Department of Art & Design - About Our Faculty & Staff

Art and Design on Facebook Art & Design Department on Instagram
Follow us on social!

About Our Faculty & Staff

Paul Booth
Chair and Professor of Art and Design

Expertise 

  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Adobe PhotoShop
  • Communication design
  • Typography
  • Poster Design

Education

  • Master of Fine Arts, Communication Design, University of North Texas, 2006
  • Bachelor of Fine Arts, Communication Design, Texas Tech University, 1999

 

Contact:

Phone Icon 970-247-7283
Email Icon Email

Paul Booth is available to comment on topics related to areas of interest or expertise. If you need further assistance, contact Public Affairs at 970-247-7401 or by email.

David Cahoon
Assistant Professor of Art and Design

Expertise

  • Traditional Communication Design
  • Graphic Design History
  • Conceptual Development
  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • Advertising

Education

  • Master of Fine Arts, Graphic Design, Utah State University, 2015
  • Bachelor of Fine Arts, Graphic Design, Utah State University, 1991
  • Bachelor of Science, Psychology, University of Utah, 1988

Contact:

Phone Icon 970-247-7260
Email Icon Email

David Cahoon is available to comment on topics related to areas of interest or expertise. If you need further assistance, contact Public Affairs at 970-247-7401 or by email.

Anthony Carton
Assistant Professor of Art and Design

Expertise

  • Interaction Design
  • Design Research
  • Human Factors and Usability
  • Typography

Education

  • M.F.A., Graphic Design, University of Minnesota, 2013
  • B.F.A., Industrial Design, Southern Illinois University, 2007

Contact:

Phone Icon 970-247-6243
Email Icon Email

Anthony Carton is available to comment on topics related to areas of interest or expertise. If you need further assistance, contact Public Affairs at 970-247-7401 or by email.

Chad Colby
Professor of Art & Design

Expertise  

  • Traditional oil painting – materials and technique 
  • Contemporary art 
  • Studio art 

Education 

  • Master of Fine Arts, Painting, The American University, 1998 
  • Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting, Indiana University, Bloomington, 1994 

Contact:

Phone Icon 970-247-7152
Email Icon Email
Website Icon Website

Chad Colby is available to comment on topics related to areas of interest or expertise. If you need further assistance, contact Public Affairs at 970-247-7401 or by email.

Jay Dougan
Associate Professor of Art and Design

Expertise  

  • Ceramics 
  • Sculpture 
  • 3D design 

Education 

  • Master of Fine Arts, University of Notre Dame, 2002 
  • Bachelor of Fine Arts, Ceramics, Western Michigan University, 1996 

Contact:

Phone Icon 970-247-7235
Email Icon Email
Website Icon Website

Jay Dougan is available to comment on topics related to areas of interest or expertise. If you need further assistance, contact Public Affairs at 970-247-7401 or by email.

Tony Holmquist
Associate Professor of Art and Design

Expertise:

  • Intaglio, Relief, and Lithographic Printmaking Techniques
  • Digital Art
  • Sound/Noise Art
  • Old-Time Stringband Music - Fiddle, Banjo, and Guitar

Education:

  • Master of Fine Arts, Colorado State University, 2007
  • Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, 2003

Contact:

Phone Icon 970-247-7668
Email Icon Email

Tony Holmquist is available to comment on topics related to areas of interest or expertise. If you need further assistance, contact Public Affairs at 970-247-7401 or by email.

Susan Moss
Professor of Art and Design

Expertise 

  • Drawing
  • Embroidery
  • Large-scale painting
  • Textile art

Education

  • Master of Fine Arts, Painting and Drawing, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, 1991
  • M.S., Psychology, University of Missouri, 1983
  • B.A., English, University of Iowa, 1979

Contact:

Phone Icon 970-247-7340
Email Icon Email
Website Icon Website

Susan Moss is available to comment on topics related to areas of interest or expertise. If you need further assistance, contact Public Affairs at 970-247-7401 or by email.

Dr. Cory Pillen
Assistant Professor of Art History and Gender and Sexuality Studies

Expertise  

  • 19th- and 20th-century U.S. Visual Culture  
  • Gender Studies
  • Graphic Design History
  • Environmental History

Education 

  • Ph.D., Art History, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2013 
  • M.A., Art History, 19th- and 20th-Century U.S. Visual Culture, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2005 
  • B.A., Integrated Studies (Arts Administration), University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1994 

Contact:

Phone Icon 970-247-7359
Email Icon Email

Dr. Cory Pillen is available to comment on topics related to areas of interest or expertise. If you need further assistance, contact Public Affairs at 970-247-7401 or by email.

Amy Wendland
Professor of Art and Design

Expertise  

  • Adobe Photoshop 
  • Adobe Illustrator 
  • Drawing 
  • Illustration 
  • Mixed media sculpture (wood, bone, stone) 
  • Works on paper 

Education 

  • Master of Fine Arts, Graphics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 2000 
  • M.A., Sculpture, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1999 
  • Bachelor of Fine Arts, Illustration, Rhode Island School of Design, 1990 

 

Contact:

Phone Icon 970-247-7469
Email Icon Email
Website Icon Website

Amy Wendland is available to comment on topics related to areas of interest or expertise. If you need further assistance, contact Public Affairs at 970-247-7401 or by email.

Adjunct, Visiting, and Lecture Faculty

Matthew Sommerville
Adjunct Instructor of Art & Design
email 

Emeriti Faculty

Ellen Cargile (M.Ed., University of Arkansas)

Stanton Englehart (M.F.A., University of Colorado)

David Hunt (M.A., Brigham Young University)

Mick Reber (M.F.A., Brigham Young University)

Laurel Covington Vogl (M.F.A., Claremont Graduate School)

Gerald Wells (M.F.A., University of Mississippi)

Helpful Links

Social Links

Accreditation, Affiliations & Awards

Accredited by the Higher Learning CommissionCouncil of Public Liberal Arts Colleges - COPLAC
The Princeton Review - Best Regional Colleges - WesternThe Princeton Review - Guide to Green CollegesForbes - America's Top Colleges