students of the school the student work and their own. Past visiting faculty have included Alison Bechdel, Ed Brubaker, Ivan Brunetti, James Kochalka, Jason Lutes, Scott McCloud, Seth, Art Spiegelman, Craig Thompson, and Chris Ware. A senior Thesis is required at the Center, which usually involves the creation of a full scale graphic novel or a full year's worth of work. Notable persons In addition to Sturm, Stephen R. Bissette, Jason Lutes and Alec Longstreth are permanent faculty. For the 2011–2012 school year, cartoonist and animator Robert Sikoryak joined the faculty. Students and alumni from the Center for Cartoon Studies have received Ignatz Awards, Eisner Award nominations and Xeric Foundation grants for their work. One alumni, who launched their drag career while attending the school, has won RuPaul's Drag Race. Robyn Chapman - CCS Fellowship, Xeric Foundation grant, Theater of the Meek Charles Forsman - 2013 Ignatz Award for Outstanding Minicomic The End of the Fucking World, 2008 Ignatz Awards for Outstanding Comic and Outstanding Series Snake Oil Colleen Frakes - Xeric Foundation grant, Tragic Relief, 2009 Ignatz Award, Promising New Talent, Woman King Alexis Frederick Frost - Xeric Foundation grant, La Primavera Samuel Gaskin - Xeric Foundation grant, Pizza Wizard Alex Kim - Xeric Foundation grant, Wall City Alec Longstreth- CCS Fellowship, 2005 Ignatz Award for Outstanding Minicomic (Phase 7), 2007 Ignatz Award for Outstanding Debut Comic (Papercutter #6) Annie Murphy - Xeric Foundation grant, I Still Live: Biography of a Spiritualist Gabby "Ken Dahl" Schulz - CCS Fellowship, 2007 Ignatz Award Best Mini-Comic, Monsters, 2010 Ignatz Award Best Story, Monsters. 2010 Eisner Award nominee, Best Reality-Based Work for Monsters. James Sturm - 2010 Ignatz Award Outstanding Graphic Novel, Market Day Melissa Mendes - Xeric Foundation grant, Freddie Laura Terry - Xeric Foundation grant, Overboard Tillie Walden - 2016 Eisner Nomination Best Single Issue/One Shot, I Love This Part, 2017 Eisner nomination for Best Digital Comic, On a Sunbeam Sasha Velour - Winner of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 9 Documentary CCS is the subject of a documentary film, Cartoon College, by Josh Melrod and Tara Wray. The film follows a group of CCS students from the 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 classes and includes interviews with notable faculty and luminaries. It has been screened at film festivals in California, Vancouver (Canada), Washington, Florida, Glasgow, Maryland and of course, White River Junction. Future shows include New York City, Atlanta and