The University Magazine Spring 2018

PROMISE DELIVERED Largest gift in RIT history to expand entrepreneurship and cybersecurity

NTID celebrates 50 years • Study-abroad program adapts to better serve students

FROM THE PRESIDENT Learning from Millennials— creative careers with noble purpose

s a baby boomer of 32, Austin is among the nation’s top 50 on a quest to philanthropists for 2017. continually Alearn and find ways • Anna Sweet ’04 (computer science): Anna to make a difference, is a tech entrepreneur and executive with I am putting my faith Caffeine, a new live streaming platform RIT: The University Magazine in the future generation for the gaming industry. She also founded Executive Editors of leaders. Octave Nine, a tech consulting firm focused Bob Finnerty ’07, Marketing and Communications I am riveted by the Millennial genera- on augmented reality, virtual reality and Deborah M. Stendardi, Government and Community Relations tion—born between 1980 and 2000—who mixed reality. In addition to her career in John Trierweiler, Marketing and Communications are not only doing well in their careers, but the gaming industry in the San Francisco Editor who are also doing good deeds outside the Bay area, Anna is co-founder of Sweet Mindy Mozer, Marketing and Communications workplace. They will tell you that creativity Farm Foundation, a nonprofit organization Contributing Editors and innovation are best used for noble dedicated to promoting the humane treat- Lisa Cauda, Development and Alumni Relations purposes. They will tell you that goodness ment of animals in the food system. Kim Slusser, Development and Alumni Relations Cindy Sobieraj, Development and Alumni Relations is essential to improve the world. This is punctuated by three young Katie, Austin and Anna are Millennials Art Director Jeff Arbegast ’93, Marketing and Communications RIT alumni I recently met: with “change the world” mindsets. Millennials Photographers have often been mischaracterized as entitled, Elizabeth Lamark ’00, Marketing and Communications • Katie Linendoll ’05 (information over-protected and free-spirited to a fault. A. Sue Weisler ’93, Marketing and Communications technology): Katie is an Emmy-award But research has discovered Millennials are Writers: Marketing and Communications winning television personality known incredibly generous with their time, talent Luke Auburn ’09, ’15 Scott Bureau ’11, ’16 for her first-look technology stories and treasure. They have a strong sense of Michelle Cometa ’00 and gadget roundups. She also devotes community, both local and global, as they Susan Gawlowicz ’95 her personal time supporting children blend their personal and professional lives, Rich Kiley Greg Livadas with cancer as a “big sister” at Memo- according to the Case Foundation’s Millennial Vienna McGrain ’12 rial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in Impact Report. Ellen Rosen New York City. She helped start Batcole For example, 52 percent gave to a charity Copy Editor Foundation, where they are using vir- in 2016 and more than 70 percent volunteer, Marie Lang, Marketing and Communications tual reality as a distraction for pediatric figures that rival older generations and Print Production cancer patients.While children are surpass them in various metrics, according Brenda Monahan, Marketing and Communications going through hours of chemotherapy to the report. Millennials are idealistic, and radiation, they are relaxed and turning it into action and are on their way Marketing and Communications University Communications comforted with VR, where they can go to becoming the “next great generation,” 22 Lomb Memorial Drive underwater diving with whales or play according to the Case Foundation. Rochester, NY 14623-5608 at an amusement park. Thank you, Katie, Austin, Anna and the Voice: 585-475-5064 Fax: 585-475-5097 leaders of a new generation for showing us Email: [email protected] • Austin McChord ’09 (bioinformatics): that life is bigger than a successful career. Office of Alumni Relations Austin’s gift of $50 million to RIT in Our future is amazingly bright. Crossroads 41 Lomb Memorial Drive December is the largest donation ever Rochester, NY 14623-5603 Voice: 585-475-ALUM, Toll Free: 866-RIT-ALUM made to the university and one of the Yours in Tiger pride, TTY: 585-475-2764, Fax: 585-475-5308 largest ever in the Rochester region. Email: [email protected] McChord is founder and CEO of Datto, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, a data protection company with engin­ New York, publishes The University Magazine. RIT does not discriminate. RIT promotes and eering and support offices in downtown David C. Munson Jr. values diversity within its workforce and provides Rochester. The firm has created 1,400 President equal opportunity to all qualified individuals jobs with nine global offices, including [email protected] regardless of race, color, creed, age, marital status, sex, gender, religion, sexual orientation, gender more than 200 employees in Rochester. identity, gender expression, national origin, veteran His gift to RIT will be designated to status, or disability. two major areas: $30 million to foster To learn more creativity and entrepreneurship; $20 To listen to podcasts featuring alumnae Vol. 20, No. 1, 122M-P2087-3/2018-LANE-JSA million to advance RIT’s capabilities in Katie Linendoll and Anna Sweet, go to Printer: The Lane Press; Burlington, Vermont © 2018 Rochester Institute of Technology cyber­security and artificial intelligence. rit.edu/alumni/YearInTheLife. All rights reserved (Read more on pages 14-18.) At the age b | WINTER 2011-12 8

