Virgil Marti, BFA ’84

Artist Virgil Marti is known for his works in sculpture and installation, which have been described as a fusion of high and low culture, art and craft, flamboyant, and psychedelic. He spent many years working as a master print​er​ at The Fabric Workshop and Museum. Marti’s work has been shown at the Whitney Biennial in New York, The Andy Warhol Museum, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and many more.

D​eandra J. Nichols, BFA ’10/MSW ’14

Deandra J. Nichols is a senior user experience research manager at YouTube. She is the lead researcher and manager of the Culture Lab team, promoting user experience research with marginalized communities. She is also an author and lecturer, and participates in a variety of nonprofit organizations advancing racial equity, design, and social justice, including Forward through Ferguson, Design as Protest, Creative Reaction Lab, and The Griot Museum of Black History.

Jack Radley, BFA/AB ’19
Recent Alumni Award

Jack Radley is a writer, independent curator, and arts administrator. His writing has been published in Hyperallergic, Boston Art Review, Berlin Art Link, and more. Together with Constanza Valenzuela, he is the co-founder of ACOMPI, a New York-based curatorial project that aims to “expand the intersection of independent curatorial practice and site-responsive public engagement,” particularly in connection with interdisciplinary collaboration.

Ursula Emery McClure, AB ’92

Ursula Emery McClure, FAIA, FAAR, LEED AP BD+C, NCIDQ, is a founding partner of emerymcclure architecture and a professor at Kansas State University. Her architectural projects have garnered numerous awards, including the Gorham P. Stevens Rome Prize for Architecture, American Residential Design Award, and many more. She was named one of ArchDaily’s Most Innovative Practitioners in 2018 and made a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects in 2022. Her previous teaching positions include the University of Texas at Arlington and Louisiana State University.

Rebecca Macklis, AB ’12

Rebecca Macklis is an urban designer leading strategic initiatives at The Municipal Art Society of New York, overseeing partnerships and public realm advocacy. She also serves as a consultant for the Mellon Foundation’s Monuments Project Cities Network. Previously, she was the director of urban design and strategy at the New York City Public Design Commission, where she worked at the intersection of design and policy, leading cross-sector initiatives with a focus on public space, housing, and urban systems, and spearheading publications celebrating women in design, quality affordable housing, and public realm infrastructure.

Matthew Bernstine, MUD ’14
Recent Alumni Award

Matthew Bernstine is an award-winning designer, educator, and associate director of the Sam Fox School’s Office for Socially Engaged Practice. Through collaborative endeavors like the creation of Peace Park, Sumner StudioLab, and the Mobility For All, By All initiative, Bernstine works to integrate practice, community-led design, and academic scholarship. He is LEED AP certified and a member of St. Louis City’s Community Mobility Committee.