The Ed Grauer Award, named for one of the founders of CSCA, is our organization’s highest recognition of those who demonstrate an ongoing commitment of service and support to CSCA’s mission and members. Established in 1979, The Ed Grauer Award has been awarded to a range of individuals including designers, publishers, writers, educators, and innovators. This year we are proud to recognize 2004 CSCA President, beloved professor, and dear friend, Oscar Fernández. Oscar credits studying with luminaries like Paul Rand for the lesson that good design makes an incredible impact. Over the course of his more than 40-year career, Oscar has been paying forward the lessons of past masters by touching the lives of generations of designers who, like him, believe in the transformational impact of their work. In addition to teaching at the University of Cincinnati, Carnegie Mellon University, Columbus College of Art and Design, Maine College of Art, Ohio State University, and Montana State University, Oscar has held design directorships at international for-profit and non-profit institutions, including Fitch Worldwide and the Wexner Center for the Arts. Among his many design awards and scholarly work are recognitions in Graphis, Print, AIGA Annuals, and SEGD. In 2011, the International Institute for Information Design awarded his design team Best in Category for Healthcare Design for the universal healthcare symbol set Hablamos Juntos (We Speak Together). 8 Education MFA in Graphic Design Yale University, 1976 BS in Art Lamar University, 1973 Creative Best 2020
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