The University Magazine Fall 2016

Departments 2 On Campus 4 About Students 6 Research 30 Alumni Updates 10 40 Class Notes 42 Tiger Love 14

Features

8 School spirit swells RIT’s pep band grew to 140 with help from alumni during Brick City Homecoming & Family Weekend.

10 International experience The study-abroad program adapts to better serve students.

14 Promise delivered Student Lauren Hoffman spent last summer The gift from alumnus Austin studying psychology in Croatia. McChord will be used to foster creativity and entrepreneurship and enhance cybersecurity and artificial 20 intelligence programs.

20 50 years of NTID The National Technical Institute for the Deaf created a postsecondary learning environment never before seen in this country.

38 Alumni House RIT’s first alumni house will open this summer.

Cover RIT announced in December that alumnus Austin McChord is donating $50 million to the On June 8, 1965, President Lyndon university. It is the largest gift in RIT history. B. Johnson signed Public Law 89-36, (Photo by Elizabeth Lamark) establishing NTID. On Campus

Photo by A. Sue Weisler Pruthvik Raghupathi, left, will graduate in May with his Ph.D. in engineering. He will be the first person to graduate from the doctoral program. Professor Satish Kandlikar, right, has been his mentor. First Ph.D. in engineering graduates in May

hen Pruthvik Raghupathi began worked together to advance a field where develop it to influence society is one of the his doctoral research in 2014, understanding fluid dynamics will be key main goals of the Ph.D. in engineering. he said developing sustainable to improving alternative energy sources. Launched in 2014, the program began energyW resources was one of the biggest “What impressed me about Pruthvik was with 10 students. Taking a multidisci- challenges of his generation. that he showed a deep understanding of the plinary and entrepreneurial approach, the He’ll contribute to this task after he theoretical basis of the boiling phenomena. program addresses global challenges as graduates in May. Raghupathi will receive a In our work now, it’s all about the bubbles,” economic and societal drivers, specifically Ph.D. in engineering and be the first graduate Kandlikar said. in four application domains: transportation, of RIT’s seventh doctoral program. That work involves developing boil- energy, communications and health care. Seeing students such as Raghupathi ing mechanisms to improve heat transfer It also aligns with national priorities as succeed and graduate with doctoral honors for power generation, cooling of high heat outlined in each of the strategic plans for the is not new to Satish Kandlikar. flux devices used in space, cryogenic heat U.S. departments of Transportation, Health The professor of mechanical engineering exchangers and water desalination. and Human Services and Energy. has mentored and advised many students “My work was part of a study to look at how More than 50 students are in the program during his 30-plus years at RIT, including surface properties affect boiling, what happens today. Several from the first cohort are also another first graduate of the microsystems when you have different types of liquids, such nearing graduation. engineering Ph.D. program in 2005. as sea water, and how fouling, or contamina- After Raghupathi graduates, he intends He has shared his research successes in tion, affects boiling performance as salt to seek a position with an energy company’s the area of bubbles and boiling phenomena develops on the surface,” Raghupathi said. research and development area. with students like Raghupathi, and they have Technology is complex, and the ability to Michelle Cometa ’00

2 | SPRING 2018 NOTEBOOK New Dubai campus RIT Dubai will receive a state-of-the-art new campus in the Dubai Silicon Oasis. The new campus, which will feature an innovation and entre- preneurship center and sustainable building processes, will be devel- oped in two phases, with the first portion set to open in 2019 and the second to

