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By the time you read this, I'll be out to pasture and a new editor will be tending The University Magazine. That's why I'm taking over President Destler's space for this one issue. When I became editor in August 2000, the magazine was just one year old. A decade later, it is still very young compared to other college magazines. For example, MIT has been publishing Technology Review Physician assistant TomGately '03 since 1899. Do the math: They got on this a 26 explains an eye exam to a patient. century beforewe did. Still, 11 years seems like a long time and we've published 32 issues. We've tried Kathy Lindsley, left, and Mindy Mozer very hard to make progress with each one. Certainly we've had plenty to tell you: RIT continues to grow, and more than a dozen important buildings have been constructed in the past decade. It's hard to imagine RIT without the Gordon Field House, for example. The physi cal transformation of the campus is nothing short of astonishing. More interesting by far,however, is what's going on inside all those brick buildings. They're filledwith fascinating people - students, faculty and staff- doing incredible work. It's been an honor to talk to and write about people such as Bob Snyder '56, now retired afterteaching mechanical engineering for 31 years; Carol Richardson, a long-time professor and administra tor in the Electrical, Computer and Telecommunications Engineering Technology Department (also retiring this year); Loret Gnivecki Steinberg, photojournalism professor, who keeps us Richard DeMartino, Saunders College of Photographers line up forshots of Engine 734, a steam locomotive on the Western Maryland Scenic posted about the accomplishments of former students; Mark Baybutt '07 ( computer engi 18 Business, talks to 13 WHAM about the 41 Railroad. Carl Franz '65 organizes photo excursions for rail fansand helped rebuild a landmark along neering) and a team of students who converted a 1991 Geo Storm into a driverless vehicle in first 'SharkTank' event. (Photo by student the line. (Photo by David Page '66) hopes of competing fora $2 million prize offeredby the Defense Advanced Research Projects photographer Rigo Perdomo) Agency (DARPA). Even though they didn't make it to the big event, they are big winners in my book - and so representative of what RIT is all about. Departments Features And then there are the many, many alumni I've met in person, by phone, mail or e-mail. RIT now has more than 106,000 living graduates - and I am convinced that each one has 2 On Campus 10 New heights something wonderful to tell us. 6 About Students Following dream season, men'shockey prepares for next big game So many stories, so little time. Such good memories. I am absolutely certain that the best is yet to come. Within the next year, you can expect 8 Letters 12 Out of apartheid updates to the look and content of the magazine. I am happy to have been involved in laying 9 Faculty Essay South African alumnus captures vivid images of his homeland the groundwork and I can't wait to see what comes next. 36 Alumni Activities I know the magazine is in good hands. Mindy Mozer, the new editor, served as a local editor 14 Right brains, left brains findexpression in 'Signatures' at the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle for12 years. Prior to that, Mindy was an assignment 40 Class Notes editor and reporter at the Iowa City Press-Citizen. She has won multiple awards, including For 25 years, magazine has showcased student art and literary work Gannett Newsroom Supervisor of the Year. Mindy earned her bachelor's in journalism from 18 the University of Nebraska. Cover Off and running Riley Clark climbs over the glass at Blue Cross Arena And here's an interesting bit: Mindy's husband, Scott Hauser, is editor of the University of Young alumni and students find creative ways of starting businesses Rochester magazine, Rochester Review. to reach his former teammates followingthe men's Mindy was the top candidate out of a pool of nearly 90 applicants from all over the U.S. hockey win over Sacred Heart, which clinched the 24 'Imagine RIT' packed with discovery It's no secret: Editing the RIT magazine is a great job. I know how lucky I've been to spend firstAtlantic Hockey championship forthe Tigers. Annual Innovation and Creativity Festival fascinates young, old and in between the best years of my career doing what I love at a truly extraordinary place. This photo, by student Daniel Wodecki, appeared Thanks RIT! And thanks to all of you forlistening. on the cover of the April 2 issue of 'Reporter; the 26 At the heart of health care RIT student magazine. See page 10. Medical sciences grads provide vital doses of passion and professionalism Kathy Lindsley [email protected] 31 Brick City Homecoming and Family Weekend You can reach Mindy Mozer at [email protected]. A full schedule of activities in store for Oct. 15-17 College of Science On Campus findsnew leade�ship following long search Sophia Maggelakis is the new dean of the College of Science. She had served as interim dean since May 2009, taking over from Ian Gatley. Maggelakis joined the Department of Mathematics and 'Don't be afraid to reach; Bob Schieffertells grads Statistics in 1990. She Veteran broadcaster Bob Schiefferurged doctorate of humane letters ...- served as director of the program before members of the class of 2010 to select voca by President Bill Destler, who _.., I tions that will provide personal fulfillment. acknowledged that the vet being named head Happiness, he stated, is the true measure eran journalist has received of the School of of success. an array of honors. ·,..·)o,Wo. - • . Mathematical Schieffer, moderator of Face the Nation Schiefferreminded gradu .;..... Sciences, which she Institute Hall is slated to open next summer. (Conceptual design by Bergmann Associates and Francis Cauffman) Sophia Maggelakis and chief Washington correspondent for CBS ates that America has long formed in 2006. She News, was keynote speaker for RIT's 125th been a place where optimism is a past recipient of the Eisenhart Award for commencement May 21-22, when more than overcomes fear, and he urged Outstanding Teaching and is an active men Institute Hall will be hub for research, 3,500 students received degrees. his audience to carry on that tor for the Women in Science, Engineering engineering and biosciences "The important thing is do what you want tradition. and Mathematics Group of Rochester. to do. Don't let someone else make that deci "Do your best and set Maggelakis holds a doctoral degree in RIT is investing about $26 million in a new ral lighting. Construction will also include sion for you. It's your life. Don't be afraid to your expectations high, computational and applied mathematics structure called Institute Hall, now under renewable building materials. reach. If you make a mistake, there is plenty and remember always, true from Old Dominion University. She focuses construction. The78,000-square-foot build "We hope to artistically translate RIT's of time to change your mind:' He added, greatness comes not from the An enthusiastic presentation by broadcaster Bob Schiefferkicked offthe her research on mathematical biology, in par ing will house: research and learning philosophy in this "Take a chance. If you work hard enough, battles we win but the battles 125th Commencement activities May 21-22. ticular the mathematical modeling of biologi • New programs in chemical engineering building design, which will be a powerful you'll be surprised what you can do:' we choose to fight:' cal processes such as tumor growth, capillary and biomedical engineering; recruitment tool as well as a testament to the Schiefferwas presented an honorary Paul Stella '03 growth, wound healing and retinopathy. • Expanded research labs; excellence in education for which RIT is well Susan Gawlowicz '95 • Labs related to the RIT-Rochester Gen known;' says Richard Napoli, a senior archi eral Health System Alliance. tect with Bergmann Associates. Baja team challenges on land, through water and in the air The building is the finalelement offa "We pride ourselves on being at the RIT college in Dubai quadrangle located on the northwest side of forefront of trends in academic science build Baja was back in Rochester and off-road race speed with teams that have the campus. The building will be connected ings;' says Jim Crispino, president of Francis teams braved the elements, hills, rocks and been floating for years;' says graduates firstclass to the Center forBioscience Education and Cauffman,an architectural firmbased in New water at the 2010 Baja SAE Rochester World Andrew Cypher, co-team Technology, creating a quadrangle with the York City. "We are excited to design a top Challenge June 11-13. Cornell University leader for Cornell University. Fatma Al-Bedaiwi firstheard of RIT during IT Collaboratory, the expanded James Glea research facility that moves RIT into a posi won the overall championship, and RIT's two The Big Red Racing team the formal ceremony announcing that the son Hall and the Sands Family Studios, part tion of academic leadership and celebrates an entries placed third and 10th overall. placed third in the event. university would establish a site in Dubai. of the School for American Crafts facility. architectural legacy that includes buildings by For three days, 89 teams from the United One of the finalawards Threeyears later, she was among the first Institute Hall will feature an atrium with some of the world's best architects:' States, Canada, South Korea, India, France given, the Determination graduates to make their way to Rochester for expanses of glass that will maximize natu- Bob Finnerty '07 and Venezuela participated in hill climbs, Award, went to Troy Page and graduation ceremonies in May. chain pulls, suspension and traction tests, James Coleman. While most Al-Bedaiwi, Sameer Al-Marzouqi and culminating in a four-hour endurance event crews average 15 members, Majid Al-Zarouni received master's degrees Six members named to Board of Trustees through the land course and water obstacle. the two-man team from in service leadership and innovation. RIT's Board of Trustees has six new mem Roosevelt "Ted" Mercer Jr., vice president "It was a remarkable event, from start to James Madison University in The RIT Dubai campus was established bers. Theyare: and director of intelligence at ITT Space finish;' said Sam Barill, manager of collegiate Virginia, alternated driving in 2008 in the United Arab Emirates. A new Irene Taylor Brodsky, an Emmy and Systems Division and a retired U.S. Air Force programs, SAE International. The Society responsibilities for all events campus building is being constructed and Peabody award-winning producer, director, general. Mercer served as director of plans of Automotive Engineers sponsors national throughout the weekend. enrollment continues to climb. writer and cinematographer. and policy for U.S. Strategic Command at and international student engineering design "We practiced at the lake RIT recently received a commitment Robert Dobies, chair of the Board of Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska. near school;' said Page, an fromthe governmental agencies of Dubai to Trustees for Rochester General Health System Lella Vignelli and Massimo Vignelli, events such as the Rochester Challenge. This One of RIT's two entries takes to the air in the endurance event, industrial design student at the launch undergraduate programs starting in and a retired vice president of ExxonMobil chief executive officerof Vignelli Associates is the third time RIT has hosted one of the finaleof the 2010 Baja SAE Rochester World Challenge. major U.S. events. college, "and we figured, 'Hey, the fall of 2010. Chemical Co. and president ofVignelli Designs. TheVig "I love the sound of hundreds of engines second RIT car, driven by Nick Liotta. the car floats, let's go:' "Their continued confidencein RIT was Richard Kaplan, president and CEO of nelli Center for Design Studies at RIT, open revving up;' stated Ryan Hurley, RIT Baja For several of the teams, including Cornell, Michelle Cometa further evidenced by the recent commitment Pictometry International Corp., a visual ing in September, will house their archive and team member, at the start of the endurance this was the firsttime competing in the water of a new facility to support the undergradu information systems company headquartered serve as a resource forstudents and scholars final."This event was awesome:' Teammate challenge. "We had been working especially Tosee a slide show and videos of the event, go to www. ate programs;' says James Watters, senior vice in Rochester. He is the former president of from around the world and provide space for Matt Maccione, driving the No. 83 car, led for hard on research, design and testing of our rit.edu/news. For more about RIT's Baja SAE team, go to president, Finance and Administration. Richland Industries Inc. and Max Pies Floor the teaching of design (see page 5). most of the endurance race followedby the flotation and propulsion systems to get up to baja.rit.edu/ Michelle Cometa Coverings. Susan Gawlowicz '95

21 FALL 2010 FALL 2010 I 3 College of Science On Campus findsnew leade�ship following long search Sophia Maggelakis is the new dean of the College of Science. She had served as interim dean since May 2009, taking over from Ian Gatley. Maggelakis joined the Department of Mathematics and 'Don't be afraid to reach; Bob Schieffertells grads Statistics in 1990. She Veteran broadcaster Bob Schiefferurged doctorate of humane letters ...- served as director of the program before members of the class of 2010 to select voca by President Bill Destler, who _.., I tions that will provide personal fulfillment. acknowledged that the vet being named head Happiness, he stated, is the true measure eran journalist has received of the School of of success. an array of honors. ·,..·)o,Wo. - • . Mathematical Schieffer, moderator of Face the Nation Schiefferreminded gradu .;..... Sciences, which she Institute Hall is slated to open next summer. (Conceptual design by Bergmann Associates and Francis Cauffman) Sophia Maggelakis and chief Washington correspondent for CBS ates that America has long formed in 2006. She News, was keynote speaker for RIT's 125th been a place where optimism is a past recipient of the Eisenhart Award for commencement May 21-22, when more than overcomes fear, and he urged Outstanding Teaching and is an active men Institute Hall will be hub for research, 3,500 students received degrees. his audience to carry on that tor for the Women in Science, Engineering engineering and biosciences "The important thing is do what you want tradition. and Mathematics Group of Rochester. to do. Don't let someone else make that deci "Do your best and set Maggelakis holds a doctoral degree in RIT is investing about $26 million in a new ral lighting. Construction will also include sion for you. It's your life. Don't be afraid to your expectations high, computational and applied mathematics structure called Institute Hall, now under renewable building materials. reach. If you make a mistake, there is plenty and remember always, true from Old Dominion University. She focuses construction. The78,000-square-foot build "We hope to artistically translate RIT's of time to change your mind:' He added, greatness comes not from the An enthusiastic presentation by broadcaster Bob Schiefferkicked offthe her research on mathematical biology, in par ing will house: research and learning philosophy in this "Take a chance. If you work hard enough, battles we win but the battles 125th Commencement activities May 21-22. ticular the mathematical modeling of biologi • New programs in chemical engineering building design, which will be a powerful you'll be surprised what you can do:' we choose to fight:' cal processes such as tumor growth, capillary and biomedical engineering; recruitment tool as well as a testament to the Schiefferwas presented an honorary Paul Stella '03 growth, wound healing and retinopathy. • Expanded research labs; excellence in education for which RIT is well Susan Gawlowicz '95 • Labs related to the RIT-Rochester Gen known;' says Richard Napoli, a senior archi eral Health System Alliance. tect with Bergmann Associates. Baja team challenges on land, through water and in the air The building is the finalelement offa "We pride ourselves on being at the RIT college in Dubai quadrangle located on the northwest side of forefront of trends in academic science build Baja was back in Rochester and off-road race speed with teams that have the campus. The building will be connected ings;' says Jim Crispino, president of Francis teams braved the elements, hills, rocks and been floating for years;' says graduates firstclass to the Center forBioscience Education and Cauffman,an architectural firmbased in New water at the 2010 Baja SAE Rochester World Andrew Cypher, co-team Technology, creating a quadrangle with the York City. "We are excited to design a top Challenge June 11-13. Cornell University leader for Cornell University. Fatma Al-Bedaiwi firstheard of RIT during IT Collaboratory, the expanded James Glea research facility that moves RIT into a posi won the overall championship, and RIT's two The Big Red Racing team the formal ceremony announcing that the son Hall and the Sands Family Studios, part tion of academic leadership and celebrates an entries placed third and 10th overall. placed third in the event. university would establish a site in Dubai. of the School for American Crafts facility. architectural legacy that includes buildings by For three days, 89 teams from the United One of the finalawards Threeyears later, she was among the first Institute Hall will feature an atrium with some of the world's best architects:' States, Canada, South Korea, India, France given, the Determination graduates to make their way to Rochester for expanses of glass that will maximize natu- Bob Finnerty '07 and Venezuela participated in hill climbs, Award, went to Troy Page and graduation ceremonies in May. chain pulls, suspension and traction tests, James Coleman. While most Al-Bedaiwi, Sameer Al-Marzouqi and culminating in a four-hour endurance event crews average 15 members, Majid Al-Zarouni received master's degrees Six members named to Board of Trustees through the land course and water obstacle. the two-man team from in service leadership and innovation. RIT's Board of Trustees has six new mem Roosevelt "Ted" Mercer Jr., vice president "It was a remarkable event, from start to James Madison University in The RIT Dubai campus was established bers. Theyare: and director of intelligence at ITT Space finish;' said Sam Barill, manager of collegiate Virginia, alternated driving in 2008 in the United Arab Emirates. A new Irene Taylor Brodsky, an Emmy and Systems Division and a retired U.S. Air Force programs, SAE International. The Society responsibilities for all events campus building is being constructed and Peabody award-winning producer, director, general. Mercer served as director of plans of Automotive Engineers sponsors national throughout the weekend. enrollment continues to climb. writer and cinematographer. and policy for U.S. Strategic Command at and international student engineering design "We practiced at the lake RIT recently received a commitment Robert Dobies, chair of the Board of Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska. near school;' said Page, an fromthe governmental agencies of Dubai to Trustees for Rochester General Health System Lella Vignelli and Massimo Vignelli, events such as the Rochester Challenge. This One of RIT's two entries takes to the air in the endurance event, industrial design student at the launch undergraduate programs starting in and a retired vice president of ExxonMobil chief executive officerof Vignelli Associates is the third time RIT has hosted one of the finaleof the 2010 Baja SAE Rochester World Challenge. major U.S. events. college, "and we figured, 'Hey, the fall of 2010. Chemical Co. and president ofVignelli Designs. TheVig "I love the sound of hundreds of engines second RIT car, driven by Nick Liotta. the car floats, let's go:' "Their continued confidencein RIT was Richard Kaplan, president and CEO of nelli Center for Design Studies at RIT, open revving up;' stated Ryan Hurley, RIT Baja For several of the teams, including Cornell, Michelle Cometa further evidenced by the recent commitment Pictometry International Corp., a visual ing in September, will house their archive and team member, at the start of the endurance this was the firsttime competing in the water of a new facility to support the undergradu information systems company headquartered serve as a resource forstudents and scholars final."This event was awesome:' Teammate challenge. "We had been working especially Tosee a slide show and videos of the event, go to www. ate programs;' says James Watters, senior vice in Rochester. He is the former president of from around the world and provide space for Matt Maccione, driving the No. 83 car, led for hard on research, design and testing of our rit.edu/news. For more about RIT's Baja SAE team, go to president, Finance and Administration. Richland Industries Inc. and Max Pies Floor the teaching of design (see page 5). most of the endurance race followedby the flotation and propulsion systems to get up to baja.rit.edu/ Michelle Cometa Coverings. Susan Gawlowicz '95

21 FALL 2010 FALL 2010 I 3 Speakers named for Notebook New facility celebrates grand design 'Visionaries' series Vignelli Center, opening in September, has worldwide connections starting this fall New 'green' guide to colleges includes RIT RIT is one of the nation's most environmentally responsible colleges, according to The Vignelli Center for Design Studies opens Award-winning graphic artist Alison The Princeton Review's Guide to 286 Green Colleges. this fall on the RIT campus and many in the Bechdel, best-selling behavioral economist Developed in partnership with the U.S. Green Building Council, the guide focused design fieldpredict it will open the door to Dan Ariely and prominent architect Jeanne solely on institutions of higher education that have demonstrated an above-average countless opportunities for future generations Gang will headline the Caroline Werner commitment to sustainability in terms of campus infrastructure, activities and initia of students and scholars. Gannett Project's "Visionaries in Motion tives. Theguide can be downloaded at www.princetonreview.com/greenguide. The 15,500-square-foot facility adjacent IV" speaker series for2010-11. Theseries to the Booth Fine Arts Building bears the includes lectures, exhibitions, symposia and Grant will fund library preservation research name of world-renowned designers Lella and workshops by lead RIT's Image Permanence Institute has received $580,174 fromthe Institute of Massimo Vignelli. The center will house the ing artists, thinkers Museum and Library Services,a federal agency, to fund research into sustainable archive of the couple's award-winning work and scholars in the preservation practices in libraries. and will also serve as an international hub for arts, sciences and The Image Permanence Institute will be working with Birmingham (Ala.) Public design education, scholarship and research, technologies. Library, Yale University Library, Cornell University Library, New York Public Library, greatly enhancing the scope of the programs Visionaries in and University of California Library, Los Angeles. in RIT's School of Design. Motion provides "Since the 1980s, it has been a preparation opportunities for International branding expert named Kern Professor for consolidating the notion of history, theory interdisciplinary Jonathan Schroeder, an internationally recognized expert in branding, is the new and criticism into the Vignelli Center for De understanding and William A.Kern Professor of Communications in the College of Liberal Arts. sign Studies at RIT;' says Massimo Vignelli. collaboration both Most recently, he was chair of marketing at the University of Exeter in England. As "It is mind-boggling to think of the position (Gannett Project logo by on campus and Kern Professor, he will teach and conduct research in visual communication, adver of the center 20, 50 years from now. A series Massimo, left, and Lella Vignelli toured the facility Stephanie Kirschen Cole) in the Rochester tising ethics and the intersection of art and commerce. of good teachers will bring forward our community. dreams and affecthundreds of students who named in their honor with Professor Roger Remington ''Again this year we continue to push the New degree focuses on digital democracy and bio-politics will grow to spread even further our beliefs:' on a visit to campus in June. At right, an artist's creative edge in bringing many diverse and To meet the changing issues facing political theorists, activists and policy makers, TheVignell is' archive will include an rendering of the completed structure. talented speakers to RIT;' says Mary Lynn RIT's new bachelor's degree in political science includes tracks in digital democracy Broe, the Caroline Werner Gannett Professor and bio-politics, with a focus on Internet political action, social networking, health "The Vignelli Center for Design Studies will be instrumental in of Humanities and founder of the Gannett care policy, genetics and bio-ethics.The degree has been approved by New York state Project. and will be offeredthis fall. definingthe role of design in society and commerce. It recognizes Bechdel is best known for Dykes to Watch To learn more, visit www.rit.edu/cla/politicalscience. and celebrates the work of Massimo and Lella Vignelli, who are Out For, a nationally syndicated comic strip arguably the most influentialdesigners of the past 50 years:' running from 1983 to 2008, which was one of the firstongoing representations of lesbians Richard Grefe, executive director, American Institute of Graphic Arts in popular culture. Ariely holds appointments at Duke In Memoriam faculty and staff extensive collection of original source Fabrica, which draws artists and designers University in psychology and behavioral eco Note: In memoriam foralumni is on page 47. materials along with many examples of their from all over the world, will offerRIT design Dedicated to design nomics, business, cognitive neuroscience and finishedwork including corporate identity students opportunities for internships where A formal ceremony to dedicate the Vignelli Center medicine. His bestselling book, Predictably Loma Allen, former assistant to the president, died March 23, 2010.Active in many campaigns for Xerox, American Airlines, they will work on wide-ranging creative proj for Design Studies will take place at the center at Irrational: The Hidden Forces that Shape Our community organizations, she was co-founderand the first vice president of The Urban Bloomingdales and Ford Motor Co.They've ects across many disciplines. 3 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 16. For more information Decisions, uses simple experiments to study League of Rochester and former president of the Baden Street Settlement, the National also designed jewelry, silverware, and fur Fabrica invited RIT to collaborate on a about the center and the event, visit the amusing, informative and often profound Federation of Settlement and Neighborhood Centers, and the Junior League of America. niture.The Handkerchief Chair, Paper Clip project dealing with the futureof the retail vignellicenter.rit.edu. ways people actually behave. . . Joseph. E. Fitzpatrick, psychology professor emeritus, died May 26, 2010, in Port Table and the Stendig calendar are among the environment. RIT faculty and students from Gang is the founder and lead architect of Aransas, Texas. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and the Korean War.... timeless classics in the archive. Students, re the E. Philip Saunders College of Business, on the map as a global resource for design. Studio Gang Architects. She is the designer of Joseph D. Greenfield,retired professor of electrical engineering, died April 22, 2010, in searchers, professional designers and scholars the College of Imaging Arts and Sciences and I'm proud the Vignelli Center is serving as a Chicago's Aqua Tower, the fifthlargest build Elkins Park, Pa. He wrote several textbooks and was an editor of a microprocessor book will have the chance to access and study the B. ThomasGolisano College of Computing bridge to these kinds of opportunities:' ing in the world. with several updates.... Earl Krakower, professor emeritus in the College of Science, Vignellis' work. and Information Sciences participated. Adds Richard Grefe, executive director, Additional speakers for 2010-2011 include died May 9, 2010.A recipient of the Eisenhart Award for Outstanding Teaching, he taught In addition to the archive, the center will TheVignelli Center is currently in the American Institute of Graphic Arts: "The political philosopher and master mechanic in the Department of Chemistry for more than 30 years, retiring in 1996. He also enjoyed house offices,a small gallery, classrooms and planning stages of offering industrial design Vignelli Center for Design Studies will be Mathew Crawford; experimentalist engineer a 16-year career as a real estate agent and was active in many charitable and professional a major exhibition space, the Benetton Gal courses in collaboration with RIT's partner, instrumental in defining the role of design in audio visual performanceand interactive organizations in the Rochester area ... .Ellie Rosenfield, associate dean for student and lery.The Benetton Gallery will exhibit select Rochester General Health System, to design in society and commerce. It recognizes and art Golan Levin; Rochester composer David academic services at RIT's National Technical Institute for the Deaf, died March 7, 2010, pieces from the Vignelli collection. medical equipment. RIT's graphic design celebrates the work of Massimo and Lella Liptak; author-storyteller Chimamanda after a two-year battle with lymphoma. She was 57. She came to NTID in the early 1970s Through the Vignellis, RIT has formed program anticipates involvement in informa Vignelli, who are arguably the most influen Ngozi Adichie; and popular science writer and held a variety of positions focusing on students .... George Sutherland, a profes- a partnership with Benetton Group and its tion design projects. tial designers of the past 50 years, for they David Bainbridge. sor in RIT's manufacturing and mechanical engineering technology/packaging science internationally renowned social communica "RIT's great potential is in its interdis have demonstrated that design can make Will Dube '09 department, died March 17, 2010. He joined RIT in 2003 and was chairperson of the tion research center, Fabrica, headquartered ciplinary work;' says R. Roger Remington, the complex clear, can enliven both popular For dates and times of all events, plus links to past manufacturing and mechanical engineering technology/packaging science department in Treviso, Italy.Luciano Benetton, chairman RIT 's Vignelli Distinguished Professor of culture and the civic experience, and delight years' talks, visit www.cwgp.org. All Gannett events are until 2007. of the Benetton Group, is a longtime business Design. "It's the interdisciplinary collabora the human spirit:' free and open to the public. associate and friend of the Vignellis. tion and research that will put this center Kelly Downs

4 I FALL 2010 FALL 20101 s Speakers named for Notebook New facility celebrates grand design 'Visionaries' series Vignelli Center, opening in September, has worldwide connections starting this fall New 'green' guide to colleges includes RIT RIT is one of the nation's most environmentally responsible colleges, according to The Vignelli Center for Design Studies opens Award-winning graphic artist Alison The Princeton Review's Guide to 286 Green Colleges. this fall on the RIT campus and many in the Bechdel, best-selling behavioral economist Developed in partnership with the U.S. Green Building Council, the guide focused design fieldpredict it will open the door to Dan Ariely and prominent architect Jeanne solely on institutions of higher education that have demonstrated an above-average countless opportunities for future generations Gang will headline the Caroline Werner commitment to sustainability in terms of campus infrastructure, activities and initia of students and scholars. Gannett Project's "Visionaries in Motion tives. Theguide can be downloaded at www.princetonreview.com/greenguide. The 15,500-square-foot facility adjacent IV" speaker series for2010-11. Theseries to the Booth Fine Arts Building bears the includes lectures, exhibitions, symposia and Grant will fund library preservation research name of world-renowned designers Lella and workshops by lead RIT's Image Permanence Institute has received $580,174 fromthe Institute of Massimo Vignelli. The center will house the ing artists, thinkers Museum and Library Services,a federal agency, to fund research into sustainable archive of the couple's award-winning work and scholars in the preservation practices in libraries. and will also serve as an international hub for arts, sciences and The Image Permanence Institute will be working with Birmingham (Ala.) Public design education, scholarship and research, technologies. Library, Yale University Library, Cornell University Library, New York Public Library, greatly enhancing the scope of the programs Visionaries in and University of California Library, Los Angeles. in RIT's School of Design. Motion provides "Since the 1980s, it has been a preparation opportunities for International branding expert named Kern Professor for consolidating the notion of history, theory interdisciplinary Jonathan Schroeder, an internationally recognized expert in branding, is the new and criticism into the Vignelli Center for De understanding and William A.Kern Professor of Communications in the College of Liberal Arts. sign Studies at RIT;' says Massimo Vignelli. collaboration both Most recently, he was chair of marketing at the University of Exeter in England. As "It is mind-boggling to think of the position (Gannett Project logo by on campus and Kern Professor, he will teach and conduct research in visual communication, adver of the center 20, 50 years from now. A series Massimo, left, and Lella Vignelli toured the facility Stephanie Kirschen Cole) in the Rochester tising ethics and the intersection of art and commerce. of good teachers will bring forward our community. dreams and affecthundreds of students who named in their honor with Professor Roger Remington ''Again this year we continue to push the New degree focuses on digital democracy and bio-politics will grow to spread even further our beliefs:' on a visit to campus in June. At right, an artist's creative edge in bringing many diverse and To meet the changing issues facing political theorists, activists and policy makers, TheVignell is' archive will include an rendering of the completed structure. talented speakers to RIT;' says Mary Lynn RIT's new bachelor's degree in political science includes tracks in digital democracy Broe, the Caroline Werner Gannett Professor and bio-politics, with a focus on Internet political action, social networking, health "The Vignelli Center for Design Studies will be instrumental in of Humanities and founder of the Gannett care policy, genetics and bio-ethics.The degree has been approved by New York state Project. and will be offeredthis fall. definingthe role of design in society and commerce. It recognizes Bechdel is best known for Dykes to Watch To learn more, visit www.rit.edu/cla/politicalscience. and celebrates the work of Massimo and Lella Vignelli, who are Out For, a nationally syndicated comic strip arguably the most influentialdesigners of the past 50 years:' running from 1983 to 2008, which was one of the firstongoing representations of lesbians Richard Grefe, executive director, American Institute of Graphic Arts in popular culture. Ariely holds appointments at Duke In Memoriam faculty and staff extensive collection of original source Fabrica, which draws artists and designers University in psychology and behavioral eco Note: In memoriam foralumni is on page 47. materials along with many examples of their from all over the world, will offerRIT design Dedicated to design nomics, business, cognitive neuroscience and finishedwork including corporate identity students opportunities for internships where A formal ceremony to dedicate the Vignelli Center medicine. His bestselling book, Predictably Loma Allen, former assistant to the president, died March 23, 2010.Active in many campaigns for Xerox, American Airlines, they will work on wide-ranging creative proj for Design Studies will take place at the center at Irrational: The Hidden Forces that Shape Our community organizations, she was co-founderand the first vice president of The Urban Bloomingdales and Ford Motor Co.They've ects across many disciplines. 3 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 16. For more information Decisions, uses simple experiments to study League of Rochester and former president of the Baden Street Settlement, the National also designed jewelry, silverware, and fur Fabrica invited RIT to collaborate on a about the center and the event, visit the amusing, informative and often profound Federation of Settlement and Neighborhood Centers, and the Junior League of America. niture.The Handkerchief Chair, Paper Clip project dealing with the futureof the retail vignellicenter.rit.edu. ways people actually behave. . . Joseph. E. Fitzpatrick, psychology professor emeritus, died May 26, 2010, in Port Table and the Stendig calendar are among the environment. RIT faculty and students from Gang is the founder and lead architect of Aransas, Texas. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and the Korean War.... timeless classics in the archive. Students, re the E. Philip Saunders College of Business, on the map as a global resource for design. Studio Gang Architects. She is the designer of Joseph D. Greenfield,retired professor of electrical engineering, died April 22, 2010, in searchers, professional designers and scholars the College of Imaging Arts and Sciences and I'm proud the Vignelli Center is serving as a Chicago's Aqua Tower, the fifthlargest build Elkins Park, Pa. He wrote several textbooks and was an editor of a microprocessor book will have the chance to access and study the B. ThomasGolisano College of Computing bridge to these kinds of opportunities:' ing in the world. with several updates.... Earl Krakower, professor emeritus in the College of Science, Vignellis' work. and Information Sciences participated. Adds Richard Grefe, executive director, Additional speakers for 2010-2011 include died May 9, 2010.A recipient of the Eisenhart Award for Outstanding Teaching, he taught In addition to the archive, the center will TheVignelli Center is currently in the American Institute of Graphic Arts: "The political philosopher and master mechanic in the Department of Chemistry for more than 30 years, retiring in 1996. He also enjoyed house offices,a small gallery, classrooms and planning stages of offering industrial design Vignelli Center for Design Studies will be Mathew Crawford; experimentalist engineer a 16-year career as a real estate agent and was active in many charitable and professional a major exhibition space, the Benetton Gal courses in collaboration with RIT's partner, instrumental in defining the role of design in audio visual performanceand interactive organizations in the Rochester area ... .Ellie Rosenfield, associate dean for student and lery.The Benetton Gallery will exhibit select Rochester General Health System, to design in society and commerce. It recognizes and art Golan Levin; Rochester composer David academic services at RIT's National Technical Institute for the Deaf, died March 7, 2010, pieces from the Vignelli collection. medical equipment. RIT's graphic design celebrates the work of Massimo and Lella Liptak; author-storyteller Chimamanda after a two-year battle with lymphoma. She was 57. She came to NTID in the early 1970s Through the Vignellis, RIT has formed program anticipates involvement in informa Vignelli, who are arguably the most influen Ngozi Adichie; and popular science writer and held a variety of positions focusing on students .... George Sutherland, a profes- a partnership with Benetton Group and its tion design projects. tial designers of the past 50 years, for they David Bainbridge. sor in RIT's manufacturing and mechanical engineering technology/packaging science internationally renowned social communica "RIT's great potential is in its interdis have demonstrated that design can make Will Dube '09 department, died March 17, 2010. He joined RIT in 2003 and was chairperson of the tion research center, Fabrica, headquartered ciplinary work;' says R. Roger Remington, the complex clear, can enliven both popular For dates and times of all events, plus links to past manufacturing and mechanical engineering technology/packaging science department in Treviso, Italy.Luciano Benetton, chairman RIT 's Vignelli Distinguished Professor of culture and the civic experience, and delight years' talks, visit www.cwgp.org. All Gannett events are until 2007. of the Benetton Group, is a longtime business Design. "It's the interdisciplinary collabora the human spirit:' free and open to the public. associate and friend of the Vignellis. tion and research that will put this center Kelly Downs

