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