Michael Garland, BFA Communications Design (Illustration) ’74, received the Stevan Dohanos Award at the 2025 Society of Illustrators Members’ Open Exhibition. Garland has authored and illustrated 44 children’s picture books, including Miss Smith’s Incredible Storybook, winner of the California and Delaware State Reading Awards, and illustrated more than 50 books by other authors, including James Patterson and Gloria Estefan. Monsignor Farrell High School recently inducted him into its Vir Fidelis Hall of Fame and honored him with the Thomas Moran Award.