4 I FALL 2010 FALL 20101 s industrial design. Afterevaluating the issues surrounding electronic waste, the RIT team chose to design a cell phone. The winning About Students team designed a cell phone that can be disas sembled and includes a generator component and a replaceable hardware cartridge. Their goals were to design a phone that was simple, timeless and intuitive to disassemble. Entries were judged in two categories: technical/geek and artist/designer. Da Deng, a graduate student, and fourth-year students Chandra Baker, Chris Platt and Jason Schuler bested 25 other team submissions to take the Stove for Haiti receives EPA recognition top prize in the artist/designer category. A multidisciplinary team of undergradu Student filmmakersshow work at ate students in the Kate Gleason College of George Eastman House Film Festival Engineering won honorable mention in a Women student filmmakersshowed their national design competition sponsored by filmsat the inaugural 360 I 365 George East the Environmental Protection Agency. The man House Film Festival in May. The films From left are Erica Standish, Brad Rader, Caitlyn Peterson, Professor Ted Ganster, Jessica Grant, Michael Thering, students developed a cook stove that utilizes included animation and live-action works Hazuki Murata, and Alycia Rogers, at the Hotel Cattaro in Kotor, Montenegro. (Photo by Maureen Shannon) thermoelectrics and a simple blower. that range from documentaries to fictional The project has the potential to provide a to experimental. The following students had beneficialresource forHaiti, especially as it their filmsfeatured as part of "RIT Student Students examine international hospitality practices through study abroad recovers from the January earthquake. The Shorts: Women of SOFA': Gayane Bagdas Students fromRIT's School of Hospitality and Service Management had the chance to take team is planning to develop a business model rnn, Lindsay Berkebile, Elizabeth Cardella, in the beauty of Eastern Europe while learning first-handabout the area's growing travel and for manufacture and maintenance of the Laura Crombe, Riannon Delanoy, Noelle tourism industry. stoves. Evans, Melisande Fritzsche, Alice Goldfuss, While studying at the American College of Management and Technology, RIT 's campus in RIT was one of 42 collegiate teams entered Zeeone Kang, Amy Kawabata, TzuHui Lin Dubrovnik, Croatia, the students traveled to several four- and five-starhotels and resorts in in the National Sustainable Design Expo and Samantha Pyra. Bosnia, Montenegro, Istria and several locations in Croatia. They met hotel managers and staff April 23-26 in Washington, D.C. The expo to learn about hotel design trends, employee education and work experience, customer service was part of the EPAs People, Prosperity and and guest satisfaction, and the effectsof European Union accession on the hospitality industry. the Planet Awards Program. The team col Seven hospitality students were selected to participate in this program through a $35,000 laborated with Haiti Outreach Pwoje Espwa, giftfrom the Statler Foundation in Buffalo.Each student received a stipend to cover travel, H.O.P.E., a non-profitagency doing develop lodging and field-trip expenses. ment work in the areas of health care, educa RIT students won honorable mention forthe cook stove they developed as part of the National Sustainable Design tion and economics in Borgne, Haiti. Expo. Participants at the event in Washington, D.C., were, from left:Luke Poandl, Ian Donahue, facultyadviser Rob Swimmer honored for academic Recycling of electronic devices is focus Stevens, Shawn Hoskins, GarnChaijaroonrat, Young Jo Fontaine, Dan Scannell, Kevin Molocznik, Neal McKimpson, and athletic achievement for doctoral candidate in sustainability Chris Bro I and facultyadviser Rick Lux. (Photo provided by Environmental Protection Agency) Senior Caitlyn Burr of the women's swim Erinn Ryen, a first-year ming and diving squad won the 2010 Barbara doctoral candidate Radef Award, presented to a graduating se in sustainability, has Team tops in e-waste competition nior who was successful in the classroom and been awarded the 2010 Powerful idea could mean huge energy savings A team of industrial design students won first Information technology students Ian Mikutel and Daniel Lampie grew tired of seeing com 'Grandpa?!; a filmproduced and shot in Taiwan by enjoyed distinguished performances at the Jacqueline Shields place and $5,000 in the International E-Waste puter power lights on in labs across campus during the overnight hours. Thoselights signified TzuHui Lin, was screened at the 360 365 George East state and national levels. Burr was also named Scholarship for Waste Design Competi- I the burning of energy-and the burning of their tuition dollars. man House Film Festival. 2010 RIT Female Athlete of the Year. A two Management Research. tion, part of the Theybegan working with Information and Technol- time honorable mention All-American, Burr The award, given by the Sustainable Elec ogy Services and Facilities Management Services staff Women's hockey player earns won 35 events and made her third straight Air and Waste Manage tronics Initiative at Erinn Ryen members to investigate implementation of a campus-wide Press-Radio Club honors appearance at the NCAA championships. She ment Association, goes the University of policy to set all computers to "sleep" mode when not in Katie Stack, a third-year packaging science also recorded the eighth fastest time in the to doctoral students conducting original Illinois at Urbana use. To determine the potential energy savings, a power student and a forward on the women's hockey nation in the 200-individual medley. On the research in pollution prevention, sustainable Champaign. meter was installed in Nathaniel Rochester Hall's computer team, received the academic front, the accounting major holds a design and waste reduction. Ryen will utilize The contest is lab. After three weeks, a 66 percent decrease in power was Paychex Female Col 3.76 grade-point average. the scholarship to improve the recyclability designed to prompt recorded when sleep mode was enabled. lege Athlete of the Year and end-of-life management of electronic the industrialized A cell phone designed by Mikutel and Lampie presented their proposal to RIT 's Award at the Rochester devices such as computers and cell phones. world to discuss a team of RIT industrial Ian Mikutel, right, and Daniel Lampie Committee on Sustainable Practices, which implemented Press-Radio Club Din Ryen is working in RIT 's Golisano Institute product designs design students can be easily were tired of seeing idle computers wast it immediately. ner on May 12. Stack is for Sustainability under Callie Babbitt, an for environmen disassembled, allowing com ing energy, so they did something about "It's easy to get eight administrators on board;' Lampie the second RIT female assistant professor at the institute. tally responsible ponents to be replaced. it. Their proposal could reduce computer says. "It's much harder to get more than 2,000 faculty and athlete to be honored by computing and Katie Stack energy consumption on campus by staffmembers to buy in. But all they have to do is check the Rochester Press entertainment. The team's project was part 66 percent. their power settings and make sure sleep mode is enabled. Radio Club. Hockey player Kristine Pierce of the advanced product design course Compiled by Vienna Carvalho from University News reports It makes a huge difference'.' Brassie '99 was the first,in 1999. taught by Alex Lobos, assistant professorof Caitlyn Burr

6 I FALL 2010 FALL201017 industrial design. Afterevaluating the issues surrounding electronic waste, the RIT team chose to design a cell phone. The winning About Students team designed a cell phone that can be disas sembled and includes a generator component and a replaceable hardware cartridge. Their goals were to design a phone that was simple, timeless and intuitive to disassemble. Entries were judged in two categories: technical/geek and artist/designer. Da Deng, a graduate student, and fourth-year students Chandra Baker, Chris Platt and Jason Schuler bested 25 other team submissions to take the Stove for Haiti receives EPA recognition top prize in the artist/designer category. A multidisciplinary team of undergradu Student filmmakersshow work at ate students in the Kate Gleason College of George Eastman House Film Festival Engineering won honorable mention in a Women student filmmakersshowed their national design competition sponsored by filmsat the inaugural 360 I 365 George East the Environmental Protection Agency. The man House Film Festival in May. The films From left are Erica Standish, Brad Rader, Caitlyn Peterson, Professor Ted Ganster, Jessica Grant, Michael Thering, students developed a cook stove that utilizes included animation and live-action works Hazuki Murata, and Alycia Rogers, at the Hotel Cattaro in Kotor, Montenegro. (Photo by Maureen Shannon) thermoelectrics and a simple blower. that range from documentaries to fictional The project has the potential to provide a to experimental. The following students had beneficialresource forHaiti, especially as it their filmsfeatured as part of "RIT Student Students examine international hospitality practices through study abroad recovers from the January earthquake. The Shorts: Women of SOFA': Gayane Bagdas Students fromRIT's School of Hospitality and Service Management had the chance to take team is planning to develop a business model rnn, Lindsay Berkebile, Elizabeth Cardella, in the beauty of Eastern Europe while learning first-handabout the area's growing travel and for manufacture and maintenance of the Laura Crombe, Riannon Delanoy, Noelle tourism industry. stoves. Evans, Melisande Fritzsche, Alice Goldfuss, While studying at the American College of Management and Technology, RIT 's campus in RIT was one of 42 collegiate teams entered Zeeone Kang, Amy Kawabata, TzuHui Lin Dubrovnik, Croatia, the students traveled to several four- and five-starhotels and resorts in in the National Sustainable Design Expo and Samantha Pyra. Bosnia, Montenegro, Istria and several locations in Croatia. They met hotel managers and staff April 23-26 in Washington, D.C. The expo to learn about hotel design trends, employee education and work experience, customer service was part of the EPAs People, Prosperity and and guest satisfaction, and the effectsof European Union accession on the hospitality industry. the Planet Awards Program. The team col Seven hospitality students were selected to participate in this program through a $35,000 laborated with Haiti Outreach Pwoje Espwa, giftfrom the Statler Foundation in Buffalo.Each student received a stipend to cover travel, H.O.P.E., a non-profitagency doing develop lodging and field-trip expenses. ment work in the areas of health care, educa RIT students won honorable mention forthe cook stove they developed as part of the National Sustainable Design tion and economics in Borgne, Haiti. Expo. Participants at the event in Washington, D.C., were, from left:Luke Poandl, Ian Donahue, facultyadviser Rob Swimmer honored for academic Recycling of electronic devices is focus Stevens, Shawn Hoskins, GarnChaijaroonrat, Young Jo Fontaine, Dan Scannell, Kevin Molocznik, Neal McKimpson, and athletic achievement for doctoral candidate in sustainability Chris Bro I and facultyadviser Rick Lux. (Photo provided by Environmental Protection Agency) Senior Caitlyn Burr of the women's swim Erinn Ryen, a first-year ming and diving squad won the 2010 Barbara doctoral candidate Radef Award, presented to a graduating se in sustainability, has Team tops in e-waste competition nior who was successful in the classroom and been awarded the 2010 Powerful idea could mean huge energy savings A team of industrial design students won first Information technology students Ian Mikutel and Daniel Lampie grew tired of seeing com 'Grandpa?!; a filmproduced and shot in Taiwan by enjoyed distinguished performances at the Jacqueline Shields place and $5,000 in the International E-Waste puter power lights on in labs across campus during the overnight hours. Thoselights signified TzuHui Lin, was screened at the 360 365 George East state and national levels. Burr was also named Scholarship for Waste Design Competi- I the burning of energy-and the burning of their tuition dollars. man House Film Festival. 2010 RIT Female Athlete of the Year. A two Management Research. tion, part of the Theybegan working with Information and Technol- time honorable mention All-American, Burr The award, given by the Sustainable Elec ogy Services and Facilities Management Services staff Women's hockey player earns won 35 events and made her third straight Air and Waste Manage tronics Initiative at Erinn Ryen members to investigate implementation of a campus-wide Press-Radio Club honors appearance at the NCAA championships. She ment Association, goes the University of policy to set all computers to "sleep" mode when not in Katie Stack, a third-year packaging science also recorded the eighth fastest time in the to doctoral students conducting original Illinois at Urbana use. To determine the potential energy savings, a power student and a forward on the women's hockey nation in the 200-individual medley. On the research in pollution prevention, sustainable Champaign. meter was installed in Nathaniel Rochester Hall's computer team, received the academic front, the accounting major holds a design and waste reduction. Ryen will utilize The contest is lab. After three weeks, a 66 percent decrease in power was Paychex Female Col 3.76 grade-point average. the scholarship to improve the recyclability designed to prompt recorded when sleep mode was enabled. lege Athlete of the Year and end-of-life management of electronic the industrialized A cell phone designed by Mikutel and Lampie presented their proposal to RIT 's Award at the Rochester devices such as computers and cell phones. world to discuss a team of RIT industrial Ian Mikutel, right, and Daniel Lampie Committee on Sustainable Practices, which implemented Press-Radio Club Din Ryen is working in RIT 's Golisano Institute product designs design students can be easily were tired of seeing idle computers wast it immediately. ner on May 12. Stack is for Sustainability under Callie Babbitt, an for environmen disassembled, allowing com ing energy, so they did something about "It's easy to get eight administrators on board;' Lampie the second RIT female assistant professor at the institute. tally responsible ponents to be replaced. it. Their proposal could reduce computer says. "It's much harder to get more than 2,000 faculty and athlete to be honored by computing and Katie Stack energy consumption on campus by staffmembers to buy in. But all they have to do is check the Rochester Press entertainment. The team's project was part 66 percent. their power settings and make sure sleep mode is enabled. Radio Club. Hockey player Kristine Pierce of the advanced product design course Compiled by Vienna Carvalho from University News reports It makes a huge difference'.' Brassie '99 was the first,in 1999. taught by Alex Lobos, assistant professorof Caitlyn Burr

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Tiger fans made a big impression in Detroit Conversion provides opportunity to reinvent By Jeremy Haefner We attended both days of the Division I Earlier this year, President Bill Destler for NCAA Frozen Four Hockey Tournament in mally announced that RIT will shiftfrom its Detroit on April 8-10, 2010, and we would quarter system to a semester system with two like to commend the actions of your students 15-week sessions, taking effectin the fall of (especially the student cheering section) dur 2013. Thedialogue about whether to make ing the Frozen Four tournament. such a change was spirited, yet respectful. They were the loudest section of the four While it.is true the qua�ter system dif schools competing in the event even though ferentiates RIT from many other colleges the other schools had more fan representation. and universities, it also increasingly isolates Once RIT was eliminated from play, the us. We could soon findourselves among less students continued to cheer for the other than five percent of schools that maintain teams, cheering like they were RIT. quarters. This could lead to a negative impact We leftthe championship game in laughter on co-ops, credit transfers, student exchange, when we heard the cheer from your student and study abroad opportunities for students. section, cheering "At least we scored" to the Furthermore, we feelstrongly that transition Wisconsin fans. (RIT lost to Wisconsin 8-1 in ing to a semester system will enhance our the semi-final game; Wisconsin lost to Boston overall student retention efforts. College 5-0 in the championship game.) Thesepriorities align with what we are Please thank your students for us. We re hearing from alumni. In an online survey by ally enjoyed seeing them having so much fun. the Alumni Association conducted imme Jeremy Haefner joined RIT as senior vice president for academic affairs and provost in 2008. We wish you, RIT, and your wonderful From left are Jim Baker '71, George Owen '69 and Bob Burkhard '71. diately afterthe conversion announcement, students the best of luck. respondents most commonly ranked "student the logistics of this massive undertaking, ing the conversion. Eric and Cheryl Krause success" as RIT 's top attribute. When asked including the planning, budgeting and com August 2012 will mark the beginning of Albion, Mich. His formal education was in business and Bob Burkhard '71 Jim Baker '71 accounting but I don't think he ever worked (photography) (electrical engineering) about the university's educational attributes, munication to the campus community. Phase 3. During this period, students will in that field.Instead, he built interstate high [email protected] [email protected] "experiential education" such as co-ops Also in the preliminary phase, we were meet with advisers to develop their Indi George Owen '69 remembered ranked highest. "Rigorous academic sched successful in shaping and defining RIT's vidual Student Conversion Plan. Thisphase As the Men's Hockey team was having ex ways, operated heavy equipment, cooked for Columbia, Md. Rochester ule" was selected far less frequently. Academic Program Profile.Back in March, is critical to maintaining our pledge that the traordinary success this year in the playoffs, a local catering house, drove a tractor trailer Making the transition to semesters also approximately 150 faculty, staff,trustees conversion to semesters will not impede the one of the early members of the team passed rig and cooked for The Grateful Dead when Who is Cinderella? provides us a very important opportunity. and students engaged in discussion to better progress of students toward degree comple away. George Owen '69 (business administra they toured the U.S., operated his own fishing Regarding the "Who is Cinderella?" photo Since all current academic offerings will need sharpen our understanding of how programs tion, nor will the conversion require any tion) died on March 30, between the time the guide service, operated his own diner, and, from the RIT Archives that accompanied the to undergo revisions to meet a 15-week deliv should fitthe RIT mission and vision. Using student to pay extra. This is of the upmost team won in Albany and when they played in more than anything, made people smile. "Brothers and Sisters" article in the winter ery schedule, there is no better time to review the strategic plan of the university, the group importance to President Destler and myself. Michigan in the Frozen Four. At the memorial program, we all decided 2009-10 issue, I believe the student in the and refresh our entire portfolio of programs. arrived at a prioritized list of characteristics After the campus goes "live" with semes A memorial service was organized in that it would be fun to get as many members center is Robert Spinney '56 (printing). Our students are clamoring for more expe for academic programs that serve as catego ters in August 2013, our emphasis in the Rochester by his sister, some close friends, of the old teams together and attend an RIT I graduated the first time from RIT with riential learning in the form of international ries forlearning outcomes. With the approval post-conversion phase will remain on advis and a few of George's old teammates. Anyone hockey game in his honor. We thought that an associate's degree in printing in November co-ops, undergraduate research, study abroad of our Academic Senate in May, the Academ ing students to ensure our student pledge who knew George has a story to tell about the opening game on Oct. 16 at the Blue 1951. In 1952-54, I was draftedinto the U.S. opportunities, innovation and creativity ic Program Profilehas become our launching is upheld and resolving any issues that may his generosity, friendliness and willingness Cross Arena in downtown Rochester, part of Army and returned to RIT and graduated experiences, and community learning. Now is point for the calendar conversion process. arise along the way. to help others. We all stood around and told Brick City Homecoming and Family Week with a B.S. degree in printing in November the perfect time to redesign our programs in Thisbrings us to Phase 1. Over the next I want to reiterate my gratitude for the old stories and laughed and cried and often end, might be a good time for the reunion. Its 1955. Robert Spinney and I are in the 1955 order to meet these needs of our students. year, faculty and administrators at the depart support that has been offered to move the said that he would like to be here for the also early enough in the season that we don't Techmilla on page 72 and 62. My class was the Some of our existing programs have served ment and college level will be responsible for calendar conversion process forward. We service, mingling with the mourners. George have to worry about the weather too much. first to graduate from RIT with B.S. degrees their life and simply do not reflect where the the redesign of all programs, which are sub have already made tremendous progress, had an opinion on everything and could talk If you are interested in getting together in printing. university needs to be heading. ject to the work performed in the preliminary and it will continue to require cooperation intelligently to anyone about anything.It was for a reunion, an exciting RIT game, some Robert F. Breese '51, '55 (printing) To effectivelyimplement such a complex stage. Each program must receive campus from all aspects of the university community. George's kind of get-together. "George story" telling, reminiscing about Greencastle, Ind. approval at the end of this phase. I played on the hockey team with George the old days, and honoring our good friend change, we have parsed the process into phas My commitment to this process is to remain Phase 2 will begin in August 2011, at back in the late '60s, so I was fortunate to get George, contact me, Bob Burkhard, or Jim We welcome letters on subjects covered in the maga es. During the preliminary phase, I appointed open, transparent, and supportive. I am as to know him and call him a friend. George Baker at the e-mail addresses given below. If zine and of broad interest to our readers. We edit for Fernando Naveda as the calendar conversion which time our curriculum redesign will be sured, from the support received, that we will sent to the New York State Education Depart was an amazing guy who touched the lives of you have addresses forany of the old players, space, clarity, and style. Write to TheUniversity Magazine, director. Fernando, who previously served as take this opportunity to truly transform our many people and we are better for it. I don't please pass this information along to them or University News Services, Rochester Institute ofTech department chair of software engineering in ment. It will also mark the rollout of the new curriculum and catapult Rochester Institute know anybody who had the varied back send their addresses to us. nology, 132 Lomb Memorial Drive - Bldg. 86, Rochester, the B. Thomas Golisano College of Comput student information system, as we prepare of Technology toward further greatness. ground and experiences that George had. NY 14623. E-mail can be sent to [email protected]. ing and Information Sciences, will oversee the campus for advising students on manag- These are truly exciting times for RIT!

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s I FALL 2010 FALL2010 I 9 Spirits soar as men's hockey season begins during Brick City Homecoming and Family Weekend Themen's hockey team's next home game cer high following the team's Frozen Four run, tainly won't be as big as its last contest - but which ended with a loss to the University of it's going to be special, nonetheless. Wisconsin in the national semifinal in April. The Tigers, who captivated the RIT and The RIT community celebrated with dozens Rochester communities last season with of on-campus spirit events and more than 50 their incredible run to the NCAA Division I viewing parties around the world. Frozen Four, will open their 2010-2011 home The team received publicity in thousands regular season schedule Saturday, Oct. 16, at of news stories and television broadcasts Wilson received the 2010 Spencer Penrose signed a contract with the Vancouver Ca Above: Ford Field in Detroit, site of the NCAA Frozen Rochester's Blue Cross Arena during Brick across the country. Locally, the Rochester Award, given to the Division I men's hockey nucks of the National Hockey League. Tanev Four Tournament. Left to right: Fans welcome the team; City Homecoming and Family Weekend. Democrat and Chronicle published a spe national coach of the year. In 11 seasons as totaled 10 goals and 18 assists during the sea Tigers get coaching from Wayne Wilson; Jared DeMichiel Men's hockey was first featured as part cial section and 13WHAM News produced coach, he has compiled a 216-103-25 record. son, on his way to earning Atlantic Hockey acknowledges fans; alumni rally in Albany. All photos by of Brick City Weekend last year. Tigers fans a 30-minute special that aired live from Dan Ringwald '10, a defenseman and cap Rookie of the Year honors. student photographers Dylan Heuer and transformed the Blue Cross Arena into a Detroit the night before RIT's matchup with tain of last season's team, earned his master's There is plenty of talent returning to the Michael Bradley. sea of orange as 7,421 watched RIT open its Wisconsin. in business administration and has signed a Tigers program, however. Seventeen mem season against Colgate. Team members received recognition contract to play professional hockey with the bers of the Frozen Four team will return, Excitement should again be at a peak for academics as well as athletic achieve HartfordWolfpack of the American Hockey seeking to build on their success. when RIT faces offagainst the University of ment. Forward Mark Cornacchia received League - a league that includes Rochester's The intense interest in the program has The next big game Massachusetts at Lowell. It'll be the first time the NCAA Elite 88 Award, given to a player professional hockey team, the Americans. magnified RIT's need for a new hockey arena. The Tigers take on University of RIT plays in Rochester since capturing the participating in the Frozen Four who has Ringwald may be firingpucks at his for The Frank Ritter Ice Arena, even before last The cover of the April 2 issue of'Reporter;the Massachusetts/Lowell in the Atlantic Hockey Tournament title and its the highest cumulative grade point average. mer teammate, Jared DeMichiel '10, a goalie season's success, almost always attracted student publication, featured an eye-catching home opener during Brick City NCAA Tournament bid on that same Blue Cornacchia, a third-year financemajor, had a whose wit during NCAA Tournament press standing-room-only crowds and frequently photo by Daniel Wodecki, a fourth-year Homecoming and Family Weekend. Cross Arena ice in March. 3.85 GPA (the team's overall GPA was 3.3). conferences made him a favorite of local and sold out. University officialsrecognize the photojournalism major from West Grenich, R.I. "We're very excited to be playing down It has been an eventful offseasonfor Date: Saturday, Oct. 16 The photo shows Riley Clark kissing the trophy national media. DeMichiel has signed a con need and have begun an effortto identify town during Brick City Weekend;' says Head several of the key cogs of that historic team. tract with the AHI.:sHershey Bears, the farm potential donors to support the construction Time: 7:05 p.m. awarded when the Tigers won their first Coach Wayne Wilson. "Last year was great, Wilson signed a five-year contract that will of a new facility. Where: Rochester Blue Cross Arena Atlantic Hockey championship. team of the Washington Capitals. playing in front of such a large crowd with a keep him as coach of the Tigers through the "The season we had was obviously impor A cramped arena shouldn't be an issue Tickets: Available at www.rit.edu/ great atmosphere. We hope to see this event 2014-2015 season. tant;' DeMichiel told the Rochester Democrat during Brick City Weekend, however. The brickcity, from the Gordon Field House continue to grow and maybe play in frontof a "I couldn't be happier with living in Roch and Chronicle after signing his professional Blue Cross Arena has 12,428 seats - and Wil box office (585-475-4121) or through sellout crowd - setting a new RIT attendance ester and working at RIT;' says Wilson. "Our contract. "It definitely helped me get in the son is hoping each is occupied by someone ticketmaster.com. record in Rochester:' administration has been extremely support door:' wearing orange. Interest in Tiger hockey is at an all-time ive and our fan support is tremendous:' Freshman defenseman Chris Tanev has John Follaco with Joe Venniro

10 J FALL 2010 FALL 2010 I 11 a finedoctor:' Mthethwa, was published Soon, though, he grew bored with the by Aperture. studies, but a teacher who had seen his draw "The monograph is a ings and paintings encouraged him to switch rare achievement;' says to art. Mthethwa was accepted into the Mi Ken White, associate chaelis School of Fine Art, University of Cape professor in RIT 's School Town, where he was one of only two black of Photographic Arts and students. After graduating, he was awarded Sciences, who has known a Fulbright scholarship that allowed him to Mthethwa since his student come to RIT in 1985 to pursue a graduate years. "Aperture is one of degree in photography. It was unbelievable the top publishers in the good fortune, he says. fieldof photography:' "My life is fullof magic:' In conjunction with the RIT provided a strong technical founda publication of the book, tion and his firstexposure to color photogra Zwelethu Mthethwa '89 talks to students on a visit to campus. Mthethwa visited Los An phy, which wasn't taught at the University of geles, New York City and Cape Town. "But the bonus forme was the RIT, where his presentation students;' he says. "Therewere students from photos reveal people who place a very high drew an audience of more than 100 students all over the world - Japan, Finland, Israel importance on making their homes beautiful and people from the community. and other countries. It made the debates and - even if those homes are made of cardboard Recently, he's taken on some technological discussions richer, very global:' and decorated with advertisements cut from challenges. He has begun to work in video as Some three years later, he returned to magazines. well as still photography. And he has begun South Africawith a master's degree and high "Color plays a very major role in Africa;' the conversion to digital photography. expectations. But it was difficultto earn a Mthethwa says. "It has changed my way of looking at living as an artist. Mthethwa taught, then His approach has brought success. For the things;' he says. The ability to see the images worked at a department store. past decade, Mthethwa has been a full-time immediately, rather than sending filmto a lab "But I never abandoned my art:' artist, pursuing his own projects and some and waiting days or weeks to see the work, is After two years in retailing, he resigned, times working on commissions for clients very helpful,especially in remote locations. determined to devote himself to photography such as TheNew York Times. His photos are His work continues to be focused on full time. Then the University of Cape Town in galleries, museums and private collections people, as it has been since he started. hired him and he taught drawing and pho worldwide, and he's had more than 35 solo 'Tm very lucky;' he says. "I work on pro tography for seven years, continuing his own exhibitions. (The Jack Shainman Gallery jects that I like:' work on the side. An important breakthrough in New York City is his primary outlet.) A Kathy Lindsley came in 1997, when his work was included in significantcareer milestone came earlier this To learn more about the book, go to www.aperture.org. the second Johannesburg Biennale, a major year, when a monograph, Zwelethu To see more examples of Mthethwa's work, visit www. international art exhibit. jackshainman.com and findhim under"Artists:' From 'Interior Series' 1995-2005. (Photo by Zwelethu Mthethwa '89) His images are difficultto overlook. For one thing, they're vast, as large as 6 feet by 4 feet. Theportraits are classically composed and technically flawless. The subjects gaze Out of apartheid directly through the lens and into the eyes of the viewer. South African alumnus captures vivid images of his homeland Mthethwa creates this sense of connection between subject and viewer by developing relationships with the people he photographs. Beforeclicking the shutter, photographers invariably direct their subjects to smile. It's not always easy, he says, but he gradually Zwelethu Mthethwa doesn'tdo this. persuades people to open up their homes and sit for him by allowing them a chance to tell "I ask them not to smile;' he says. "In most cases, the smile is just a mask:' their stories. "It's importantto photograph people the way they would like to be He's looking forsomething deeper, truer than a quick snapshot. photographed:' Afterward, Mthethwa makes sure each "I come from a culture of storytellers;' he women who perform the hard labor of recy youngster, he enjoyed going to movies at the subject receives a copy of the finishedphoto explains. "In my own work, I'm interested in cling bricks to earn enough to survive. Even community hall, typically spaghetti westerns graph. how cultures evolve, and telling the stories of his photos of empty rooms are portraits of and samurai movies. He liked to draw and He shoots in color, having come to the people's lives:' their absent occupants. paint, but "I didn't know anybody who was belief years ago that black and white photog Mthethwa '89 (master of finearts, pho 'Tm interested in people who were mar an artist:' raphy tends to be anthropological, present tography) has received international acclaim ginalized;' he explains. In answer to a ques At age 14 or 15, he received a camera as ing people as specimens rather than human for his work, much of which chronicles life tion, he adds, "I choose to photograph black a giftand started taking photos of people beings. in South Africa since the end of apartheid people because I want to know myself better:' in the neighborhood. When it was time for Plus, color captures the aesthetic in the in 1994. He's made portraits of shantytown He grew up in Durban, South Africa,in college, he enrolled in a pre-med program way people dress and decorate their homes dwellers, sugar cane workers, coal miners, a "100 percent black neighborhood:' As a because "Everyone thought I would make that Mthethwa considers essential. His From 'Coal Miners' 2008. (Photo by Zwelethu Mthethwa '89)

12 I FALL 2010 FALL2010l13 a finedoctor:' Mthethwa, was published Soon, though, he grew bored with the by Aperture. studies, but a teacher who had seen his draw "The monograph is a ings and paintings encouraged him to switch rare achievement;' says to art. Mthethwa was accepted into the Mi Ken White, associate chaelis School of Fine Art, University of Cape professor in RIT 's School Town, where he was one of only two black of Photographic Arts and students. After graduating, he was awarded Sciences, who has known a Fulbright scholarship that allowed him to Mthethwa since his student come to RIT in 1985 to pursue a graduate years. "Aperture is one of degree in photography. It was unbelievable the top publishers in the good fortune, he says. fieldof photography:' "My life is fullof magic:' In conjunction with the RIT provided a strong technical founda publication of the book, tion and his firstexposure to color photogra Zwelethu Mthethwa '89 talks to students on a visit to campus. Mthethwa visited Los An phy, which wasn't taught at the University of geles, New York City and Cape Town. "But the bonus forme was the RIT, where his presentation students;' he says. "Therewere students from photos reveal people who place a very high drew an audience of more than 100 students all over the world - Japan, Finland, Israel importance on making their homes beautiful and people from the community. and other countries. It made the debates and - even if those homes are made of cardboard Recently, he's taken on some technological discussions richer, very global:' and decorated with advertisements cut from challenges. He has begun to work in video as Some three years later, he returned to magazines. well as still photography. And he has begun South Africawith a master's degree and high "Color plays a very major role in Africa;' the conversion to digital photography. expectations. But it was difficultto earn a Mthethwa says. "It has changed my way of looking at living as an artist. Mthethwa taught, then His approach has brought success. For the things;' he says. The ability to see the images worked at a department store. past decade, Mthethwa has been a full-time immediately, rather than sending filmto a lab "But I never abandoned my art:' artist, pursuing his own projects and some and waiting days or weeks to see the work, is After two years in retailing, he resigned, times working on commissions for clients very helpful,especially in remote locations. determined to devote himself to photography such as TheNew York Times. His photos are His work continues to be focused on full time. Then the University of Cape Town in galleries, museums and private collections people, as it has been since he started. hired him and he taught drawing and pho worldwide, and he's had more than 35 solo 'Tm very lucky;' he says. "I work on pro tography for seven years, continuing his own exhibitions. (The Jack Shainman Gallery jects that I like:' work on the side. An important breakthrough in New York City is his primary outlet.) A Kathy Lindsley came in 1997, when his work was included in significantcareer milestone came earlier this To learn more about the book, go to www.aperture.org. the second Johannesburg Biennale, a major year, when a monograph, Zwelethu To see more examples of Mthethwa's work, visit www. international art exhibit. jackshainman.com and findhim under"Artists:' From 'Interior Series' 1995-2005. (Photo by Zwelethu Mthethwa '89) His images are difficultto overlook. For one thing, they're vast, as large as 6 feet by 4 feet. Theportraits are classically composed and technically flawless. The subjects gaze Out of apartheid directly through the lens and into the eyes of the viewer. South African alumnus captures vivid images of his homeland Mthethwa creates this sense of connection between subject and viewer by developing relationships with the people he photographs. Beforeclicking the shutter, photographers invariably direct their subjects to smile. It's not always easy, he says, but he gradually Zwelethu Mthethwa doesn'tdo this. persuades people to open up their homes and sit for him by allowing them a chance to tell "I ask them not to smile;' he says. "In most cases, the smile is just a mask:' their stories. "It's importantto photograph people the way they would like to be He's looking forsomething deeper, truer than a quick snapshot. photographed:' Afterward, Mthethwa makes sure each "I come from a culture of storytellers;' he women who perform the hard labor of recy youngster, he enjoyed going to movies at the subject receives a copy of the finishedphoto explains. "In my own work, I'm interested in cling bricks to earn enough to survive. Even community hall, typically spaghetti westerns graph. how cultures evolve, and telling the stories of his photos of empty rooms are portraits of and samurai movies. He liked to draw and He shoots in color, having come to the people's lives:' their absent occupants. paint, but "I didn't know anybody who was belief years ago that black and white photog Mthethwa '89 (master of finearts, pho 'Tm interested in people who were mar an artist:' raphy tends to be anthropological, present tography) has received international acclaim ginalized;' he explains. In answer to a ques At age 14 or 15, he received a camera as ing people as specimens rather than human for his work, much of which chronicles life tion, he adds, "I choose to photograph black a giftand started taking photos of people beings. in South Africa since the end of apartheid people because I want to know myself better:' in the neighborhood. When it was time for Plus, color captures the aesthetic in the in 1994. He's made portraits of shantytown He grew up in Durban, South Africa,in college, he enrolled in a pre-med program way people dress and decorate their homes dwellers, sugar cane workers, coal miners, a "100 percent black neighborhood:' As a because "Everyone thought I would make that Mthethwa considers essential. His From 'Coal Miners' 2008. (Photo by Zwelethu Mthethwa '89)

