List of Rochester Institute of Technology alumni
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Rochester Institute of Technology has over 145,000 alumni from all 50 U.S. states and over 100 countries.[http://www.rit.edu/overview/fastfacts.html RIT - Overview - Fast Facts] This is a list of some notable alumni.
Government
- John Cebrowski – member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives{{cite web|last=O'Connor |first=Ryan |url=http://bedford-nh.patch.com/groups/politics-and-elections/p/candidate-profile-john-cebrowski |title=Candidate Profile: John Cebrowski - Government |publisher=Bedford, NH Patch |date=August 30, 2012 |accessdate=December 5, 2013}}
- Brian Chontosh (2000) – United States Marine Corps officer, Navy Cross Recipient{{Cite web |title=Alumnus nominated for Congressional Medal of Honor |url=https://www.rit.edu/news/alumnus-nominated-congressional-medal-honor |access-date=2023-08-12 |website=RIT |language=en}}
- Robert J. Duffy (1993) – Lieutenant Governor of New York (2011–2014); mayor, (2006–2010) City of Rochester; past Chief of Police, City of Rochester{{cite web|url=https://www.rit.edu/alumni/about/notable.php|title=RIT Notable Alumni|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527233224/https://www.rit.edu/alumni/about/notable.php|archivedate=2010-05-27}}
- David Egan (1962) – New York State Supreme Court Justice
- Bruce James – former Public Printer of the United States
- Fiona Ma – California State Assembly Majority Whip and a San Francisco politician{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}}
- Tom McMahon – Mayor of Reading, Pennsylvania{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}}
- 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|date=March 2009}}
- Ralph Peo – engineer, inventor, chairman and CEO of Houdaille Industries, 1957 alumnus of the year{{cite news |title=Ralph Peo, Industrial Leader Dies |work=Courier Express |volume=CXXXII |issue=132 |publisher=William J. Connors |date=November 29, 1966}}
- 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. {{Cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebbarlow/|title = Caleb Barlow - Chief Executive OfficerChief Executive Officer, Cyberbit }}
- Bob Kalka (1989) – vice president of the Security Business Unit at IBM {{Cite web|url=https://securityintelligence.com/author/bob-kalka/|title = Bob Kalka - Vice President, IBM Security Business Unit}}
- 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{{cite web|url=https://www.rit.edu/gccis/spotlight/alex-kipman|title=Alex Kipman - B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing & Information Sciences (GCCIS) - RIT|work=www.rit.edu|accessdate=18 May 2019}}
- John Resig (2006) – creator of jQuery{{Cite web|url=http://ejohn.org/research/|title = John Resig - Research}}
- James Luening (1987) – Former Associate Director of Engineering with a concentration on Information and Intelligence at RTX technology's
Humanities
- Kwaku Alston (1994) – celebrity portrait photographer
- Barbara Astman (1970) – artist, photographer[http://www.utpress.utoronto.ca/cgi-bin/cw2w3.cgi?p=arndt&t=82805&d=2162 Canadian Who's Who]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- Ralph Avery (1928) – artist{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}}
- Paul Benoit (1976) – Feature Pulitzer Prize, Boston Herald in 1979
- Bernie Boston (1955) – photojournalist, twice nominated for a Pulitzer Prize, including his 1967 Flower Power photo
- Marilyn Bridges (1979, 1981) – aerial photographer{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}}
- Robert F. Bukaty (1982) – Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer for feature photography with the Associated Press in 1999{{cite web |url=http://www.ap.org/pages/about/pulitzer/list.html |title=Pulitzer Prizes |quote=1999 — J. Scott Applewhite, Roberto Borea, Khue Bui, Robert F. Bukaty, Ruth Fremson, Greg Gibson, Ron Heflin, Charles Krupa, Wilfredo Lee, Dan Loh, Joe Marquette, Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Doug Mills, Stephan Savoia and Susan Walsh, Feature Photography, for a series of pictures of the events surrounding President Clinton's impeachment. |publisher=Associated Press |url-status=deviated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061004101948/http://www.ap.org/pages/about/pulitzer/list.html |archive-date=2006-10-04}}
- Dean Chamberlain (1977) – effect photographer{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}}
- Emma Lampert Cooper (1897) – painter{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}}
- Jeff Daly – chief designer of the Metropolitan Museum of Art{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}}
- Bruce Davidson – photographer{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}}
- Ken Geiger (1985) – Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist for spot news with The Dallas Morning News in 1993
- Stan Grossfeld (1973) – two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist with the Boston Globe in 1984 and 1985
- James D. Havens (ca 1920) – woodblock printmaker, painter,Watrous, James: "The American Color Woodcuts: Bounty from the Block, 1890s-1990s" Elvehjem Museum of Art: University of Wisconsin–Madison, 1993,101. and first American insulin recipientFeudtner, Chris: "Bittersweet: Diabetes, Insulin, and the Transformation of Illness" University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, 2003,48-53.
