BIO

Thomas D. Stead

BFA, Ohio University, Athens, OH., 1967
MFA, Ohio University, Athens, OH., 1969

Chairperson/Founder (retired),  Department of Fine Digital & Performing Arts, Shawnee State University, Portsmouth, OH.,  1969-2003

Advisor, Special Projects President/Provosts Office, Shawnee State University, Portsmouth, OH., 2003- present

Associate Director of Education & Workforce Development, Appalachian Ohio WIRED Grant, US Dept. of Labor, OVITA, 340 West State St., Unit 20, Athens, OH., 45701, 2007 – present

2003 TIGAR Award for Innovation in IT, ITAAO, Athens, OH.

Ohio South Consortium Tech Prep Board member 2001-present

Member International Game Developers Association, Columbus Chapter

First Distinguished Teaching Award, 2000, (peer award), Shawnee State University, Portsmouth, OH.

Head faculty advisor (with veto power over architects and designers), construction team for the Vern Riffe Center for the Arts, $18M, 101K sq. ft. construction project completed in 1996 at Shawnee State University.

Wrote and instituted BFA degree at SSU with 8 concentrations (now has 235 majors).
Art Education
Ceramics
Drawing
Gaming & Simulation Development Arts
Painting
Photography
Studio Arts
Visualist Digital Design & Interactive Media (animation & Flash)

Email contact: tstead@shawnee.edu