12 I FALL 2010 FALL2010l13 How to write a haiku First, five syllables Second, seven syllables Right brains, left brains Then, five syllables find expression in 'Signatures' Jordan Olsommer, Signatures 2002 For 25 years, magazine has showcased student art and literary work "All I Want for Christmas" Maureen Mahar '91, '92 (painting/illustration, art education), Signatures 1991

rice crispies The morning was hot The city had begun to simmer Humidity like sweat It was too damn bright Bright enoughto see the tea� Dried on her face Spring As she sat across the cold formica table 1985 Staring at a bowl of Rice Crispies Snap. Crackle. Pop. Replaced conversation I smoked a cigarette And watched the smoke curl in the wet air And tried to remember who attacked who Strange how people think sex Brings people closer I wish she'd eat her crispies And get the hell out. "Greece" Christina Tsiamouras '06 (graphic design), Brian M. Steblen '89 (audio visual communications), Signatures 2005 Signatures 1989

With so much information, I can't pause College of Liberal Arts, home of the publica "There had been earlier attempts to cre a wonderfulexperience, and inspired me to To think about what I truly do know tion. "Its longevity and the quality of the work ate a literary magazine on campus, but we continue showcasing art and literary works in Such facts and figures!And with quite good cause, produced is a testament to the talented and wanted to develop a permanent organization my own community;' saysErica Eichelkraut As wisdom does your education show. dedicated students and faculty who have worked that could develop and publish a professional '07 (photo illustration), who served as editor Excerpted from Sonnet #5 on the publication through the years:' quality magazine annually;' notes Abrams. of Signatures in 2006 and 2007 and is now Robert Wilko, Signatures Magazine 2009 The magazine's prominence also goes far "We also felt it was important that the president and publisher of NOMAD, a beyond the RIT campus, thanks to the success publication itself and the content provided Buffalo-basedart and literary magazine. "I The above lines not only exhibit the talent of the of many of its former staffersand contributors be driven by RIT's students. I think that has loved the freedomand the responsibility the author but also present a perfect illustration of as well as its growing industry and academic helped to sustain the quality and inspiration editorial staffwas given to truly create some the oftenoverwhelming inundation of informa recognition. For example, the 2008 edition of surrounding Signatures through the years:' thing that was our own:' tion college students experience. the magazine received a Gold Crown Award, Throughout its history, the magazine has In addition to Eichalkraut, former Signa Providing an outlet forthis type of creativity presented by the Columbia Scholastic Press provided a showcase for student poetry, tures staffers includeWhitney Gratton '08 and emotional release has long been the dual Association of Columbia University. Signatures fiction,art, photography and, more recently, (illustration), now a marketing coordinator goal of Signatures Magazine, RIT's student-run was honored in the best college magazine cat filmand animation, while also allowing the with National Public Radio. Art and poetry arts and literary journal, which is marking its egory and was one of only 10 college magazines editorial staffto gain experience in putting contributors to the publication over the years 25th anniversary in 2010. selected nationally. together an annual, multi-media publication. have included Jessamyn Lovell '99 (photo il "Signatures has been an incredibly important Signatures was founded in 1985 by Sam Many RIT graduates who have gone on to lustration), now a freelance photographer and component of RIT's effortsto promote artistic Abrams, professor ofEnglish, and Joel Oppen careers in the arts and publishing had their winner of the 2007 Aperture Portfolio Prize, expression and meld the left brain and the right heimer, longtime columnist for the Village Voice, first published work or their firsteditorial and glass artist Pat Bako '02 (glass), currently brain on campus;' says Robert Ulin, dean of the who served as RIT's Caroline Werner Gannett byline in Signatures. the director of the glass department at the Professor of the Humanities during the 1985-86 "Being able to create a full magazine that Pratt Fine Arts Center in Seattle. Left,'Signatures' firstcover, 1985. academic year. represented the creative talent on campus was "Signatures was an editorial and design

14 I FALL 2010 FALL2010l15 How to write a haiku First, five syllables Second, seven syllables Right brains, left brains Then, five syllables find expression in 'Signatures' Jordan Olsommer, Signatures 2002 For 25 years, magazine has showcased student art and literary work "All I Want for Christmas" Maureen Mahar '91, '92 (painting/illustration, art education), Signatures 1991

14 I FALL 2010 FALL2010l15 Brick City The tinted glass lends an On the next page EASTER 1984 ominous aura to the vast beyond. Cold red bricks Despite changes in technology, reading remains fundamental They look at your shirt provide a backdrop that all wrinkled and crinkled cruelly confinesthe expan Words matter, but they don't need paper on the floor near the door. sive pine trees. Life is and ink. Now there's a digital bestseller often equally as binding. the e-book. They look at your pan� Who among us has not felt Will the printed word survive? Yes, say cel with scorn. helplessly trapped, unable ebrated author Margaret Atwood and Wired all faded ripped and torn. to contradict a predestined magazine editor-in-chief Chris Anderson, keynote speakers, and others who gathered fate? But looming build for RIT's Future of Reading symposium They look at your shoes ings are often securely all muddy and cruddy. in June. anchored and not even a The three-day event drew about 300 gale force wind can change gives you the blues participants including experts in publishing, that. language, literature, graphic arts, typography, because it's sund'y media technologies and library science. The Heidi L. Plain '02 (business administration, goal was to explore how technology can And you're not the norm information systems), lead to a possible shift in the way we read the norm Signatures 2000-2001 and communicate. "Books are not dying; more were published conform last year than 10 CONFORM years before;' says is sullenly heard Atwood, who has Above, Margaret Atwood visits the Cary Graphic Arts/Cultural Collection on campus; under their breath. written more than 40 books. "So it's not left, 'Wired' editor Chris Anderson speaks at the Future of Reading Symposium. Max P. Yawney '86 (photo illustration), reading that's dying, Signatures 1985 it's not books that service; it's a superior and promote their books. His newest venture are dying, it's not delivery service:' And is Wired'slaunch of a tablet-based reading written texts that are UCLA professor Jo application with Adobe, which came out in Untitled dying - those texts hanna Drucker, who June. Untitled may just be present said e-readers and "Our long-form journalism, photogra Katie Duane '06, '07 (graphic design, Dave Cramton, Signatures 1989 ed in different forms. the Web are simply phy, info-graphics and design is lost by the art education), Signatures 2004 Reading is far too "competition for the automizing tendency of the Web browser valuable to human beings to disappear:' eyeballs" and offera discontinuous, less im and HTML;' he says. "So the tablet offersthe As a master of futuristic plots, Atwood mersive reading experience. visual power of print and interactivity to re internship without leaving RIT;' notes Grat a commemorative chapbook featuring a taps into the "what ifs" of societal trends and RIT experts joined the conversation, capture the immersive experience that a print ton, who served as design coordinator for the sampling of artwork, photography and writ stretches them to logical and chilling conclu including Amit Ray, professor in the College magazine can grant but with the distribution 2008 edition. "Working on the magazine was ing from previous editions of the magazine. sions. In The Handmaid's Tale, her subjugated of Liberal Arts, who discussed the worldwide and economic advantages of digital:' a collaborative experience where I wore many Finally, the current Signatures staffco-spon women cannot hold jobs, make money, read Wikipedia community; Rachel Gootnick of Both Anderson and Atwood believe physi differenthats and learned so much about sored the Word Sensorium featuring poetry or write, and in Oryx and Crake and TheYear the Open Publishing Lab, who led an interac cal and digital books are mutually inclusive working on a publication from start to finish, from the 2010 magazine, faculty poetry, of the Flood, she offersa frightening land tive session on self-publishing basics; and and readers will switch back and forth as with within a non-profitorganization:' musical performancesand digital visualiza scape where science, corporations and society Scott McCamey of the School of Print Media, all other communication devices. "Thepublication is intentionally struc tions as part of the Imagine RIT: Innovation have run amok. who discussed books as objects and book "Books aim to offerdepth rather than tured to allow the student staffa tremendous and Creativity Festival May 1. "I call it speculative fictionbecause I don't binding tools and techniques. bredth and a protracted experience rather amount of leeway in developing the themes, Roche hopes that the celebration of Signa write about anything that hasn't already Although some technologies, like papyrus than a canopy-like skim, so evidence suggests scrolls, may be destined for obsolescence, structure and look of each year's magazine;' 2010 'Signatures' contributers included, from left, tures' past will assist in promoting continued happened, somewhere, sometime;' Atwood book reading is differentthan the online Anderson believes ink and pixels can live says John Roche, associate professor of Cyprian Corwin, Andrew Knight, Adviser John Roche, artistic expression on campus and beyond, muses. ''As for the futureof reading, I say reading experience in terms of brain wir- English and current faculty adviser for the Sarai Oviedo and Rob Witko. while current and future editions of the don't burn books yet. I'm not pleading their harmoniously side-by-side. ing and that on some level, the generation magazine. "We have also encouraged a wide magazine inspire others to create their venerable history, the beauty of design, the "The book as we know it is not broken;' growing up online is losing an aptitude for a range of poetry and art submissions from all a series of postcards bound in a creatively own art. tactility of the page, but three reasons to keep Anderson says. "But there are those people deeper, more sustained experience;' Ander components of the student body, including illustrated package, and an announcement for "RIT's unique blend of art and technol paper books-solar flares, electronic short who don't frequentbookstores or libraries; son notes. art students, engineers and computer scien magazine submissions delivered in fortune ogy allows for new mediums and avenues of ages and Internet overload. they are of the generation that if it's not in Atwood has another theory. "Books are tists. The goal really is to provide an expres cookies that were passed out in campus din expression to be explored in amazing ways;' "People read e-books because they are Google, it doesn't exist. So digitization brings something you can still read by candlelight sive outlet for the tremendously varied and ing rooms. he adds. "I cannot wait to see what Signatures cheap and can reach you immediately;' she books into their lives by making it easY:' after the grid is blown up. With no television, talented students RIT possesses:' Theanniversary celebration included The looks like a decade from now:' suggests. "But would you put your will in Anderson, author of Free: ThePast and Fu no computer, no phone, you'll be glad you Thatlevel of freedom to pursue different 25 Show, a showcase of new artwork from Will Dube '09 e-form? Only if you have the brains of a ture of a Radical Price, founded the online site kept a few:' creative paths has led to some truly unique RIT students and alumni as well as a display All issues of Signatures can be accessed as pdfs at RIT's squirrel:' BookTour.com. Now a subsidiary of Amazon, Marcia Morphy issues and marketing effortsover the years, of past issues at Gallery r, RIT's off-campus Digital Media Library, online at https://ritdml.rit.edu/ In agreement was Wired editor Anderson, the site serves as a directory of author events Read Morphy's blog about the symposium at www. including one "magazine" edition that was showcase in Rochester. RIT also produced handle/1850/873. who said "Kindle is not a superior reading and a one-stop tool for authors to market thetigerbeat.com/blog/?p=2283

16 I FALL 2010 FALL 2010 I 17 Brick City The tinted glass lends an On the next page EASTER 1984 ominous aura to the vast beyond. Cold red bricks Despite changes in technology, reading remains fundamental They look at your shirt provide a backdrop that all wrinkled and crinkled cruelly confinesthe expan Words matter, but they don't need paper on the floor near the door. sive pine trees. Life is and ink. Now there's a digital bestseller often equally as binding. the e-book. They look at your pan� Who among us has not felt Will the printed word survive? Yes, say cel with scorn. helplessly trapped, unable ebrated author Margaret Atwood and Wired all faded ripped and torn. to contradict a predestined magazine editor-in-chief Chris Anderson, keynote speakers, and others who gathered fate? But looming build for RIT's Future of Reading symposium They look at your shoes ings are often securely all muddy and cruddy. in June. anchored and not even a The three-day event drew about 300 gale force wind can change gives you the blues participants including experts in publishing, that. language, literature, graphic arts, typography, because it's sund'y media technologies and library science. The Heidi L. Plain '02 (business administration, goal was to explore how technology can And you're not the norm information systems), lead to a possible shift in the way we read the norm Signatures 2000-2001 and communicate. "Books are not dying; more were published conform last year than 10 CONFORM years before;' says is sullenly heard Atwood, who has Above, Margaret Atwood visits the Cary Graphic Arts/Cultural Collection on campus; under their breath. written more than 40 books. "So it's not left, 'Wired' editor Chris Anderson speaks at the Future of Reading Symposium. Max P. Yawney '86 (photo illustration), reading that's dying, Signatures 1985 it's not books that service; it's a superior and promote their books. His newest venture are dying, it's not delivery service:' And is Wired'slaunch of a tablet-based reading written texts that are UCLA professor Jo application with Adobe, which came out in Untitled dying - those texts hanna Drucker, who June. Untitled may just be present said e-readers and "Our long-form journalism, photogra Katie Duane '06, '07 (graphic design, Dave Cramton, Signatures 1989 ed in different forms. the Web are simply phy, info-graphics and design is lost by the art education), Signatures 2004 Reading is far too "competition for the automizing tendency of the Web browser valuable to human beings to disappear:' eyeballs" and offera discontinuous, less im and HTML;' he says. "So the tablet offersthe As a master of futuristic plots, Atwood mersive reading experience. visual power of print and interactivity to re internship without leaving RIT;' notes Grat a commemorative chapbook featuring a taps into the "what ifs" of societal trends and RIT experts joined the conversation, capture the immersive experience that a print ton, who served as design coordinator for the sampling of artwork, photography and writ stretches them to logical and chilling conclu including Amit Ray, professor in the College magazine can grant but with the distribution 2008 edition. "Working on the magazine was ing from previous editions of the magazine. sions. In The Handmaid's Tale, her subjugated of Liberal Arts, who discussed the worldwide and economic advantages of digital:' a collaborative experience where I wore many Finally, the current Signatures staffco-spon women cannot hold jobs, make money, read Wikipedia community; Rachel Gootnick of Both Anderson and Atwood believe physi differenthats and learned so much about sored the Word Sensorium featuring poetry or write, and in Oryx and Crake and TheYear the Open Publishing Lab, who led an interac cal and digital books are mutually inclusive working on a publication from start to finish, from the 2010 magazine, faculty poetry, of the Flood, she offersa frightening land tive session on self-publishing basics; and and readers will switch back and forth as with within a non-profitorganization:' musical performancesand digital visualiza scape where science, corporations and society Scott McCamey of the School of Print Media, all other communication devices. "Thepublication is intentionally struc tions as part of the Imagine RIT: Innovation have run amok. who discussed books as objects and book "Books aim to offerdepth rather than tured to allow the student staffa tremendous and Creativity Festival May 1. "I call it speculative fictionbecause I don't binding tools and techniques. bredth and a protracted experience rather amount of leeway in developing the themes, Roche hopes that the celebration of Signa write about anything that hasn't already Although some technologies, like papyrus than a canopy-like skim, so evidence suggests scrolls, may be destined for obsolescence, structure and look of each year's magazine;' 2010 'Signatures' contributers included, from left, tures' past will assist in promoting continued happened, somewhere, sometime;' Atwood book reading is differentthan the online Anderson believes ink and pixels can live says John Roche, associate professor of Cyprian Corwin, Andrew Knight, Adviser John Roche, artistic expression on campus and beyond, muses. ''As for the futureof reading, I say reading experience in terms of brain wir- English and current faculty adviser for the Sarai Oviedo and Rob Witko. while current and future editions of the don't burn books yet. I'm not pleading their harmoniously side-by-side. ing and that on some level, the generation magazine. "We have also encouraged a wide magazine inspire others to create their venerable history, the beauty of design, the "The book as we know it is not broken;' growing up online is losing an aptitude for a range of poetry and art submissions from all a series of postcards bound in a creatively own art. tactility of the page, but three reasons to keep Anderson says. "But there are those people deeper, more sustained experience;' Ander components of the student body, including illustrated package, and an announcement for "RIT's unique blend of art and technol paper books-solar flares, electronic short who don't frequentbookstores or libraries; son notes. art students, engineers and computer scien magazine submissions delivered in fortune ogy allows for new mediums and avenues of ages and Internet overload. they are of the generation that if it's not in Atwood has another theory. "Books are tists. The goal really is to provide an expres cookies that were passed out in campus din expression to be explored in amazing ways;' "People read e-books because they are Google, it doesn't exist. So digitization brings something you can still read by candlelight sive outlet for the tremendously varied and ing rooms. he adds. "I cannot wait to see what Signatures cheap and can reach you immediately;' she books into their lives by making it easY:' after the grid is blown up. With no television, talented students RIT possesses:' Theanniversary celebration included The looks like a decade from now:' suggests. "But would you put your will in Anderson, author of Free: ThePast and Fu no computer, no phone, you'll be glad you Thatlevel of freedom to pursue different 25 Show, a showcase of new artwork from Will Dube '09 e-form? Only if you have the brains of a ture of a Radical Price, founded the online site kept a few:' creative paths has led to some truly unique RIT students and alumni as well as a display All issues of Signatures can be accessed as pdfs at RIT's squirrel:' BookTour.com. Now a subsidiary of Amazon, Marcia Morphy issues and marketing effortsover the years, of past issues at Gallery r, RIT's off-campus Digital Media Library, online at https://ritdml.rit.edu/ In agreement was Wired editor Anderson, the site serves as a directory of author events Read Morphy's blog about the symposium at www. including one "magazine" edition that was showcase in Rochester. RIT also produced handle/1850/873. who said "Kindle is not a superior reading and a one-stop tool for authors to market thetigerbeat.com/blog/?p=2283

16 I FALL 2010 FALL 2010 I 17 What drives them? We talked to a few of RIT's newest entrepreneurs to learn their stories. A friendin high places Nicolas Otamendi was looking for a co-op job when opportunity knocked. "Professor (Carl) Lundgren (mechanical engineering technology) asked me if I wanted to meet a billionaire;· says Otamendi '09 (mechanical engineering technology). Bob McCook '07 (marketing) had a "techie sales job" with ESPN when he received a call from Richard DeMartino, director of RIT 's Simone Center for Innovation and Entre preneurship. "Dr. D invited me to 'interview with a really famous rich guy: " Shen-Chuang Lin '09, left, and Sandra Turner '10 are putting their skills and passion into developing a product that Mark Dabrowski '08 (computer engineer could solve a sensitive personal problem for millions of people: excessive perspiration. (Photo by A. Sue Weisler '93) ing technology) "couldn't believe it" when he received an e-mail from Michael Eastman, department chair, Electrical, Computer and Otamendi, who comes second, says Otamendi. Telecom Engineering Technology Depart came to RIT from "Thisis what you do when you're 23. This ment, encouraging him to come to an un Argentina, McCook is the time to work hard'.' usual meeting. "I thought he was joking'.' of Holmdel, N.J., "Thisis a lifestyle, not just a job. You live It was 2007. Thethree were introduced to and Dabrowski of and breathe this;· says McCook. "Terry basi Sir Terrence Matthews, serial entrepreneur Manchester, Conn., cally empowered us. When something like and knight of the British Empire. He has were soon on their that happens, you don't walk away fromif' founded more than 80 companies and is cur way to Matthews' Dabrowski agrees. "It's been a challenge, rent chairman of Wesley Clover Corp., a ven headquarters in Ot but I wouldn't have given it up for anything. ture capital firm,and Mitel Networks Corp. tawa, Canada. Their I like the chance to make my own future'.' and March Networks Corp., both involved in challenge: Take an The world needs more entrepreneurs, Ota developing Internet Protocol (IP) systems. Sir Terrence Matthews idea and develop it mendi believes. Generating work, generating Matthews has become a frequent visitor into a viable business. to RIT, giving presentations about business, Matthews would provide the idea, the funding meeting with students - and sometimes hir - and an ambitious timetable. ing them. Their efforts led to Teldio Inc., which launched its first product, Radio Branch Ex change (RBX) platform in 2009. Thepatented technology allows telephone communica tion over two-way radios. Teldio formed an '' I always told my chil important partnership with Motorola and now has customers in 10 countries. In April, dren as they grew up that '' the company was named one of the Top 25 It's easy to start a Up and Coming technology companies in if you can support your Canada, and in June, Teldio opened a sales business, but it's hard officein Chicago. Theyare currently focused self, that's really good. to survive. You have to on raising capital, growing the business and developing product ideas. If you can support a fam have mental toughness Otamendi is CEO, McCook is director of sales and marketing, and Dabrowski serves ily, that's better. If you can to survive. It's like going as technology director. Teldio has grown to 15 employees, including one more RIT grad, run an enterprise that can to war.'' Ben Willis '08 (computer engineering tech nology), of Lawrenceville, N.J., technical lead. support many families, All agree they have had an amazing op Bal Dixit '74 (MBA), founderand chairman then you're a hero .'' of the board of Newtex Industries Inc. portunity. But they work very hard; in fact, they work pretty much 24/7. Everything else Sir Terrence Matthews, serial entrepreneur What drives them? We talked to a few of RIT's newest entrepreneurs to learn their stories. A friendin high places Nicolas Otamendi was looking for a co-op job when opportunity knocked. "Professor (Carl) Lundgren (mechanical engineering technology) asked me if I wanted to meet a billionaire;· says Otamendi '09 (mechanical engineering technology). Bob McCook '07 (marketing) had a "techie sales job" with ESPN when he received a call from Richard DeMartino, director of RIT 's Simone Center for Innovation and Entre preneurship. "Dr. D invited me to 'interview with a really famous rich guy: " Shen-Chuang Lin '09, left, and Sandra Turner '10 are putting their skills and passion into developing a product that Mark Dabrowski '08 (computer engineer could solve a sensitive personal problem for millions of people: excessive perspiration. (Photo by A. Sue Weisler '93) ing technology) "couldn't believe it" when he received an e-mail from Michael Eastman, department chair, Electrical, Computer and Otamendi, who comes second, says Otamendi. Telecom Engineering Technology Depart came to RIT from "Thisis what you do when you're 23. This ment, encouraging him to come to an un Argentina, McCook is the time to work hard'.' usual meeting. "I thought he was joking'.' of Holmdel, N.J., "Thisis a lifestyle, not just a job. You live It was 2007. Thethree were introduced to and Dabrowski of and breathe this;· says McCook. "Terry basi Sir Terrence Matthews, serial entrepreneur Manchester, Conn., cally empowered us. When something like and knight of the British Empire. He has were soon on their that happens, you don't walk away fromif' founded more than 80 companies and is cur way to Matthews' Dabrowski agrees. "It's been a challenge, rent chairman of Wesley Clover Corp., a ven headquarters in Ot but I wouldn't have given it up for anything. ture capital firm,and Mitel Networks Corp. tawa, Canada. Their I like the chance to make my own future'.' and March Networks Corp., both involved in challenge: Take an The world needs more entrepreneurs, Ota developing Internet Protocol (IP) systems. Sir Terrence Matthews idea and develop it mendi believes. Generating work, generating Matthews has become a frequent visitor into a viable business. to RIT, giving presentations about business, Matthews would provide the idea, the funding meeting with students - and sometimes hir - and an ambitious timetable. ing them. Their efforts led to Teldio Inc., which launched its first product, Radio Branch Ex change (RBX) platform in 2009. Thepatented technology allows telephone communica tion over two-way radios. Teldio formed an '' I always told my chil important partnership with Motorola and now has customers in 10 countries. In April, dren as they grew up that '' the company was named one of the Top 25 It's easy to start a Up and Coming technology companies in if you can support your Canada, and in June, Teldio opened a sales business, but it's hard officein Chicago. Theyare currently focused self, that's really good. to survive. You have to on raising capital, growing the business and developing product ideas. If you can support a fam have mental toughness Otamendi is CEO, McCook is director of sales and marketing, and Dabrowski serves ily, that's better. If you can to survive. It's like going as technology director. Teldio has grown to 15 employees, including one more RIT grad, run an enterprise that can to war.'' Ben Willis '08 (computer engineering tech nology), of Lawrenceville, N.J., technical lead. support many families, All agree they have had an amazing op Bal Dixit '74 (MBA), founderand chairman then you're a hero .'' of the board of Newtex Industries Inc. portunity. But they work very hard; in fact, they work pretty much 24/7. Everything else Sir Terrence Matthews, serial entrepreneur '' s The free market i a Brockport, and many years of varied business The website makes it easy for users to ence under his belt. His first job after RIT was But he took the plunge. For the firstthree '' My biggest fear in experience, including marketing and retailing. create a personal page with a unique look with the prestigious design firmPentagram. "I months, he had no salary. Now the com s very hone t place and dic- Before starting her graduate program at RIT, and links to numerous social media sites - got started in the interactive part of the com pany has grown to 13 employees - who all starting a company is she worked at Rochester Works, an employ everything about you all in one personalized pany;' he says, adding that Pentagram partner work from differentlocations. The website is s s e tate which product are ment training and consulting service. It gave package. Lisa Strausfeld was a big career influence. "I catching on and gaining a reputation as a fun, I could go on for ver her an opportunity to assess her own career Time will tell how big this concept can got lucky. It was like boot camp for designers:' creative addition to social networking. e ts ne ded and which and discover an aptitude for industrial design. grow, but Flavors.me has an excellent pedi Afterthree years, he moved on to RIGA, "You can respond two differentways to the living in my paren ' ''All those years in differentjobs really gree. Founder Jonathan Marcus is former an award-winning communications and economic situation;' says Zerby. "You can use s '' are not. Why would you helped me be more empathetic;' she realized. VP of the popular video-sharing site Vimeo, marketing agency specializing in technology it to push you forward, or you can let it pull ba ement. "That's a key in industrial design:' which grew to more than 1 million users and brands. "I realized advertising wasn't for me;' you down. As Warren Buffetsays, Microsoft develop something for Likewise, Lin, who has an undergrad de is now owned by IAC/InterActive Corp. says Zerby. He was working at Frog Design was born in a recession:' Greg Koberger '10, co-founder 10 Tangent Labs gree in physics from University of Rochester, "Vimeo was amazing;' says Zerby, who ''I've put 100 percent of myself into this;' your employer who is when Lodwick offeredhim a job at Vimeo. was attracted to industrial design because "it's worked as a designer for the company. (Zerby He was working full-time at Vimeo and he adds. "That's what you do when you have undervaluing you in the about people:' was a former RIT classmate of Jakob Lod nights and weekends on Flavors.me when ownership. Once you get over the fear of los Their business got started when they took wick, co-founder of Vimeo.) he was offeredthe opportunity to become a ing stability, it's so much more exciting than first place? Why not own a class, Entrepreneurship and New Ventures, When Marcus started developing Flavors. partner in the new venture. working for someone else. You're in control, with Richard DeMartino, director of the Sim me, he asked Zerby to help develop initial "It was the scariest thing ever;' Zerby says. and there's so much you can do:' what you develop and then one Center for Innovation and Entrepreneur concepts. "It was doom and gloom in the economy. I Visit Flavors.me on line to findout more. ship, RIT's student business incubator. Their Zerby already had a good deal of experi- have a wife and a baby. I'dalways been an sell to the end user?'' company, Aspire, is now among the startups employee, and I had that mind-set:' there. They're investigating possible patent/

Bob McCook '07, intellectual property protection, develop- sales and marketing director, Teldio ing prototypes and researching production options. They hope to have their firstproduct Rising from several major companies, ultimately setting he moved forward and, with everyone work N.Y., and sells globally under three busi on the market this year. up "the most modern factory in the world to ing day and night, the factory was back in ness units: PerformanceMaterials, Extreme Meanwhile, the concept got a test run in the flames manufacture asbestos" in Canada. operation in two weeks. Protective Safety Apparel and Engineered May at Imagine RIT: Innovation and Creativ That was in the early 1970s. Then the "People thought we were finished;' says Systems. Recently, Newtex's NXP 2000 Fire wealth, generating innovative technology - Creator of asbestos ity Festival, where they had a booth. substitute succeeded Environmental Protection Agency deter Dixit. "The only thing that survived the fire Entry Suit was featured by National Geo entrepreneurs have an opportunity to make "It was so validating for us to hear all day mined that asbestos was a carcinogen linked was our fabric.It's a testimony to the people graphic in the TV series How the Earth a positive impact on the world. It's tremen long from women - and men - who have this despite setbacks to three types of cancer. Dixit, who had been that we were able to survive:' Changed History-The Giftof Fire. dously exciting. problem and are interested in our product;' As a panelist at RIT's firstShark Tank involved in the ground-breaking studies and Employees refer.red to the recovery as The life of an entrepreneur is not easy, "I recommend it;' he says. "Everyone says Turner. event, Bal Dixit had tough questions for helped prepare the tightened regulations for the "Dixit Fixit;' and the story is related in he says. "You have to be a risk-taker. But if should start a company:' "The idea was like a tiny little seed;' she the would-be entrepreneurs. asbestos, suggested that his company begin two books by Andrew J. DuBrin, former you've done your homework, you minimize Learn more about the company at www.teldio.com adds. "You have to figure out how to help it "Do you have any experience in developing a substitute. RIT business professor ( Getting it Done: The the risk. grow into something bigger. If I was doing this industry?" The management wasn't very interested. Transforming Power of Self-Discipline and The "I was not born forworking forsomeone High hopes and aspirations this by myself, it would have stayed my little "Who is your competition?" "It was very frustrating;' Dixit says. "I got Inner Core of the Resilient Manager). else;' he continues. "I wish I had started The business idea that Sandra Turner and idea. Collaboration with Shen and others "Who are your potential customers?" fed up and I quit:' Today, Newtex manufactures in Victor, sooner:' Shen-Chuang Lin are working on isn't exactly here has brought it this far.That's what I've "What advantage does your product He started experimenting in his garage. glamorous. But it could solve a real problem been really excited about at RIT' offer?" He wrote a business plan. Things began facedby many people. "What's your profitmargin?" happening very fast - within six months he They're developing a product for people A taste for Web ventures "How much money do you need to was producing a product that eventually was who perspire excessively. You have a Facebook page, photos on Flickr, a financethe firstyear?" named Zetex. Options currently on the market are lim personal blog, a Twit Dixit '74 (MBA) knows what it Initially funding the project through his ited to deodorants, antiperspirants or uncom ter feed, a Linkedin takes to launch a successful business. personal finances,Dixit was able to raise, fortable shields- all of which have remained profileand you post He founded Newtex Industries Inc. $114,000 from investors and, after being pretty much unchanged for decades, says your own music in 1978 and today serves as chairman turned down by many banks, ultimately Turner '10 (M.F.A.,industrial design). Their videos to YouTube. of the board. The company, based in secured a $250,000 SBA-guaranteed loan. product would make use of new materials You're scattered over Victor, N.Y., is the pioneer and leading "Only in this country - the free enterprise that are more absorbent, smaller and more the Web in so many global producer of high-temperature system - can you do it;' he says. "Fortunately, comfortable. pieces that it's hard to textiles forthermal management and the concept took off:' "Our research shows that people who have findthem all. fireprotection. Dixit pioneered the first Zetex got a tremendous. boost when a this problem are looking fora better solu Enter Flavors.me, safe and commercially viable alternative press release on the product got picked up tion, especially today, with more close-fitting launched in February. to asbestos. by the Chicago Sun-Times just before a major Jack Zerby '03, son, Jack, clothing;' says Turner. "Thisrevitalizes the Dixit, who has received numerous safety industry show. A substitute for cancer and wife, Marisa. "The technology is out there to do this;' idea of the personal awards forhis achievements, serves causing asbestos was big news. says Shen-Chuang Lin '09 (M.S., professional homepage;' explains on a number of advisory panels and Theroad to success wasn't without bumps. studies/packaging science/industrial design). Jack Zerby '03 (new media design), company boards, including the RIT Board of In 1980, the two-year-old company suffered "We're not promising to solve world hunger, partner, co-founder and designer. "It allows Trustees. He has given presentations a devastating firejust days before the an but this is something people can benefitfrom. people to design their own homepage and about small business and often advises nual stockholders' meeting. Dixit called his That's the biggest reward for me:' collect their content in one place. Our goal entrepreneurs. employees together and asked them to pitch Bal Dixit '74 served as a panelist at the first'Shark Tank' event in May. Student entrepreneurs gave short presenta Turner has bachelor's degrees in business/ was to make something that would be easy, He began his career in the corporate in to help get the factory back in production. tions on their business ideas and the panelists asked questions and awarded prizes. Dixit, a successful entrepreneur, marketing and photography, both from SUNY fast, magical, fun to play with for people:' world. An engineer, Dixit worked for Without waiting for an insurance settlement, is a member of the RIT Board ofTrustees. (Photo by student photographer Rigo Perdomo)