Photo by A. Sue Weisler open in 2023. Adjunct Professor Christopher Haritatos teaches cello to Grace Fiacco, a second-year physics major. The United Arab Emirates government is funding the approxi- Private music lessons help students hone skills mately $136 million new campus which, alk in the basement lessons until I came to RIT,” said. He said there has been an upon completion, will hallway of the College said Fiacco, who plays in the increase in recent years of students span an area of more of Liberal Arts and RIT Orchestra. “It’s helped me wanting to learn piano and guitar. than 30 acres. you’reW likely to hear piano, cello, a lot. I enjoy it and it’s a great The 11 adjunct professors who brass or violin as some 100 RIT stress reliever.” offer the lessons are professional Winning 500 students receive weekly private Professor Jonathan Kruger, musicians. Men’s basketball head music lessons for college credit. chair of the Department of Per- Haritatos, a member of the coach Bob McVean That’s where Grace Fiacco, a forming Arts and Visual Culture, Rochester Philharmonic Orches- won his 500th game at second-year physics major from said the lessons are offered for tra, has been teaching cello at RIT the university, as the Lewiston, N.Y., receives cello lessons students who already know for about five years. He calls his Tigers defeated Bard from Christopher Haritatos. During how to sing, or play. Most of students enthusiastic. College 74-63 on Dec. 1. the 45-minute session, Haritatos the students are members of a “I know my students aren’t Now in his 35th season, suggested arm positions, pointed music ensemble on campus. going into music as a profession, McVean has guided to sheet music with his bow and Beginner piano and guitar but I see them improving their RIT to six Empire 8 told Fiacco to avoid collapsing lessons are also offered in hopes skills. And when they graduate, Conference champion- her knuckles on the cello’s neck. of “casting a wider net to the RIT hopefully they’ll keep playing ships and six NCAA “I’ve been playing cello for a community to engage them in mu- for the rest of their lives.” Division III Tourna- long time but never had private sical activities in general,” Kruger Greg Livadas ment appearances.

Modern language A new bachelor’s degree in applied modern Imagine RIT adds performing arts competition language and culture will be offered to stu- he 11th annual Imagine RIT students, faculty and staff. dents this fall. Students RIT: Innovation and Cre- For the past 10 years, then-RIT will pick one language ativity Festival is scheduled President Bill Destler offered a track—Chinese, Japa- fromT 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, challenge to students to kick off nese or Spanish—and April 28. the festival, as they found ways immerse themselves in The event is being held a week to build green vehicles, drones that region’s language earlier this year to accommodate or health innovations. and culture. They will for the change in RIT’s academic This year, RIT President David also choose a sec- calendar, which has an earlier Munson is challenging students ond major or a focus commencement day. with a performing arts contest. It Friday, April 27, in Ingle Audi- area in a technical or The format of the festival is is open to all current RIT students torium. The winning performers professional discipline, basically unchanged. It will feature who enjoy dance, music, drama, will be invited to open the Imagine such as computing, several hundred exhibits, per- comedy, magic shows, juggling festival the following morning. engineering, business, formances and activities, many and other acts. Performances and For more, go to rit.edu/imagine. health sciences, the involving research projects by judging will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Greg Livadas arts or the sciences.

SPRING 2018 | 3 About Students

Photo by A. Sue Weisler Laura Branch, a biotechnology and molecular bioscience major, has been named a member of the United States Bowling Congress’s Junior Team USA. RIT bowler is among the best in the nation

