History

Visual Communication [VICOED > VICO] Program	Year	Design Program
Ford Foundation $490,000 grant to Western Washington State College to establish Visual Communication Education program in the Department of Technology as an outgrowth of the graphic arts education teacher preparation program.	1965
Schwalm \| Flanders
	1969	Urso
Schwalm \| Jaznoz \| Embrey	1971
Schwalm \| Byeman \| Embrey	1972
Schwalm \| Vassdal \|Embrey	1977
Schwalm \| Vassdal \| Goto \| Embrey	1979
	1983	Urso \| Gleeson
First Mac purchased for student lab by Vassdal Ellis	1985	First Computer Graphics Workshop offered by Urso
Schwalm \| Vassdal Ellis \| Goto \| Fairbanks \| Embrey	1986
Vassdal Ellis \| Goto \| Fairbanks \| Embrey	1987
Vassdal Ellis \| Fairbanks \| Reed \| Embrey	1989
The Visual Communication Program merged with the Department of Art following six years of discussions. Smith hired to fill Fairbanks position.	1993	Urso \| Gleeson \| Vassdal Ellis \| Reed \| Smith Embrey [aligned courses with Studio; he retired in 2000]
De Almeida hired to fill Reed position.	1997	Urso \| Gleeson \| Vassdal Ellis \| Smith \| de Almeida
	1999	First Graphic Design for the Internet offered by Gleeson
Morrow hired to fill Urso position when he retired.	2008	Gleeson \| Morrow \| Vassdal Ellis \| Smith \| de Almeida
Airth hired.	2012	Airth \| Morrow \| Vassdal Ellis \| Smith \| de Almeida Gleeson retired. Design Program becomes Department of Design.

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