20 I FALL 2010 FALL 2010 j 21 '' s The free market i a Brockport, and many years of varied business The website makes it easy for users to ence under his belt. His first job after RIT was But he took the plunge. For the firstthree '' My biggest fear in experience, including marketing and retailing. create a personal page with a unique look with the prestigious design firmPentagram. "I months, he had no salary. Now the com s very hone t place and dic- Before starting her graduate program at RIT, and links to numerous social media sites - got started in the interactive part of the com pany has grown to 13 employees - who all starting a company is she worked at Rochester Works, an employ everything about you all in one personalized pany;' he says, adding that Pentagram partner work from differentlocations. The website is s s e tate which product are ment training and consulting service. It gave package. Lisa Strausfeld was a big career influence. "I catching on and gaining a reputation as a fun, I could go on for ver her an opportunity to assess her own career Time will tell how big this concept can got lucky. It was like boot camp for designers:' creative addition to social networking. e ts ne ded and which and discover an aptitude for industrial design. grow, but Flavors.me has an excellent pedi Afterthree years, he moved on to RIGA, "You can respond two differentways to the living in my paren ' ''All those years in differentjobs really gree. Founder Jonathan Marcus is former an award-winning communications and economic situation;' says Zerby. "You can use s '' are not. Why would you helped me be more empathetic;' she realized. VP of the popular video-sharing site Vimeo, marketing agency specializing in technology it to push you forward, or you can let it pull ba ement. "That's a key in industrial design:' which grew to more than 1 million users and brands. "I realized advertising wasn't for me;' you down. As Warren Buffetsays, Microsoft develop something for Likewise, Lin, who has an undergrad de is now owned by IAC/InterActive Corp. says Zerby. He was working at Frog Design was born in a recession:' Greg Koberger '10, co-founder 10 Tangent Labs gree in physics from University of Rochester, "Vimeo was amazing;' says Zerby, who ''I've put 100 percent of myself into this;' your employer who is when Lodwick offeredhim a job at Vimeo. was attracted to industrial design because "it's worked as a designer for the company. (Zerby He was working full-time at Vimeo and he adds. "That's what you do when you have undervaluing you in the about people:' was a former RIT classmate of Jakob Lod nights and weekends on Flavors.me when ownership. Once you get over the fear of los Their business got started when they took wick, co-founder of Vimeo.) he was offeredthe opportunity to become a ing stability, it's so much more exciting than first place? Why not own a class, Entrepreneurship and New Ventures, When Marcus started developing Flavors. partner in the new venture. working for someone else. You're in control, with Richard DeMartino, director of the Sim me, he asked Zerby to help develop initial "It was the scariest thing ever;' Zerby says. and there's so much you can do:' what you develop and then one Center for Innovation and Entrepreneur concepts. "It was doom and gloom in the economy. I Visit Flavors.me on line to findout more. ship, RIT's student business incubator. Their Zerby already had a good deal of experi- have a wife and a baby. I'dalways been an sell to the end user?'' company, Aspire, is now among the startups employee, and I had that mind-set:' there. They're investigating possible patent/

20 I FALL 2010 FALL 2010 j 21 ''Entrepreneurs are used by colleges anywhere. ''It's a different in 2008, a story idea came to mind. Mikutel was in high school when he "During my free time, I started writing a not huge risk-takers. launched his firstonline venture - TheWiire. mentality. You have to filmscript:' When he finished, he wanted to com, a website devoted to Nintendo Wii - in produce it as a live-action feature film.So he That's a myth. They're 2005, a year beforethe product came out. be very flexible, self talked to an accountant to figure out how he TheWiire.com features news, product reviews could finance the project.That led him to set calculated risk takers. and podcasts. About 7,000 people all over the motivated and detail- up his own company, Linkwise Productions. Innovative programs provide world tune in to listen to his updates, which in "A lot of people spend a lot of money on It's not like Vegas.'' clude interviews with key industry figures.The oriented. You can't afford their hobbies;' he points out. "Thiscould turn kick start for emerging entrepreneurs site makes enough money through advertising into a business:' California'sSilicon Valley has roots deep in the classrooms and labs of Stanford Richard DeNiartino, director, Simone Center to cover expenses, and Mikutel has a small vol to overlook anything. You The project brought him back to RIT this University. for Innovation and Enu·epreneurship unteer staffincluding two programmers from spring, when he got permission to filma Likewise, development of the Boston's high-tech corridor was largely Canada, a graphic designer from Washington get out what you put in.'' scene during the annual Tora-Con conven driven by MIT. state and an editor from Milwaukee. tion sponsored by RIT's Anime Club. Mellen Will programs now underway at RIT ultimately spur an economic and Likewise, Mikutel and Koberger are work Ben Willis '08, technical lead, Teldio thien's movie is a love story about an engineer technical renaissance in the Rochester area? ing from differentlocations this summer; who works at a toy factory who meets a girl at Maybe so. The university is stepping up its effortsin this regard. The over Mikutel at home in Glens Falls, N.Y., and an anime convention, then meets another girl all goal: Provide experiences, mentoring and coursework that foster entrepre Koberger with his family in Schaghticoke, and ends up caught between them. neurial thinking. N.Y., near Troy. Theyexpect to continue "It's not really based on my life;' he says. "Studies have proven that people who have had that experiential education collaborating on the side afterstarting their But the project is very closely entwined with are much more likely to start businesses later in life;' says Richard DeMartino, new jobs. 'Tm looking forward to working at his life at this point. Most of the actors and director of the Simone Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and as Entrepreneurship is a passion for both, Mozilla;' says Koberger. "But I also like work camera people are friends and family. He has sociate professor of management, Saunders College of Business. "Maybe not and they know they are not alone among ing for myself. I'm excited about seeing what set up his house like a movie studio. And his right out of school, but soon after that. The age at which young college gradu RIT students and grads. Thispast spring, we can do:' hobbies - anime, gaming - "have taken a ates start businesses is getting younger and younger:' they created RIT 48, a two-day event that back seat to this:' Thisis good news for the region, says Sandra Parker, president and CEO, brought students from across the campus Engineer, writer, movie maker His parents, Donna and Don Kathke, have Rochester Business Alliance. together to collaborate, receive coaching Nathan Mellenthien '05, '06 (mechanical been very supportive. "I was kind of afraid to "It has been the small businesses that have sustained the area over the past from business professionals and develop engineering, MBA) started making movies go to them at first. But I had a serious conver decade as the large companies have cut back;' she says. "That's going to be plans for startup companies. Ten teams in fifthgrade. He also envisioned designing sation with my mom and she said 'Go for it: " even more true in the future. We look to the young, educated people forthe participated. roller coasters. Mellenthien hopes to hold the premiere innovation and business growth we need and we work closely with the area Greg Koberger '10, left, and Ian Mikutel '10 are devel "Being an entrepreneur is not for every When it came time to choose a career at Anime North 2011 in Toronto next May colleges and universities to encourage that:' oping their own business ideas this summer before body;' Mikutel says. "I think it boils down to path, the practical side of his nature won out and release the movie through independent Among the newest programs and facilities aimed at helping students nur starting work with tech companies this fall. (Photo by how much risk and uncertainty can you stom and he studied engineering because he felt channels. ture their inner entrepreneur are: student photographer Rigo Perdomo) ach. You have to get used to the idea of going the opportunities were promising. For the "While I love engineering, I love film • Simone Center forInnovation and Entrepreneurship (SirnoneCenter. against the grain. You have to be able to take past fouryears, he has worked as a die techni work. It's been a great experience. We've rit.edu), founded four years ago, the umbrella for a collection of academic Best of both worlds criticism, you have to be willing to change cian for Dunlop Tire in Buffalo.He likes the had a really good time. I can't wait to see the programs and facilities, including a student business incubator within RIT's After receiving their information technol when things don't work out as you expected:' work. But then, on a flight home from Seattle finishedproduct:' Venture Creations business incubator. ogy degrees in May, Ian Mikutel and Greg Kathy Lindsley • Center for Student Innovation (innovation.rit.edu), a multi-faceted Koberger might have been tempted to spend facility opened last year where students from all disciplines can collaborate, this summer kicking back. brainstorm, build, and showcase their ideas. They both have enviable jobs starting in • Entrepreneurs Hall (entrepreneurship.rit.edu), which combines a resi September: Koberger will go to work for dential facility and academic courses, mentoring, co-ops, and 24/7 access to Mozilla in San Francisco as a web developer; the Center for Student Innovation. Entrepreneurs Hall, opening this Septem Mikutel heads for Seattle to become a pro '' ber, gained national attention in "Incubation Nation: Where Great Ideas Are gram manager for Microsoft. Deafentrepreneurs Born;' an article in the May 2010 issue of Inc. magazine. But since graduation, they have been • Shark Tank business presentation competition. In the firstof what is focusing on their own company, 10 Tangent will bring their own intended to become an annual program, 17 groups of students summed up Labs, which will functionas an umbrella for their business ideas in short "elevator talks" before a panel of business people, development of business ideas. sensibilities and and $3,500 in prize money was awarded. "We have four or fivestrong startup ideas, • RIT48, also new this spring, a weekend event that brought students from all Internet-based;' says Mikutel. perspectives to the across campus together to collaborate, receive coaching from professionals, One possibility is Intersect, which won a develop an idea for a startup company and present it to a panel of judges. To top prize in the Alumni Association Board of marketplace and thus see a video on the inaugural event, visit www.youtube.com/user/RITUniver Directors Innovation and Creativity competi add to the diversity sityNews. tion at this year's Imagine RIT festival (see • Deaf Entrepreneurship Research Initiative, a multidisciplinary effort page 24 for a list of winners). Intersect is a ofbusiness perspectives to explore the current state of deaf entrepreneurship. Funded by the Ewing tool that allows students to search forinter Marion Kauffman Foundation, the project involves NTID, the Saunders Col esting and relevant college courses online, represented in our lege of Business, the Simone Center and the Lab for Social Computing. The making the process of registering for courses initiative hopes to announce research results by June 2011, says DeMartino, more efficientand rewarding. Koberger Nathan Mellenthien '05, '06 (pink wig) discusses a movie scene with Frank Gritzmacher, left, and Jay Hoff. country.'' principal investigator. started working on the idea nearly two years Mellenthien plays a character who, in a flashback, is forced to dress as a girl for an anime convention. ago. They hope Intersect could someday be (Photo by student photographer Rigo Perdomo) Jim DeCaro, interim president, NTID

22 I FALL2010 FALL 2010 j 23 ''Entrepreneurs are used by colleges anywhere. ''It's a different in 2008, a story idea came to mind. Mikutel was in high school when he "During my free time, I started writing a not huge risk-takers. launched his firstonline venture - TheWiire. mentality. You have to filmscript:' When he finished, he wanted to com, a website devoted to Nintendo Wii - in produce it as a live-action feature film.So he That's a myth. They're 2005, a year beforethe product came out. be very flexible, self talked to an accountant to figure out how he TheWiire.com features news, product reviews could finance the project.That led him to set calculated risk takers. and podcasts. About 7,000 people all over the motivated and detail- up his own company, Linkwise Productions. Innovative programs provide world tune in to listen to his updates, which in "A lot of people spend a lot of money on It's not like Vegas.'' clude interviews with key industry figures.The oriented. You can't afford their hobbies;' he points out. "Thiscould turn kick start for emerging entrepreneurs site makes enough money through advertising into a business:' California'sSilicon Valley has roots deep in the classrooms and labs of Stanford Richard DeNiartino, director, Simone Center to cover expenses, and Mikutel has a small vol to overlook anything. You The project brought him back to RIT this University. for Innovation and Enu·epreneurship unteer staffincluding two programmers from spring, when he got permission to filma Likewise, development of the Boston's high-tech corridor was largely Canada, a graphic designer from Washington get out what you put in.'' scene during the annual Tora-Con conven driven by MIT. state and an editor from Milwaukee. tion sponsored by RIT's Anime Club. Mellen Will programs now underway at RIT ultimately spur an economic and Likewise, Mikutel and Koberger are work Ben Willis '08, technical lead, Teldio thien's movie is a love story about an engineer technical renaissance in the Rochester area? ing from differentlocations this summer; who works at a toy factory who meets a girl at Maybe so. The university is stepping up its effortsin this regard. The over Mikutel at home in Glens Falls, N.Y., and an anime convention, then meets another girl all goal: Provide experiences, mentoring and coursework that foster entrepre Koberger with his family in Schaghticoke, and ends up caught between them. neurial thinking. N.Y., near Troy. Theyexpect to continue "It's not really based on my life;' he says. "Studies have proven that people who have had that experiential education collaborating on the side afterstarting their But the project is very closely entwined with are much more likely to start businesses later in life;' says Richard DeMartino, new jobs. 'Tm looking forward to working at his life at this point. Most of the actors and director of the Simone Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and as Entrepreneurship is a passion for both, Mozilla;' says Koberger. "But I also like work camera people are friends and family. He has sociate professor of management, Saunders College of Business. "Maybe not and they know they are not alone among ing for myself. I'm excited about seeing what set up his house like a movie studio. And his right out of school, but soon after that. The age at which young college gradu RIT students and grads. Thispast spring, we can do:' hobbies - anime, gaming - "have taken a ates start businesses is getting younger and younger:' they created RIT 48, a two-day event that back seat to this:' Thisis good news for the region, says Sandra Parker, president and CEO, brought students from across the campus Engineer, writer, movie maker His parents, Donna and Don Kathke, have Rochester Business Alliance. together to collaborate, receive coaching Nathan Mellenthien '05, '06 (mechanical been very supportive. "I was kind of afraid to "It has been the small businesses that have sustained the area over the past from business professionals and develop engineering, MBA) started making movies go to them at first. But I had a serious conver decade as the large companies have cut back;' she says. "That's going to be plans for startup companies. Ten teams in fifthgrade. He also envisioned designing sation with my mom and she said 'Go for it: " even more true in the future. We look to the young, educated people forthe participated. roller coasters. Mellenthien hopes to hold the premiere innovation and business growth we need and we work closely with the area Greg Koberger '10, left, and Ian Mikutel '10 are devel "Being an entrepreneur is not for every When it came time to choose a career at Anime North 2011 in Toronto next May colleges and universities to encourage that:' oping their own business ideas this summer before body;' Mikutel says. "I think it boils down to path, the practical side of his nature won out and release the movie through independent Among the newest programs and facilities aimed at helping students nur starting work with tech companies this fall. (Photo by how much risk and uncertainty can you stom and he studied engineering because he felt channels. ture their inner entrepreneur are: student photographer Rigo Perdomo) ach. You have to get used to the idea of going the opportunities were promising. For the "While I love engineering, I love film • Simone Center forInnovation and Entrepreneurship (SirnoneCenter. against the grain. You have to be able to take past fouryears, he has worked as a die techni work. It's been a great experience. We've rit.edu), founded four years ago, the umbrella for a collection of academic Best of both worlds criticism, you have to be willing to change cian for Dunlop Tire in Buffalo.He likes the had a really good time. I can't wait to see the programs and facilities, including a student business incubator within RIT's After receiving their information technol when things don't work out as you expected:' work. But then, on a flight home from Seattle finishedproduct:' Venture Creations business incubator. ogy degrees in May, Ian Mikutel and Greg Kathy Lindsley • Center for Student Innovation (innovation.rit.edu), a multi-faceted Koberger might have been tempted to spend facility opened last year where students from all disciplines can collaborate, this summer kicking back. brainstorm, build, and showcase their ideas. They both have enviable jobs starting in • Entrepreneurs Hall (entrepreneurship.rit.edu), which combines a resi September: Koberger will go to work for dential facility and academic courses, mentoring, co-ops, and 24/7 access to Mozilla in San Francisco as a web developer; the Center for Student Innovation. Entrepreneurs Hall, opening this Septem Mikutel heads for Seattle to become a pro '' ber, gained national attention in "Incubation Nation: Where Great Ideas Are gram manager for Microsoft. Deafentrepreneurs Born;' an article in the May 2010 issue of Inc. magazine. But since graduation, they have been • Shark Tank business presentation competition. In the firstof what is focusing on their own company, 10 Tangent will bring their own intended to become an annual program, 17 groups of students summed up Labs, which will functionas an umbrella for their business ideas in short "elevator talks" before a panel of business people, development of business ideas. sensibilities and and $3,500 in prize money was awarded. "We have four or fivestrong startup ideas, • RIT48, also new this spring, a weekend event that brought students from all Internet-based;' says Mikutel. perspectives to the across campus together to collaborate, receive coaching from professionals, One possibility is Intersect, which won a develop an idea for a startup company and present it to a panel of judges. To top prize in the Alumni Association Board of marketplace and thus see a video on the inaugural event, visit www.youtube.com/user/RITUniver Directors Innovation and Creativity competi add to the diversity sityNews. tion at this year's Imagine RIT festival (see • Deaf Entrepreneurship Research Initiative, a multidisciplinary effort page 24 for a list of winners). Intersect is a ofbusiness perspectives to explore the current state of deaf entrepreneurship. Funded by the Ewing tool that allows students to search forinter Marion Kauffman Foundation, the project involves NTID, the Saunders Col esting and relevant college courses online, represented in our lege of Business, the Simone Center and the Lab for Social Computing. The making the process of registering for courses initiative hopes to announce research results by June 2011, says DeMartino, more efficientand rewarding. Koberger Nathan Mellenthien '05, '06 (pink wig) discusses a movie scene with Frank Gritzmacher, left, and Jay Hoff. country.'' principal investigator. started working on the idea nearly two years Mellenthien plays a character who, in a flashback, is forced to dress as a girl for an anime convention. ago. They hope Intersect could someday be (Photo by student photographer Rigo Perdomo) Jim DeCaro, interim president, NTID

22 I FALL2010 FALL 2010 j 23 • Innovation Hall of Fame Ten members of the extended RIT family were immortalized as members of the first class of inductees to the RIT Innova IMAGINERIT tion Hall of Fame. To be eligible, INNOVATION+ CREATIVITY FESTIVAL inductees must be either alumni, faculty, staffor affiliatesof RIT whose innovative works have 'Imagine RIT' packed with discovery:: impacted society.

Annual Innovation and Creativity Festival • John Jacob Bausch and Henry fascinates young, old and in between C. Lomb established the largest optical company in the world, Bausch & Lomb, and co-found or the third time, the RIT As visitors ventured outside of the Field ed the Mechanics Institute, campus swung its doors open to House, they were greeted by traditional predecessor to RIT. the community as part of the festival fare. Children played on inflatables • Chester F. Carlson developed F and the crowds were wowed by the return electrophotography, which is Imagine RIT: Innovation and Creativity Festival. And more than 32,000 visitors of the Strongman Competition, where RIT the foundation of the worldwide turned out to discover what its students, students pulled old cars and liftedheavy copying industry. His invention facultyand staffwere able to come up weights and tires. was the foundation for Xerox with this year. An added attraction this year was the Corp. "It feels like we're at Disney World;' Center for Student Innovation, which • Wendell Castle, an American one visitor was overheard saying. opened just in time for last year's festival. furniture artist oftencredited Eighty percent of the more than 300 Here, visitors took virtual tours on an with being the father of the art interactive exhibits, demonstrations and iPad and witnessed the electric sparks furniture movement, taught at live performancesthat spanned the campus that emerged from a student-built Van de RIT from 1962-1969 and is now on May 1 were new to this year's festival. Graaffgenerator. artist-in -residence. TheGordon Field House and Activities "It was a great day forRIT;' says Imagine • James J. DeCaro, director of Center again served as the festival's RIT Chairman Barry Culhane. "It was great the Postsecondary Education epicenter. Spectators had their faces to have so many community members, Network International (PEN transformed into 3-D computer images by many of them K-12th grade students, join International), a network of the "Homemade 3-D Scanner forScanning us and see all of the innovative and creative universities around the world Faces:' They learned that the hotel industry talents that exist on the RIT campus:' that educate deaf students. could become more sustainable by adopting John Follaco He currently serves as interim the "Perfect Pouch;' a water-soluble Information about all of this year's exhibits is avail president of RIT's National shampoo and soap package. And they able at www.rit.edu/imagine. The fourth Imagine RIT Technical Institute for the Deaf. were struck by the wonder of black holes. festival is scheduled for May 7, 2011. • George Eastman, Eastman Kodak Co. founderand benefac tor of the Mechanics Institute. Alumni Favorites • Kate Gleason, business leader, RIT's Alumni Association Board of • Automotive Fuel Cell Research: Multiple inventor and the firstwoman Directors awarded Innovation & transparent fuel cells and testing equip member of the American Soci Creativity prizes and cash awards to ment that are used to capture high ety of Mechanical Engineers. creators of their favorite exhibits. speed videos of water movement in • John F. Hamilton, creator of • Online Course Exploration with RIT the fuel cell. A small fuel-cell powered the processing algorithms that intersect: A new system that allows toy car was also demonstrated. have been used in virtually RIT students to browse, sort, filter, • Tiger Laundry: A system that displays every Kodak digital camera. search, track and discover courses. the status of campus laundry machines A professor in RIT's College • ASHRAE Smart Fridge: An energy online, so students can determine how of Science. efficientrefrigerator that will keep food much time is lefton any machine or • N. Katherine Hayles '66 cold while reducing monthly energy bills. show how busy the laundry rooms are at ( chemistry), one of the country's • Side Stream Smoke Collection Machine: any given time. Thisexhibit received the foremost authorities on digital A multidisciplinary senior design Alumni Association President's Special media and literary theory that project that evaluates the output of an Recognition (no cash award). encompasses new technologies. electronic cigarette, monitors and col • John Resig '05 ( computer sci lects the behavior of a cigarette smoker, For team rosters, photos, award criteria and past ence), created jQuery, which collects side-stream smoke and an winners visit www.rit.edu/alumni/recognition/ revoluti9nized the way Java updated version of a smoking machine. aabodprize.php Script is written.

24 I FALL 2010 FALL 2010 I 25 ' .. . \•.· Tom Gately '03, lead physician assistant, and TiffanieLowy, a fourth-year student on a clinical rotation at Unity Health Systems Park Ridge, Rochester. (Photo by A. Sue Weisler)

"This is a place where your lack of attention to detail can kill someone era! differentdirections;' Doolittle says. "One At the heart of health care is to look at workforceneeds and to identify rapidly. And this is a detail business and you have to pay attention to ways to fuel the health care industry through Grads of RIT's medical sciences programs provide it. You don't get a lot of second chances:' continued graduation of highly competent physician assistants, sonographers, and vital doses of passion and professionalism to the Tom Gately '03, lead physcian assistant, Emergency Center, Unity Health Systems Park Ridge, Rochester potentially other allied health professionals. Additionally, we have a very large faction of treatment of patients pects for physician assistants and sono says Richard Doolittle, assistant provost for premedical students on this campus and we graphers look bright. In fact, it's safe to say undergraduate education. "Professionals are remain committed to training these students om Gately couldn't wait to get back to the and think quickly:' that the physician assistant profession is going to be taxed by an increase of people to go on for a variety of careers in health care. Temergency room. A former paramedic, A passion for health care is not something booming. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics seeking care. With implementation of the By expanding our relationship with Roches he entered the physician assistant program that can be taught. It is the spark that moti ranks physician assistants as the seventh Obama health care reform plan, there will be ter General Hospital and further enhancing at RIT as a non-traditional student. Even vates students to enroll in rigorous programs fastest-growing occupation. in the country, many more people seeking healthcare who collaborations across the county with Strong though he kept an open mind during the like RIT's physician assistant and diagnos with expected increases reaching 39 percent were previously uninsured or unable to seek Memorial Hospital/University of Rochester clinical internships in his senior year, nothing tic medical sonography - also known as through 2018. Diagnostic medical sonogra medical attention:' and Unity Health Systems, we think there are ultrasound - and to graduate into fields that phy is also expanding, with a projected 18 Thisprojected need for more health care opportunities to look more closely at what moved him like emergency medicine. ,, Gately '03 is now the lead physician assis require periodic re-testing and re-certifica percent job growth. Thesestatistics reflect, in personnel is reflectedin a national trend those projected workforce needs might be. tant in the Emergency Center at Unity Health tion. Thatimpulse to make a differencealso part, the pending retirement of baby boomers aligning universities and medical centers and Systems Park Ridge in Rochester, where he drives students to pursue degrees in RIT's from the health care industry as well as that hospitals. In December 2008, RIT and Roch Matters of life and death has worked since graduating. "I don't think I biomedical sciences, a program designed generation's anticipated health care needs. ester General Health System announced the A large proportion of graduates fromthe could do anything else. It's very exciting; it's for students considering medicine, dentistry "Thereis little doubt that we are currently RIT-RGHS Alliance, a partnership designed to physician assistant and ultrasound programs fast-paced. You have to pick up a lot of differ or veterinary science, graduate studies or seeing evidence of shortages in health care capitalize on the strengths of both institutions. remain in upstate New York. "We have stu ent things and be able to handle those as they applied research. workers across a number of levels includ "We're looking to grow into a new focus in dents all over the U.S. and in other countries come along. You have to move on your feet Even in a troubled economy, job pros- ing physicians and physician assistants;' medical applications on this campus in sev- Please turn to the next page

26 I FALL 2010 FALL 2010 I 27 Tom Gately '03, lead physician assistant, and TiffanieLowy, a fourth-year student on a clinical rotation at Unity Health Systems Park Ridge, Rochester. (Photo by A. Sue Weisler)

26 I FALL 2010 FALL 2010 I 27 Continued from previous page Right from the start Ryan Hand '01 is helping to strengthen assistant residency programs in the state and as well and in the military;' says Heidi Miller, The physician assistant program began in the connection between Rochester General they're all surgery programs located in the interim associate head of the School of Bio 1993 with Miller at the helm. In the 1980s, Hospital and the university by contributing to New York City area:' logical and Medical Sciences and director of RIT's former Department of Allied Health the development of a post-graduate residency the physician assistant program. "But I would Sciences approached Rochester General Hos in surgery. Hand, who has been at Rochester Seeing with sound say most are in the Northeast. Thejobs are pital about starting a program at RIT. Miller, General for nine years, is the lead general Similar to their counterparts in the physician very plentiful and they certainly have their then a physician assistant at the hospital, surgery physician assistant. "I think the al assistant program, sonography students also pick and the choice to move around:' served as a consultant. "I was on the initial liance allows both institutions more oppor learn about the human body, anatomy and Alumni fromthe ultrasound program task force in the mid '80s to begin thinking tunities for growth and strengthening their physiology, and diseases that affiictevery are employed in 36 states and many other about creating a PA program at RIT' departments;' he says. "I have an interest in organ. They use ultrasound waves to "see" countries, according to Hamad Ghazle '89, RIT has graduated 371 physician as the surgical residency and have been actively inside human anatomy using a complex director of the diagnostic medical sonog Third-year biomedical sciences majors Uchenna Azogu, left, and Janis Connor work sistants since the program's inception. The working with a group on this:' process to create images from the sound raphy program. Many others remain in the with Robert Osgood, assistant professor, Department of Medical Sciences. program currently accepts 25 to 30 students "It's the thought of many that more of waves that are sent into a patient's body and area. "If you have an ultrasound examination per incoming class. Once students reach (Photo by A. Sue Weisler '93) these residency programs will pop up because bounce back. Theylearn how normal and in Rochester, you'll most likely encounter one the demanding third year in their respec- the PA really does mirror the MD;' says diseased organs look on ultrasound and what of our graduates;' he says. tive programs, they take classes only with Doolittle. "They can specialize in everything type of disease would give that specificap Lisa Coppola '10, who landed a job at Eliz Partnership fosters medical research students in their major, focusing on medicine medical doctors do, but residency programs pearance. Sonographers work hand-in-hand abeth Wende Breast Care in Rochester, likes and preparing for clinical training in their have not been the norm, they've been the ex with physicians and play a major role in the TheSchool of Biological and Medical Sciences provides a vital link in the "detective work" involved in sonography. finalyear. ception. There are only three other physician diagnostic process. Pending approval, RIT's the RIT-Rochester General Health Systems Alliance not only through "You must draw on your knowledge to figure the physician assistant and diagnostic medical sonography programs, out the puzzle you sometimes see;' she says. but also through research in the biomedical sciences program. "If you see one type of structure or pathology, This popular program began in fall 2007 as a springboard for you must know what potential conclusions to students interested in pursuing graduate or professional school in draw and what images to take to present to health-related areas, such as the medical, dental and veterinarian fields the radiologist:' or applied research in the biosciences. Afterpassing their national boards, physi Robert Osgood, assistant professor in the Department of Medical cian assistants and sonographers can practice Sciences, and pediatrician Dr. Michael Pichichero at Rochester General in any state in the country. They play an Hospital are working on several research projects. One focuses on important role in a team approach to health middle-ear infections, a chronic issue for many young children when care. Sonographers work closely with radiolo organisms from their throat enter their middle ear via the Eustachian gists; physician assistants practice under the tube, which connects the two. supervision of a physician, and with a fair "The Eustachian tube in younger kids is almost horizontal and amount of autonomy, many having their own relatively wide and short, compared to an adult;' Osgood says. "Con patient volume. Experienced physician as sequently, under those conditions, it's easier for organisms that grow sistants are capable of handling any case and in the nasal area to get into the middle ear and cause an infection. But discuss details with their supervising physi kids grow out of it over time because as they age, the Eustachian tube cian when appropriate. narrows, stands up more horizontally and becomes narrower, making "I think some of the things that are really it harder for an ear infection to occur:' rewarding are when you pick something up, Another type of infection that Osgood and Pichichero are working like an impending disaster on someone;' to prevent pertains to organisms growing on catheters. "Nationally, Gately says. "You see someone young who hospitals have to deal with many catheter-related infections every should have no reason to have a blood clot. year;' Osgood says. "It costs a lot of money to manage these infections. You thought of it for some reason and you Rochester General Hospital is interested in any type of progress we can picked it up. And that person could have died make at RIT to help diminish the number of catheter-related infections from it. And if they hadn't seen you and you or prevent them altogether:' hadn't been switched on about it, they could Joining effortswith Osgood enhances the research program at Roch have walked out of that ER and had a fatal ester General Hospital, Pichichero notes. "Working cooperatively, we outcome:' can speed the process of discovery;' he says. "We have the opportunity Theacademic and professional standards in to create a synergy of energy and perspective to a diverse collection of the physician assistant program are among the questions of significantscientific interest:' highest on campus, Miller notes. "That is for a For more information about the RIT/RGHS partnership, visit www.rit.edu/rghs. very good reason:' she says. "Theyhave a very differentset of responsibilities on Day One Cindy Marron '94, has worked as a sonographer in the Diagnostic Imaging Department at Rochester General Hospital since graduation. Last year, her attention to customer ser than most students do coming out of college:' vice was recognized when she received the department's CEO Award. "I really enjoy helping patients with such an amazing technology;' she says. (Photo by A. Sue We isler '93)

