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.

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Government

• John Cebrowski - member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives^[2]
• Brian Chontosh (2000) - United States Marine Corps officer, Navy Cross Recipient
• Robert J. Duffy (1993) - Lieutenant Governor of New York (2011-); 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
• Tom McMahon - Mayor of Reading, Pennsylvania
• Rodney C. Moen - Wisconsin State Senator

Science and related fields

• Kate Gleason - engineer and businesswoman known both for being a revolutionary in the predominantly male field of engineering and for her philanthropy
• 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]
• Ramesh Shanmuganathan (1999) - Executive Vice President / Group CIO - John Keells Holdings PLC, Sri Lanka

Humanities

• Kwaku Alston (1994) - celebrity portrait photographer^[3]
• Barbara Astman (1970)- artist, photographer^[5]
• Ralph Avery (1928) - artist
• Paul Benoit (1976) - Feature Pulitzer Prize, Boston Herald-American in 1979
• Bernie Boston (1955) - photojournalist
• Marilyn Bridges (1979, 1981) - Aerial photographer
• Robert F. Bukay (1982) - Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer for feature photography with the Associated Press in 1999^[6]
• Dean Chamberlain (1977) - effect photographer
• Emma Lampert Cooper (1897) - painter
• Jeff Daly - Chief Designer of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
• Bruce Davidson - photographer
• 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]
• Zwelethu Mthethwa (1989) - South African painter and photographer
• David Muench - landscape and nature photographer
• Elli Perkins - Pprofessional glass artist
• Wallace Seawell (1940) - Hollywood photographer
• Daria Semegen - composer of classical music
• Ronald Senungetuk - Inupiat artist
• William Snyder (1981) - four-time Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist; Director of Photography, Dallas Morning News^[13]
• David Spindel - photographer
• Anthony Suau (1978) - Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist for feature photography with the Denver Post in 1978
• Glynis Sweeny - illustrator and cartoonist^[14]
• Emily Thompson (1984) - Associate Professor of History, University of San Diego; 2005 MacArthur Foundation Fellow
• Jerry Uelsmann (1957) - photographer, darkroom artist and Professor Emeritus of the University of Florida^[3]
• Craig Varjabedian - photographer
• Eloise Wilkin (1923) - illustrator for Little Golden Books^[15]

Social sciences

• Thomas R Keene - economist for Bloomberg News^[16]
• C. A. Tripp - psychologist and writer

Media

• 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^[17]
• Debra Meiburg - wine journalist, Master of Wine holder
• Todd Chadwick Wilson - director^[18]

Business

• Donald N. Boyce (1967) - retired Chairman of the Board, IDEX Corporation^[3]
• Charles S. Brown, Jr. (1979) - Chief Administrative Officer and Senior Vice President, Eastman Kodak Company^[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^[19]
• Richard P. Dararaksmey - Senior Manager, Internal Audit, Morgan Stanley^[3]
• Brian H. Hall (1978) - former President and CEO, Thomson Legal & Regulatory^[3]
• 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]
• Robert J. Kohler, Jr. (1959) - retired Executive Vice President and General Manager, TRW Avionics & Surveillance Group^[3]
• Kevin Lesnewski - Vice President of Marketing for Patheon^[20]
• Michael P. Morley (1969) - retired Chief Administrative Officer and Executive Vice President, Eastman Kodak Company^[3]
• Mike Rundle - co-founder, 9rules Network^[21]
• Linda Stutsman (1994) - Chief Information Security Officer, Xerox^[3]
• Kevin Surace (1985) - CEO of Appvance; 2009 Inc. Magazine Entrepreneur of the Year; CNBC Innovator of the Decade
• Frederick T. Tucker (1963) - former Executive Vice President and Deputy to the CEO, Motorola^[3]
• Chester N. Watson (1974) - General Auditor, General Motors^[3]
• Brian Wells (1980) - Chief Technology Officer, University of Pennsylvania Health System in Philadelphia^[22]

Athletics

• Alex Crepinsek - National Lacrosse League player for the Minnesota Swarm^[23]
• 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;^[24] retired
• Steve Pinizzotto - Canadian professional ice hockey player^[25]
• Jerry Ragonese - Major League Lacrosse player for the Rochester Rattlers
• Chris Tanev - National Hockey League player for the Vancouver Canucks^[26]
• Steve Toll - National Lacrosse League Player
• John Williams - equestrian Olympic bronze medal winner

References

Rochester Institute of Technology. "RIT Board of Trustees : Active Members". Retrieved 2007-12-27.

Footnotes

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. "RIT Notable Alumni".
4. http://ejohn.org/research/
5. Canadian Who's Who
6. Pulitzer Prizes
7. Watrous, James: "The American Color Woodcuts: Bounty from the Block, 1890s-1990s" Elvehjem Museum of Art: University of Wisconsin–Madison, 1993,101.
8. Feudtner, Chris: "Bittersweet: Diabetes, Insulin, and the Transformation of Illness" University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, 2003,48-53.
9. http://www.rit.edu/success.php?s=91
10. "Biography of Kenneth Josephson". Retrieved 4 February 2010.
11. Malcolm, Wade. "Murder victim led guarded life". CitizensVoice.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-01-28.
12. http://www.kubertschool.edu/faculty/Adam_Kubert.html
13. William Snyder Named Director Of Photography, Dallas Morning News
14. Sweeny, Glynis. "About". Glynis Sweeny Illustration.
15. Memmott: Celebrating Eloise Wilkin's golden career, Rochester Democrat & Chronicle, 2014/11/05
16. Speakers, National Association for Business Economics, 2007. Accessed July 20, 2008.
17. Kathy Lindsley (2008-09-19). "Alumna Katie Linendoll 'Means Business'".
18. SFGate.com obituary
19. "Freedom Forum Profile".
20. "Business Cards of Graduates of the Imaging and Photographic Technology program at RIT".
21. The University Magazine (Spring 2007). "RIT - Success Stories - For the best of the blogs, 9rules". Retrieved 2007-12-27.
22. The University Magazine (Fall 2008). "RIT - University Magazine - Class Notes". Retrieved 2008-08-20.
23. "Crepinsek's RIT athletics bio". Retrieved 14 March 2015.
24. http://www.ufc.com/MattHamill
25. "Capitals Sign Travis Morin, Steve Pinizzotto to Entry-Level Contracts". Washington Capitals. 2007-03-16. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
26. http://www.nucksmisconduct.com/2010/5/30/1494472/canucks-sign-free-agent-defenceman