List of Rochester Institute of Technology alumni
Rochester Institute of Technology has over 100,000 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
- Kate Gleason - engineer and businesswoman known both for being a revolutionary in the predominantly male field of engineering and for her philanthropy[citation needed]
- Alex Kipman (2001) - inventor of Kinect and HoloLens
- Rick Kittles (1989) - geneticist
- Patricia Moore (1974) - industrial designer and gerontologist, author of Disguised: A True Story (1985)
- John Resig (2006) - creator of jQuery[4]
Humanities
- Kwaku Alston (1994) - celebrity portrait photographer[3]
- Barbara Astman (1970)- artist, photographer[5]
- Ralph Avery (1928) - artist[citation needed]
- Paul Benoit (1976) - Feature Pulitzer Prize, Boston Herald-American 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[6]
- 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,[7] and first American insulin recipient[8]
- N. Katherine Hayles (1966) - critical theorist[9]
- Tom Hussey - photographer specializing in commercial advertising and lifestyle photography
- Kenneth Josephson (1932) - photographer; founder of the Society for Photographic Education[10]
- Bryan Kocis - founder of Cobra Video[11]
- Adam Kubert - comic book artist[12]
- 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[13]
- 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[14]
- David Spindel - photographer[citation needed]
- Anthony Suau (1978) - Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist for feature photography with the Denver Post in 1978[citation needed]
- Glynis Sweeny - illustrator and cartoonist[15]
- 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[16]
Social sciences
- Thomas R Keene - economist for Bloomberg News[17]
- C. A. Tripp - psychologist and writer[citation needed]
Media
- Mike Battle - Digital restoration artist
- Liz Bonis (1988) - Health Reporter, WKRC-TV, Cincinnati (Clear Channel Communications), Channel 13 WHAM-TV[3]
- Brian Bram - comic artist for American Splendor, founder of two interactive agencies in Boston[3]
- Gale Gand (1981) - cookbook author, chef and host of TV Food Network's Sweet Dreams[3]
- Elan Lee (1998) - alternate reality game designer
- Katie Linendoll (2005) - tech expert on A&E's We Mean Business[18]
- Debra Meiburg - wine journalist, Master of Wine holder
- Junco Sato Pollack - contemporary artist
- Todd Chadwick Wilson - director[19]
- James Tabbi - singer of seminal dark wave band Eleven Pond[20]
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[21]
- 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]
- Michael P. Morley (1969) - retired Chief Administrative Officer and Executive Vice President, Eastman Kodak Company[3]
- Austin McChord (2009) - founder and CEO of Datto[22] - Was also the 2017 Commencement Speaker
- Mike Rundle - co-founder, 9rules Network[23]
- Kevin Surace (1985) - CEO of Appvance; 2009 Inc. Magazine Entrepreneur of the Year; CNBC Innovator of the Decade
Athletics
- Alex Crepinsek - National Lacrosse League player for the Minnesota Swarm[24]
- 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;[25] retired
- Steve Pinizzotto - Canadian professional ice hockey player[26]
- Jerry Ragonese - Major League Lacrosse player for the Rochester Rattlers
- Chris Tanev - National Hockey League player for the Vancouver Canucks[27]
- 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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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 q "RIT Notable Alumni". Archived from the original on 2010-05-27.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ 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.
- ^ http://www.kubertschool.edu/faculty/Adam_Kubert.html
- ^ 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.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Sweeny, Glynis. "About". Glynis Sweeny Illustration.
- ^ Memmott: Celebrating Eloise Wilkin's golden career, Rochester Democrat & Chronicle, 2014/11/05
- ^ Speakers, National Association for Business Economics, 2007. Accessed July 20, 2008.
- ^ Kathy Lindsley (2008-09-19). "Alumna Katie Linendoll 'Means Business'".
- ^ SFGate.com obituary
- ^ Kristen Yoonsoo Kim (2012-02-22). "Day Jobs - Eleven Pond".
- ^ "Freedom Forum Profile". Archived from the original on 2009-09-17.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Sean Lahman (December 13, 2017), Who is Austin McChord?, Democrat & Chronicle, retrieved March 14, 2018
- ^ 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.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ http://www.nucksmisconduct.com/2010/5/30/1494472/canucks-sign-free-agent-defenceman