28 I FALL 2010 FALL 2010 I 29 Continued from previous page Right from the start Ryan Hand '01 is helping to strengthen assistant residency programs in the state and as well and in the military;' says Heidi Miller, The physician assistant program began in the connection between Rochester General they're all surgery programs located in the interim associate head of the School of Bio 1993 with Miller at the helm. In the 1980s, Hospital and the university by contributing to New York City area:' logical and Medical Sciences and director of RIT's former Department of Allied Health the development of a post-graduate residency the physician assistant program. "But I would Sciences approached Rochester General Hos in surgery. Hand, who has been at Rochester Seeing with sound say most are in the Northeast. Thejobs are pital about starting a program at RIT. Miller, General for nine years, is the lead general Similar to their counterparts in the physician very plentiful and they certainly have their then a physician assistant at the hospital, surgery physician assistant. "I think the al assistant program, sonography students also pick and the choice to move around:' served as a consultant. "I was on the initial liance allows both institutions more oppor learn about the human body, anatomy and Alumni fromthe ultrasound program task force in the mid '80s to begin thinking tunities for growth and strengthening their physiology, and diseases that affiictevery are employed in 36 states and many other about creating a PA program at RIT' departments;' he says. "I have an interest in organ. They use ultrasound waves to "see" countries, according to Hamad Ghazle '89, RIT has graduated 371 physician as the surgical residency and have been actively inside human anatomy using a complex director of the diagnostic medical sonog Third-year biomedical sciences majors Uchenna Azogu, left, and Janis Connor work sistants since the program's inception. The working with a group on this:' process to create images from the sound raphy program. Many others remain in the with Robert Osgood, assistant professor, Department of Medical Sciences. program currently accepts 25 to 30 students "It's the thought of many that more of waves that are sent into a patient's body and area. "If you have an ultrasound examination per incoming class. Once students reach (Photo by A. Sue Weisler '93) these residency programs will pop up because bounce back. Theylearn how normal and in Rochester, you'll most likely encounter one the demanding third year in their respec- the PA really does mirror the MD;' says diseased organs look on ultrasound and what of our graduates;' he says. tive programs, they take classes only with Doolittle. "They can specialize in everything type of disease would give that specificap Lisa Coppola '10, who landed a job at Eliz Partnership fosters medical research students in their major, focusing on medicine medical doctors do, but residency programs pearance. Sonographers work hand-in-hand abeth Wende Breast Care in Rochester, likes and preparing for clinical training in their have not been the norm, they've been the ex with physicians and play a major role in the TheSchool of Biological and Medical Sciences provides a vital link in the "detective work" involved in sonography. finalyear. ception. There are only three other physician diagnostic process. Pending approval, RIT's the RIT-Rochester General Health Systems Alliance not only through "You must draw on your knowledge to figure the physician assistant and diagnostic medical sonography programs, out the puzzle you sometimes see;' she says. but also through research in the biomedical sciences program. "If you see one type of structure or pathology, This popular program began in fall 2007 as a springboard for you must know what potential conclusions to students interested in pursuing graduate or professional school in draw and what images to take to present to health-related areas, such as the medical, dental and veterinarian fields the radiologist:' or applied research in the biosciences. Afterpassing their national boards, physi Robert Osgood, assistant professor in the Department of Medical cian assistants and sonographers can practice Sciences, and pediatrician Dr. Michael Pichichero at Rochester General in any state in the country. They play an Hospital are working on several research projects. One focuses on important role in a team approach to health middle-ear infections, a chronic issue for many young children when care. Sonographers work closely with radiolo organisms from their throat enter their middle ear via the Eustachian gists; physician assistants practice under the tube, which connects the two. supervision of a physician, and with a fair "The Eustachian tube in younger kids is almost horizontal and amount of autonomy, many having their own relatively wide and short, compared to an adult;' Osgood says. "Con patient volume. Experienced physician as sequently, under those conditions, it's easier for organisms that grow sistants are capable of handling any case and in the nasal area to get into the middle ear and cause an infection. But discuss details with their supervising physi kids grow out of it over time because as they age, the Eustachian tube cian when appropriate. narrows, stands up more horizontally and becomes narrower, making "I think some of the things that are really it harder for an ear infection to occur:' rewarding are when you pick something up, Another type of infection that Osgood and Pichichero are working like an impending disaster on someone;' to prevent pertains to organisms growing on catheters. "Nationally, Gately says. "You see someone young who hospitals have to deal with many catheter-related infections every should have no reason to have a blood clot. year;' Osgood says. "It costs a lot of money to manage these infections. You thought of it for some reason and you Rochester General Hospital is interested in any type of progress we can picked it up. And that person could have died make at RIT to help diminish the number of catheter-related infections from it. And if they hadn't seen you and you or prevent them altogether:' hadn't been switched on about it, they could Joining effortswith Osgood enhances the research program at Roch have walked out of that ER and had a fatal ester General Hospital, Pichichero notes. "Working cooperatively, we outcome:' can speed the process of discovery;' he says. "We have the opportunity Theacademic and professional standards in to create a synergy of energy and perspective to a diverse collection of the physician assistant program are among the questions of significantscientific interest:' highest on campus, Miller notes. "That is for a For more information about the RIT/RGHS partnership, visit www.rit.edu/rghs. very good reason:' she says. "Theyhave a very differentset of responsibilities on Day One Cindy Marron '94, has worked as a sonographer in the Diagnostic Imaging Department at Rochester General Hospital since graduation. Last year, her attention to customer ser than most students do coming out of college:' vice was recognized when she received the department's CEO Award. "I really enjoy helping patients with such an amazing technology;' she says. (Photo by A. Sue We isler '93)

28 I FALL 2010 FALL 2010 I 29 new certificateprogram in echocardiography, in my chosen profession. It is important for the scanning of the heart, will tap into the ex them and also for me to grow as a person pertise at Rochester General Hospital, which myself. It is very rewarding:' has a nationally recognized, award-winning Coppola agrees that clinical experience cardiac program. prepares students for the workplace. "There Like Miller, Hamad Ghazle's relationship are certain situations and experiences that with RIT also began in the 1980s. In 1989, he cannot be replicated in a laboratory setting;' earned a bachelor's of science in diagnostic she says. "Thatis one of the reasons hands-on medical sonography and, in 1994, became the learning in an environment where you are program director. Ghazle added hospital af Jodie Crowley '96, clinical coordinator, Diagnostic working side-by-side with knowledgeable filiatesfor clinical rotations and grew the pre Medical Sonography program, 'pins' Sowntharyah professionals is so valuable. The student is be viously small program to nearly 100 students. Pararajasingh. The ceremony, at the end of the third ing prepared to perform exams independent Ghazle, who was nominated for the National year of studies, begins a year of clinical rotations. ly while also functioning as part of a team:' Distinguished Educator for Diagnostic Medi (Photo by RIT ETC Photo) Tony Paul '04, '10 (criminal justice, diag cal Ultrasound 2010, teaches almost all of the nostic medical sonography), who was hired ultrasound courses in the program. "That's by Strong Memorial Hospital, shares Cop ...BRICK...... CITY.. my love:' he says. "I can't let go:' SeniorBeyond physician the classroom assistant and sonography pola's opinion. "It's great to learn things in the "We're teaching them to produce high students spend an intense fourth year of classroom firstand then go out and actually HOMECOMING diagnostic imaging examinations and how training in the different practice areas of their put it all together. I enjoyed the clinical aspect & FAMILY WEEKEND to look at those examinations and decipher fieldsand periodically return to campus for the most. Interacting with real patients in a what's there:' Ghazle says. "Right now, we lectures and testing. Theclinical internships real health care setting was truly rewarding:' work hand-in-hand with radiologists. My give students hands-on patient care from vision is that one day sonographers will do May of their junior year until May of their the examination and report directly to the senior year. Each senior physician assistant Gately,Sharing who the runs experience the clinical phase at Park referring physician:' student is required to complete 10 different Ridge's Emergency Center, is on the adjunct For Stephanie Gaesser '06, working as a clinical rotations, spending fiveweeks in faculty at RIT. He trains between fiveand sonographer in the Imaging Sciences Depart internal medicine, family practice, OBGYN, seven students per year. His is a notoriously ment of Strong Memorial Hospital is the pediatrics, surgerr,,orthopedics, emergency difficultrotation. best of both worlds. "It is a very medical and medicine, psychiahy, geriatrics and an elec "I take the responsibility very seriously on technical job, but also very patient-centered;' tive of their choosing. a number of levels because when somebody she says, noting the opportunity the job gives Likewise, sonography students also com gets through with this rotation they're going her to connect with a patient while perform plete two 18-week clinical rotations at differ to pass and they're going to ultimately be ing the ultrasound. ent hospitals or clinics, covering organs in come a PA;' Gately says. "And if we're letting "Hearing patients' stories and finding the abdomen and small parts, obstetrics and people through who are making errors based pathology when I least expect it is very hard;' gynecology, vascular or Doppler ultrasound on weak performance while they're here, that Gaesser says. "Thereare moments when you specialties. Sonography students are also directly impacts a lot of people on a lot of just want to stop and cry. But even when it's provided with the opportunity to perform levels. Thatcould be your family member or something really sad, at least my ultrasound minor clinical rotations in neurosonography mine that was treated by that person. It's the pictures helped to answer a question for the (inner structures of the brain), veterinary and reputation of physician assistants in the com patient's doctors and hopefullythe patient echocardiography. Thisclinical experience is munity that trained them; it's the reputation was able to enjoy their time with me:' invaluable and assists the students to assume of the physician assistant profession:' Paula Arnold '00 has worked in the their responsibilities in the world of medicine Gately trains his student interns to be Antenatal Testing Unit within The Women's and sonography. sharp in the emergency room because when Center at Rochester General Hospital since RIT 's alumni play an integral part in the they graduate they must be proficientright 2003. She is the �enior �onographer and typi training of students. For example, ultrasound away. Theyare expected to have a high degree cally scans 11 to 16 patients per day as well as students on rotation in Rochester General of competency. maintaining log charts, facilitating schedules Hospital's Antenatal Testing Unit train under "Thisis a place where your lack of at and follow-up care, among other responsibili Arnold's guidance. "We started taking stu tention to detail can kill someone rapidly;' Sign up today! ties. Arnold decided to pursue sonography dents when I arrived seven years ago because Gately says. ''And this is a detail business and after seeing her son on an ultrasound. "I I feel as a graduate it is my job to 'build' good you have to pay attention to it. You don't get a knew instantly that this was definitelywhere sonographers, if you will. I need to continue lot of second chances:' WWW. R IT. E DU/8 RICK C ITV I belonged:' to help others grow and experience success Susan Gawlowicz '95

30 I FALL 2010 SIGN UP TODAY TO BE A PART OF OUR ANNUAL RIT TRADITION! new certificateprogram in echocardiography, in my chosen profession. It is important for the scanning of the heart, will tap into the ex them and also for me to grow as a person pertise at Rochester General Hospital, which myself. It is very rewarding:' has a nationally recognized, award-winning Coppola agrees that clinical experience cardiac program. prepares students for the workplace. "There Like Miller, Hamad Ghazle's relationship are certain situations and experiences that with RIT also began in the 1980s. In 1989, he cannot be replicated in a laboratory setting;' earned a bachelor's of science in diagnostic she says. "Thatis one of the reasons hands-on medical sonography and, in 1994, became the learning in an environment where you are program director. Ghazle added hospital af Jodie Crowley '96, clinical coordinator, Diagnostic working side-by-side with knowledgeable filiatesfor clinical rotations and grew the pre Medical Sonography program, 'pins' Sowntharyah professionals is so valuable. The student is be viously small program to nearly 100 students. Pararajasingh. The ceremony, at the end of the third ing prepared to perform exams independent Ghazle, who was nominated for the National year of studies, begins a year of clinical rotations. ly while also functioning as part of a team:' Distinguished Educator for Diagnostic Medi (Photo by RIT ETC Photo) Tony Paul '04, '10 (criminal justice, diag cal Ultrasound 2010, teaches almost all of the nostic medical sonography), who was hired ultrasound courses in the program. "That's by Strong Memorial Hospital, shares Cop ...BRICK...... CITY.. my love:' he says. "I can't let go:' SeniorBeyond physician the classroom assistant and sonography pola's opinion. "It's great to learn things in the "We're teaching them to produce high students spend an intense fourth year of classroom firstand then go out and actually HOMECOMING diagnostic imaging examinations and how training in the different practice areas of their put it all together. I enjoyed the clinical aspect & FAMILY WEEKEND to look at those examinations and decipher fieldsand periodically return to campus for the most. Interacting with real patients in a what's there:' Ghazle says. "Right now, we lectures and testing. Theclinical internships real health care setting was truly rewarding:' work hand-in-hand with radiologists. My give students hands-on patient care from vision is that one day sonographers will do May of their junior year until May of their the examination and report directly to the senior year. Each senior physician assistant Gately,Sharing who the runs experience the clinical phase at Park referring physician:' student is required to complete 10 different Ridge's Emergency Center, is on the adjunct For Stephanie Gaesser '06, working as a clinical rotations, spending fiveweeks in faculty at RIT. He trains between fiveand sonographer in the Imaging Sciences Depart internal medicine, family practice, OBGYN, seven students per year. His is a notoriously ment of Strong Memorial Hospital is the pediatrics, surgerr,,orthopedics, emergency difficultrotation. best of both worlds. "It is a very medical and medicine, psychiahy, geriatrics and an elec "I take the responsibility very seriously on technical job, but also very patient-centered;' tive of their choosing. a number of levels because when somebody she says, noting the opportunity the job gives Likewise, sonography students also com gets through with this rotation they're going her to connect with a patient while perform plete two 18-week clinical rotations at differ to pass and they're going to ultimately be ing the ultrasound. ent hospitals or clinics, covering organs in come a PA;' Gately says. "And if we're letting "Hearing patients' stories and finding the abdomen and small parts, obstetrics and people through who are making errors based pathology when I least expect it is very hard;' gynecology, vascular or Doppler ultrasound on weak performance while they're here, that Gaesser says. "Thereare moments when you specialties. Sonography students are also directly impacts a lot of people on a lot of just want to stop and cry. But even when it's provided with the opportunity to perform levels. Thatcould be your family member or something really sad, at least my ultrasound minor clinical rotations in neurosonography mine that was treated by that person. It's the pictures helped to answer a question for the (inner structures of the brain), veterinary and reputation of physician assistants in the com patient's doctors and hopefullythe patient echocardiography. Thisclinical experience is munity that trained them; it's the reputation was able to enjoy their time with me:' invaluable and assists the students to assume of the physician assistant profession:' Paula Arnold '00 has worked in the their responsibilities in the world of medicine Gately trains his student interns to be Antenatal Testing Unit within The Women's and sonography. sharp in the emergency room because when Center at Rochester General Hospital since RIT 's alumni play an integral part in the they graduate they must be proficientright 2003. She is the �enior �onographer and typi training of students. For example, ultrasound away. Theyare expected to have a high degree cally scans 11 to 16 patients per day as well as students on rotation in Rochester General of competency. maintaining log charts, facilitating schedules Hospital's Antenatal Testing Unit train under "Thisis a place where your lack of at and follow-up care, among other responsibili Arnold's guidance. "We started taking stu tention to detail can kill someone rapidly;' Sign up today! ties. Arnold decided to pursue sonography dents when I arrived seven years ago because Gately says. ''And this is a detail business and after seeing her son on an ultrasound. "I I feel as a graduate it is my job to 'build' good you have to pay attention to it. You don't get a knew instantly that this was definitelywhere sonographers, if you will. I need to continue lot of second chances:' WWW. R IT. E DU/8 RICK C ITV I belonged:' to help others grow and experience success Susan Gawlowicz '95

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SIGN UP & PURCHA SE YOUR TICKET S O NLINE NOW! WWW.RIT.EDU/BRICKCITY FOLLOW US ON TWITTER #RIT_BrickCity & FACEBOOK RIT BRICK CITY HOMECOMING WITR plans a reunion and a new studio Did you spend part of your col Thoughthey might not lege days in relative seclusion, aspire to be the next Casey hidden from public view and Kasem (or Ryan Seacrest), and Radio reunions seeing little daylight? despite their physical seclu WITR staffwill host two get-togethers We're not describing book sion, WITR students dedicate before the RIT vs. UMASS Lowell WITR hockey game, part of Brick City Home worms or RIT's ubiquitous themselves to their hobby - computer-game addicts. No, not unlike student-athletes coming and Family Weekend. Here's the we're talking about members devoting countless hours to information: "Single mothers who get their master's degrees one class at a time while working full-time and shuttling of WITR-FM (89.7), RIT's 89.7· refining their craft. Now, an WITR tailgate party kids to soccer and voice lessons are not the very model of modern philanthropy-but then again, maybe student-run radio station. RIT's student-run radio station effort is underway to better Where: Global Village complex on campus we are. Or maybe we should be. For as long as anyone can unveiled a new logo and showcase WITR students' work remember, the station has been slogan ('The Pulse of Music') to the campus community and Time: 3:30-5:30 p.m. "Establishing a planned gift-an endowed scholarship that will go into effect when I'm, umm, gone, was tucked inside a narrow stretch to go along with a streamlined beyond - including alumni. Date: Saturday, Oct. 16 part of a promise I made during those days of graduate courses. Days when I would whisper a promise of space in the Student Alumni on-air format. Earlier this year, WITR Admission: Free, food available for purchase. to my grandmother who, though she has passed on remains my spiritual touchstone, that when I finally Union basement, at the end of unveiled a redesigned website WITR reception at Blue Cross Arena got this degree I would honor her memory by establishing a scholarship in her name. A scholarship the hallway leading away from RITz Sports (witr.rit.edu), which features streaming audio, Zone. Pedestrians striving forrespite from a new slogan - "The Pulse of Music" - and Where: Rochester Blue Cross Arena honoring a woman who did not attend school in her native Syria, yet sent any money she could back to winter's chill might occasionally happen upon a new logo. Both the slogan and logo, along Time: 5:30-7 p.m. her hometown to help support her deaf sister, who lived in a convent and was educated by nuns. the station while traversing RIT's tunnels with high-visibility on-campus promotions Date: Saturday, Oct. 16 Admission: $5 per person. You must 'Thus the idea of the Mageeda Murad Endowed (ensuring at least a few listeners - albeit such as tailgate parties and other on-location for brief interludes - to the music blaring events, help to spread the word about a register/purchase separately to secure Scholarship Fund at RIT/NTID blossomed. outside WITR's main entrance). streamlined on-air format that was launched a ticket to the hockey game. "I don't particularly relish the concept of leaving Indeed, college radio generally (and WITR around the same time. To register: www.rit.edu/brickcity this earth, but I am happy to know that when is no exception) - often featuring niche, Striving to connect with past student I do, students will benefit from a scholarship specialty programming - isn't known for members and current listeners, WITR drawing large audiences (though listener also has extended its reach in social me- named after the tiny, yet amazing woman who ship to WITR, home of RIT men's hockey dia - including Facebook (www.facebook. leaders say the higher visibility affordedby did so much to help others. Those students broadcasts, receives a boost during hockey com/89.7WITR) and Tw itter (twitter.com/ the new studio will be invaluable to station will have what my grandmother wanted for her season). Also making WITR differentfrom WITR897). Plus, conceptual plans are in de awareness within the campus community family-the opportunity to succeed. And that many other college stations, its student mem velopment for a new - and much more vis and will create new opportunities for listener makes me very happy indeed." bers study engineering, computer science, ible - on-air studio, on the main floorof the interaction. applied networking and system administra Student Alumni Union, adjacent to the lobby In addition, a reception for WITR alumni Susan's thoughtful legacy will make an tion, business, photojournalism and myriad in space formerly occupied by the informa is in the works for this year's Brick City important difference in the lives of our students. other disciplines. Because RIT doesn't offera tion desk. Though WITR will maintain offices Homecoming and Family Weekend, Oct. If you have any questions about how you broadcasting major, radio is a hobby to most and a music library in the basement - space 15-17. Alumni interested in participating or can make a difference at RIT/NTID through WITR members. that was renovated three years ago - student in supporting WITR's relocation are encour a simple bequest or other planned gift, aged to join the RIT Alumni Online Com please contact Heather Engel, Assistant Vice munity and select "WITR'' from the "Club" pull-down menu (under the "Miscellaneous" President for Principal and Planned Giving or category in your online profile). Megan Ball, Constituent Relations Officer at "We hope to be able to have WITR alumni 1-800-477-0376 or [email protected] meet, share memories and catch up with what for a confidential conversation. WITR is doing now;' says Christian Rahl, a fourth-year applied networking and system Visit us online at administration major and WITR develop www.rit.planyourlegacy.org ment director. "In addition, we can provide Susan Murad '01 is a marketing communications specialist at RIT/NTID. current students with contact points in a variety of fields:' WITR alumni with WITR-related stories to share, and those currently working in broadcasting, are asked to contact mjsuns@ rit.edu fora future story. R·I·T Michael Saffran '08

Learn more on the Web: WITR-related news stories: www.rit.edu/news/?t=witr Previous story about college radio that appeared in An artist's rendering showing how a new on-air studio for WITR-FM might look following a planned move to the Business Strategies Magazine: www.rit.edu/news/supp/ main floor of the Student Alumni Union. (Courtesy of Graywood Design) ontheradiojul04.pdf

34 I FALL2010 FALL2010 I 35 WITR plans a reunion and a new studio Did you spend part of your col Thoughthey might not lege days in relative seclusion, aspire to be the next Casey hidden from public view and Kasem (or Ryan Seacrest), and Radio reunions seeing little daylight? despite their physical seclu WITR staffwill host two get-togethers We're not describing book sion, WITR students dedicate before the RIT vs. UMASS Lowell WITR hockey game, part of Brick City Home worms or RIT's ubiquitous themselves to their hobby - computer-game addicts. No, not unlike student-athletes coming and Family Weekend. Here's the we're talking about members devoting countless hours to information: "Single mothers who get their master's degrees one class at a time while working full-time and shuttling of WITR-FM (89.7), RIT's 89.7· refining their craft. Now, an WITR tailgate party kids to soccer and voice lessons are not the very model of modern philanthropy-but then again, maybe student-run radio station. RIT's student-run radio station effort is underway to better Where: Global Village complex on campus we are. Or maybe we should be. For as long as anyone can unveiled a new logo and showcase WITR students' work remember, the station has been slogan ('The Pulse of Music') to the campus community and Time: 3:30-5:30 p.m. "Establishing a planned gift-an endowed scholarship that will go into effect when I'm, umm, gone, was tucked inside a narrow stretch to go along with a streamlined beyond - including alumni. Date: Saturday, Oct. 16 part of a promise I made during those days of graduate courses. Days when I would whisper a promise of space in the Student Alumni on-air format. Earlier this year, WITR Admission: Free, food available for purchase. to my grandmother who, though she has passed on remains my spiritual touchstone, that when I finally Union basement, at the end of unveiled a redesigned website WITR reception at Blue Cross Arena got this degree I would honor her memory by establishing a scholarship in her name. A scholarship the hallway leading away from RITz Sports (witr.rit.edu), which features streaming audio, Zone. Pedestrians striving forrespite from a new slogan - "The Pulse of Music" - and Where: Rochester Blue Cross Arena honoring a woman who did not attend school in her native Syria, yet sent any money she could back to winter's chill might occasionally happen upon a new logo. Both the slogan and logo, along Time: 5:30-7 p.m. her hometown to help support her deaf sister, who lived in a convent and was educated by nuns. the station while traversing RIT's tunnels with high-visibility on-campus promotions Date: Saturday, Oct. 16 Admission: $5 per person. You must 'Thus the idea of the Mageeda Murad Endowed (ensuring at least a few listeners - albeit such as tailgate parties and other on-location for brief interludes - to the music blaring events, help to spread the word about a register/purchase separately to secure Scholarship Fund at RIT/NTID blossomed. outside WITR's main entrance). streamlined on-air format that was launched a ticket to the hockey game. "I don't particularly relish the concept of leaving Indeed, college radio generally (and WITR around the same time. To register: www.rit.edu/brickcity this earth, but I am happy to know that when is no exception) - often featuring niche, Striving to connect with past student I do, students will benefit from a scholarship specialty programming - isn't known for members and current listeners, WITR drawing large audiences (though listener also has extended its reach in social me- named after the tiny, yet amazing woman who ship to WITR, home of RIT men's hockey dia - including Facebook (www.facebook. leaders say the higher visibility affordedby did so much to help others. Those students broadcasts, receives a boost during hockey com/89.7WITR) and Tw itter (twitter.com/ the new studio will be invaluable to station will have what my grandmother wanted for her season). Also making WITR differentfrom WITR897). Plus, conceptual plans are in de awareness within the campus community family-the opportunity to succeed. And that many other college stations, its student mem velopment for a new - and much more vis and will create new opportunities for listener makes me very happy indeed." bers study engineering, computer science, ible - on-air studio, on the main floorof the interaction. applied networking and system administra Student Alumni Union, adjacent to the lobby In addition, a reception for WITR alumni Susan's thoughtful legacy will make an tion, business, photojournalism and myriad in space formerly occupied by the informa is in the works for this year's Brick City important difference in the lives of our students. other disciplines. Because RIT doesn't offera tion desk. Though WITR will maintain offices Homecoming and Family Weekend, Oct. If you have any questions about how you broadcasting major, radio is a hobby to most and a music library in the basement - space 15-17. Alumni interested in participating or can make a difference at RIT/NTID through WITR members. that was renovated three years ago - student in supporting WITR's relocation are encour a simple bequest or other planned gift, aged to join the RIT Alumni Online Com please contact Heather Engel, Assistant Vice munity and select "WITR'' from the "Club" pull-down menu (under the "Miscellaneous" President for Principal and Planned Giving or category in your online profile). Megan Ball, Constituent Relations Officer at "We hope to be able to have WITR alumni 1-800-477-0376 or [email protected] meet, share memories and catch up with what for a confidential conversation. WITR is doing now;' says Christian Rahl, a fourth-year applied networking and system Visit us online at administration major and WITR develop www.rit.planyourlegacy.org ment director. "In addition, we can provide Susan Murad '01 is a marketing communications specialist at RIT/NTID. current students with contact points in a variety of fields:' WITR alumni with WITR-related stories to share, and those currently working in broadcasting, are asked to contact mjsuns@ rit.edu fora future story. R·I·T Michael Saffran '08

34 I FALL2010 FALL2010 I 35 Regional Alumni Activities Jennifer Ashbaugh and Megan Cheever are your contacts in the Officeof Alumni Relations for regional alumni activities. Don't hesitate to contact them toll free at 1-866-RIT-ALUM. To learn more about the events listed below, go to www.rit.edu/alumniactivities. You can register for events through our secure website.

Albany Wisconsin in the Frozen Four. Thanks to hosts Kevin Niemiec '00 and Alice Price '02. Recent activities: On March 26 and 27, alumni Tiger fans gathered in Albany to cheer as the men's Alumni in Los Angeles cruised the Pacificin search of Rochester Chapter activities included a class at the New Rochester's Alumni Family Series activities brought and guests gathered at the Times Union Center to Alumni and guests enjoyed a private reception cheer on the men's hockey team as they defeated with RIT President Bill Destler on May 4. hockey team won the NCAA East Regional Tournament. gray whales, dolphins and sea lions. York Wine & Culinary Center in Canandaigua, N.Y. parents and children together to cook and learn. the University of Denver and the University of New Coming up: Plans are underway for an alumni event Hampshire in the NCAA East Regional Tournament. this fall. Please check the website for details. Hockey fans gathered again on April 8 at the followed by lunch will take place this fall. Please visit Phoenix June 3 at RIT. Coming up Oct. 23: You are invited to celebrate Albany Marriott to watch the team take on the Cincinnati www.rit.edu/alumni/dfw for details. Recent activities: On April 8, alumni and guests More than 100 alumni attended an evening with Oktoberfest at RedHook Ale Brewery. Please visit University of Wisconsin in the Frozen Four. Thanks Recent activities: On April 8, alumni and guests gathered at BuffaloWild Wings and Native New RIT President Bill Destler on June 10 at Brio for his www.rit.edu/alumni/seattle for details. to host Gina Di Caprio '06. gathered at Arnie's on the Levee to watch the men's Detroit Yorker to watch the men's hockey team take on the presentation, "Envision the Future of RIT:' Recent activities: On April 8, alumni and RIT hock Southern Florida hockey team take on the University of Wisconsin in University of Wisconsin in the Frozen Four. Thanks A sold-out group of alumni and guests attended Coming up in September: Alumni and friends are ey fans enjoyed a pre-game reception at Angelina Recent activities: On April 8, alumni and guests invited to take in the beauty of fall on an aquaduct the Frozen Four. Thanks to host John Johnson '05. to host Garrett Schmidt 'O 1. RIT Alumni Night at the Rochester International Italian Bistro. Following the reception, fans gathered Jazz Festival on June 15 at the Little Cafe. gathered at Tim Finnegan's Irish Pub to watch tour. Please check the website for details. Cleveland-Akron at Ford Field to watch as the men's hockey team took Coming up: Plans are underway for an event in the the men's hockey team take on the University of fall.Please check the website for details. Alumni and friends gathered suite-level at Fron Atlanta Recent activities: On April 8, alumni and guests on the University of Wisconsin in the Frozen Four. tier Field and enjoyed a Red Wings baseball game. Wisconsin in the Frozen Four. Thanksto host Paul Recent activities: On April 8, alumni and guests gathered at Local Heroes Bar & Grill to watch the Pittsburgh T11anks to volunteers Bary Siegel '66, '68, '75, '90, Finkelstein '91. men's hockey team take on the University of Wiscon Long Island gathered at BuffaloWild Wings at Barrett Creek to Recent activities: On April 8, alumni and guests Donna Bell '83, and Chris Paliouras-Pierce '92, Coming up Sept. 25: You are invited to the annual sin in the Frozen Four. Tlrnnks to host Al Teufen '73. Recent activities: TheLong Island Alumni Chapter watch the men's hockey team take on the University enjoyed a dinner reception with RIT Vice President gathered at Stinky's Bar & Grill to watch the men's '96. ROCS (Reaching Out for Community Service) day of Wisconsin in the Frozen Four. Coming up Aug. 14: Alumni, family and friends will at TheCaring Kitchen in Delray Beach. Visit www. of Development and Alumni Relations Lisa Cauda hockey team take on the University of Wisconsin in Alumni and guests enjoyed a fun evening of food gather at Progressive Field for a picnic followed by the Frozen Four. Thanks to hosts Chris Armenio '08 and drink at Lovin' Cup on June 24. Thanks to hosts rit.edu/alumni/southflorida fordetails. Austin/San Antonio the Cleveland Indians vs. Seattle Mariners game. To at Rothmann's Steakhouse on June 8. and Matt Shaffer '03. Maggie Reilly '04 and Stacy Kurtz '05, '07. Recent activities: Alumni and guests gathered April register, visit www.rit.edu/alumni/Cleveland. Southern Tier Alumni and guests took tours of the Frank Lloyd 8 at Cuatros to watch the men's hockey team take on Los Angeles . Coming up: Plans are underway for an event this Coming up in September: You are invited to enjoy Recent activities: Alumni and guests gathered at Wright-designed Darwin Martin House and Gray the University of Wisconsin in the Frozen Four. Colorado fall. Please check the website for details. a beautiful fall day with fellow alumni taking in TheParlor to watch the men's hockey team take on cliffEstates on July 14. Recent activities: On April 8, alumni gathered at selected Cayuga Wineries. Please check the website Coming up in August: Alumni and friends are the University of Wisconsin in the Frozen Four. Raleigh-Durham Alumni and guests braved the rapids on the invited to a cooking class at Whole Foods Market. Lodo's Bar & Grill to watch the men's hockey team for details. If you are interested in becoming a vs. University of Wisconsin in the Frozen Four. Thanks to hosts Jen Smith '06 and Eric Senna '91. Recent activities: On April 8, alumni gathered at Salmon River fora white-water rafting trip Aug. 7. Please check the website for details. chapter volunteer, please contact Megan Cheever at Alumni and friends enjoyed a night of bowling at Crabtree Tavern to watch the men's hockey team Thanks to host Frank Lucas '75. Mumbai take on the University of Wisconsin in the Frozen [email protected] or at 585-475-7638. Boston Lucky Strike in Denver Pavillions on April 29. Coming up: Registration is now open forthe fol Coming up: Plans are underway for alumni events Four. Thanks to hosts Mike '98 and Sue '98 Pail. lowing events. To register, visit www.rit.edu/alumni/ Syracuse Recent activities: On April 8, alumni and guests Coming up: Plans are underway for an event this this fall. Check www.rit.edu/alumni/Mumbai. gathered at Game On to watch the men's hockey fall. Please visit www.rit.edu/alumni/Colorado for Rochester rochester. Recent activities: On April 8, alumni and guests Aug. 18 - Skaneateles Mailboat Tour & Sherwood gathered at Syracuse Suds Factory to watch the men's team take on the University of Wisconsin in the details. Northern New Jersey Recent activities: More than 100 hockey fans Inn Lunch hockey team take on the University of Wisconsin in Frozen Four. Thanksto host Stephanie Murphy '98. Recent activities: On April 8, alumni and guests attended alumni tailgate parties for the Atlantic Alumni and friends enjoyed a beer tasting and Connecticut gathered at TheOrange Lantern to watch the men's Sept. 11 - Alumni Community Service Day the Frozen Four. Recent activities: On April 8, alumni gathered at Hockey Playoffson March 19-20 at Blue Cross reception at Kinsale Pub on May 6. Thanksto host hockey team take on the University of Wisconsin in Sept. 29 - Bowling at L&M Lanes Alumni enjoyed a great night of baseball as the BuffaloWild Wings to watch the men's hockey team Arena. Thanksto volunteers Bary Siegel '66, '68, the Frozen Four. Thanks to hosts Jim Dugan '82 and Oct. 5 - Shaw Festival trip Syracuse SkyChiefs took on the Toledo Mud Hens Bryan Yeager '05. vs. University of Wisconsin in the Frozen Four. '75, '90, Chris Paliouras-Pierce '92, '96, Donna Oct. 23 - Ghost Walk tour of Rochester May 24. Alumni, family and friends watched the Boston If you are interested in becoming a chapter volun Dan Unger '81. Bell '83 and Joe Boyd '04. Red Sox vs. Kansas City Royals on May 29. The Northern New Jersey Alumni Chapter en Nov. 6 - Finger Lakes Scenic Railways Wine & Coming up Sept. 25: You are invited to enjoy lunch teer, please contact Jennifer Ashbaugh at jjarar@rit. T110usands of alumni around Rochester gathered from Doug's Fish Fry followed by a peaceful fall joyed an evening with RIT President Bill Destler at Cheese tasting Buffalo edu or at 585-475-7953. to watch the NCAA Hockey Regionals on March 26- cruise on Skaneateles Lake. Please visit www.rit.edu/ the Chart House Restaurant on April 14. 27 and the Frozen Four Tournament on April 8. Dec. 6 - Holiday Hors D' oeuvres class at the New Recent activities: On April 8, alumni gathered at alumni/syracuse for details. Alumni and their children enjoyed a day at Young York Wine & Culinary Center The Aud Sports Bar & Grill and East End Grill & Corporate Chapters Recent activities: Alumni working at Boeing in Southern New Jersey Chef 's Academy in Webster on April 10 as part of Taproom to watch the men's hockey team take on the If you are interested in becoming a chapter volun San Diego Utica/Rome Seattle got together on April 23 at Matador. Thanks our Alumni Family Series. Thanksto Chris Paliou Coming up in September: You are invited to University of Wisconsin in the Frozen Four. Thank teer, please contact Megan Cheever at mccrar@rit. Recent activities: On April 8, alumni gathered at to Lawrence Litchfield'08 for organizing the group. enjoy the fall beauty of the Adirondacks aboard the you to hosts Tom Stumpf '89 and Pat Murphy '78. edu or at 585-475-7638. ras-Pierce '92, '96 and Madeline Williams '04. Dirty Birds to watch the men's hockey team take Alumni at Corning Inc. gathered with fellow A sold-out group of alumni toured the Custom on the University of Wisconsin in the Frozen Four. Adirondack Scenic Railroad for a Fall Foliage Tour. alumni at Market St. Brewery on May 6. Thanks to Please visit www.rit.edu/alumni/utica for details. If Central Florida New York City Brewcraftersfacility in Honeoye Falls on April 14. Thanks to hosts Justin Ricci '05 and Phil Ohme '99. Jim Murphy '00 for organizing the event. you are interested in becoming a chapter volunteer, Recent activities: On April 8, alumni and guests Recent activities: On April 8, alumni and guests Thanks to host Susan Shanks '97. Coming up: Plans are underway for an alumni event up: Plans are underway for events this fall. please contact Megan Cheever at [email protected] or gathered at Courtside Grille to watch the men's Coming gathered at MJ Armstrongs, Legends and TheNuddy A sold-out group of alumni and guests enjoyed a this fall. Please check the website for details. hockey team take on the University of Wisconsin in If you are interested in planning an event where you Irishman to watch the men's hockey team take on the performance of Wicked on April 24 at the Audito at 585-475-7638. the Frozen Four. Thanks to host Chris Wagner '94. work, contact Jon Rodibaugh at 585-475-4485. University of Wisconsin in the Frozen Four. Thanks rium Theatre. San Francisco/San Jose Washington, D.C. to hosts Mike Larson '93, Cindy Rosenshein '90 More than 300 alumni visited the Alumni Recent activities: On April 8, alumni and guests Coming up: Plans are underway for an alumni event Recent activities: On April 8, alumni and guests this fall. Please check the website for details. Dallas/Fort Worth and Rebecca Strauss '09. Hospitality Tent at the Imagine RIT: Innovation and gathered at Bullitt to watch the men's hockey team Recent activities: On April 8, alumni and guests gathered at Clydes of Gallery Place and Clydes of Coming up Sept. 12: Alumni will gather forthe U.S. Creativity Festival on May 1. take on the University of Wisconsin in the Frozen gathered at BlackFinn to watch the men's hockey Reston and BuffaloWild Wings Grill & Bar to watch Charlotte, N.C. Open Tennis Championships. Please visit www.rit. A spiRITed group of RIT Alumni marched in the Four. Thanksto host Elsie Samson '06, '07. team take on the University of Wisconsin in the the men's hockey team take on the University of Recent activities: On April 8, alumni gathered at edu/alumni/nyc for details. 2010 Lilac Festival Parade on May 15. Coming up Oct. 16: Oktoberfest Napa Valley at the Frozen Four. Thanksto host Scott Saldinger '91. Wisconsin in the Frozen Four. Thanksto hosts An Wild Wing Cafe to watch the men's hockey team vs. More than 200 alumni and family members cel Napa Valley Expo. Please visit www.rit.edu/alumni/ drew Levy '93, Rick '93 and Michelle '92 Brennan, University of Wisconsin in the Frozen Four. Alumni and guests enjoyed a reception with Philadelphia ebrated at the Second Annual RIT Alumni Mother's san_francisco for details. Alumni and guests enjoyed a pre-game picnic at Senior Vice President for Student AffairsMary-Beth Recent activities: On April 8, alumni and guests Day Brunch on May 16 as part of our Alumni Family Kevin Sheldon '02 and Lizzie Sorkin '07. Knight's Stadium and cheered on the Charlotte Cooper and a performance of Moby Dick at the gathered at JD McGullicuddy's to watch the men's Series. Thanks to volunteers Loretta Lamb '78 and Seattle Coming up in September: Alumni and friends are K11ights as they took on the Rochester Red Wings Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House on May 16. hockey team take on the University of Wisconsin in Bary Siegel '66, '68, '75, '90. Recent activities: On April 8, alumni and guests invited to lunch and a kayak tour of the monuments. July 31. Thanks to host Andrea Steiner '06. Thanksto host John Cody '64. the Frozen Four. Thanks to host Tim Wicks '05. More than 40 alumni and guests attended a gathered at Sport Restaurant & Bar to watch the Please check the website for more details. Chicago TheAnnual Potluck Picnic for Dallas area alumni Alumni also enjoyed a night of baseball as the reception with sculptor and RIT artist-in-residence men's hockey team take on the University of Wiscon Phillies took on the Rockies July 23. Thanksto host Albert Paley at the Memorial Art Gallery featuring sin in the Frozen Four. Recent activities: On April 8, alumni and guests took place aboard TheChamonix II on Lake Lew the exhibit "Albert Paley in the 21st Century:' Alumni and friends enjoyed a pre-game reception gathered at Lincoln Station Bar & Grill in Chicago isville June 19. Thanksto hosts Scott Saldinger '91 Aviva Dubrow '91. Thanks to all who stopped by the Alumni Hospi and baseball game as the Mariners took on the Red and TheField House Bar & Grill in Peoria to watch and Jennifer Neary '99. Coming up: Plans are underway for an event this tality table at the Chase Corporate Challenge Sox July 23. the men's hockey team take on the University of Coming up: A tour of Dallas Cowboys Stadium fall. Please check the website for details.

