Schaefer returns to UNL for Alumni Masters Week
calendar icon18 Nov 2014
The Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing will host Dawn Schaefer (M.FA. 1999), executive art director for CBS, for the Nebraska Alumni Association’s Alumni Masters Week, Nov. 19-22.
Each fall, outstanding alumni return to campus to share their experiences and knowledge with students. 2014 marks the 50th annual Alumni Masters Week, which is sponsored by the Nebraska Alumni Association, Scarlet Guard and the UNL Chancellor’s Office.
Since 1964, 381 alumni have participated in Alumni Masters Week. The selection of the Alumni Masters is competitive. Candidates are alumni who have shown great promise, success and leadership in their fields.
Schaefer is the executive art director for CBS, where she has been for 14 years. Her credits include “Survivor,” “Price is Right,” “Bold and the Beautiful,” “Rock Star: INXS,” “On the Lot” and “The Apprentice Live Finale” in Los Angeles, as well as other corporate events and local shows such as CBS News, CBS This Morning and local affiliate KCAL-9. Schaefer has been with “Survivor” since the beginning in 2000, and is the art director for the live reunion shows and some of the cast photo shoots. In 2003, “Survivor: Thailand” was nominated for an Emmy Award in Outstanding Art Direction for a Variety or Music Program.
In May, Schaefer juggled three events at once – the “Survivor” finale live reunion, CBS Upfronts and a CBS Shareholders meeting. A native of Parkston, S.D., she holds a master’s degree from UNL.
Schaefer will visit with students in the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film during her visit to UNL for Masters Week.
For more information on Alumni Masters Week, visit www.huskeralum.org.