member of RIT’s bowling team has Based on her performance, Branch may dreaded 7–10 split. Branch owns 20 bowling been named a member of the United also be selected to compete in the World balls but only uses 15 or 16 of them, depend- States Bowling Congress’s Junior Youth Championships or the Tournament ing on lane conditions and other factors. TeamA USA, a prestigious honor given to of the Americas, the two largest youth bowl- “I like bowling because of the opportunity the top 12 male and female bowlers in the ing competitions in the world, she said. to always get better,” she said. “There’s always country who are under age 21. “I can’t put into words what an honor it something you can work on, always new Laura Branch, 19, a second-year biotech- was to be chosen to represent the U.S.A. things being discovered about the sport and nology and molecular bioscience major from in the sport I love more than anything,” ways to make it more challenging.” Fairport, N.Y., received the honor on Jan. 7 Branch said. Branch has a 196 average, the highest at a qualifying tournament in Las Vegas. Her bowling interest began when she on RIT’s bowling team, which won a tourna- It comes with a lifetime pass to the Inter- was just 7 years old and attended a birthday ment earlier this season in State College, Pa. national Training and Research Center in party of a friend at a bowling alley. “The guy “This is made more impressive by the Arlington, Texas—home of the United States behind the counter asked if I wanted to join fact that the team is essentially a men’s team, Bowling Congress—where she will have a league,” she said. made up of 15 men and just two women,” access to the Team USA coaching staff. Her promising future in the sport was said Matt Gregory ’12 (professional and tech- She also plans to attend Team USA camp evident when she became a member of nical communication), a volunteer coach for in June, also in Arlington, where she’ll be her high school varsity bowling team. the RIT bowling team. “We are all incredibly evaluated, coached and taught bowling Since then, Branch has bowled a perfect proud of Laura.” skills, physical conditioning and more. 300 game and has once even converted the Greg Livadas

4 | SPRING 2018 Photo by A. Sue Weisler Sue Photo by A. Katherine Larson, a member of Recover Rochester, collects frozen food from RIT’s dining facilities to donate to local food centers in Rochester. Recover Rochester helps feed people in need

everal times each week, students in Recover Rochester take an inventory. On one collection day, students loaded the RIT’s Recover Rochester club collect The following day, other students collect van with pizza, pasta, cookies, muffins, meat- unused food from dining facilities, and distribute the food to either Blessed balls, quiche, chicken fingers, grilled chicken, loadS it in coolers and use a Student Govern- Sacrament Church, Asbury United pies, doughnuts, home fries and lentils, plus ment van to deliver it to three meal centers Methodist Church or the Open Door several huge bags of pretzels and more than in Rochester. Mission. The process also helps the dining six pounds of popcorn leftover from conces- “Every time we deliver, they’re so grateful,” facilities know how much extra food sion stands. said Katherine Larson, a fourth-year indus- they are regularly preparing and cut Making a delivery, Jordan Jock, a second- trial design major from Binghamton, N.Y. back if needed. year computer engineering major from “It’s really nice to see people’s faces when Geoffrey Fasy, general manager for Phoenix, N.Y., pulled into the parking lot of they see the food coming in.” Gracie’s, said the club’s calculations have Blessed Sacrament Church, which feeds 100 Recover Rochester started its deliveries helped his staff better know how much to to 130 people a day at its supper program. in December 2012 to also help eliminate prepare. “They used to pick up a lot more,” “If we didn’t get this delivery, we would wasted food. So far, they’ve donated more he said. “And if it wasn’t for these students, serve pasta tonight,” said Diana Schindler, a than 75,000 pounds that would otherwise all the leftover food would go into compost.” volunteer cook at the church. “A lot of people have been thrown out. The club is one of 230 chapters of the eat because of you guys. We’ll use as much The process begins when the dining Food Recovery Network, which issues as we can this week, and finish it next week. facilities freeze food that has been cooked guidelines on what can be donated and Nothing goes to waste.” but not sold. Some of the 30 members of how the food is handled. Greg Livadas