36 I FALL 2010 I www.rit.edu/alumniactivities www.rit.edu/alumniactivities I FALL 2010 I 37 Regional Alumni Activities Jennifer Ashbaugh and Megan Cheever are your contacts in the Officeof Alumni Relations for regional alumni activities. Don't hesitate to contact them toll free at 1-866-RIT-ALUM. To learn more about the events listed below, go to www.rit.edu/alumniactivities. You can register for events through our secure website.

36 I FALL 2010 I www.rit.edu/alumniactivities www.rit.edu/alumniactivities I FALL 2010 I 37 College Alumni Programs Connect with your college! The ways to stay engaged with RIT keep growing. In addition to regional activities for all alumni, your college also supports special programming designed for you and fellow graduates of your depart ment and college. Check out upcoming events posted to your college's alumni Web page, and check in with your college's Alumni Relations contact. We love to hear from you!

Dolphins were sighted when GCCIS alumni gathered for NTID alumni attending a reception in Boston included From left are Nil Mukherjee '98, Richard Dararaksmey Golisano College alumni gathered with faculty and a whale watch in Los Angeles. Mary Christopher SVP 71, '74 and Scott Watson SVP '89. '98, Professor Dan Tessoni, Lilena Harris '08 and Ste staff during the Game Developers Conference in San phen Rosenberg '83 at a Saunders College gathering in Francisco in March. Your direct connection: New York City. College of Applied Science and Technology CAST alumni address current students gave an update on the college including news Partnerships enhanced, leadership small group of students before being inducted rit.edu/alumni/ntid for details and to register www.rit.edu/alumni/cast In March and April, the College of Applied of the dean's search. confirmedin COS into the firstclass of RIT 's Innovation Hall of for the November performanceof Inherit the Catherine Bement '89 Science and Technology welcomed three CIAS and the School of Print Media (SPM) In April, 25 of the 100-plus RIT alumni Fame. Walter Bender, executive director of Wind by NTID PerformingArts followed by 585-475-4975 alumni who spoke to students as part of the again traveled to the Print On-Demand Show working at Rochester General Hospital Sugar Labs, was joined by almost 150 student a reception and behind-the-scenes tour for [email protected] year-long Alumni Speaker Series: JeffPink in Philadelphia and brought together gradu enjoyed lunch together at the hospital and and alumni attendees as the finalspeaker in CLA and NTID alumni. '95 (computer engineering), director of ates from across the decades at the alumni an overview of the RIT-RGHS Alliance from the 2009-10 Dean's Lecture Series. In April, Sharon Applegate SVP '76, '79 College of Imaging Arts and Sciences manufacturing, PAETEC; Mark Richer '78 reception. Professor and Program Chair Bar Managing Director Cindee Gray '07 and For more information on the GCCIS fami was recognized at the 2010 Distinguished www.rit.edu/ alumni/cias (AV communications), president, Advanced bara Birkett gave an update on all the news Chief Medical OfficerDr. Dick Gangemi. ly-fun Seabreeze Amusement Park adventure Alumni Awards Celebration; Rita Straub Ron Goldberg '99, '00 TV Systems Committee; and Larry Blair '75 pertaining to SPM. Faculty from the Center for Imaging and other upcoming activities, visit www.rit. haar SVP '86, '91 returned to campus to 585-475-3112 (engineering technology), owner, Blair Ven InJuly, CIAS took another trip over the Science teamed up with Development and edu/alumni/gccis. share her wisdom with current students [email protected] tures. To see who is slated to speak this year, border to Toronto for a Red Sox vs. Blue Jays Alumni Relations to co-host an alumni gath forWomen's Career Achievement Day; and check out www.rit.edu/alumni/cast. game. This was the third sold-out year in ering in northern Virginia, where 49 alumni KGCOE events and honors include James J. DeCaro, NTID interim president, College of Liberal Arts Also in April, CAST presented its 2010 a row. and guests made the fourth annual event the alumni picnic, retired faculty luncheon was inducted into the RIT Innovation Hall of www.rit.edu/alumni/cla Distinguished Alumnus Award to Michael There are many more events coming up, best-attended yet. The Kate Gleason College of Engineering Fame. Jennifer Hinton Murphy '84 (hotel and resort management). including the Graph Expo alumni reception Twenty alumni and faculty from the hosted several events. The Department of Also in April, a beloved member of the 585-475-4283 Mike is senior vice president of global sales on Oct. 4 and the Photo Plus reception in Department of Chemistry sampled Buffalo Computer Engineering held their annual NTID family, Ellie Rosenfield, passed away. [email protected] for Choice Hotels International based in New York City on Oct. 29. To register, visit wings and beer at the new Anchor Bar in Graduating Senior and Alumni Picnic and The 11th Annual NTID Alumni Golf Tourna Washington, D.C. For more about this and www.rit.edu/alumni/cias. Rochester. In conjunction with the 38th An KGCOE retired and emeritus faculty at ment in June was dedicated to her legacy. College of Science other special recognition programs, visit nual American Academy of Physician Assis tended a luncheon and heard the latest col www.rit.edu/alumni/cos www.rit.edu/alumni/recognition/. Liberal Arts faculty draw tants (AAPA) Conference, Professors Nancy lege updates. SCB seeks alumni coaches Jennifer Hinton AV Communications alumni from the alumni together Valentage and John Oliphant traveled to Several KGCOE alumnae were honored for leadership program 585-475-4283 '80s came to campus in July for an infor- It has been a busy spring and summer for Atlanta for dinner at Legal Seafoodswith 30 this spring: Holly M. Hillberg '92 was Thispast spring, more than 30 professionals, [email protected] mal mini-reunion spearheaded by Sharon the College of Liberal Arts with a number of alumni and preceptors of the Physician As named the 2010 Distinguished Alumna from many of them RIT alumni, served as coaches Klocek-Ibbotson '89. If you want to gather events taking place in Rochester including sistant Program. KGCOE; Jennifer M. Indovina '06, '07 was to freshmen students in the new E. Philip B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing your classmates in Rochester or wherever you the Department of Communication Alumni Following a national search, Sophia the KGCOE representative at the annual Saunders College of Business Coaching & and Information Sciences are, contact Catherine Bement '89, assistant Day, an event that brought together current Maggelakis was named dean of the College Women's Career Achievement Day, and the Leadership Program. The program is an im www.rit.edu/alumni/gccis director of Alumni Relations and Develop students and alumni for an opportunity to of Science in early spring. Maggelakis had college's namesake, Kate Gleason, was in portant supplement to the "Business 1-2-3" Tandra Miller ment for CAST, and she'll help you make it network. The day featured panel presenta served as interim dean since May 2009. Dean ducted into the RIT Innovation Hall of Fame. classroom sequence, which provides students 585-475-6908 happen. tions by alumni and time for seniors to show Maggelakis looks forward to meeting many Visit our website (www.rit.edu/alumni/kg with hands-on experience in creating their [email protected] Other great ways to gather: Thursday, case their portfolios, and concluded with a COS alumni at one of several "meet the dean" coe) formore information on KGCOE events own businesses. Oct. 14 - HSM Alumni Awards Dinner, retirement reception for Professor Diane receptions scheduled across the country. Visit during Brick City Homecoming this October Before meeting with students, the coaches Kate Gleason College of Engineering Rochester; Saturday, Oct. 16, Engineering Hope and a barbecue in Pittsford, N.Y. www.rit.edu/alumni/cos for dates and loca and beyond! participated in a half-day educational work www.rit.edu/alumni/kgcoe Technology Alumni Breakfast; Monday, Nov. More than 30 alumni and faculty gathered tions near you. (See story on page 3.) shop that focused on enhancing their skills Jasmine DiSalvo 1 - Pack Expo Alumni & Friends Reception, at MacGregor's in Rochester to toast Depart NTID alumni celebrate in the coaching and mentoring of others. 585-475-5045 Chicago. For details, registration, news, and ment of Criminal Justice Chair and 2010 GCCIS goes west accomplishments, mourn loss During Coaching Day, students and coaches [email protected] photos go to www.rit.edu/alumni/cast. Four Presidents Distinguished Public Service RIT alumni in the San Francisco Chapter NTID alumni receptions were held in Long worked together through a series of activi Award recipient John Klofasfor his com joined Golisano College fa�ulty and staffat Island, Los Angeles and Boston. Thanks to ties designed to inspire their thinking and National Technical Institute for the Deaf munity service focusing on crime reduction, Buca di Beppo during the Game Developers Michael Pilson SVP '83, '88, '91, Lisa Chi conversation. www.rit.edu/alumni/ntid CIAS in Boston, over the border, and beyond urbanization and youth services. Conference in March. ango SVP '85, '89, Mary Christopher SVP The next Coaching Day is scheduled Matthew Driscoll SVP '90, '94 Also in March, RIT alumni in the Los '71, '74 and Marlene and Robert Edenzon, for October. 585-286-4579 (VP) Retired professor Frank Romano again A full slate of activity is underway for Angeles chapter, including several Golisano parents of Kyle '09, for their assistance host ''Alumnihave valuable insight that stu [email protected] opened his home to a specially invited group 2010-2011, including a performance of of printing alumni to see his collection of Inherit the Wind by NTID Performing Arts grads, had a whale of a time on the first-ever ing these events. dents can benefitfrom, and so I invite and E. Philip Saunders College of Business print-related memorabilia (next year he will followed by a reception and behind-the alumni whale watch - or dolphin watch, as it On campus, NTID and the College of encourage our alumni to get involved as www.rit.edu/alumni/scb graciously host alumni from all of CIAS). The scenes tour for CLA and NTID alumni in turned out no whales turned up! Liberal Arts hosted a dessert reception coaches:' says Dean Ash Rao. For more infor Melissa Miranda following evening, CIAS held its first open re November. For more information or to The Golisano College was pleased to preceding the Sleeping Beauty performance mation, contact Donna Slavin at dslavin@ 585-475-2354 ception in Boston where Interim Dean Frank register for this event and others, visit www. welcome two guests on April 30. John Resig for alumni of both colleges. Theevent was so saunders.rit.edu. [email protected] Cost '87 welcomed more than 40 alumni and rit.edu/alumni/cla. '05, inventor ofJQuery enjoyed dinner with a well received that we'll do it again: visit www.

38 I FALL 2010 FALL 2010 I 39 College Alumni Programs Connect with your college! The ways to stay engaged with RIT keep growing. In addition to regional activities for all alumni, your college also supports special programming designed for you and fellow graduates of your depart ment and college. Check out upcoming events posted to your college's alumni Web page, and check in with your college's Alumni Relations contact. We love to hear from you!

38 I FALL 2010 FALL 2010 I 39 friends with Allan Shepard '61, '62 Stantec's Environmental Management (ClAS) who is a member of the RIT Practice in the Alumni Updates Hockey Team Hall of Fame. The two 1973 Tri-State Class Notes Nancy Jagielski Bazzell '73 (NTID) is a region, which meet each Wednesday morning for a high school teacher for the Los Angeles includes New Key to abbreviations mini alumni meeting over coffee. UnifiedSchool District. She teaches York, New deaf awareness to pre-med students for CAST College of Applied Science and Jersey, and the UCLA Public Health department. Connecticut. Technology 1962 Nancy has two children. (CE College of Continuing Education Brian Shapiro '62 (FAA) an interna Toby Thompson '73 (FAA) exhibited tionally exhibited artist, taught a self Lifelong passion is the rail thing (now CAST) his works at a solo painting and print portrait workshop in Pine Bush, N.Y. show at Frary Gallery, Sarasota, Fla., Steam locomotives have carried Carl Franz CIAS College of Imaging Arts and Sciences Persons of all levels of experience in spring 2010. participated. '65 (photo science) on a lifelong journey. (LA College of Liberal Arts 1977 The Cleveland native fell in love with the SCB E. Philip Saunders College of Business Richard Malone '77 (GAP) was elected big engines as a youngster. That led directly to by the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago KGCOE Kate Gleason College Board of a serious interest in photography. "I wanted to of Engineering Managers as take better pictures of trains;' he says. its new presi And photography brought him to RIT, COS College of Science dent and chief where Franz began studying commercial pho FAA Fine and Applied Arts (now CIAS) executive officer. tography but switched to imaging science at GAP Graphic Arts and Photography the urging of legendary Photo Science Profes (now CIAS) 1963 sor Richard Zakia '56 (photo science). Franz, GCCIS B. Thomas Golisano College of Com- Bernard Bernstein '63 (FAA) was who now lives in Gaithersburg, Md., had a honored as a recipient of the American Richard1975 Wegman '75 (CAST) earned successful career in imaging science, working puting and Information Sciences CraftCouncil's 2009 Aileen Osborn Gregory Morden SVP '73, '77 (SCB) his master's level certification in Webb Award. As a metalsmith in New is the proud father of alumna Tynelle for many years at the Naval Surface Warfare NTID National Technical Institute systems engineering from George York City for 50 years, he has devoted Stewart '00 (CAST), '04 (COLA), Center, a research facility. for the Deaf Washington University School of himself to the design and execution who is director of Study Abroad & Engineering & Applied Science, in But trains remained in the picture. In the SVP NTID "SummerVestibule Program" of)ewish ceremonial objects. In 1996, Fellowships Academic Enhancement March 2010. Richard is a chief systems Bernard's Silver Torah Crown (his Programs within the Department of past 35 years, he has organized more than 140 engineer for SAIC (Science Applications thesis while a student at RIT) was put Academic Affairsat RIT. photo trips on eight tourist railroads. International Corp). He is currently on display at the National Museum assigned to NASA programs at the "Our goal is to create photos that look like 1949 of American History, Smithsonian Anthony Corsi '49 (GAP) writes, "Well, George C. Marshall Space Flight Center they were made in the 1940s or 'sos;' Franz Institution, Washington, D.C. John Helmstetter's new barn was built with the help I'm 88 years old now, retired and living at Redstone Arsenal, Ala. 1978 explains. Each of his trips typically features 25 in Buffalo.My Gregory Hitchin '78 (GAP) is director of train enthusiasts. (Photo by Walter Scriptunas II) At wife and I of economic development for the City of to 35 "photo runbys:' That's where the 40 to right, Carl Franz '65 at the controls. used to travel Waynesboro, 60 rail fan/photographers get offat a scenic a lot, but now Joanne1966 McGunagle-Purkis '66 (FAA) Va. Gregory Robert1976 R. Chandler '76 (FAA) has location. Then a steam engine pulling vintage enough to hire a team of Amish men to con I spend my writes, "I am building a portfolio of recently was written, edited and self-published two freight cars makes several high-speed runs struct a replacement barn. CBS sent a crew to time in the 3-D sculptural felt pieces inspired by employed at Print-On-Demand books through Lulu. garden, chas underwater photography I have taken Onondaga past the photoline. capture the barnraising, which was broadcast com. His first book, Minus the Imple, is ing rabbits and while snorkeling near Cozumel, Mexico. County as CBS Evenin News. a "fictionalized "Good photos don't just happen;' says Jan. 1, 2010, on the g (www. squirrels; the Thework features sea fans, coral, turban business memoir" that Franz. "They're made and they take an awful cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6045962n) squirrels out- shells (needle weaving). I also have development includes some of smart me needle weavings inspired by rock forma manager. 'Tm lot of effort:' That ranges from days of cutting David Page '66 (photo science) saw the his RIT and every time! If anyone has any sugges tions seen while traveling to Glenelg, looking for trees and brush along the track to repainting piece, recognized his RIT friend and decided out that this is his avocation, not a busi Rochester experi tions, please let me know!" South Australia:· ward to new ences. His newest opportunities and exciting possibilities rusted freight cars. to track him down. In January, he had the ness. His old RIT mentor, Dick Zakia, David novel is a work of in my new position:' That explains why Franz and other rail opportunity to see the new barn on one of Page, Kevin Gilson '64 (photo science) and fiction (a survival enthusiasts were distressed to learn that a cen Franz' winter Photo Freight Specials. Joel Entin '65 (professional photo) plan to 1953 adventure with James Forney '53 (GAP) is editor of David1968 Rosenthal '68 (GAP) was pre metaphysical ele tury-old landmark on the Western Maryland "Cold temperatures and still air helped be on the Oct. 18 Western Maryland Scenic Circumbites, an electronic newslet- sented an award for teaching excellence ments) called I 1979 Scenic Railroad was destroyed by arson. John create unusually large steam plumes:' Page Railroad Fall Photo Special. ter of the Circumnavigators Club by Robert A. Lapiner, Dean, New York Miss Your Purple Hair. Both books can Sharon Applegate SVP '76, '79 (NTID) Helmstetter's red barn had stood alongside relates. "The highlight of the day was round "I've had an exciting career thanks to International, now nearly 110 years received the Distinguished Alumna University School of Continuing and be purchased though Lulu.com or most one of the most famous photo locations in the ing Helmstetter's Curve and seeing a smiling RIT;' Franz says. "RIT taught me how to old. Past members include John Phillip Professional Studies, where David is a major retail booksellers. The Barnes& Award for NTID on April 9, 2010. She Sousa, Harry Houdini, Admiral Perry, member of the advisory board. He is Noble at RIT (in Park Point, on the RIT has been the executive director of DEAF eastern United States, Helmstetter's Curve, John Helmstetter waving to us from near be a good engineer and a good scientist. General McArthur, Walter Cronkite and one of three GOP candidates seeking a campus) also stocks both books on its Inc., Boston, since 2003 and has more five miles west of Cumberland, Md. his new barn that my classmate Carl Franz What's important is not the facts you learn, many other notables. In early February, than 25 years of experience in nonprofit seat on the seven-member Freeholder "RIT Authors" shelves. Helmstetter always welcomed rail fans. On helped make possible:' it's learning how to apply your knowledge to a small group of circumnavigators went Board for Middlesex County, N.J. agencies serving people who are deaf, to Cuba on a humanitarian mission to Charles Cordaro '76 (CAST) writes deaf-blind and hard-of-hearing. trip days, he positioned farm equipment at Franz continues to pursue other train solve technical problems:' deliver medical supplies to a charity that "Thanks to networking efforts,I recently accepted a position at Blue Tie as a Lynn Benjamin Vandeviver SVP '74, strategic locations to create interesting photos related activities. In addition to running Connections to RIT run in the family: He ministers to the elderly and provides '79 (NTID) spent Christmas 2009 visit engines in the U.S., he arranges tours and free meals to others in need. sales representative. Blue Tie provides and oftenposed with his tractor, pick-up met his wife, Linda Gray Franz '63 (business Gerald1970 Kleiman '70 (GAP) writes, "I secured IT services forcompanies ing her sister and a few feathered friends in Hawaii. truck or a pitch-fork. In addition, he helped helps with locomotive instruction at the "The administration) at freshman orientation. have recently finished writing and pub with confidential information (medical cut brush and trees and created paths so the Wolsztyn Experience;' a British non-profit Their daughter Karin '96 (photo illustration), lishing a novel, Hidden Claws, a political facilities would be an example). Any 1955 satire about a period in time when cats networking help in this new opportunity rail fans had access to views "manicured for organization that offerstraining in Poland '00 (graphic arts publishing) met her hus Jesse Maffuid'55 (KGCOE) lives in can talk and the responses of people to would be greatly appreciated. In other calendar-quality photos:' to rail fanswho want to operate high-speed band, Greg Kacprzynski '97, '02 (mechanical Cambridge, Md., followinghis retire their thoughts and needs. If you have news, I recently joined the Rochester When the barn burned, "Therail fans locomotives. engineering) at RIT. They live in Rochester. ment as director of international any interest in finding out more, please Professional Consultants Network. marketing for the National Machine visit my website at hiddenclawsthenovel. Conversations with people about MS wanted to do something to help their friend;' "There may be something better than pull The Helmstetter Farm Fund Committee is offeringcolor Tool Builders Association. Promoting com or get in touch with me directly at Office haveled me to consider teaching says Franz. Franz and another rail enthusiast, ing throttle on a 60 mile-per-hour passenger photographs and a 90-minute DVD, "Photo Freights on American machine tools took Jesse [email protected]:' users how to apply database techniques Bill Larduskey of Baltimore, organized three train, but I'm not sure what it is;' says Franz. the Western Maryland - Helmstetter's Barn Edition:'To to 37 countries as well as the first to Excel:' American trade mission ever allowed train trips to raise money. Rail fans learn of his projects via trip fliers learn more, visit www.helmstetterfarm.org. in China during the era of President Peter Nielsen '76 (CAST), '90 (SCB) to past patrons and others who have has been named a practice leader for Ultimately, more than $42,000 was raised. sent To learn more about Franz' rail projects, e-mail him at Nixon. During retirement, Jesse became Combined with money from insurance, it was asked to be on his e-mail list. Franz points [email protected].

40 I FALL2010 FALL2010l41 friends with Allan Shepard '61, '62 Stantec's Environmental Management (ClAS) who is a member of the RIT Practice in the Alumni Updates Hockey Team Hall of Fame. The two 1973 Tri-State Class Notes Nancy Jagielski Bazzell '73 (NTID) is a region, which meet each Wednesday morning for a high school teacher for the Los Angeles includes New Key to abbreviations mini alumni meeting over coffee. UnifiedSchool District. She teaches York, New deaf awareness to pre-med students for CAST College of Applied Science and Jersey, and the UCLA Public Health department. Connecticut. Technology 1962 Nancy has two children. (CE College of Continuing Education Brian Shapiro '62 (FAA) an interna Toby Thompson '73 (FAA) exhibited tionally exhibited artist, taught a self Lifelong passion is the rail thing (now CAST) his works at a solo painting and print portrait workshop in Pine Bush, N.Y. show at Frary Gallery, Sarasota, Fla., Steam locomotives have carried Carl Franz CIAS College of Imaging Arts and Sciences Persons of all levels of experience in spring 2010. participated. '65 (photo science) on a lifelong journey. (LA College of Liberal Arts 1977 The Cleveland native fell in love with the SCB E. Philip Saunders College of Business Richard Malone '77 (GAP) was elected big engines as a youngster. That led directly to by the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago KGCOE Kate Gleason College Board of a serious interest in photography. "I wanted to of Engineering Managers as take better pictures of trains;' he says. its new presi And photography brought him to RIT, COS College of Science dent and chief where Franz began studying commercial pho FAA Fine and Applied Arts (now CIAS) executive officer. tography but switched to imaging science at GAP Graphic Arts and Photography the urging of legendary Photo Science Profes (now CIAS) 1963 sor Richard Zakia '56 (photo science). Franz, GCCIS B. Thomas Golisano College of Com- Bernard Bernstein '63 (FAA) was who now lives in Gaithersburg, Md., had a honored as a recipient of the American Richard1975 Wegman '75 (CAST) earned successful career in imaging science, working puting and Information Sciences CraftCouncil's 2009 Aileen Osborn Gregory Morden SVP '73, '77 (SCB) his master's level certification in Webb Award. As a metalsmith in New is the proud father of alumna Tynelle for many years at the Naval Surface Warfare NTID National Technical Institute systems engineering from George York City for 50 years, he has devoted Stewart '00 (CAST), '04 (COLA), Center, a research facility. for the Deaf Washington University School of himself to the design and execution who is director of Study Abroad & Engineering & Applied Science, in But trains remained in the picture. In the SVP NTID "SummerVestibule Program" of)ewish ceremonial objects. In 1996, Fellowships Academic Enhancement March 2010. Richard is a chief systems Bernard's Silver Torah Crown (his Programs within the Department of past 35 years, he has organized more than 140 engineer for SAIC (Science Applications thesis while a student at RIT) was put Academic Affairsat RIT. photo trips on eight tourist railroads. International Corp). He is currently on display at the National Museum assigned to NASA programs at the "Our goal is to create photos that look like 1949 of American History, Smithsonian Anthony Corsi '49 (GAP) writes, "Well, George C. Marshall Space Flight Center they were made in the 1940s or 'sos;' Franz Institution, Washington, D.C. John Helmstetter's new barn was built with the help I'm 88 years old now, retired and living at Redstone Arsenal, Ala. 1978 explains. Each of his trips typically features 25 in Buffalo.My Gregory Hitchin '78 (GAP) is director of train enthusiasts. (Photo by Walter Scriptunas II) At wife and I of economic development for the City of to 35 "photo runbys:' That's where the 40 to right, Carl Franz '65 at the controls. used to travel Waynesboro, 60 rail fan/photographers get offat a scenic a lot, but now Joanne1966 McGunagle-Purkis '66 (FAA) Va. Gregory Robert1976 R. Chandler '76 (FAA) has location. Then a steam engine pulling vintage enough to hire a team of Amish men to con I spend my writes, "I am building a portfolio of recently was written, edited and self-published two freight cars makes several high-speed runs struct a replacement barn. CBS sent a crew to time in the 3-D sculptural felt pieces inspired by employed at Print-On-Demand books through Lulu. garden, chas underwater photography I have taken Onondaga past the photoline. capture the barnraising, which was broadcast com. His first book, Minus the Imple, is ing rabbits and while snorkeling near Cozumel, Mexico. County as CBS Evenin News. a "fictionalized "Good photos don't just happen;' says Jan. 1, 2010, on the g (www. squirrels; the Thework features sea fans, coral, turban business memoir" that Franz. "They're made and they take an awful cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6045962n) squirrels out- shells (needle weaving). I also have development includes some of smart me needle weavings inspired by rock forma manager. 'Tm lot of effort:' That ranges from days of cutting David Page '66 (photo science) saw the his RIT and every time! If anyone has any sugges tions seen while traveling to Glenelg, looking for trees and brush along the track to repainting piece, recognized his RIT friend and decided out that this is his avocation, not a busi Rochester experi tions, please let me know!" South Australia:· ward to new ences. His newest opportunities and exciting possibilities rusted freight cars. to track him down. In January, he had the ness. His old RIT mentor, Dick Zakia, David novel is a work of in my new position:' That explains why Franz and other rail opportunity to see the new barn on one of Page, Kevin Gilson '64 (photo science) and fiction (a survival enthusiasts were distressed to learn that a cen Franz' winter Photo Freight Specials. Joel Entin '65 (professional photo) plan to 1953 adventure with James Forney '53 (GAP) is editor of David1968 Rosenthal '68 (GAP) was pre metaphysical ele tury-old landmark on the Western Maryland "Cold temperatures and still air helped be on the Oct. 18 Western Maryland Scenic Circumbites, an electronic newslet- sented an award for teaching excellence ments) called I 1979 Scenic Railroad was destroyed by arson. John create unusually large steam plumes:' Page Railroad Fall Photo Special. ter of the Circumnavigators Club by Robert A. Lapiner, Dean, New York Miss Your Purple Hair. Both books can Sharon Applegate SVP '76, '79 (NTID) Helmstetter's red barn had stood alongside relates. "The highlight of the day was round "I've had an exciting career thanks to International, now nearly 110 years received the Distinguished Alumna University School of Continuing and be purchased though Lulu.com or most one of the most famous photo locations in the ing Helmstetter's Curve and seeing a smiling RIT;' Franz says. "RIT taught me how to old. Past members include John Phillip Professional Studies, where David is a major retail booksellers. The Barnes& Award for NTID on April 9, 2010. She Sousa, Harry Houdini, Admiral Perry, member of the advisory board. He is Noble at RIT (in Park Point, on the RIT has been the executive director of DEAF eastern United States, Helmstetter's Curve, John Helmstetter waving to us from near be a good engineer and a good scientist. General McArthur, Walter Cronkite and one of three GOP candidates seeking a campus) also stocks both books on its Inc., Boston, since 2003 and has more five miles west of Cumberland, Md. his new barn that my classmate Carl Franz What's important is not the facts you learn, many other notables. In early February, than 25 years of experience in nonprofit seat on the seven-member Freeholder "RIT Authors" shelves. Helmstetter always welcomed rail fans. On helped make possible:' it's learning how to apply your knowledge to a small group of circumnavigators went Board for Middlesex County, N.J. agencies serving people who are deaf, to Cuba on a humanitarian mission to Charles Cordaro '76 (CAST) writes deaf-blind and hard-of-hearing. trip days, he positioned farm equipment at Franz continues to pursue other train solve technical problems:' deliver medical supplies to a charity that "Thanks to networking efforts,I recently accepted a position at Blue Tie as a Lynn Benjamin Vandeviver SVP '74, strategic locations to create interesting photos related activities. In addition to running Connections to RIT run in the family: He ministers to the elderly and provides '79 (NTID) spent Christmas 2009 visit engines in the U.S., he arranges tours and free meals to others in need. sales representative. Blue Tie provides and oftenposed with his tractor, pick-up met his wife, Linda Gray Franz '63 (business Gerald1970 Kleiman '70 (GAP) writes, "I secured IT services forcompanies ing her sister and a few feathered friends in Hawaii. truck or a pitch-fork. In addition, he helped helps with locomotive instruction at the "The administration) at freshman orientation. have recently finished writing and pub with confidential information (medical cut brush and trees and created paths so the Wolsztyn Experience;' a British non-profit Their daughter Karin '96 (photo illustration), lishing a novel, Hidden Claws, a political facilities would be an example). Any 1955 satire about a period in time when cats networking help in this new opportunity rail fans had access to views "manicured for organization that offerstraining in Poland '00 (graphic arts publishing) met her hus Jesse Maffuid'55 (KGCOE) lives in can talk and the responses of people to would be greatly appreciated. In other calendar-quality photos:' to rail fanswho want to operate high-speed band, Greg Kacprzynski '97, '02 (mechanical Cambridge, Md., followinghis retire their thoughts and needs. If you have news, I recently joined the Rochester When the barn burned, "Therail fans locomotives. engineering) at RIT. They live in Rochester. ment as director of international any interest in finding out more, please Professional Consultants Network. marketing for the National Machine visit my website at hiddenclawsthenovel. Conversations with people about MS wanted to do something to help their friend;' "There may be something better than pull The Helmstetter Farm Fund Committee is offeringcolor Tool Builders Association. Promoting com or get in touch with me directly at Office haveled me to consider teaching says Franz. Franz and another rail enthusiast, ing throttle on a 60 mile-per-hour passenger photographs and a 90-minute DVD, "Photo Freights on American machine tools took Jesse [email protected]:' users how to apply database techniques Bill Larduskey of Baltimore, organized three train, but I'm not sure what it is;' says Franz. the Western Maryland - Helmstetter's Barn Edition:'To to 37 countries as well as the first to Excel:' American trade mission ever allowed train trips to raise money. Rail fans learn of his projects via trip fliers learn more, visit www.helmstetterfarm.org. in China during the era of President Peter Nielsen '76 (CAST), '90 (SCB) to past patrons and others who have has been named a practice leader for Ultimately, more than $42,000 was raised. sent To learn more about Franz' rail projects, e-mail him at Nixon. During retirement, Jesse became Combined with money from insurance, it was asked to be on his e-mail list. Franz points [email protected].

