List of Rochester Institute of Technology alumni
Rochester Institute of Technology has over 135,000 alumni from all 50 U.S. states and over 100 countries.[1] This is a list of some notable alumni.
Government
- John Cebrowski - member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives[2]
- Brian Chontosh (2000) - United States Marine Corps officer, Navy Cross Recipient[citation needed]
- Robert J. Duffy (1993) - Lieutenant Governor of New York (2011-2014); Mayor, (2006–2010) City of Rochester; past Chief of Police, City of Rochester[3]
- David Egan (1962) - New York State Supreme Court Justice[3]
- Bruce James - former Public Printer of the United States[3]
- Fiona Ma - California State Assembly Majority Whip and a San Francisco politician[citation needed]
- Tom McMahon - Mayor of Reading, Pennsylvania[citation needed]
- Rodney C. Moen - Wisconsin State Senator
Science and Engineering
- Kate Gleason - engineer and businesswoman known both for being a revolutionary in the predominantly male field of engineering and for her philanthropy[citation needed]
- Ralph Peo - engineer, inventor, chairman & CEO of Houdaille Industries, 1957 alumnus of the year[4]
- Patricia Moore (1974) - industrial designer, gerontologist and Author of Disguised: A True Story(1985) ;Recognized by ID Magazine as one of the "40 Most Socially Conscious Designers" in the world
- Steve Capps (1980) - noted computer programmer and designer of the original Apple Macintosh computer
- Steven Van Slyke (1988)- co-inventor of the Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) displays used in smartphones, digital cameras, HD and Ultra HDTVs
- Rick Kittles (1989) - noted Biologist specializing in Human genetics
- Bob Kalka (1989) - Vice President of the Security Business Unit at IBM [5]
- Clayton Turner (1990) - Director of NASA’s Langley Research Center
- Elan Lee (1998)- Founder and creator of Exploding Kittens game; former chief design officer at Xbox Entertainment Studios; alternate reality game designer
- Alex Kipman (2001) - primary inventor of Kinect and HoloLens[6]
- John Resig (2006) - creator of jQuery[7]
Humanities
- Kwaku Alston (1994) - celebrity portrait photographer[3]
- Barbara Astman (1970)- artist, photographer[8]
- Ralph Avery (1928) - artist[citation needed]
- Paul Benoit (1976) - Feature Pulitzer Prize, Boston Herald in 1979[citation needed]
- Bernie Boston (1955) - photojournalist[citation needed]
- Marilyn Bridges (1979, 1981) - Aerial photographer[citation needed]
- Robert F. Bukay (1982) - Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer for feature photography with the Associated Press in 1999[9]
- Dean Chamberlain (1977) - effect photographer[citation needed]
- Emma Lampert Cooper (1897) - painter[citation needed]
- Jeff Daly - Chief Designer of the Metropolitan Museum of Art[citation needed]
- Bruce Davidson - photographer[citation needed]
- Ken Geiger (1985) - Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist for spot news with The Dallas Morning News in 1993[3]
- Stan Grossfeld (1973) - two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist with the Boston Globe in 1984 and 1985[3]
- James D. Havens (ca 1920) - woodblock printmaker, painter,[10] and first American insulin recipient[11]
- N. Katherine Hayles (1966) - critical theorist[12]
- Tom Hussey - photographer specializing in commercial advertising and lifestyle photography
- Kenneth Josephson (1932) - photographer; founder of the Society for Photographic Education[13]
- Jeannette Klute - Kodak research photographer who helped develop the Dye-transfer process and demonstrated color photography as an art form
- Bryan Kocis - founder of Cobra Video[14]
- Leon Lim - artist, contestant on Work of Art: The Next Great Artist
- Dan Loh (1995) - Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist for feature photography with the Associated Press in 1999[3]
- Mary Lum (artist) - visual artist, recipient of Guggenheim Fellowship, professor at Bennington College
- Zwelethu Mthethwa (1989) - South African painter and photographer[citation needed]
- David Muench - landscape and nature photographer[citation needed]
- Elli Perkins - professional glass artist[citation needed]
- Fredericka Douglass Sprague Perry - Activist, Philanthropist[15]
- Wallace Seawell (1940) - Hollywood photographer[citation needed]
- Daria Semegen - composer of classical music[citation needed]
- Ronald Senungetuk - Inupiat artist[citation needed]
- William Snyder (1981) - four-time Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist; Director of Photography, Dallas Morning News[16]
- David Spindel - photographer[citation needed]
- Anthony Suau (1978) - Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist for feature photography with the Denver Post in 1978[citation needed]
- Emily Thompson (1984) - Associate Professor of History, University of San Diego; 2005 MacArthur Foundation Fellow[citation needed]
- Jerry Uelsmann (1957) - photographer, darkroom artist and Professor Emeritus of the University of Florida[3]
- Craig Varjabedian - photographer[citation needed]
- Eloise Wilkin (1923) - illustrator for Little Golden Books[17]
Social Sciences
- Thomas R Keene - economist for Bloomberg News[18]
- C. A. Tripp - psychologist and writer[citation needed]
Arts & Design
- Mike Battle (2002) - Digital restoration artist
- Brian Bram - comic artist for American Splendor, founder of two interactive agencies in Boston[3]
- Elan Lee (1998) - alternate reality game designer
- Junco Sato Pollack - contemporary artist
- Todd Chadwick Wilson - director[19]
- Chuck Baird (1974) - Renowned American deaf artist and one of the founders of the De'VIA art movement, a genre of visual art that intentionally represents the Deaf experience and Deaf culture. An alumnus of the National Technical Institute for the Deaf