- N. Katherine Hayles (1966) – critical theorist{{Cite web |url=http://www.rit.edu/success.php?s=91 |title=RIT - Success Stories |access-date=2009-05-07 |archive-date=2009-01-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090120030804/http://rit.edu/success.php?s=91 |url-status=dead }}
- Tom Hussey – photographer specializing in commercial advertising and lifestyle photography
- Kenneth Josephson (1932) – photographer; founder of the Society for Photographic Education{{cite web|url=http://www.mocp.org/collections/permanent/josephson_kenneth.php|title=Biography of Kenneth Josephson|accessdate=4 February 2010}}
- 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{{cite web|url=http://citizensvoice.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17775451&BRD=2259&PAG=461&dept_id=455154&rfi=6|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928061332/http://citizensvoice.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17775451&BRD=2259&PAG=461&dept_id=455154&rfi=6|archivedate=2007-09-28|title=Murder victim led guarded life |last=Malcolm|first=Wade|publisher=CitizensVoice.com|accessdate=2007-01-28}}
- 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
- Mary Lum (artist) – visual artist, recipient of Guggenheim Fellowship, professor at Bennington College
- Zwelethu Mthethwa (1989) – South African painter and photographer{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}}
- David Muench – landscape and nature photographer{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}}
- Elli Perkins – professional glass artist{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}}
- Fredericka Douglass Sprague Perry – activist, philanthropist{{cite journal|last1=Peebles-Wilkins|first1=Wilma|title=Black Women and American Social Welfare: The Life of Fredericka Douglass Sprague Perry|journal=Affilia|date=26 July 2016|volume=4|issue=1|pages=33–44|doi=10.1177/088610998900400104|s2cid=143984557}}
- Wallace Seawell (1940) – Hollywood photographer{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}}
- Daria Semegen – composer of classical music{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}}
- Ronald Senungetuk – Inupiat artist{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}}
- William Snyder (1981) – four-time Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist; director of photography, Dallas Morning News{{Cite web |url=http://www.nppa.org/news_and_events/news/2005/03/snyder.html |title=William Snyder Named Director Of Photography, Dallas Morning News |access-date=2006-04-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060212010257/http://www.nppa.org/news_and_events/news/2005/03/snyder.html |archive-date=2006-02-12 |url-status=dead }}
- David Spindel – photographer{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}}
- Anthony Suau (1978) – Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist for feature photography with the Denver Post in 1978{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}}
- Marc Tedeschi (1976) – martial artist, designer, photographer, writer, educator
- Emily Thompson (1984) – associate professor of history, University of San Diego; 2005 MacArthur Foundation Fellow{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}}
- Jerry Uelsmann (1957) – photographer, darkroom artist and Professor Emeritus of the University of Florida
- Craig Varjabedian – photographer{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}}
- Eloise Wilkin (1923) – illustrator for Little Golden Books{{cite web |author=Jim Memmott |date=Nov 5, 2014 |url=http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/local/columnists/memmott/2014/11/04/celebrating-eloise-wilkins-golden-career/18465677/ Memmott: |title=Celebrating Eloise Wilkin's golden career |website=Rochester Democrat & Chronicle}}
Social Sciences
- Thomas R Keene – economist for Bloomberg News{{cite web |url=http://www.nabe.com/pc08/speakers.html?s_cid=related-links:NABE |title=Speakers |quote=Thomas R. Keene — Bloomberg News |publisher=National Association for Business Economics |access-date=July 20, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716091957/http://www.nabe.com/pc08/speakers.html?s_cid=related-links:NABE |archive-date=2011-07-16}}
- C. A. Tripp – psychologist and writer{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}}
Arts & Design
- Kevin Auzenne – visual artist
- Mike Battle (2002) – digital restoration artist
- Brian Bram – comic artist for American Splendor, founder of two interactive agencies in Boston
- Kei Ito (2014) – contemporary photographer and installation artist
