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Heather Wilmore Hornbeak

Associate Professor of Web Design

Department(s)
Graphic Design
Credentials

M.F.A. in Graphic Design & Photography, Azusa Pacific University in Azusa, California: 2016 / B.A. in Graphic Design, Union University in Jackson, Tennessee: 2004 / Training in Animation Design, School of Visual Arts, New York City, New York: 2022 / Production Design, Asbury University, Wilmore, Kentucky: 2017

hhornbeak@csuniv.edu 843-863-7000

About Heather Wilmore Hornbeak

Following graduation in 2004, I was employed as the Graphic Designer for marketing materials promoting Ridgecrest Conference Center in North Carolina and Glorietta Conference Center in New Mexico. Later, I became Lead Designer and Assistant Marketing Director for Griffin Technology, designing international advertisements, trade show booths, packaging in multiple languages and sales presentations located in my hometown of Nashville, TN.

My work was seen in every Apple store in the world, CES shows, MacWorld shows and various mainstream publications. The company grew quickly due to our close relationship with Steve Jobs and the launch of the iPod and iPhone. Our team celebrated accounts from large retailers such as Target, Walmart and Best Buy.

From there, I shifted to owning two successful businesses of my own full-time with my husband, partners and a team of employees I personally trained - one a studio and the other in AV & Home Automation. While in graduate school at Azusa Pacific University, I taught four levels of photography for the Art Department at Union University.

Immediately upon graduation in 2016, I began as Professor of Interactive Media at Asbury University in Wilmore, KY. In 2024, I accepted a position back in the Art Department teaching Web Design, UX/UI, and Photography. When I’m not working, I spend my time with my two sons, Emery and Oliver, and my husband, Jesse, of 19 years. Our family lived and traveled in a self-converted van in 2019 and built a tiny home as a demonstration of how design can benefit living spaces.

"I chose CSU firstly because I serve a great God and this is where He has placed me. I chose CSU because the faculty and staff are focused on what is most important- educating and preparing students."
Heather Wilmore Hornbeak
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