiago@purchase.edu- MFA, Cranbrook Academy of Art
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Joshua Tonsfeldt
Lecturer of Graphic Design (Part-time)- BA, Purchase College, SUNY
- MFA, Columbia University
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David Wilson
Assistant Professor of Graphic Designdavid.wilson@purchase.edu- MFA, The University of Texas at Dallas
- MA, The New School for Public Engagement
- BA, San Francisco State University
Faculty Emeriti
Carol Bankerd
Associate Professor Emerita of Graphic Designcarol.bankerd@purchase.edu- BFA, MFA, Yale University
Warren Lehrer
Professor Emeritus of Graphic Designwarren.lehrer@purchase.edu- BA, Queens College, City University of New York
- MFA, Yale University
Robin Lynch
Associate Professor Emerita of Graphic Designrobin.lynch@purchase.edu- BFA, Howard University
- MFA, Yale University
Leonard Seastone
Assistant Professor Emeritus of Art+Designleonard.seastone@purchase.edu- BA, Fairleigh Dickinson University
- MFA, Purchase College, SUNY
Philip Zimmermann
Professor Emeritus of Art+Design- BFA, Cornell University
- MFA, Visual Studies Workshop, University at Buffalo, SUNY