SPRING 2018 | 5 Research

RIT researchers are taking a human approach to securing networks

Through the Center for Cybersecurity, founded in 2016, the university is bringing together expertise from across RIT. Faculty and student researchers are working to address these real-world challenges by better under­ standing how cybersecurity and humans connect, including a study of the current state of phishing on social media and by modeling how attackers will strike in the future. “There’s no silver bullet for cybersecurity problems,” Wright said. “But gaining a better understanding of how humans play a role in the past, present and future of cybersecurity might teach us the best spots to aim.” Phishing for clues With more available attack vectors and stronger hackers, it has become harder for RIT cybersecurity researchers users to keep themselves are working to better safe. Sovantharith Seng, understand what role human a computing and infor- behaviors play in keeping mation sciences Ph.D. our technology secure. student from Cambodia, is working to change that. When deciding what to study in graduate school, inety-one percent of all breaches computing systems is the key to making them Seng debated between Sovantharith Seng start with an email. more secure, not just on paper but in practice.” his love of working with A teacher clicks on a link and Over the last two years, the volume of people in student affairs and his background itN redirects to a malicious website. Or a cyberattacks has increased by 100 percent, in computer science. CEO accidentally downloads an attachment according to the 2017 Cybercrime Report “I found a compromise in the field of that triggers a ransomware attack. by ThreatMetrix. Breaches at Equifax and usable security,” said Seng. “Here, I get to work There is a common link in these and the spread of the WannaCry ransomware with psychology and social behavior to take a almost every other cybersecurity problem, are just two of the attacks that made inter­ human approach to the security problem.” said Matthew Wright, director of RIT’s national news and At RIT, Seng is beginning research into the Center for Cybersecurity. “It involves people.” affected millions. social engineering attack known as phishing That’s why Wright is working with other RIT is helping to and how it happens on social media. researchers at RIT to think beyond the address these challenges Attackers can use LinkedIn to target a technology and focus on a human-centered as a leader in computing company’s most influential people, who may approach to cybersecurity. security education have access to trade secrets. Or scammers “While most research attention in cyber­ and research. could create a duplicate Facebook account security is on technology—from cryptography “We are developing the of a clergy member and send out a link on chips to using machine learning to detect next generation of cyber- asking the congregation to donate money attacks—many security problems are due to Bo Yuan security experts and we to a “good cause.” people,” said Wright. “Understanding and want to continue enriching our educational “I am conducting a small study with a designing for the human beings using, and research offerings,” said Bo Yuan, chair simulated Facebook interface, where users administering and even attacking our of RIT’s Department of Computing Security. scroll through a newsfeed and see multiple

6 | SPRING 2018 Matthew Wright, director of RIT’s Center for Cybersecurity, is changing the way researchers and developers think about cybersecurity by putting an emphasis on the human factors of security.

posts from their Facebook friends,” Seng said. “I ask participants, ‘would you click on this and why?’” Through the survey, Seng hopes to better understand the important context factors of Facebook posts that influence a user’s decision of whether they interact with a post. In the future, he hopes someday to work with social media companies to help detect and combat phishing on their platforms. “But we need to stay aware, because nothing works completely,” said Seng. “You will see another phishing attack in your lifetime, I guarantee that.” The future of cyber defense While there is currently no crystal ball for cybersecurity attacks, RIT researchers are working on one. Led by Shanchieh Yang, RIT’s department head of computer engineering, research- ers are getting into the mind of hackers and modeling their attacks. Using tools from machine learning, data analytics and theories in crimi- nology, Yang hopes to development is based on interviews with develop algorithms and student pentesters who attended RIT’s annual models that help experts Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition, predict which security held each fall. technologies and practices Funded by more than $800,000 in grants Shanchieh Yang are the most effective for from the NSF and NSA, the research seeks protecting networks given hackers’ behavior to quantify what might happen in an attack. and tactics. And the key word is might, said Yang. “Attackers can be eccentric, but they “In a simulation, we might find that a partic- are still human beings,” said Yang. “We ular machine was attacked a high percentage hope to discover and explore their attack of the time,” said Yang. “It doesn’t necessarily strategies and patterns of behavior for mean that the machine has more vulnerabili- achieving their goals.” ties—it’s just that the typical path of a hacker Working with an interdisciplinary team leads to that computer. Now we have a sug- of faculty from engineering and computing, gestion of where to enhance our security.” Yang is developing a system to characterize But in the end, Yang’s best advice for attack patterns and combinations of exploi- preventing cyber breaches for individuals is tive behaviors that attackers use. to always stay under the radar. “Don’t expose They even hope to reveal additional attack yourself and let anyone know that you have scenarios that may not have been known information worth stealing.” before. Part of their model and system Scott Bureau ’11, ’16 Photo by Elizabeth Lamark SPRING 2018 | 7 PEP BAND GROWS RIT’s pep band grew to 140 with help from alumni during the men’s hockey game played at Blue Cross Arena during Brick City Homecoming & Family Weekend last October.

