Faculty Profile for Holly Hale Sterling

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Holly Hale Sterling
Associate Professor — School of Art and Design
JCM 3106
phone: (512) 245-8133
Scholarly/Creative Work
Awards
Service

Biography Section

Biography and Education

 Holly Sterling is an Associate Professor of Communication Design. After graduating with a BFA from Middle Tennessee State University, she worked as an art director and creative lead for the Tombres Group, The Drawing Room, A. Richard Johnson, Stone + Ward, Undercover Books, and Y&R SicolaMartin. Her client roster included firms such as IBM, Dell, Motorola, Nickelodeon Network, Ruby Tuesday, The Rockefeller Foundation, and TCBY. After joining Texas State in 1995, she has continued to remain active as a creative strategist and pro bono designer partnering with area firms to work with clients including: Pervasive Software, Texas Department of Health Services, Glaxo Smith Kline, Abbott Spine/Zimmer, Motive, Profitfuel, Ivyworldwide, The Phoenix Center, American Cancer Society, Girlstart, etc.

Teaching Interests

 Integrated campaigns, social campaigns, brand communications

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Freelance. Colorado River Alliance Gala, Impact and River Hero Videos. Austin. Foundation. September 2023 - October 4, 2023, Videos.
  • Sustainable Energy Solutions PR Video. Video for Sustainable Energy Solutions (SES). Corporate. October 2022 - December 2022, Video, Social Media.
  • Ad Edge Water Treatment Video. Ad Edge Water Treatment Video. Corporate. August 2022 - September 2022, Video for Social Media/PR/Sales Materials.
  • Texas Special Olympics Team, Plfuggerville Teams, Promotional Videos. 2022 Special Olympics, Texas Pflugerville Falcons. Foundation. June 2022 - August 2022, Video/social media.
  • Earthly Lab Promotional Videos. Earthly Labs. Corporate. March 2022, Video/Social Media.

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: Alpa Chi Favorite Professor. 2016
  • Award / Honor Nominee: Big Wig, Austin Advertising Federation. 2016
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Alpha Chi Favorite Professor Award. 2015
  • Award / Honor Nominee: Big Wig Nominee. 2015
  • Award / Honor Nominee: "Big Wig" Teacher of the Year, Austin Advertising Federation. 2014

Selected Service Activities

Member
Hiring Committee, ComDes Tenure-Track | Three Positions
October 2023-Present
Member
EXC2EL Advisory Board
September 2023-Present
Volunteer
Bobcat Days, Volunteer
2022-Present
Member
Faculty Awards Committee
November 2022-Present
Uncompensated Teaching Load
Non-Compensated, ComDes Internship Program Coordinator
2020-Present