40 I FALL2010 FALL2010l41 titled "How Photoshop Saved TheDay:' Alumni Updates Martha saved the day with retouching and tonal correction work done for 1982Garrett Traver '82 (SCB) has been pro 1988Michael Kane SVP '83, '88 (SCB) and Joseph1993 Brennan '93(FAA) writes, "I had moted from retail account sales manager Erin Kane announce the adoption of tl1e pleasure of meeting famous jazz to eastern canned vegetable specialist their second daughter, Julia Fu Zi musician 'Toots' Thielemans:' Brennan is at Allens Inc., the largest privately held Josephine, from China, on Feb. 22, a designer/musician/artist and operates vegetable company in the nation. Before Brennan Designs. www.brennandesigns. joining the Allens team, Traver worked net. as the northeast region sales manager Matthew Larkin '93 (CLA) is an for Dole Food Co. Inc. In that position, attorney and Grad's business aims to help people with disabilities Traver managed Dole Fresh-Cut Salads partner in the sales in the northeast region. In Traver's firm Hiscock Some 58 million people in the U.S. - nearly new position, he will be responsible for & Barclay LLP. 20 percent of the population - have some managing canned vegetable sales for the He focuses his form of physical or sensory limitation. This eastern U.S. the cover of this national magazine. practice on Carolyn Auerbach Weiner '82 (GAP) Read the full story at melodytheartist. complex tort, is the fastest-growing minority group in the com/savetheday/SaveTheDayContest. products lia 2010. She joins older sister Emma Ya country. php#winner. See more of Martha's bility and pro Qin Marianne, 6 years old. Mike is a "It's also the only minority group that any retouching and color correction work at fessional mal faculty member in the Business Studies ChromaQueen.com. practice one could become a member of at any time;' Department at NTID. He earned a sec litigation and has extensive jury trial Bradley Fluke '84 (KGCOE) is a design says Dana Marlowe '96, '98 (sign language ond graduate degree from NTID, a mas experience. engineer at Litton and part of a team ter of science of secondary education of interpreting, professional and technical com that designed a radically new style of students who are deaf or hard of hear Beth Toly-Hughes '93 (GAP) and munications). Roald Hughes '93 (CIAS) announce 2.5-GHz board-to-board connectors. ing, in May, 2010. Erin is an assistant Marlowe has made it her business to help More than $1 million in tooling had director for NTID Enrollment the birth of a daughter, Bella RaeLin been built in anticipation of their suc Management. Hughes, on May 12, 2009, in Rochester. people with disabilities, particularly in the cess. "This is the first product we've Bella joins brothers Aidan (age 9), Jack Doreen Djavaheri Keville '86, '88 area of access to technology. She is princi- designed in cyberspace using 3-D CAD:' (age 7) and Dylan (age 5). "She is an writes, "Hello all from beautiful Costa (SCB) is assistant vice president of mer amazing addition to our crazy family!" pal partner and co-founder of Accessibility Rica! I am in the beginning phases of Carol Brezinski Hankin '84 (SCB) is an chandise operations forT.J. Maxx and Partners, a consulting firm that works with esthetician at Carol Hankin Skin Care in going into business with two other peo Marshalls at corporate headquarters in businesses and government agencies to ple here:· Pittsford, N.Y. "I am proud to announce Framingham, Mass. the opening of my own skin care prac help make technology - including websites, Edithe Drewery-Brown '89 (CCE) tice for facials and waxing at SeriouSkin. 1994Patricia Synakowski Lanter '94 (SCB) received a Ph.D. in business/organi softwareand other electronic communication Visit us on the Web at SeriouSkin.nef' and Jared Lanter '94 (SCB) announce zational management/information tools - equally available to all audiences. 1983 Catherine Jett '84 (GAP) was elected the birth of a son, Evan Michael, on John Letteney '83 (CLA) is chief of technology management from Capella Sept. 11, 2009, in St. Luke's Hospital, "Merging disability advocacy with technol police forthe Southern Pines (N.C.) to the Mountain Village (Colo.) Town University, Minn., on Feb. 19, 2010. Council in June 2009. She is the second Kansas City, Mo. Evan's big brothers ogy - that's my passion;' says Marlowe. Police Department. He was recently Alex (age 7) and Nathaniel (age 3) love elected to the board of directors for the woman in the town's history to hold a There's substantial demand for this type of council seat. playing with him and will teach him to North Carolina Association of Chiefs play XBOX as soon as he can hold the service. Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act Dana Marlowe '96, '98 returned to campus recently to speak to students. (Photo by A. Sue Weisler '93) of Police and was appointed as the 1990William Bowers '90 (COS) along with controller, say Mom and Dad. of 1973, a federal law, requires that electronic North Carolina representative to the wife, Theresa,and daughter, Olivia, SACOP Division of the International Kenneth Way '94 (KGCOE) has been and information technology used by the announce the birth of a son, Max appointed vice president of World Wide Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP). 1985Michael Graziano SVP '79, '82 government be accessible. Private companies "Society is taking more steps to become more accessible to people William TheodoreBowers, on Nov. 3, Sales for Tilera, a San Jose provider of In this role, he represented North (NTID), '85 (CAST) is the recipient of have also become more responsive to acces 2009, in Rochester's Highland Hospital. multi-core processors for networking, with differentabilities, but technology is lagging behind:' Carolina law enforcement agencies the first annual Chesapeake Bay area sibility issues due to public demand. She has at the IACP sponsored "2010 Day on wireless, mul Combined Federal Campaign Dana Marlowe'96,'98 the Hill" as he met with congressional Coordinator of timedia infra worked with well-known IT companies as representatives from North Carolina to the Year structure and well as government agencies. 1991 cloud comput discuss critical issues facing law enforce Award. Having David Good SVP '87, '91 (NTID) is a "Society is taking more steps to become in Spanish as well as American Sign Lan it to something fun and out of the box;' she ment and public safety. mental health technician at the National ing applica served as a and can read and write Hebrew). The says. "What I learned is that taking a gamble volunteer Deaf Academy. You can view his blog at tions. Ken more accessible to people with different guage Don Twietmeyer '83 (SCB) was named joined Tilera since 2006 and farfdeafdiscgolf.blogspot.com. abilities;' says Marlowe, "but technology is interpreting program brought her to RIT. On can really, really pay off' a partner in the firm of Hiscock & early last year Barclay, LLP. Twietmeyer is a resident of increasing dol Rita Straubhaar SVP '86, '91 (GAP) �. lagging behind:' a co-op job with City of Arlington (Texas) Two years ago, she made another bold as the vice lars raised for was promoted from instructor to assis Fairport, N.Y., and practices out of the president of For example, if a website carries a video Public Information Office, she learned more move when she started Accessibility Partners CFC charities, tant professor and will receive tenure at firm's Rochester officeTwietmeyer America's a record Monroe Community College, Rochester, that is not captioned, people who are deaf are about issues affectingpeople who are deaf in a recession, three months afterhaving a is a graduate Sales and beforethat was the director of breaking cam effectivefall 2010. leftout. Likewise, images on a website need and hard of hearing. baby. Her son, Micah, and husband Pres- of Albany Law Europe and Global Accounts for paign was set out. Michael partnered School of Cavium Networks. to include imbedded informationso people Marlowe returned to RIT and worked as ton Blay '96 (mechanical engineering) are Union with loaned executives and advocated who are blind can hear a description. Even an interpreter while earning a B.S. from the doing well, and her career is flourishing as University, the for the use of online giving. He also col use of color needs to be carefully considered: Department of Communication. In 2000, well. Marlowe was named a "Rising Star" State laborated with other coordinators from 1992Michael Hawthorne '92 (CAST) and University of across the Chesapeake Bay area. From Kirstin Hawthorne announce the birth Instructions directing viewers to "click on the she earned a master's degree in communica by Government Computer News and Federal 1995Lisa Bork '95 (SCB) writes, "My sec New York at these cross-agency collaborations, he of a son, Kyle Joseph, on Dec. 1, 2009, tion studies from the University of Texas Computer Week and has been recognized as ond novel, For Richer, For Danger: a green button'' might be meaningless to people Buffalo, and incorporated new special event ideas in Fair Oaks, Va. Kyle's older brothers, Broken Vows mystery ( the sequel to who are colorblind. Accessibility Partners at Austin. By then, the two threads - com one of the top 35 professionals in Maryland the University including an online auction and a char Owen (age 6) and Derek (age 2), are For Better, For of Miami ity fair.He was so dedicated to ensuring very excited and are looking forward to helps organizations assess such problems and munications and disability advocacy - were by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. She was Murder, a 2009 Agatha School of Law (LLM). Twietmeyer his campaign's success, he stepped for playing hockey with him soon! address them. thoroughly entwined. the subject of a cover article in Washington ward to donate his very own auto Award Finalist for joined the firm in February 1998 and Marlowe also helps clients with written Her RIT senior project proved memorable. Technology magazine and was recently fea previously worked in other law firms as graphed Cal Ripken jersey to be auc Michael Naud '92 (SCB) was recently Best First Novel), will well as in the tax department of a certi tioned off. promoted to vice president of informa be published by communications. Research for "MetaPerceptional Accuracy: A tured in Technorati. fied public accounting firm. tion systems from director of informa Midnight Ink in "Words are so powerful;' she points out. Study of Exotic Entertainers and Strip Club That's gratifying, but the real payoffcomes Glenn Jackling '85 (KGCOE), '90 tion systems at Spyglass Entertainment (CCE) has joined NextPoint LLC as September 2010. For Audiences" involved interviews with specta from doing work she believes in. Holdings in Los Angeles, Calif. more information, "Old, inaccurate and inappropriate descrip partner and will oversee the Rochester tions perpetuate negative stereotypes and tors and performers.It got a lot of attention: ''At the end of the day, I go to sleep so office.Jackling is a highly accomplished James Perkins '92 (FAA) was recently please visit www. LisaBork.com:' The Chicago Tribune asked her to write an 1984Martha Dimeo'84 (GAP) has won the executive with 25 years of experience promoted to full professor in the RIT 's attitudinal barriers:' happy:' grand prize in the Layers Magazine, serving as chief executive officer, owner Medical Illustration program. Marlowe's passion for this work began article about her project. Kathy Lindsley Adobe-sponsored Photoshop contest and consultant. with a life-long love oflanguages (she's fluent "I took an intellectual project and adapted Visit www.AccessibilityPartners.com.

42 I FALL 2010 FALL 2010 I 43 titled "How Photoshop Saved TheDay:' Alumni Updates Martha saved the day with retouching and tonal correction work done for 1982Garrett Traver '82 (SCB) has been pro 1988Michael Kane SVP '83, '88 (SCB) and Joseph1993 Brennan '93(FAA) writes, "I had moted from retail account sales manager Erin Kane announce the adoption of tl1e pleasure of meeting famous jazz to eastern canned vegetable specialist their second daughter, Julia Fu Zi musician 'Toots' Thielemans:' Brennan is at Allens Inc., the largest privately held Josephine, from China, on Feb. 22, a designer/musician/artist and operates vegetable company in the nation. Before Brennan Designs. www.brennandesigns. joining the Allens team, Traver worked net. as the northeast region sales manager Matthew Larkin '93 (CLA) is an for Dole Food Co. Inc. In that position, attorney and Grad's business aims to help people with disabilities Traver managed Dole Fresh-Cut Salads partner in the sales in the northeast region. In Traver's firm Hiscock Some 58 million people in the U.S. - nearly new position, he will be responsible for & Barclay LLP. 20 percent of the population - have some managing canned vegetable sales for the He focuses his form of physical or sensory limitation. This eastern U.S. the cover of this national magazine. practice on Carolyn Auerbach Weiner '82 (GAP) Read the full story at melodytheartist. complex tort, is the fastest-growing minority group in the com/savetheday/SaveTheDayContest. products lia 2010. She joins older sister Emma Ya country. php#winner. See more of Martha's bility and pro Qin Marianne, 6 years old. Mike is a "It's also the only minority group that any retouching and color correction work at fessional mal faculty member in the Business Studies ChromaQueen.com. practice one could become a member of at any time;' Department at NTID. He earned a sec litigation and has extensive jury trial Bradley Fluke '84 (KGCOE) is a design says Dana Marlowe '96, '98 (sign language ond graduate degree from NTID, a mas experience. engineer at Litton and part of a team ter of science of secondary education of interpreting, professional and technical com that designed a radically new style of students who are deaf or hard of hear Beth Toly-Hughes '93 (GAP) and munications). Roald Hughes '93 (CIAS) announce 2.5-GHz board-to-board connectors. ing, in May, 2010. Erin is an assistant Marlowe has made it her business to help More than $1 million in tooling had director for NTID Enrollment the birth of a daughter, Bella RaeLin been built in anticipation of their suc Management. Hughes, on May 12, 2009, in Rochester. people with disabilities, particularly in the cess. "This is the first product we've Bella joins brothers Aidan (age 9), Jack Doreen Djavaheri Keville '86, '88 area of access to technology. She is princi- designed in cyberspace using 3-D CAD:' (age 7) and Dylan (age 5). "She is an writes, "Hello all from beautiful Costa (SCB) is assistant vice president of mer amazing addition to our crazy family!" pal partner and co-founder of Accessibility Rica! I am in the beginning phases of Carol Brezinski Hankin '84 (SCB) is an chandise operations forT.J. Maxx and Partners, a consulting firm that works with esthetician at Carol Hankin Skin Care in going into business with two other peo Marshalls at corporate headquarters in businesses and government agencies to ple here:· Pittsford, N.Y. "I am proud to announce Framingham, Mass. the opening of my own skin care prac help make technology - including websites, Edithe Drewery-Brown '89 (CCE) tice for facials and waxing at SeriouSkin. 1994Patricia Synakowski Lanter '94 (SCB) received a Ph.D. in business/organi softwareand other electronic communication Visit us on the Web at SeriouSkin.nef' and Jared Lanter '94 (SCB) announce zational management/information tools - equally available to all audiences. 1983 Catherine Jett '84 (GAP) was elected the birth of a son, Evan Michael, on John Letteney '83 (CLA) is chief of technology management from Capella Sept. 11, 2009, in St. Luke's Hospital, "Merging disability advocacy with technol police forthe Southern Pines (N.C.) to the Mountain Village (Colo.) Town University, Minn., on Feb. 19, 2010. Council in June 2009. She is the second Kansas City, Mo. Evan's big brothers ogy - that's my passion;' says Marlowe. Police Department. He was recently Alex (age 7) and Nathaniel (age 3) love elected to the board of directors for the woman in the town's history to hold a There's substantial demand for this type of council seat. playing with him and will teach him to North Carolina Association of Chiefs play XBOX as soon as he can hold the service. Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act Dana Marlowe '96, '98 returned to campus recently to speak to students. (Photo by A. Sue Weisler '93) of Police and was appointed as the 1990William Bowers '90 (COS) along with controller, say Mom and Dad. of 1973, a federal law, requires that electronic North Carolina representative to the wife, Theresa,and daughter, Olivia, SACOP Division of the International Kenneth Way '94 (KGCOE) has been and information technology used by the announce the birth of a son, Max appointed vice president of World Wide Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP). 1985Michael Graziano SVP '79, '82 government be accessible. Private companies "Society is taking more steps to become more accessible to people William TheodoreBowers, on Nov. 3, Sales for Tilera, a San Jose provider of In this role, he represented North (NTID), '85 (CAST) is the recipient of have also become more responsive to acces 2009, in Rochester's Highland Hospital. multi-core processors for networking, with differentabilities, but technology is lagging behind:' Carolina law enforcement agencies the first annual Chesapeake Bay area sibility issues due to public demand. She has at the IACP sponsored "2010 Day on wireless, mul Combined Federal Campaign Dana Marlowe'96,'98 the Hill" as he met with congressional Coordinator of timedia infra worked with well-known IT companies as representatives from North Carolina to the Year structure and well as government agencies. 1991 cloud comput discuss critical issues facing law enforce Award. Having David Good SVP '87, '91 (NTID) is a "Society is taking more steps to become in Spanish as well as American Sign Lan it to something fun and out of the box;' she ment and public safety. mental health technician at the National ing applica served as a and can read and write Hebrew). The says. "What I learned is that taking a gamble volunteer Deaf Academy. You can view his blog at tions. Ken more accessible to people with different guage Don Twietmeyer '83 (SCB) was named joined Tilera since 2006 and farfdeafdiscgolf.blogspot.com. abilities;' says Marlowe, "but technology is interpreting program brought her to RIT. On can really, really pay off' a partner in the firm of Hiscock & early last year Barclay, LLP. Twietmeyer is a resident of increasing dol Rita Straubhaar SVP '86, '91 (GAP) �. lagging behind:' a co-op job with City of Arlington (Texas) Two years ago, she made another bold as the vice lars raised for was promoted from instructor to assis Fairport, N.Y., and practices out of the president of For example, if a website carries a video Public Information Office, she learned more move when she started Accessibility Partners CFC charities, tant professor and will receive tenure at firm's Rochester officeTwietmeyer America's a record Monroe Community College, Rochester, that is not captioned, people who are deaf are about issues affectingpeople who are deaf in a recession, three months afterhaving a is a graduate Sales and beforethat was the director of breaking cam effectivefall 2010. leftout. Likewise, images on a website need and hard of hearing. baby. Her son, Micah, and husband Pres- of Albany Law Europe and Global Accounts for paign was set out. Michael partnered School of Cavium Networks. to include imbedded informationso people Marlowe returned to RIT and worked as ton Blay '96 (mechanical engineering) are Union with loaned executives and advocated who are blind can hear a description. Even an interpreter while earning a B.S. from the doing well, and her career is flourishing as University, the for the use of online giving. He also col use of color needs to be carefully considered: Department of Communication. In 2000, well. Marlowe was named a "Rising Star" State laborated with other coordinators from 1992Michael Hawthorne '92 (CAST) and University of across the Chesapeake Bay area. From Kirstin Hawthorne announce the birth Instructions directing viewers to "click on the she earned a master's degree in communica by Government Computer News and Federal 1995Lisa Bork '95 (SCB) writes, "My sec New York at these cross-agency collaborations, he of a son, Kyle Joseph, on Dec. 1, 2009, tion studies from the University of Texas Computer Week and has been recognized as ond novel, For Richer, For Danger: a green button'' might be meaningless to people Buffalo, and incorporated new special event ideas in Fair Oaks, Va. Kyle's older brothers, Broken Vows mystery ( the sequel to who are colorblind. Accessibility Partners at Austin. By then, the two threads - com one of the top 35 professionals in Maryland the University including an online auction and a char Owen (age 6) and Derek (age 2), are For Better, For of Miami ity fair.He was so dedicated to ensuring very excited and are looking forward to helps organizations assess such problems and munications and disability advocacy - were by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. She was Murder, a 2009 Agatha School of Law (LLM). Twietmeyer his campaign's success, he stepped for playing hockey with him soon! address them. thoroughly entwined. the subject of a cover article in Washington ward to donate his very own auto Award Finalist for joined the firm in February 1998 and Marlowe also helps clients with written Her RIT senior project proved memorable. Technology magazine and was recently fea previously worked in other law firms as graphed Cal Ripken jersey to be auc Michael Naud '92 (SCB) was recently Best First Novel), will well as in the tax department of a certi tioned off. promoted to vice president of informa be published by communications. Research for "MetaPerceptional Accuracy: A tured in Technorati. fied public accounting firm. tion systems from director of informa Midnight Ink in "Words are so powerful;' she points out. Study of Exotic Entertainers and Strip Club That's gratifying, but the real payoffcomes Glenn Jackling '85 (KGCOE), '90 tion systems at Spyglass Entertainment (CCE) has joined NextPoint LLC as September 2010. For Audiences" involved interviews with specta from doing work she believes in. Holdings in Los Angeles, Calif. more information, "Old, inaccurate and inappropriate descrip partner and will oversee the Rochester tions perpetuate negative stereotypes and tors and performers.It got a lot of attention: ''At the end of the day, I go to sleep so office.Jackling is a highly accomplished James Perkins '92 (FAA) was recently please visit www. LisaBork.com:' The Chicago Tribune asked her to write an 1984Martha Dimeo'84 (GAP) has won the executive with 25 years of experience promoted to full professor in the RIT 's attitudinal barriers:' happy:' grand prize in the Layers Magazine, serving as chief executive officer, owner Medical Illustration program. Marlowe's passion for this work began article about her project. Kathy Lindsley Adobe-sponsored Photoshop contest and consultant. with a life-long love oflanguages (she's fluent "I took an intellectual project and adapted Visit www.AccessibilityPartners.com.

42 I FALL 2010 FALL 2010 I 43 Michael Monin '95 (CAST) accepted a Scott Vacula'97 (CAST) and Abby Erin Skuce Landers '02 (SCB) and Sarah Calvin'04 (CIAS) and Jason position at Flextronics located in Irving, Heilbron were married on Aug. 8, 2009. Aaron Landers'02 (CLA), who were Kelly'OS (CIAS) announce the birth of Alumni Updates The ceremony took place at sunset on married June 14, 2008, announce the a son, Miles Booth Kelly, on March 16, Texas, as senior IT manager for global Paul1999 Kurrasch '99 (CAST) was pro 2007Lisette Silver Madalena'05, '07 the beach in Solana Beach, Calif. They birth of a son, Seamus Keegan Skuce, on 2010, in Concord, N.C. application development. Flextronics, an moted to senior manager of Pinnacle (NTID),'09 (CAST) and Anthony currently reside in San Diego and Scott Aug. 16, 2009, in Syracuse. electronics manufacturing services com Professional Services forPA ETEC in Sarah Chase'04 (GCCIS) is director Madalena SVP '02, '05 (NTID), '09 became a licensed professional engineer pany, employs 225,000 people world Rochester. Beth Levine '02 (GCCIS) and Martin of media for Clickbooth.com LLC in (CAST) were married May 24, 2009, in in the State of Californiain January 2008. wide. Michael previously was employed Skolnick were married March 20, 2010, Sarasota, Fla. Pittsford, N.Y. They currently reside in at Texas Instruments Inc. as senior IT Jennifer Neary'99 (CAST) and hus band, Pete Neary, announce the birth in Piermont, N.Y., at The View on the Erin Demers'04 (CAST) and Morgan Maryland. manager. He started his career after he Hudson. They currently reside was recruited from RIT at graduation of their daughter, Lola Grace, born on Demers'03 (KGCOE) announce the Ashlee Woodruff'07 (CIAS) and Doug IBM honors grad with by Texas Instruments Inc. in 1995 as 1998 March 25, 2010, in Grapevine, Texas. birth of a son, Rowan Xander, on Jan. Mcloughlin'07 (CAST) were Jeffrey Bauer'98 (CLA) and JoAnn 24, 2009, in Burlington, Vt. He is now a softwareautomation engineer. Mike has Bauer announce the birth of a daugh top technical award 12 years in the semiconductor manufac toddler and Mom and Dad are excited ter, Nora Josephine, on Feb. 20, 2010, to watch him grow and learn. turing industry and global roles ranging in Stafford,Va. Mom and big brother, Two months after graduation, JeffreyFrey '83 (computer sci 2000 Kimberly Feit!'04 (COS) was recently from softwareengineering management, Victor, are doing great, they report. Jessica Berlin '01,'00 (CIAS) and Russ ence) began his career at IBM's Poughkeepsie, N.Y., facility. infrastructure management and global Lichterman announce the birth of a promoted to quality manager from Sarah Brownell'98 (KGCOE) is a That's worked out well for Frey and the company. applications management. daughter, Elia Felicia Lichterman, on senior quality specialist at Bausch & live-in volunteer at St. Joseph's House of Dec. 29, 2009, in Philadelphia. Lomb in Clearwater, Fla. "Thisis the home of the mainframe;' says Frey. ''I've spent all Hospitality, a Catholic Worker House in Rochester, where she helps provide Lawrence Olivia'00 (CAST) and Nicole Amy Niggel'04 (COS) accepted a posi of my career in and around System z:' 1996 meals, housing, discussion groups, Olivia announce the birth of a son, tion at Allscripts in South Burlington, In May, Frey was named an IBM fellow - the company's Dennis McGee'96 (CAST) and advocacy and spiritual support for those Brennan Patrick, on Oct. 13, 2009, in in Hoboken, N.J. The wedding took Vt., as an associate support consultant. highest technical distinction - for his work with the venerable Christine Arzt-McGee announce the place on one of the warmest Saturdays in need. Sarah received a master's degree Crouse Hospital, Syracuse, N.Y. Larry James Pannafino '04 (CIAS) has married Sept. 19, 2009, at Glendoveers operating system. Frey played a pivotal role in The zEnterprise birth of a son, Ryan Edward Arzt in environmental engineering from the and Nicole would also like to announce in March, close to 75 degrees. Guests published his first book, Common in Rochester. Theyreside in Englewood, McGee, on June 3, 2009, in Overland University of Californiaat Berkeley. that they were married on Dec. 5, 2009. enjoyed a beautiful sunset over the College Sense: The Visual Guide to N.J. System, unveiled in July. ThezEnterprize System is the result Park, Kan. "He is everything a parent All are doing well and enjoying their Hudson River as the ceremony took Understanding Everyday Tasks for Since 1998, she has been working on Saara Suni '07 (CIAS) and husband, of more than $1.5 could ever want and more;' writes new family. place. Alumnus and current student College Students. The book uses both water treatment, solar power and eco Timo, announce the birth of a son, billion in IBM Dennis. "We enjoy every minute with NeftaliOjeda '03 (CIAS) attended with diagrams and written explanations to logical sanitation projects with the orga Aaron, born on Jan. 11, 2010, in him:' his wife, Alexa Arellano. clearly describe each common-sense research and devel nization Haiti Outreach Pwoje Espwa in Finland. They report that big sister task college students should know Borgne, Haiti. Sarah helped found the Ketan Shah'02 (GCCIS) and Purvi Annika (age 7) loves to take care of her opment and more Shah but may not. Tasks include tying a tie, Sant Teknoloji Brase Lide Brainstorming Jennifer2001 Bushnell'01 (COS) and baby brother. than three years of Technology Center in Borgne in 2003. Daniel Bushnell '01 (COS) announce announce the changing a tire, or properly cleaning collaboration with 1997Sara Beth Weiner SVP'93, '97 (CLA) She has also been an active member of birth of a son, the kitchen. Visit www.commoncolleg the birth of a son, William Charles, on IBM's top clients and Corky Collier were married on the Engineers for a Sustainable World Jan. 27, 2010, in Pittsburgh. William was Aadi, on Jan. esense.com to learn more. July 5, 2009, at a vineyard in Hillsboro, (ESW) group at UC Berkeley, helped born a month early but was a healthy 1, 2010, in around the world. Justin2008 Allgyer '08 (GCCIS) released Ore. Both of Sara Beth's attendants were start an ESW class for undergraduates, and hearty size. He was discharged with Cary, N.C. System z traces RIT alumnae, Leah Canale Coyle '97, and has encouraged and supported his mom and all are doing well. Big his first Xbox 360 game, Zulu Hour. It is available now on Xbox Live Indie its roots to IBM's '98 (CIAS) and Lindsay Buchko'03, engineering students volunteering in brother R.J. and he are already best bud Humayun2005 Zafar 'OS (GCCIS) writes "I Games. '05 (KGCOE). Sara Beth is employed Haiti. dies, report Jennifer and Dan. have accepted a tenure-track position of System/360, in by the Women Disabilities Health Filip Ambrosio '08 (COS) has been Victor Diodato'98 (CLA) is director Stacie Darbey '01 (CAST) and Dan assistant professor of information secu troduced in April Equity Coalition at Oregon Health and accepted into dental school at the of campus life at Albany (N.Y.) College Darbey '00 (CAST),'01 (CIAS) rity and assurance at Kennesaw (Ga.) Jeffrey Frey '83 is one of 217 living IBM fellows. 1964. At that time, Science University as a project coordi University of Detroit Mercy. of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Mark announce the birth of a son, Jackson State University:' nator. Corky is the executive director IBM promised previously was employed at Rensselaer Edward, on Oct. 21, 2010, in Rochester. Kayla Zerby'OS (CLA) accepted a Brenda Cunningham'08 (CIAS) of Columbia Corridor Association, an Polytechnic Institute as assistant dean, 2003Kristen Hanna '03 (CLA) and Jason writes "My master's thesis proposal, that the operating system would remain compatible with future Mary Jacob '01 (KGCOE) and Brian position as senior account executive environment-business partnership in Residence Life. "Hello! I had been at Hanna announce the birth of their son, The phenomonology of making glass IBM technology, "and we've held true to that promise;' says Frey. Jacob '01 (KGCOE) announce the birth at SeisMK, the digital division of The Portland. Following a honeymoon in RPI for about five years and interviewed Jason Patrick Hanna Jr., on May 20, mandalas with breast cancer survivors, of a son, Kyle Thomas, on Sept. 23, 2009, Morris + King Company (MKC) in New More than four decades later, applications written for that early Iceland, they are living in Portland, Ore. for the position at ACPHS as a step up;' 2009, in Rochester. TheHanna family was approved by the Human Subjects in Manassas, Va. Older sister Kaylin York City. SeisMK serves as the hub for he writes. "In the new position, I super resides in Irondequoit, N.Y., and both Research Committee. I am excited to operating system can still run on the newest System z -a great turned 4 on April 5. all of MKC's interactive marketing and vise both the Residence Life and Student Kristen and Jason love being parents. PR services, from social media strate start my research study and complete benefit for longtime customers. Nikhil Shah'01 (CAST) is employed by Activities programs at ACPHS:' Leslie Simmons '03 (CIAS) and gies, microsite development, widget cre my last semester of the art therapy grad System z, explains Frey "has the good fortune of having been Eric Neumann'98 (CIAS) has been Cardinal Health as manager, Cardinal. Michael Simmons'02 (KGCOE),'03 ation and marketing to content develop uate program at Nazareth College:' com Order Flow, Medical Segment. adopted by some of the major companies in the world. It is appointed vice president of educa- (SCB) announce the birth of a daughter, ment and syndication. Jennifer Dovidio '08 (CAST) opened Previously, Nikhil was employed at still a backbone of commercial data processing and transaction tion for the Board of Directors of the Taylor Olivia, on Nov. 2, 2009, in West XPolse Pole Cardinal Health as an IT manager, Technical Association of the Graphic Islip, N.Y. Dance Fitness processing:' where he managed multi-million-dollar Arts (TAGA). studio in In fact, Frey's father was a computer programmer working at programs. Nikhil states "I manage Wanda Strychalski '03 (COS) received 2006 Fairport, N.Y., Cardinal.com order channel for the a Ph.D. in applied mathematics from the Donald Case '06 (CAST) accepted a Goodyear Tire in Akron, Ohio, and worked on the project that offering medical business segment. It is a very University of North Carolina at Chapel position at Genesee Valley Educational brought the first System/360 to the company. classes, work fast paced environment with 24/7 /365 Hill on Aug. I 0, 2009. The topic of her Partnership (BOCES) located in LeRoy, shops and But it wasn't clear that JeffFrey would follow in his father's operations with our team based out of dissertation was mathematical biology. N.Y., as supervisor of management ser group parties U.S. and India. Primary responsibilities vices. Donald was previously employed footsteps. "I didn't know what I wanted to do. I didn't have ac Amber Szymanski '03 (SCB) and Kevin to women in include managing order flow from exist at the Cattaraugus-Allegany BOCES as a cess to computers back when I was in high school;' he says. Are you moving? Powell announce the birth of a daughter, the Rochester ing customers while making improve safety engineer/team leader. Hannah Isabella, on March 19, 2010, in area. His dad suggested giving programming a try. He graduated If your address changes, you can make sure you continue to ments to our capability to acquire new Dunkirk, N.Y. Merve Evran'06 (KGCOE) accepted from Monroe Community College, then came to RIT. business:' Carolyn "Carrie" Fisher'99 (CLA), Dominic Vera SVP'99, '03 (NTID) a position at Koc Sistem Information receive The University Magazine by reporting your new address & Communication Services lnc.'in '08 (NTID) gave birth to a daughter, "I just kind of fell into it, but it didn't take long for me to get was promoted to administrative techni Maggie, on March 8, 2010. Carrie is a to the Officeof Alumni Relations. Send an e-mail message to cian in fall 2009 from program support Istanbul as a software design consultant. lit up by programming;' he says. "I just loved it. When I came [email protected], call the officeat 585-475-2586 or (toll free) 866- Merve previously was employed at teacher at the Rochester School for the over to RIT, I stepped it up:' 2002 clerk at National Institutes of Health in Deaf. 748-2586. Written change of address notifications can be sent Chad Holliday '02 (CIAS) is head of the Rockville, Md. Fortis Bank as a junior softwareengi Being named an IBM fellow is a tremendous achievement. neer. Koc Sistem is an information tech Sean Forbes SVP'00, '04 (NTID), '08 to the Officeof Alumni Relations, RIT, Crossroads Building, 41 3-D Arts, Sculpture, Glass and Ceramics Since the program's inception in 1963, only 217 individuals have Department at West Texas A&M. He is nology and engineering company. (CAST) was listed in the March 29, Lomb Memorial Drive, Rochester, NY 14623-59603. Alumni can currently developing a cold shop at the Drew Stephens'06 (GCCIS) was 2010, Crain'sDetroit Business newspaper earned this designation - a group that includes Nobel Prize also update addresses through the Online Community (www.rit. university based upon equipment and 2004 promoted to development manager as the founder of the Deaf Professional winners. The title carries a lot of weight and respect across the Matthew Aggleton '04 (COS) received Arts Network (D-PAN). He produces edu/alumni). techniques learned during his Fulbright a Ph.D. in physics from the University at Genius.com, a creator of sales and industry as well as within IBM - and especially with some very experience in the Czech Republic at the music videos forpeople who are deaf or of California, Irvine, on March 12, 2010. marketing automation software and the If you no longer wish to receive the printed edition of the historic firstglass school in the world. hard of hearing. Sean works with Joel important people in his life: his parents, Thomas and Janice Frey His dissertation was in cryogenic tri Customer Choice Award winner in the magazine, please let us know. Read his blog about his Fulbright research, Martin, owner of 54 Sound Studio. of Macedon, N.Y. bology. He is interested in beginning a Salesforce AppExchange. chadhollidayfulbright.blogspot.com. career in instrumentation development. "Theywere very proud when I got hired by IBM. Now, they're walking on air:'

