Grandmaster Teachers
Eight teachers in the U.S. hold the designation as Grandmaster Teachers from the New York Art Directors Club. These educators are the catalysts of students careers and drive for success.They propel students to develop skills, goals, and stomachs for a competitive industry and a career of success and failure. And they are there to push them or catch them when they fall. The New York Art Directors Club Grandmasters are educators who embrace the practical, technical and emotional needs of their students— those who challenge students to tap into the talent they hope they possess. With their experience they have demonstrated the ability to drive generations of industry greats and create a sphere of cultural influence as seen through their graduates in design, advertising and media fields.
The teachers who have been recognized in the U.S. this way are: Sheila Levrant de Bretteville,Yale University; Jeffery Metzner, School of Visual Arts; Carin Goldberg, School of Visual Arts; Ray NIchols, University of Delaware; Mark Fenske, Virginia Commonwealth University; Deborah Morrison, University of Oregon; Hank Richardson, Portfolio Center; Ron Seichrist, Miami Ad School; Tom Ockerse, Rhode Island School of Design.