- Elan Lee (1998) – alternate reality game designer
- Junco Sato Pollack – contemporary artist
- Todd Chadwick Wilson – director{{cite web |author=Steve Rubenstein |date=Sep 9, 2005 |title=Todd Wilson — S.F. filmmaker honored at international festivals |website=SFGate.com |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/09/09/BAGL1EKTB61.DTL}}
- 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
- {{ill|Ryan Adriandhy|id}} (2019) – Indonesian animator, stand-up comedian
Journalism & Media
- Liz Bonis (1988) – reporter, WKRC-TV, Cincinnati (Clear Channel Communications), Channel 13 WHAM-TV
- Gale Gand (1981) – cookbook author, chef and host of TV Food Network's Sweet Dreams
- Debra Meiburg – wine journalist, Master of Wine holder
- Jack Van Antwerp (1986) – former director of photography for The Wall Street Journal{{Cite web|url=http://www.rit.edu/~w-umag/spring2010/class_notes.php|title=The University Magazine Class Notes|website=Rochester Institute of Technology}}
- 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
- Evan Vucci (2000) – chief photographer for the Associated Press
Business
- Donald N. Boyce (1967) – chairman of the board, IDEX Corporation
- Daniel Carp (1973) – former chairman and CEO of the Eastman Kodak Company
- Tom Curley (1977) – president and CEO, Associated Press{{cite web|title=Freedom Forum Profile |url=http://www.freedomforum.org/templates/document.asp?documentID=16938 |url-status=dead |archivedate=2009-09-17 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090917061751/http://www.freedomforum.org/templates/document.asp?documentID=16938}}
- Jeffrey K. Harris (1975) – vice president and managing director for Situational Awareness Systems, Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems and Solutions
- Roger W. Kober (1984) – chairman and CEO, Rochester Gas & Electric Corporation{{cite web |url=https://www.rit.edu/president/trustees/emerity-honorary |title=Emeriti Trustees|date=5 June 2017|work=Office of the President|accessdate=18 May 2019}}
- Ralph Peo (1915) – founder of Frontier Industries and former CEO and chairman of Houdaille Industries{{cite news |title=Buffalo Man to Get RIT Alumnus of the Year Honor |work=Rochester NY Daily Record |volume=48 |issue=93 |date=May 14, 1957}}
- Mike Rundle – co-founder, 9rules Network{{cite web |url=http://www.rit.edu/success.php?s=98 |title=Success Stories - For the best of the blogs, 9rules |author=The University Magazine |date=Spring 2007 |publisher=Rochester Institute of Technology |accessdate=2007-12-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071021200503/http://www.rit.edu/success.php?s=98 |archive-date=2007-10-21}}
- Kevin Surace (1985) – entrepreneur, CEO of Appvance, CNBC Innovator of the Decade
- Robert Fabbio (1985) – venture capitalist, founder of Tivoli Systems and WhileGlove Health
- Rocky Dwyer – professor and business scholar
Sports
- Alex Crepinsek – National Lacrosse League player for the Minnesota Swarm{{cite web|url=http://www.ritathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=8357|title=Crepinsek's RIT athletics bio|accessdate=14 March 2015}}
- Matt Hamill – champion wrestler at NCAA Division III and 2001 Summer Deaflympics; Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial artist{{Cite web |url=http://www.ufc.com/MattHamill |title=UFC® : Ultimate Fighting Championship® |access-date=2009-09-26 |archive-date=2009-03-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090312030055/http://www.ufc.com/matthamill |url-status=dead }}
- Steve Pinizzotto – Canadian professional ice hockey player{{cite web | url =http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=462479 |title =Capitals Sign Travis Morin, Steve Pinizzotto to Entry-Level Contracts | publisher = Washington Capitals | date = 2007-03-16 | accessdate = 2011-01-01 }}
- Jerry Ragonese – Major League Lacrosse player for the Rochester Rattlers
- Chris Tanev – National Hockey League player for the Toronto Maple Leafs
- Steve Toll – National Lacrosse League Player{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}}
- John Williams – equestrian Olympic bronze medal winner{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}}
References
{{cite web | url=http://www.rit.edu/~secywww/trustees/trustees.php3 | title=RIT Board of Trustees : Active Members | author=Rochester Institute of Technology | accessdate=2007-12-27 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071214031715/http://www.rit.edu/~secywww/trustees/trustees.php3 | archivedate=2007-12-14 }}