List of Rochester Institute of Technology alumni

Rochester Institute of Technology has over 145,000 alumni from all 50 U.S. states and over 100 countries.[1] This is a list of some notable alumni.

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## Government[edit]

* John Cebrowski – member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives[2]
* Brian Chontosh (2000) – United States Marine Corps officer, Navy Cross Recipient[3]
* Robert J. Duffy (1993) – Lieutenant Governor of New York (2011–2014); mayor, (2006–2010) City of Rochester; past Chief of Police, City of Rochester[4]
* David Egan (1962) – New York State Supreme Court Justice[4]
* Bruce James – former Public Printer of the United States[4]
* 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[edit]

* 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 and CEO of Houdaille Industries, 1957 alumnus of the year[5]
* 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
* Caleb Barlow (1995: Electrical Engineering) (1999 MS Manufacturing Management and Leadership) - Chief Executive Officer - Cyberbit - an information security entrepreneur, innovator and operator with success in both product and services businesses. [6]
* Bob Kalka (1989) – vice president of the Security Business Unit at IBM [7]
* 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[8]
* John Resig (2006) – creator of jQuery[9]

## Humanities[edit]

* Kwaku Alston (1994) – celebrity portrait photographer[4]
* Barbara Astman (1970) – artist, photographer[10]
* Ralph Avery (1928) – artist[citation needed]
* Paul Benoit (1976) – Feature Pulitzer Prize, Boston Herald in 1979[4]
* Bernie Boston (1955) – photojournalist, twice nominated for a Pulitzer Prize, including his 1967 Flower Power photo
* 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[11]
* 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[4]
* Stan Grossfeld (1973) – two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist with the Boston Globe in 1984 and 1985[4]
* James D. Havens (ca 1920) – woodblock printmaker, painter,[12] and first American insulin recipient[13]
* N. Katherine Hayles (1966) – critical theorist[14]
* Tom Hussey – photographer specializing in commercial advertising and lifestyle photography
* Kenneth Josephson (1932) – photographer; founder of the Society for Photographic Education[15]
* 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[16]
* 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[4]
* 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[17]
* 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[18]
* 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[4]
* Craig Varjabedian – photographer[citation needed]
* Eloise Wilkin (1923) – illustrator for Little Golden Books[19]

## Social Sciences[edit]

* Thomas R Keene – economist for Bloomberg News[20]
* C. A. Tripp – psychologist and writer[citation needed]

## Arts & Design[edit]

* Kevin Auzenne – visual artist
* Mike Battle (2002) – digital restoration artist
* Brian Bram – comic artist for American Splendor, founder of two interactive agencies in Boston[4]
* Kei Ito (2014) – contemporary photographer and installation artist
* Elan Lee (1998) – alternate reality game designer
* Junco Sato Pollack – contemporary artist
* Todd Chadwick Wilson – director[21]
* Chuck Baird (1974) – deaf artist and one of the founders of the De'VIA art movement
* Sean Forbes (2008) – co-founder of D-PAN, the Deaf Professional Arts Network
* Adam Kubert (1981) – comics artist known for his work for publishers such as Marvel Comics and DC Comics
* David Spindel (born 1941), photographer
* Glynis Sweeny (1984) – illustrator and nationally recognized caricaturist
* Ryan Adriandhy [id] (2019) – Indonesian animator, stand-up comedian

## Journalism & Media[edit]

* Liz Bonis (1988) – reporter, WKRC-TV, Cincinnati (Clear Channel Communications), Channel 13 WHAM-TV[4]
* Gale Gand (1981) – cookbook author, chef and host of TV Food Network's Sweet Dreams[4]
* Katie Linendoll (2005) – tech expert on A&E's We Mean Business[22]
* Debra Meiburg – wine journalist, Master of Wine holder
* Jack Van Antwerp (1986) – former director of photography for The Wall Street Journal[23]
* Frederick Elmes (1986) – cinematographer, two-time winner of the Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography
* Michael Slovis (1976) – cinematographer and television director, including Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul

