Vance Hanna

Department Chair, Art and Design

Educational Background

BSID (Transportation Design) California State University, San Jose
Received 4 year scholarship from General Motors Corporation, 1970
MA (Product Design), Stanford University
Received Harley Earl Endowed Fellowship while completing degree, 1971

Positions held in academic institutions

Adjunct Instructor, Oakland Community College - Orchard Ridge Campus, 1972-1976
Adjunct Instructor, Oakland Community College - Royal Oak Campus, 1985-1987

Courses taught in the past two years

ARC1113 - Basic Design 1
ARC1133 - Basic Design 2
ARC1223 - Visual Communications 2
Transportation Design Studio

Positions held in Design Practice

GM Studio Designer, 1971
Studio Manager, Unisys Corporation (product design), 1974-1975
Principal, Birmingham Design, Inc. 1976-2007

Significant Publications, Creative Projects, and/or paper presentations

1.    Awarded US Patent 4538750 for backpack cot - Product awarded "Outstanding Market Potential" and
       shown at Epcot 1994 Hammacher Schlemmer Search for Invention competition
2.    Works published in Playboy magazine for electronic jewelry design, 1976
3.    Works published in Oui Magazine Europe jewelry design

Awards, recognitions, grants, competitions

1.    Winner of INTERGOLD competition for design of a man's ring, featured in Executive Jeweler Magazine, 1985
2.    Works featured on cover of Executive Jeweler Magazine, 1986
3.    Winner Art Birmingham for Oil Painting

Professional Licenses, Memberships and Service

Member: SAE
Member: SME

Professional Development

SAE, SME, IDSA meetings