Marquetta Pressley stands beside her portfolio presentation: what three famous musicals would taste like. She prepared a grilled green pea and mint soup for Wicked, toasted pastrami sandwich with garlic aioli for Rent, and southern peach cobbler for The Color Purple. Marquetta is graduating with a bachelor's degree in culinary arts management
Sivanne Fishel shows off mason jars filled with watercolors inspired by her portfolio. She's graduating with a bachelor's degree in fashion merchandising management.
Michelle Aldrich is graduating with a bachelor's degree in interior design. She'd like to bring her comfortable designs to the professional and corporate world, as well as residential.
Lanna Ali-Hasson shows off a railroad insulator that was the inspiration behind a light fixture she designed. Lanna is graduating with a bachelor's degree in interior design.
Dominique Crosby and Victoria Byrum are both graduating with bachelor's degrees in graphic design, while Ethan Geyer is graduating with a bachelor's degree in web design and was recently hired by IBM
Robyn Lehman is graduating with a bachelor's degree in web design and interactive media, but her real passion is photography, hence the cute photo of her pooch, Oreo
The Art Institute's Dean of Academic Affairs, Derek Rhodarmer, with Rebecca Lentz, disabilities services coordinator, and Aimee Flynn, director of career services