Photo by Ken Huth 8 | SPRING 2018 AS SCHOOL SPIRIT SWELLS

hen the RIT men’s hockey team the following year. Its members traveled to worked out. played during Brick City Home- important hockey games, from Albany to On one trip, the band drove through coming & Family Weekend last Indiana, sometimes driving on their own, blizzard conditions to a hockey game, only WOctober, 140 people were in the pep band sometimes hitching a ride on buses desig- to be told they couldn’t play because the cheering the team on. nated for students attending the games. home team didn’t have a pep band, Moss It marked the largest attendance the mod- “It was a lot of fun. It was a great time,” said said. An agreement was made that they ern pep band has ever seen since forming in Rugg, now an assistant professor of chemistry could play, but only between periods. 2006 with fewer than 20 members. at Alfred State College who lives in Conesus, The commitment from the students “We’re a fun group. The only real require- N.Y. “It was a great challenge, trying to start impressed Moss. Often, they’d give up their ment is you have to know how to read music something new, trying to get music, trying to weekends to travel to a game, sometimes and play your instrument,” said club presi- get enough people and trying to get a room. paying for their tickets and transportation. dent Andrew Zgoda, a fifth-year mechanical But there were great resources. My mother Today, the pep band rehearses each engineering major and alto saxophone player sewed sousaphone covers with the RIT logo.” Wednesday evening in the Gene Polisseni from Williamsville, N.Y. Mark Negro ’12 (mechanical engineering) Center and performs about 50 or 60 times a RIT also had a pep band back when it had year. They play at men’s and women’s hockey a football team. Once the football program games, men’s lacrosse games, the Imagine ended in 1977, the pep band also ceased. RIT: Innovation and Creativity Festival, The pep band was resurrected when it Tiger Walk and other community events. was felt RIT should have one for its Divi- The band has an array of instruments for sion I men’s hockey team, which was formed students to use and gives them discounts to in 2005. Brian Hills, associate head hockey buy hockey jerseys worn as a uniform. The coach, asked around, including people in the number in the band fluctuates depending on College of Liberal Arts and its performing the time games are played, Zgoda said. There arts and visual culture program, for ways to may only be 20 members of the pep band make that happen. when women’s hockey games are played at “The pep band brings great atmosphere 2 p.m. Fridays, for example. “Most of us are and student spirit,” Hills said. still in classes. But the average is about 65 In 2006, Stephanie Dorn Rugg ’08, ’10 people for a men’s hockey game,” he said. (chemistry), who played clarinet in the “We talk to a lot of the athletes and they concert band, decided to see who else might say they love us and we help pump them be interested. “I just stood up after practice The original members of the modern pep band in 2006. up,” Zgoda said. “They say they hear us play in the concert band and asked if anyone before the puck drops and the team is ready would want to be in a pep band,” she said. saw a flier posted on the wall that encouraged to go after that.” Fifteen or 16 people joined, including him to join. He played percussion in The pep band is known for playing “Hey Amanda Preske ’09 (chemistry), who also the pep band for six years and traveled to Song,” “Eye of the Tiger” and “Born to be played clarinet. different venues, including the Frozen Four Wild.” “We call them our classics, songs the “We wanted to play anywhere,” said Preske, in Michigan in 2010, to cheer on the RIT band played when they started that we still of Rochester, who owns Circuit Breaker Labs, men’s hockey team. And he still plays play now,” Zgoda said. which produces jewelry and home decor made drums with local bands. And it’s likely that 140 number —which from circuit boards and electronics. “We “Being in the band helped me relax,” said swelled with visiting alumni—will grow. knew hockey was big, so we approached the Negro, now a senior mechanical engineer for Rugg said she’s proud of the pep band team to see if it was something feasible. They the Lord Corp. in Erie, Pa. “It was a nice re- and isn’t surprised by its growth. even gave us some jerseys so we could sit lease from engineering and all the numbers.” “It was the best time I had in college,” Rugg with the Corner Crew. By the second or third Greg Moss, recently retired senior director said. “We all had fantastic chemistry, people year, we started playing at basketball games.” for the Center for Recreational Sports, said from all different majors and all different That first year, RIT’s Athletic Association the pep band had some growing pains in the disciplines. It was the pep band that helped and Student Affairs helped pay for instru- beginning. In the Frank Ritter Ice Arena, for me thrive to become a leader and become ments for a dozen or so pep band members, example, microphones were needed, as were more well-rounded. And it’s neat to know I and brown and orange tie-dyed shirts were radios to coordinate playing in between the had a little bit to do with so many people’s sold as fundraisers so they could buy more. announcements and the Corner Crew cheers, pleasures now.” The pep band became an official club and transportation to events needed to be Greg Livadas

