Buckle’s Cody and Russell to Speak

Lori Cody, director of advertising and Sarah Russell, Art Director for the Buckle, will give a Graphic Design presentation on May 1 2008 at 7 p.m. in Room 313 in the Fine Arts Building. The two will discuss design projects and their own career development.

On Friday morning, Lory Cody will review the current Senior Exhibition. A reception for the VCD seniors will be held on Friday at 4–6 p.m. in the Walker Art Gallery.

The Buckle, based in Kearney, is a leading retailer of trendy apparel for fashion–conscious young adults. The Company currently operates over 370 stores in 39 states.

Lori Cody has been a Leader on the Buckle’s Marketing Team since 1992. In that year, the Buckle became a publicly traded company on the NASDAQ. She is a believer in relationship marketing—building partnerships and trust with fellow teammates, outside vendors and most importantly—Buckle guests.

She works closely with the Buckle’s in-house creative, merchandising and Internet marketing teams as well as vendors and outside agencies, directing projects that help build the Buckle’s image as a leading specialty retailer offering a diverse selection of branded, private label and trend apparel for young men and women.

Cody has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Marketing from the University of Nebraska at Kearney. She has three daughters who fit the Buckle demographic to a tee. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with her family, gardening, doing art projects, refinishing furniture and of course…shopping.

Sarah Russell has a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in Graphic from Colorado State University in Fort Collins, CO. She has been a graphic designer for Buckle since 2005 and currently acts as Buckle’s Art Director working on numerous printed and web projects. She develops concepts for promotional creative, shopping bags, credit/gift cards, and signage. Sarah works closely with the Internet marketing and web development teams to maintain image photography and graphics on buckle.com. She also provides insight for visual communication for both in-store and corporate creative that supports Buckle’s image and mission. Sarah and her husband live in Broken Bow and are expecting their first child in June. She enjoys stained glass, gardening, and spending time with her family.

Spring VCD Senior Exhibition opens

Five Visual Communication and Design Seniors opened their senior exhibition on April 14th. Work by J. Nathan Hansen, Francesca Hunt, Anne McGovern, Janai Robinson, and Joe Szczepaniak will be on display in the Walker Art Gallery through May 9th. A reception for the seniors will be held on Friday, May 2, 2008, from 4–6 at the gallery. The public is welcome to attend.

Goro-Rapoport award winner at several juried exhibitions

UNK Assistant Professor of Art, Victoria Goro-Rapoport, has exhibited in over 150 juried art shows across the United States since 2000, and has a long list of awards for her work. In 2007 alone, she won First Place in the 2-D category at the National Juried Art Exhibition, a Honorable Mention at the Bradley International Print and Drawing Exhibition (Peoria, IL), one of the oldest and most prestigious shows for works of drawing and print, and the Stella Drabkin Memorial 1st Prize Award of the American Color Print Society in it’s 63rd Open Exhibition (Cheltenham, PA). Goro-Rapoport’s work was selected for the Best of Show Award at the 6th Annual Art Inter/National here and abroad Competition of Box Heart Notification (Pittsburgh) and at the Bold Expressions All Media Exhibition in Carmichael, California. During 2007, she won a dozen other top prizes and honors in exhibition competitions.