meet the faculty

Tyler Welker, Huntington University, a Christian college

Tyler Welker
Visiting Instructor of Digital Media Arts

Tyler Welker graduated with honors from HU as one of the first DMA majors back in 2008. While attending Huntington, one of his animated short films won first place in the TV Entertainment Feature category of the 2007 College State Awards for the Indiana Association of School Broadcasters. Another one of his animated short films was presented in Wheaton College’s “LEAST” festival in 2006.

twelker@huntington.edu

Sandy Hartle, Huntington University, a Christian college

Sandy Hartle
Digital Media Arts Assistant

Sandy Hartle acts as administrative support for faculty, staff, and adjuncts within the DMA department. Sandy’s duties include scheduling meetings, events, etc., overseeing budgets and purchasing, and acting as information liaison.

shartle@huntington.edu

Dawn Ford, Huntington University, a Christian college

Dawn Ford
Associate Professor of Digital Media Arts

Dawn Ford is an independent producer/director of films, television series and new media. She has worked on films such as Return of the Jedi, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, The Right Stuff and Star Trek III, among others.

dford@huntington.edu

John O'Rourke, Huntington University, a Christian college

John O'Rourke
Adjunct Professor of Radio & Television

John O’Rourke began his time at Huntington University in 2010. He previously was the director/owner of Discovery Broadcasting Academy and was the morning show co-host and director of marketing and promotions for STAR 88.3. He was also the morning show host and program director for WMEE 97.3. John is currently working as program director and announcer at WHAK 95.1 and 1140 AM.

jorourke@huntington.edu

Nathan Hartman, Huntington University, a Christian college

Nathan Hartman
Digital Media Arts Studio Supervisor
Director of the 2012 Fandana Film Festival

Nathan Hartman joined the university in 2011 first as the digital media arts recruiter and then as the DMA studio supervisor. Hartman is a 2010 Huntington University film studies and broadcasting graduate.

nhartman@huntington.edu

Dr. Lance Clark, Huntington University, a Christian college

Dr. Lance Clark
Professor of Digital Media Arts Film & Communication
Chair, Digital Media Arts Department

Since joining the faculty in 1993, Lance Clark has helped to grow the broadcast and film tracks at Huntington University into one of the truly outstanding programs within the 100+-member CCCU Colleges and Universities.

lclark@huntington.edu

Steve Leeper, Huntington University, a Christian college

Steve Leeper
Associate Professor of Digital Media Arts

Steve Leeper is a filmmaker, storyteller and educator. Originally from the Midwest, Leeper studied animation, painting and drawing at the Museum School of Fine Arts in Boston. In 1997, Leeper joined Big Idea Productions. Between 1998 and 2003, he served as layout supervisor for numerous productions including the feature film "Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie."

sleeper@huntington.edu

Bryan Ballinger, Huntington University, a Christian college

Bryan Ballinger
Associate Professor of Digital Media Arts

Bryan Ballinger’s specialty is in the design and illustration work of digital media including 3D CGI skills in modeling, texturing, lighting and animation. As the associate professor of digital media arts, he has more than 13 years of experience in this area focusing on graphics for CD-Rom titles, web, film, video and print.

bballinger@huntington.edu

Kelly Lynch, Huntington University, a Christan college

Kelly Lynch
Adjunct Professor in Digital Media Arts Film

Kelly serves at a primary instructor for the cinematography and lighting courses within the dept. Kelly also runs his own film production company, Lynchpin Creative, which utilizes students from our program in many of his productions.

klynch@huntington.edu