Brian Felgar

Brian Felgar

Adjunct Instructor

Summary

Brian Felgar has worked in the advertising and visual communications field for more than 30 years, creating award-winning design work for hospitality, homebuilding, medical, and public health organizations. He has earned multiple American Advertising Federation ADDYs and American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) awards, including an AIGA Best in Show from Michael Osborne.

As a Creative Director at MGM Resorts International, he helped develop brands for world-class resorts like ARIA, Mandalay Bay, and Park MGM. More recently, he has worked in the field of public health communications for the Southern Nevada Health District. In 2023, he was awarded a Health Literacy Award for Published Materials by the Institute for Healthcare Advancement (IHA) for his work on materials for individuals living with HIV.

Brian is a graduate of the Reynolds School of Journalism Advertising program, where he helped lead the school’s first-place winning team in the 1999 American Advertising Federation National Student Advertising Competition.