## Business[edit]

* Donald N. Boyce (1967) – chairman of the board, IDEX Corporation[4]
* Daniel Carp (1973) – former chairman and CEO of the Eastman Kodak Company[4]
* Tom Curley (1977) – president and CEO, Associated Press[24]
* Jeffrey K. Harris (1975) – vice president and managing director for Situational Awareness Systems, Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems and Solutions[4]
* Roger W. Kober (1984) – chairman and CEO, Rochester Gas & Electric Corporation[4][25]
* Ralph Peo (1915) – founder of Frontier Industries and former CEO and chairman of Houdaille Industries[26]
* Mike Rundle – co-founder, 9rules Network[27]
* Kevin Surace (1985) – entrepreneur, CEO of Appvance, CNBC Innovator of the Decade
* Robert Fabbio (1985) – venture capitalist, founder of Tivoli Systems and WhileGlove Health
* Marvin Amparo Santana – businessman, and author. He was vice president of HSBC Bank USA.[28]

## Sports[edit]

* Alex Crepinsek – National Lacrosse League player for the Minnesota Swarm[29]
* Matt Hamill – champion wrestler at NCAA Division III and 2001 Summer Deaflympics; Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial artist[30]
* Steve Pinizzotto – Canadian professional ice hockey player[31]
* Jerry Ragonese – Major League Lacrosse player for the Rochester Rattlers
* Chris Tanev – National Hockey League player for the Calgary Flames[32]
* Steve Toll – National Lacrosse League Player[citation needed]
* John Williams – equestrian Olympic bronze medal winner[citation needed]

## References[edit]

Rochester Institute of Technology. "RIT Board of Trustees : Active Members". Archived from the original on 2007-12-14. Retrieved 2007-12-27.

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ^ RIT - Overview - Fast Facts
2. ^ O'Connor, Ryan (August 30, 2012). "Candidate Profile: John Cebrowski - Government". Bedford, NH Patch. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
3. ^ "Alumnus nominated for Congressional Medal of Honor". RIT. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
4. ^ 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.
5. ^ "Ralph Peo, Industrial Leader Dies". Courier Express. No. Vol CXXXII #132. William J. Connors. November 29, 1966.
6. ^ "Caleb Barlow - Chief Executive OfficerChief Executive Officer, Cyberbit".
7. ^ "Bob Kalka - Vice President, IBM Security Business Unit".
8. ^ "Alex Kipman - B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing & Information Sciences (GCCIS) - RIT". www.rit.edu. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
9. ^ "John Resig - Research".
10. ^ Canadian Who's Who[permanent dead link]
11. ^ Pulitzer Prizes Archived 2006-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
12. ^ Watrous, James: "The American Color Woodcuts: Bounty from the Block, 1890s-1990s" Elvehjem Museum of Art: University of Wisconsin–Madison, 1993,101.
13. ^ Feudtner, Chris: "Bittersweet: Diabetes, Insulin, and the Transformation of Illness" University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, 2003,48-53.
14. ^ "RIT - Success Stories". Archived from the original on 2009-01-20. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
15. ^ "Biography of Kenneth Josephson". Retrieved 4 February 2010.
16. ^ Malcolm, Wade. "Murder victim led guarded life". CitizensVoice.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-01-28.
17. ^ 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. S2CID 143984557.
18. ^ "William Snyder Named Director Of Photography, Dallas Morning News". Archived from the original on 2006-02-12. Retrieved 2006-04-07.
19. ^ Memmott: Celebrating Eloise Wilkin's golden career, Rochester Democrat & Chronicle, 2014/11/05
20. ^ Speakers, National Association for Business Economics, 2007. Accessed July 20, 2008.
21. ^ SFGate.com obituary
22. ^ Kathy Lindsley (2008-09-19). "Alumna Katie Linendoll 'Means Business'".
23. ^ "The University Magazine Class Notes". Rochester Institute of Technology.
24. ^ "Freedom Forum Profile". Archived from the original on 2009-09-17.
25. ^ "Emeriti Trustees". Office of the President. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
26. ^ "Buffalo Man to Get RIT Alumnus of the Year Honor". Rochester NY Daily Record. No. Vol 48, Mo.93. May 14, 1957.
27. ^ The University Magazine (Spring 2007). "RIT - Success Stories - For the best of the blogs, 9rules". Retrieved 2007-12-27.
28. ^ El Post Argentina (2024-02-02). "Quien es Marvin Amparo Santana ,el creador de Postidal" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-08.
29. ^ "Crepinsek's RIT athletics bio". Retrieved 14 March 2015.
30. ^ "UFC® : Ultimate Fighting Championship®". Archived from the original on 2009-03-12. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
31. ^ "Capitals Sign Travis Morin, Steve Pinizzotto to Entry-Level Contracts". Washington Capitals. 2007-03-16. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
32. ^ "Calgary Flames, defenceman Chris Tanev agree to terms on four-year, $18M contract - TSN.ca". 9 October 2020.

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