Kendall College Of Art And Design

art & design college · Merged / renamed

last checked 2026-05-29

As archived

Program began
2002

Degrees
B.F.A

Now (checked 2026)

Status
Merged / renamed

Now known as
Ferris State University's Kendall College of Art and Design (KCAD)

What happened
Metals/Jewelry is now a small part of Product Design. The Allesee Metals & Jewelry Design program (founded ~2002 by Phil Renato, formerly Carrizzi) ran standalone until 2020, when KCAD — citing low enrollment — merged industrial design, furniture design, and metals/jewelry into one interdisciplinary Product Design BFA; metals/jewelry survives only as a concentration, not a degree. In fall 2024 KCAD also folded more fully into Ferris State University (name retained). [field cleaned 2026-05-30 — Phil-confirmed]

Link
www.ferris.edu/art-design/programs/undergraduate/product-design/index.htm

People

Faculty

Phillip Carrizzi

Formerly taught here

Courtney Starrett · former circa 2005Michael Gayk · former circa 2005Richard Elaver · former summer 2007Robyn Kane Haberkorn · former 2007 to 2016

Trained here

Caitlin SkelceyMichael Nashef

Sources

https://www.ferris.edu/art-design/career-professional-development/for-students/metals-and-jewelry-design-careers.htm https://www.ferris.edu/art-design/programs/undergraduate/product-design/index.htm https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2020/02/21/kendall-college-makes-tough-cuts https://www.wzzm13.com/article/news/education/kendall-college-makes-changes-due-to-low-enrollment/69-e561d5bd-e4bb-49f0-a72d-7471858f6fff https://fsutorch.com/2025/03/19/kendall-college-to-integrate-with-ferris/https://www.ferris.edu/news/archive/2024/january/renato.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kendall_College_of_Art_and_Design

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