SPRING 2018 | 9 10 | SPRING 2018 STUDY-ABROAD PROGRAM ADAPTS TO BETTER SERVE STUDENTS

riminal justice and public policy 2016-2017, a record number for the university culture in Russia. Then in late May, they double major Tayler Ruggero was and up from 232 in 2009-2010. That number will spend three weeks working alongside working as a research assistant doing is expected to increase in coming years. RIT students and faculty from Moscow State Ccrime analysis when she saw posters for a President David Munson has said he wants University on coursework and field research faculty-led study-abroad trip to Rwanda the university to create more international focusing on the regional aquatic ecosystems. where she could use mapping technology to opportunities for students so they are more They will work at the Zvenigorod Biological help refugees. globally connected. Station in central Russia and the White Sea “I was interested in learning GIS (geo- “Studying abroad is a life-changing experi- Biological Station in the Russian arctic. graphic information systems) for my criminal ence,” said Jenny Sullivan, director of Educa- “Moscow State is one of the largest research justice research position and I always wanted tion Abroad and International Fellowships. universities in the world, so it’s an opportuni- to study abroad, so I thought why not go to “The personal growth and skills the students ty for our students to interact with scientists Rwanda for it.” get—flexibility, problem solving, the ability from this world-class institution and be able Ruggero and eight other students spent to think on their feet and see things from to experience science in a whole different the intersession of January 2016 at the new perspectives—are all benefits for every environment,” said Tyler, an associate profes- Kigeme refugee camp working with the person in every major. Students are waking sor of environmental science. “Having them United Nations High Commissioner for up to the fact that the world is so much experience arctic ecosystems is something re- Refugees (UNHCR) Agency collecting data bigger than their tiny bubble.” ally unusual that not very many people have on everything from bathrooms to businesses the opportunity to do.” run by the refugees. They then spent the fol- Faculty-led programs This is the second time RIT students will lowing spring semester mapping the data in a Ten years ago, a few faculty members were be making the trip. Five undergraduates took follow-up class taught by Brian Tomaszewski, leading trips abroad like Tomaszewski’s the class in the fall of 2016 with Carrie Mc- an associate professor and director of RIT’s Rwanda trip, but not many, Sullivan said. Calley, assistant professor of environmental Center for Geographic Information Science Most students studying abroad were going science, and traveled to Russia in January and Technology. through third-party providers to either a 2017 with students from Paul Smith’s College. Ruggero liked the experience so much study center overseas that was accredited by Celia Evans, a professor of ecology at Paul that not only did she decide to minor in GIS, an American university or by directly enroll- Smith’s College, reached out to RIT because but she applied for a second international ing in another university’s program. experience. She spent last summer in Bonn, But during the last decade, busy students Germany, as a fully-funded research scientist have become more interested in short-term working on Tomaszewski’s National Science programs that can last just a few weeks and Family trips Foundation research project. can be done during breaks or over the sum- RIT students and their families will Study abroad at RIT has been undergoing mer. This increased interest, which is hap- explore RIT’s campus in Dubrovnik, a quiet transformation in the past five years pening nationally too, has opened the door Croatia, this May. Jim Myers, associate with the growth of short-term international for RIT’s faculty to customize international provost for International Education programs, an increase in faculty-led oppor- experiences, Sullivan said. and Global Programs, will be leading tunities and a stronger connection to RIT’s A faculty member teaches a course in the educational excursions for six students global campuses. fall or spring and the travel component hap- and eight parents. “I would love for More than 400 students studied abroad in pens over winter break or at the beginning of this to become an annual opportunity the summer or vice versa as was the case in for our families,” said Chelsea Petree, Rwanda. Students pay tuition for the course director of Parent and Family Programs, Criminal justice and public policy double major and along with the flight and program fee. Schol- adding that applications for this trip geographic information systems minor Tayler Ruggero arships are available. are closed. “I have seen from campus spent January 2016 at the Kigeme refugee camp in This semester, six students are meeting partners and parents an interest in Rwanda on her first study-abroad trip. She liked the once a week in Christy Tyler’s aquatic ecology this opportunity, and I will work to experience so much that she applied for a second trip course to talk about marine and freshwa- continue it in the future.” to Germany as a fully-funded research scientist. ter ecosystems as well as the language and

