Bernard Stockwell

Stockwell Bernard Stockwell, age 90 of Sunbury, passed away Thursday morning August 4, 2016 at Parkside Village in Westerville. He was born in Delaware County to the late Reid and Mabel (Wagner) Stockwell. He grew up in Delaware County near Sunbury, Ohio and went on to serve as Dean of the CCAD Industrial and Interior Design departments from March 1, 1955 until his retirement on July 1, 1991. Graduates from Columbus College of Art & Design's Industrial Design and Interior Design programs have gone on to start their own businesses and work at big-name companies like Dell, Fisher-Price, WD Partners and Whirlpool. But that wouldn't have been possible without Bernard Stockwell, who is credited with shaping the college's industrial and interior design programs. "Bernie was instrumental in building programs that thousands of students have graduated from," said Tom Gattis, Dean of CCAD's School of Design Arts, which includes Industrial Design. "That's a pretty big legacy for all those students to have successful careers because of an idea he had many, many years ago." Bernie wasn't the only one in his family with ties to the college, though. His wife, Rachel, was the author of CCAD's centennial history, CCAD, The First 100 Years. Their daughter, Laurinda Stockwell, graduated from CCAD in 1979, and their son, David Stockwell, has worked at CCAD for decades, now serving as Director of Special Projects. His mother, Mable Wagner Stockwell, studied at CCAD in the early 1900s when it was called the Columbus Art School. Bernie himself briefly attended the Columbus Art School in 1947 and 1948. But there wasn't an industrial design program then, so he went on to Pratt to earn his degree and returned in 1955 to head up what was then a fledging industrial design program at the Columbus Art School. "Bernie Stockwell has been instrumental in shaping the CCAD's divisions of interior and industrial design," the late CCAD President Joseph V. Canzani said in a 1991 article announcing Stockwell's retirement. "Under his guidance, the industrial/interior design program has grown from a handful of classes into a division with 5 full-time faculty members and 6 part-time faculty members, offering two majors to more than 100 students." He is survived by his wife, Rachel (Nincehelser) Stockwell; son, David Stockwell; daughters, Laurinda Stockwell, Amy Stockwell; granddaughter, Amanda Stockwell. Friends may call Saturday August 27 at the DEVORE-SNYDER FUNERAL HOME, SR 3 at 61, Sunbury one hour prior to the 2 p.m. Memorial Service. Following the service there will be a reception at the Medallion Country Club, 5000 Club Drive, Westerville, Ohio 43082. In lieu of flower the family would like you to please consider making a donation to the Columbus College of Art and Design Bernard Stockwell Industrial Design Endowed Scholarship Fund. http://www.ccad.edu/form/donations Condolences and remembrances may be expressed at www.snyderfuneralhomes.com