44 I FALL 2010 FALL 2010 I 45 Michael Monin '95 (CAST) accepted a Scott Vacula'97 (CAST) and Abby Erin Skuce Landers '02 (SCB) and Sarah Calvin'04 (CIAS) and Jason position at Flextronics located in Irving, Heilbron were married on Aug. 8, 2009. Aaron Landers'02 (CLA), who were Kelly'OS (CIAS) announce the birth of Alumni Updates The ceremony took place at sunset on married June 14, 2008, announce the a son, Miles Booth Kelly, on March 16, Texas, as senior IT manager for global Paul1999 Kurrasch '99 (CAST) was pro 2007Lisette Silver Madalena'05, '07 the beach in Solana Beach, Calif. They birth of a son, Seamus Keegan Skuce, on 2010, in Concord, N.C. application development. Flextronics, an moted to senior manager of Pinnacle (NTID),'09 (CAST) and Anthony currently reside in San Diego and Scott Aug. 16, 2009, in Syracuse. electronics manufacturing services com Professional Services forPA ETEC in Sarah Chase'04 (GCCIS) is director Madalena SVP '02, '05 (NTID), '09 became a licensed professional engineer pany, employs 225,000 people world Rochester. Beth Levine '02 (GCCIS) and Martin of media for Clickbooth.com LLC in (CAST) were married May 24, 2009, in in the State of Californiain January 2008. wide. Michael previously was employed Skolnick were married March 20, 2010, Sarasota, Fla. Pittsford, N.Y. They currently reside in at Texas Instruments Inc. as senior IT Jennifer Neary'99 (CAST) and hus band, Pete Neary, announce the birth in Piermont, N.Y., at The View on the Erin Demers'04 (CAST) and Morgan Maryland. manager. He started his career after he Hudson. They currently reside was recruited from RIT at graduation of their daughter, Lola Grace, born on Demers'03 (KGCOE) announce the Ashlee Woodruff'07 (CIAS) and Doug IBM honors grad with by Texas Instruments Inc. in 1995 as 1998 March 25, 2010, in Grapevine, Texas. birth of a son, Rowan Xander, on Jan. Mcloughlin'07 (CAST) were Jeffrey Bauer'98 (CLA) and JoAnn 24, 2009, in Burlington, Vt. He is now a softwareautomation engineer. Mike has Bauer announce the birth of a daugh top technical award 12 years in the semiconductor manufac toddler and Mom and Dad are excited ter, Nora Josephine, on Feb. 20, 2010, to watch him grow and learn. turing industry and global roles ranging in Stafford,Va. Mom and big brother, Two months after graduation, JeffreyFrey '83 (computer sci 2000 Kimberly Feit!'04 (COS) was recently from softwareengineering management, Victor, are doing great, they report. Jessica Berlin '01,'00 (CIAS) and Russ ence) began his career at IBM's Poughkeepsie, N.Y., facility. infrastructure management and global Lichterman announce the birth of a promoted to quality manager from Sarah Brownell'98 (KGCOE) is a That's worked out well for Frey and the company. applications management. daughter, Elia Felicia Lichterman, on senior quality specialist at Bausch & live-in volunteer at St. Joseph's House of Dec. 29, 2009, in Philadelphia. Lomb in Clearwater, Fla. "Thisis the home of the mainframe;' says Frey. ''I've spent all Hospitality, a Catholic Worker House in Rochester, where she helps provide Lawrence Olivia'00 (CAST) and Nicole Amy Niggel'04 (COS) accepted a posi of my career in and around System z:' 1996 meals, housing, discussion groups, Olivia announce the birth of a son, tion at Allscripts in South Burlington, In May, Frey was named an IBM fellow - the company's Dennis McGee'96 (CAST) and advocacy and spiritual support for those Brennan Patrick, on Oct. 13, 2009, in in Hoboken, N.J. The wedding took Vt., as an associate support consultant. highest technical distinction - for his work with the venerable Christine Arzt-McGee announce the place on one of the warmest Saturdays in need. Sarah received a master's degree Crouse Hospital, Syracuse, N.Y. Larry James Pannafino '04 (CIAS) has married Sept. 19, 2009, at Glendoveers operating system. Frey played a pivotal role in The zEnterprise birth of a son, Ryan Edward Arzt in environmental engineering from the and Nicole would also like to announce in March, close to 75 degrees. Guests published his first book, Common in Rochester. Theyreside in Englewood, McGee, on June 3, 2009, in Overland University of Californiaat Berkeley. that they were married on Dec. 5, 2009. enjoyed a beautiful sunset over the College Sense: The Visual Guide to N.J. System, unveiled in July. ThezEnterprize System is the result Park, Kan. "He is everything a parent All are doing well and enjoying their Hudson River as the ceremony took Understanding Everyday Tasks for Since 1998, she has been working on Saara Suni '07 (CIAS) and husband, of more than $1.5 could ever want and more;' writes new family. place. Alumnus and current student College Students. The book uses both water treatment, solar power and eco Timo, announce the birth of a son, billion in IBM Dennis. "We enjoy every minute with NeftaliOjeda '03 (CIAS) attended with diagrams and written explanations to logical sanitation projects with the orga Aaron, born on Jan. 11, 2010, in him:' his wife, Alexa Arellano. clearly describe each common-sense research and devel nization Haiti Outreach Pwoje Espwa in Finland. They report that big sister task college students should know Borgne, Haiti. Sarah helped found the Ketan Shah'02 (GCCIS) and Purvi Annika (age 7) loves to take care of her opment and more Shah but may not. Tasks include tying a tie, Sant Teknoloji Brase Lide Brainstorming Jennifer2001 Bushnell'01 (COS) and baby brother. than three years of Technology Center in Borgne in 2003. Daniel Bushnell '01 (COS) announce announce the changing a tire, or properly cleaning collaboration with 1997Sara Beth Weiner SVP'93, '97 (CLA) She has also been an active member of birth of a son, the kitchen. Visit www.commoncolleg the birth of a son, William Charles, on IBM's top clients and Corky Collier were married on the Engineers for a Sustainable World Jan. 27, 2010, in Pittsburgh. William was Aadi, on Jan. esense.com to learn more. July 5, 2009, at a vineyard in Hillsboro, (ESW) group at UC Berkeley, helped born a month early but was a healthy 1, 2010, in around the world. Justin2008 Allgyer '08 (GCCIS) released Ore. Both of Sara Beth's attendants were start an ESW class for undergraduates, and hearty size. He was discharged with Cary, N.C. System z traces RIT alumnae, Leah Canale Coyle '97, and has encouraged and supported his mom and all are doing well. Big his first Xbox 360 game, Zulu Hour. It is available now on Xbox Live Indie its roots to IBM's '98 (CIAS) and Lindsay Buchko'03, engineering students volunteering in brother R.J. and he are already best bud Humayun2005 Zafar 'OS (GCCIS) writes "I Games. '05 (KGCOE). Sara Beth is employed Haiti. dies, report Jennifer and Dan. have accepted a tenure-track position of System/360, in by the Women Disabilities Health Filip Ambrosio '08 (COS) has been Victor Diodato'98 (CLA) is director Stacie Darbey '01 (CAST) and Dan assistant professor of information secu troduced in April Equity Coalition at Oregon Health and accepted into dental school at the of campus life at Albany (N.Y.) College Darbey '00 (CAST),'01 (CIAS) rity and assurance at Kennesaw (Ga.) Jeffrey Frey '83 is one of 217 living IBM fellows. 1964. At that time, Science University as a project coordi University of Detroit Mercy. of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Mark announce the birth of a son, Jackson State University:' nator. Corky is the executive director IBM promised previously was employed at Rensselaer Edward, on Oct. 21, 2010, in Rochester. Kayla Zerby'OS (CLA) accepted a Brenda Cunningham'08 (CIAS) of Columbia Corridor Association, an Polytechnic Institute as assistant dean, 2003Kristen Hanna '03 (CLA) and Jason writes "My master's thesis proposal, that the operating system would remain compatible with future Mary Jacob '01 (KGCOE) and Brian position as senior account executive environment-business partnership in Residence Life. "Hello! I had been at Hanna announce the birth of their son, The phenomonology of making glass IBM technology, "and we've held true to that promise;' says Frey. Jacob '01 (KGCOE) announce the birth at SeisMK, the digital division of The Portland. Following a honeymoon in RPI for about five years and interviewed Jason Patrick Hanna Jr., on May 20, mandalas with breast cancer survivors, of a son, Kyle Thomas, on Sept. 23, 2009, Morris + King Company (MKC) in New More than four decades later, applications written for that early Iceland, they are living in Portland, Ore. for the position at ACPHS as a step up;' 2009, in Rochester. TheHanna family was approved by the Human Subjects in Manassas, Va. Older sister Kaylin York City. SeisMK serves as the hub for he writes. "In the new position, I super resides in Irondequoit, N.Y., and both Research Committee. I am excited to operating system can still run on the newest System z -a great turned 4 on April 5. all of MKC's interactive marketing and vise both the Residence Life and Student Kristen and Jason love being parents. PR services, from social media strate start my research study and complete benefit for longtime customers. Nikhil Shah'01 (CAST) is employed by Activities programs at ACPHS:' Leslie Simmons '03 (CIAS) and gies, microsite development, widget cre my last semester of the art therapy grad System z, explains Frey "has the good fortune of having been Eric Neumann'98 (CIAS) has been Cardinal Health as manager, Cardinal. Michael Simmons'02 (KGCOE),'03 ation and marketing to content develop uate program at Nazareth College:' com Order Flow, Medical Segment. adopted by some of the major companies in the world. It is appointed vice president of educa- (SCB) announce the birth of a daughter, ment and syndication. Jennifer Dovidio '08 (CAST) opened Previously, Nikhil was employed at still a backbone of commercial data processing and transaction tion for the Board of Directors of the Taylor Olivia, on Nov. 2, 2009, in West XPolse Pole Cardinal Health as an IT manager, Technical Association of the Graphic Islip, N.Y. Dance Fitness processing:' where he managed multi-million-dollar Arts (TAGA). studio in In fact, Frey's father was a computer programmer working at programs. Nikhil states "I manage Wanda Strychalski '03 (COS) received 2006 Fairport, N.Y., Cardinal.com order channel for the a Ph.D. in applied mathematics from the Donald Case '06 (CAST) accepted a Goodyear Tire in Akron, Ohio, and worked on the project that offering medical business segment. It is a very University of North Carolina at Chapel position at Genesee Valley Educational brought the first System/360 to the company. classes, work fast paced environment with 24/7 /365 Hill on Aug. I 0, 2009. The topic of her Partnership (BOCES) located in LeRoy, shops and But it wasn't clear that JeffFrey would follow in his father's operations with our team based out of dissertation was mathematical biology. N.Y., as supervisor of management ser group parties U.S. and India. Primary responsibilities vices. Donald was previously employed footsteps. "I didn't know what I wanted to do. I didn't have ac Amber Szymanski '03 (SCB) and Kevin to women in include managing order flow from exist at the Cattaraugus-Allegany BOCES as a cess to computers back when I was in high school;' he says. Are you moving? Powell announce the birth of a daughter, the Rochester ing customers while making improve safety engineer/team leader. Hannah Isabella, on March 19, 2010, in area. His dad suggested giving programming a try. He graduated If your address changes, you can make sure you continue to ments to our capability to acquire new Dunkirk, N.Y. Merve Evran'06 (KGCOE) accepted from Monroe Community College, then came to RIT. business:' Carolyn "Carrie" Fisher'99 (CLA), Dominic Vera SVP'99, '03 (NTID) a position at Koc Sistem Information receive The University Magazine by reporting your new address & Communication Services lnc.'in '08 (NTID) gave birth to a daughter, "I just kind of fell into it, but it didn't take long for me to get was promoted to administrative techni Maggie, on March 8, 2010. Carrie is a to the Officeof Alumni Relations. Send an e-mail message to cian in fall 2009 from program support Istanbul as a software design consultant. lit up by programming;' he says. "I just loved it. When I came [email protected], call the officeat 585-475-2586 or (toll free) 866- Merve previously was employed at teacher at the Rochester School for the over to RIT, I stepped it up:' 2002 clerk at National Institutes of Health in Deaf. 748-2586. Written change of address notifications can be sent Chad Holliday '02 (CIAS) is head of the Rockville, Md. Fortis Bank as a junior softwareengi Being named an IBM fellow is a tremendous achievement. neer. Koc Sistem is an information tech Sean Forbes SVP'00, '04 (NTID), '08 to the Officeof Alumni Relations, RIT, Crossroads Building, 41 3-D Arts, Sculpture, Glass and Ceramics Since the program's inception in 1963, only 217 individuals have Department at West Texas A&M. He is nology and engineering company. (CAST) was listed in the March 29, Lomb Memorial Drive, Rochester, NY 14623-59603. Alumni can currently developing a cold shop at the Drew Stephens'06 (GCCIS) was 2010, Crain'sDetroit Business newspaper earned this designation - a group that includes Nobel Prize also update addresses through the Online Community (www.rit. university based upon equipment and 2004 promoted to development manager as the founder of the Deaf Professional winners. The title carries a lot of weight and respect across the Matthew Aggleton '04 (COS) received Arts Network (D-PAN). He produces edu/alumni). techniques learned during his Fulbright a Ph.D. in physics from the University at Genius.com, a creator of sales and industry as well as within IBM - and especially with some very experience in the Czech Republic at the music videos forpeople who are deaf or of California, Irvine, on March 12, 2010. marketing automation software and the If you no longer wish to receive the printed edition of the historic firstglass school in the world. hard of hearing. Sean works with Joel important people in his life: his parents, Thomas and Janice Frey His dissertation was in cryogenic tri Customer Choice Award winner in the magazine, please let us know. Read his blog about his Fulbright research, Martin, owner of 54 Sound Studio. of Macedon, N.Y. bology. He is interested in beginning a Salesforce AppExchange. chadhollidayfulbright.blogspot.com. career in instrumentation development. "Theywere very proud when I got hired by IBM. Now, they're walking on air:'

44 I FALL 2010 FALL 2010 I 45 Jane Foster SVP '04, '08 (NTID) has a Richard L. Stafford'62 (KGCOE), 1978 Alumni Updates son, Aidan. She will receive an associ In Memoriam alumni April 24,2010 Kristin E. Jonah '78 (CIAS), ate's degree this fall,and was accepted to The faculty and staff In Memoriam listing is on page 4. 1964 April 15, 2010 CUNY in hospitality management. James C. O'Reilly (CAST), Lynnette M. Winnick '78 (CAST), 1933 Oct. 14, 2009 John E. Sill '33 (KGCOE), Nov. 2,2009 Nov. 16,2008 1966 1979 2009 1940 Harold Nowak '66 (CAST), Donald K. Smith '40 (KGCOE), Herbert M. Berry '79 (CAST), Kristian Bauer '09 (GCCIS) writes "I've Jan. 13, 2010 April 19, 2010 been developing a major iPhone title for April 18, 2010 1969 Alumna does 'Nice' work on the side Deborah M. Hinda! SVP '76, '79 the past seven months and it is slated 1942 George B. Owen II '69 (SCB), (NTID), Jan. 17,2010 personality very well. I'm for release soon. I was also recently on Harold J. Zingerline '42 (KGCOE), March 30, 2010 If laughter is the best medi- April 20, 2010 1980 outgoing by nature, bubbly. Fox Business News for a short bit about 1970 cine, Sandi Dolitz Vasquez '96 'app culture'.See www.foxbusiness.com/ 1943 Joseph P. Evangelista '70 (CAST), Anne H. Harris '80 (CIAS), (professional and technical I started doing face painting search-results/m/28804478/how-the-app C. Robert Crede '43 (KGCOE), April 28, 2010 March 15, 2010 March 19, 2010 communications) is doing her and balloons at birthday culture-is-changing-your-phone.htm'.' Muriel E. Hendrick '70 (CAST), Terry R. Lee Sr. SVP '76, '80 (NTID), 1946 best to dispense healthy doses of parties, friends and family Amardeep Sekhri '05, '06 (NTID), April 26, 2010 Feb.27,2010 '09 (SCB) is employed by Yahoo! as a Leonard Schieven '46 (CAST), 1981 good cheer. functions, and volunteering March 1,2004 1971 network operation center engineer in David S. Boddie '71 (CIAS), Steven R. Jensen SVP '79, '81 (NTID), at community events. 1948 A recipient of a "clown Silicon Valley, Calif. Feb. 16,2010 June 4,2009. "To me, it's about volun David Sporta '48 (COS), April 21, 2010 1983 doctorate" and "doctor of mirth'' Ian Te wksbury '09 (GCCIS) writes, 1959 Rita M. Napoli '71 (NTID), March 14, Diane M. Nicastro-Simonelli '83 from Stamford (Conn.) Hospital teering. I love being a clown "One of my favorite photos, but that's in Donald L. Carr '59 (CAST), 2010 (CIAS), March 2,2010 large part because it also has my girl Health and Humor Associ- but I don't want to do it as a April 19, 2010 John Massey '71 (GAP), May 14, 2010 friend (Stephanie Barlock) in it, who Kenneth J. Stallings SVP '78, '83 ates (HAHA), she's known to business:' Donald T. Goddard '59 (CAST), 1972 (NTID), Dec. 18, 2009 Jan. 19, 2006 F. patients and families as Nurse In real life, Vasquez is a Carl Loomis '72 (CIAS), Feb.23, 1990 NiceAlot. global information systems Charles E. Volpe '59 (KGCOE), 2010 Mark W. Morgan '90 (CIAS), trainer for Diageo. The March 16, 2010 1974 April 24,2010 "It's a wonderful program;' 1960 Peter E. Waugh '74 (SCB), Dec. 14, company, headquartered in 1992 Vasquez says. "HAHA is an John C. Stein '60 (KGCOE), 2009 Matthew L. Wambach SVP '87, '92 all-volunteer group founded London, is a premium bev Oct. 11, 2009 1975 (COLA), March 28, 2010 more than 15 years ago and it erage business with brands 1961 Stuart Ludlow '75 (CLA), Feb. 1, 2010 2003 William H. Sponn '61 (CAST), 1977 has become one of the largest including Smirnoff,Johnnie Fu-Sheng You '03 (CIAS), December Oct. 2, 2008 Michael D. Ayres '77 (CLA), 2008 and most active all-volunteer Walker, Guiness, Baileys and 1962 April 17, 2010 hospital clown organizations in many other top labels. I got interested in skydiving not long Charles R. Spagnoli '62 (KGCOE), the United States:' "It's a great job;' says after we started dating two years ago. Jan.29, 2010 Wishing you all blue skies!" Several times a month, Vasquez. From the company's Vasquez makes the rounds in Norwalk, Conn., office,she the persona of Nurse NiceAlot. works with people all over She visits with patients of all the world, providing training ages, bringing smiles and con on softwareand technical versation and hopefully a laugh support. "It's very exciting to or two. be here:' "We know that depression and Before joining Diageo, sadness often come with a hospi Vasquez worked for Martha tal stay and can slow the recovery Sandi Vasquez '96 aka "Nurse NiceAlot" and her junior clown assistant-in-training "Little Stewart - yes, that Martha process;' says Vasquez. "Giving Bubbles" at a National Day of Dance for Health event sponsored by Stamford (Conn.) Hospital. Stewart - for 10 years as tech nical support manager at the Westport, Conn., TV studio. "Clowning is a great outlet. You can get away with a lot of funny "She was looking fora certain personality, things that you couldn't do in your regular clothes:' I think:' Vasquez, a social worker for 10 years before starting at RIT, had the right blend of Sandi Dalitz Vasquez '96 people skills, energy and technical ability. "It was very intense, very demanding, but patients and families a chance to laugh and be ter, Vasquez has more than 15 years of clown it was really great experience:' silly for a little while can be very beneficial:' experience. She performs semi-professionally Although most of her work was behind The HAHA clowns receive training in as Violet, a "pretty" clown with lavender hair the scenes, Vasquez may be familiar to fans health and safety procedures, and also receive and full makeup including extravagantly of Stewart's TV show. "I was featured several tips on interacting with patients. In the curled eyelashes. times as sort of a resident 'cooking for dum hospital setting, clowns need to be caring and Vasquez, who now lives in Norwalk, mies' test case;' she says. "My mother loved sensitive as well as fun and upbeat, depend Conn., with her husband, William, and that:' ing on the situation. 6-year-old son, Benny, started clowning in Despite a demanding career and active "Some people are afraid of clowns:' Rochester, her hometown. "I met a clown at family life, Vasquez makes time forher un Vasquez says. "You don't want to make a party;' she says. Cindy Pelc wasn't clowning usual avocation. anyone uncomfortable:' As a rule, hospital at the time, but in the course of conversation, "Clowning is a great outlet;' she says. "You clowns tend to be a bit less flamboyant than Vasquez learned that Pelc and her husband, can get away with a lot of funny things that other clowns; Nurse NiceAlot, for instance, Jim, operate Just Clowning Around. you couldn't do in your regular clothes:' wears a lab coat and light makeup. "We just clicked;' says Vasquez. "She told Kathy Lindsley Although Nurse NiceAlot is a new charac- me about courses available. Clowning fit my

46 I FALL 2010 FALL2010 I 47 Jane Foster SVP '04, '08 (NTID) has a Richard L. Stafford'62 (KGCOE), 1978 Alumni Updates son, Aidan. She will receive an associ In Memoriam alumni April 24,2010 Kristin E. Jonah '78 (CIAS), ate's degree this fall,and was accepted to The faculty and staff In Memoriam listing is on page 4. 1964 April 15, 2010 CUNY in hospitality management. James C. O'Reilly (CAST), Lynnette M. Winnick '78 (CAST), 1933 Oct. 14, 2009 John E. Sill '33 (KGCOE), Nov. 2,2009 Nov. 16,2008 1966 1979 2009 1940 Harold Nowak '66 (CAST), Donald K. Smith '40 (KGCOE), Herbert M. Berry '79 (CAST), Kristian Bauer '09 (GCCIS) writes "I've Jan. 13, 2010 April 19, 2010 been developing a major iPhone title for April 18, 2010 1969 Alumna does 'Nice' work on the side Deborah M. Hinda! SVP '76, '79 the past seven months and it is slated 1942 George B. Owen II '69 (SCB), (NTID), Jan. 17,2010 personality very well. I'm for release soon. I was also recently on Harold J. Zingerline '42 (KGCOE), March 30, 2010 If laughter is the best medi- April 20, 2010 1980 outgoing by nature, bubbly. Fox Business News for a short bit about 1970 cine, Sandi Dolitz Vasquez '96 'app culture'.See www.foxbusiness.com/ 1943 Joseph P. Evangelista '70 (CAST), Anne H. Harris '80 (CIAS), (professional and technical I started doing face painting search-results/m/28804478/how-the-app C. Robert Crede '43 (KGCOE), April 28, 2010 March 15, 2010 March 19, 2010 communications) is doing her and balloons at birthday culture-is-changing-your-phone.htm'.' Muriel E. Hendrick '70 (CAST), Terry R. Lee Sr. SVP '76, '80 (NTID), 1946 best to dispense healthy doses of parties, friends and family Amardeep Sekhri '05, '06 (NTID), April 26, 2010 Feb.27,2010 '09 (SCB) is employed by Yahoo! as a Leonard Schieven '46 (CAST), 1981 good cheer. functions, and volunteering March 1,2004 1971 network operation center engineer in David S. Boddie '71 (CIAS), Steven R. Jensen SVP '79, '81 (NTID), at community events. 1948 A recipient of a "clown Silicon Valley, Calif. Feb. 16,2010 June 4,2009. "To me, it's about volun David Sporta '48 (COS), April 21, 2010 1983 doctorate" and "doctor of mirth'' Ian Te wksbury '09 (GCCIS) writes, 1959 Rita M. Napoli '71 (NTID), March 14, Diane M. Nicastro-Simonelli '83 from Stamford (Conn.) Hospital teering. I love being a clown "One of my favorite photos, but that's in Donald L. Carr '59 (CAST), 2010 (CIAS), March 2,2010 large part because it also has my girl Health and Humor Associ- but I don't want to do it as a April 19, 2010 John Massey '71 (GAP), May 14, 2010 friend (Stephanie Barlock) in it, who Kenneth J. Stallings SVP '78, '83 ates (HAHA), she's known to business:' Donald T. Goddard '59 (CAST), 1972 (NTID), Dec. 18, 2009 Jan. 19, 2006 F. patients and families as Nurse In real life, Vasquez is a Carl Loomis '72 (CIAS), Feb.23, 1990 NiceAlot. global information systems Charles E. Volpe '59 (KGCOE), 2010 Mark W. Morgan '90 (CIAS), trainer for Diageo. The March 16, 2010 1974 April 24,2010 "It's a wonderful program;' 1960 Peter E. Waugh '74 (SCB), Dec. 14, company, headquartered in 1992 Vasquez says. "HAHA is an John C. Stein '60 (KGCOE), 2009 Matthew L. Wambach SVP '87, '92 all-volunteer group founded London, is a premium bev Oct. 11, 2009 1975 (COLA), March 28, 2010 more than 15 years ago and it erage business with brands 1961 Stuart Ludlow '75 (CLA), Feb. 1, 2010 2003 William H. Sponn '61 (CAST), 1977 has become one of the largest including Smirnoff,Johnnie Fu-Sheng You '03 (CIAS), December Oct. 2, 2008 Michael D. Ayres '77 (CLA), 2008 and most active all-volunteer Walker, Guiness, Baileys and 1962 April 17, 2010 hospital clown organizations in many other top labels. I got interested in skydiving not long Charles R. Spagnoli '62 (KGCOE), the United States:' "It's a great job;' says after we started dating two years ago. Jan.29, 2010 Wishing you all blue skies!" Several times a month, Vasquez. From the company's Vasquez makes the rounds in Norwalk, Conn., office,she the persona of Nurse NiceAlot. works with people all over She visits with patients of all the world, providing training ages, bringing smiles and con on softwareand technical versation and hopefully a laugh support. "It's very exciting to or two. be here:' "We know that depression and Before joining Diageo, sadness often come with a hospi Vasquez worked for Martha tal stay and can slow the recovery Sandi Vasquez '96 aka "Nurse NiceAlot" and her junior clown assistant-in-training "Little Stewart - yes, that Martha process;' says Vasquez. "Giving Bubbles" at a National Day of Dance for Health event sponsored by Stamford (Conn.) Hospital. Stewart - for 10 years as tech nical support manager at the Westport, Conn., TV studio. "Clowning is a great outlet. You can get away with a lot of funny "She was looking fora certain personality, things that you couldn't do in your regular clothes:' I think:' Vasquez, a social worker for 10 years before starting at RIT, had the right blend of Sandi Dalitz Vasquez '96 people skills, energy and technical ability. "It was very intense, very demanding, but patients and families a chance to laugh and be ter, Vasquez has more than 15 years of clown it was really great experience:' silly for a little while can be very beneficial:' experience. She performs semi-professionally Although most of her work was behind The HAHA clowns receive training in as Violet, a "pretty" clown with lavender hair the scenes, Vasquez may be familiar to fans health and safety procedures, and also receive and full makeup including extravagantly of Stewart's TV show. "I was featured several tips on interacting with patients. In the curled eyelashes. times as sort of a resident 'cooking for dum hospital setting, clowns need to be caring and Vasquez, who now lives in Norwalk, mies' test case;' she says. "My mother loved sensitive as well as fun and upbeat, depend Conn., with her husband, William, and that:' ing on the situation. 6-year-old son, Benny, started clowning in Despite a demanding career and active "Some people are afraid of clowns:' Rochester, her hometown. "I met a clown at family life, Vasquez makes time forher un Vasquez says. "You don't want to make a party;' she says. Cindy Pelc wasn't clowning usual avocation. anyone uncomfortable:' As a rule, hospital at the time, but in the course of conversation, "Clowning is a great outlet;' she says. "You clowns tend to be a bit less flamboyant than Vasquez learned that Pelc and her husband, can get away with a lot of funny things that other clowns; Nurse NiceAlot, for instance, Jim, operate Just Clowning Around. you couldn't do in your regular clothes:' wears a lab coat and light makeup. "We just clicked;' says Vasquez. "She told Kathy Lindsley Although Nurse NiceAlot is a new charac- me about courses available. Clowning fit my

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