- Sean Forbes (2008) - co-founder of D-PAN, the Deaf Professional Arts Network, that makes music accessible for the deaf by creating the American Sign Language interpretation of music videos. Graduated from the National Technical Institute for the Deaf
- Adam Kubert (1981)- comics artist known for his work for publishers such as Marvel Comics and DC Comics including work on Action Comics, Astonishing Spider-Man & Wolverine, The Incredible Hulk, Ultimate Fantastic Four, Ultimate X-Men, and Wolverine
- Glynis Sweeny (1984)- illustrator and nationally recognizedcaricaturist who is known for lampooning political and business figures in newspapers, newsweeklies, and consumer magazines
Journalism & Media
- Liz Bonis (1988) - Health Reporter, WKRC-TV, Cincinnati (Clear Channel Communications), Channel 13 WHAM-TV[3]
- Gale Gand (1981) - cookbook author, chef and host of TV Food Network's Sweet Dreams[3]
- Katie Linendoll (2005) - tech expert on A&E's We Mean Business[20]
- Debra Meiburg - wine journalist, Master of Wine holder
- Jack Van Antwerp (1986) - former Director of Photography for The Wall Street Journal[21]
- Frederick Elmes (1986) - Noted Cinematographer and winner of the Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography twice, for Wild at Heart and Night on Earth
- Michael Slovis (1976) - Cinematographer and television director known for his work as director on Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Game of Thrones
Business
- Donald N. Boyce (1967) - retired Chairman of the Board, IDEX Corporation[3]
- William A. Buckingham (1964) - retired Executive Vice President of M&T Bank[3]
- Daniel Carp (1973) - former Chairman and CEO of the Eastman Kodak Company[3]
- Tom Curley (1977) - President and CEO, Associated Press[22]
- Jeffrey K. Harris (1975) - Vice President and Managing Director for Situational Awareness Systems, Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems and Solutions[3]
- Roger W. Kober (1984) - retired Chairman and CEO, Rochester Gas & Electric Corporation[3][23]
- Mike Rundle - co-founder, 9rules Network[24]
- Kevin Surace (1985) - CEO of Appvance; 2009 Inc. Magazine Entrepreneur of the Year; CNBC Innovator of the Decade
- Robert Fabbio (1985) - serial entrepreneur and venture capitalist; founder of Tivoli Systems and WhileGlove Health. Named Ernst & Young entrepreneur of the year in 1997
Sports
- Alex Crepinsek - National Lacrosse League player for the Minnesota Swarm[25]
- Matt Hamill - three-time NCAA Division III National Champion in wrestling, silver and gold medalist of the 2001 Summer Deaflympics; mixed martial artist, fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship;[26] retired
- Steve Pinizzotto - Canadian professional ice hockey player[27]
- Jerry Ragonese - Major League Lacrosse player for the Rochester Rattlers
- Chris Tanev - National Hockey League player for the Calgary Flames[28]
- Steve Toll - National Lacrosse League Player[citation needed]
- John Williams - equestrian Olympic bronze medal winner[citation needed]
References
Rochester Institute of Technology. "RIT Board of Trustees : Active Members". Archived from the original on 2007-12-14. Retrieved 2007-12-27.
Footnotes
- ^ RIT - Overview - Fast Facts
- ^ O'Connor, Ryan (August 30, 2012). "Candidate Profile: John Cebrowski - Government". Bedford, NH Patch. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "RIT Notable Alumni". Archived from the original on 2010-05-27.
- ^ "Ralph Peo, Industrial Leader Dies". Courier Express. No. Vol CXXXII #132. William J. Connors. November 29, 1966.
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- ^ "Alex Kipman - B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing & Information Sciences (GCCIS) - RIT". www.rit.edu. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ http://ejohn.org/research/
- ^ Canadian Who's Who[permanent dead link]
- ^ Pulitzer Prizes Archived 2006-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Watrous, James: "The American Color Woodcuts: Bounty from the Block, 1890s-1990s" Elvehjem Museum of Art: University of Wisconsin–Madison, 1993,101.
- ^ Feudtner, Chris: "Bittersweet: Diabetes, Insulin, and the Transformation of Illness" University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, 2003,48-53.
- ^ http://www.rit.edu/success.php?s=91
- ^ "Biography of Kenneth Josephson". Retrieved 4 February 2010.
- ^ Malcolm, Wade. "Murder victim led guarded life". CitizensVoice.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-01-28.
- ^ Peebles-Wilkins, Wilma (26 July 2016). "Black Women and American Social Welfare: The Life of Fredericka Douglass Sprague Perry". Affilia. 4 (1): 33–44. doi:10.1177/088610998900400104.
- ^ "William Snyder Named Director Of Photography, Dallas Morning News". Archived from the original on 2006-02-12. Retrieved 2006-04-07.
- ^ Memmott: Celebrating Eloise Wilkin's golden career, Rochester Democrat & Chronicle, 2014/11/05
- ^ Speakers, National Association for Business Economics, 2007. Accessed July 20, 2008.
- ^ SFGate.com obituary
- ^ Kathy Lindsley (2008-09-19). "Alumna Katie Linendoll 'Means Business'".
- ^ "The University Magazine Class Notes". Rochester Institute of Technology.
- ^ "Freedom Forum Profile". Archived from the original on 2009-09-17.
- ^ "Emeriti Trustees". Office of the President. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ The University Magazine (Spring 2007). "RIT - Success Stories - For the best of the blogs, 9rules". Retrieved 2007-12-27.
- ^ "Crepinsek's RIT athletics bio". Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ^ http://www.ufc.com/MattHamill
- ^ "Capitals Sign Travis Morin, Steve Pinizzotto to Entry-Level Contracts". Washington Capitals. 2007-03-16. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
- ^ https://www.tsn.ca/calgary-flames-sign-defenceman-chris-tanev-to-four-year-18m-contract-1.1537125