SPRING 2018 | 11 Biology student Hailey Richmond-Boudewyns, left, looks at mosses that survive under the snow in Russia with Celia Evans, a professor of ecology at Second-year student Lauren Kupferschmid spent last Paul Smith’s College, during a study abroad trip in January 2017. summer in Zagreb, Croatia, learning psychology.

she was looking for a larger university partner. program, visited Russia in summer 2016 Sullivan said last year they had the idea Tyler and McCalley were intrigued at building and McCalley began teaching the RIT to have students complete a full immersion both a research and teaching collaboration class a few weeks later in the fall semester. abroad in one term. An immersion is a with Moscow State. The two, along with McCalley said while in Russia students concentration of three courses and is Matt Hoffman, director of RIT’s applied were split into four groups—freshwater required for every student. and computational mathematics MS aquatics, plants, insects and mammals— RIT Global did some research and found and spent most of their time in the field with that psychology is the top immersion. Then an expert. They collected samples, studied they worked with RIT Croatia, which offers animal tracks and talked about why different psychology, to build a summer study abroad Alumni trips organisms were found in different places. experience. Alumni also have an opportunity to “The Russian curriculum is much more fo- Students go to Zagreb, Croatia, for five study abroad with RIT faculty mem- cused on basic science than we do in the U.S.,” weeks and take two courses in psychology bers. In 2014, 23 alumni traveled to McCalley said. “It was a very different learn- and then spend the sixth week on a study Cuba for an eight-day trip with Denis ing environment for some of our students— tour visiting Vienna, Austria, and Munich, Defibaugh, a professor of photograph- to just go out in the field with an expert and Germany, and exploring places such as the ic arts and sciences, and retired Na- have someone show you everything.” birthplace of Sigmund Freud. tional Technical Institute for the Deaf McCalley said the experience not only After the students return, they have the Professor Dawn Tower DuBois. This gives students access to faculty expertise that option to complete the immersion by taking July, 12 alumni will go to the Galapa- RIT doesn’t have, but it allows them to have an online course during the summer. gos for 12 days with Bob Rothman, a interactions with Russian graduate students Twelve students participated in the professor in RIT’s Thomas H. Gosnell and faculty. program last summer, including Lauren School of Life Sciences. The Galapagos “One thing I saw a lot was this realization Kupferschmid and Lauren Hoffman. trip is sold out. But more trips are be- that Russian people are just people and they Hoffman, a third-year human-centered ing planned, including a trip to Iceland are just like us,” she said. computing student, always wanted to study in March 2019 with Josh Owen, profes- abroad and she had already taken one psy- sor and chair of the industrial design Global campuses chology course. “It appealed to me to get the program. For more information, go to Along with an increase in faculty-led pro- rest of immersion out of the way,” she said. bit.ly/RITAlumniTrips. grams, RIT has begun working more closely She really enjoyed having classes with with its global campuses in Dubai, Croatia students from Zagreb and said she learned and Kosovo. about herself in the process.

12 | SPRING 2018 Is traveling abroad safe? In general, travel abroad is no riskier than the daily routines people participate in at home, said Jenny Sullivan, director of Education Abroad and International Fellowships. That said, RIT works very hard to ensure the safety and security of its study abroad programs. “Between thorough- ly vetting overseas sites and partners, faculty training, a rigorous pre-depar- ture program for students, RIT’s robust 24/7 inter­national emergency response plan and in-country partners who provide on-site orientations and support, we are doing everything we can to ensure students are able to focus on their cultural learning,” Sullivan said. “Indeed, the one thing that can make us all safer, wherever we are, is greater cross-cultural understanding.”

Associate Professor Brian Tomaszewski, right, organized an NSF International Research Experience for Students in Bonn, Germany. From left, students Casey Hammond, Britta Schwall, Tayler Ruggero, Zachary Sutherby and Yuqing Guo pose with their German collaborators, Klaus Greve, University of Bonn, and Jörg Szarzynski, United Nations University Institute of Environment and Human Security, on the computer screen.

“I definitely became more independent,” wski’s NSF International Research Experience tap into expertise with the United Nations.” she said. “It is hard going to a country for Students (IRES) in Germany, that cover Tomaszewski said he studied archeology where you don’t know the language.” student expenses. abroad in Mexico when he was 19 years old Kupferschmid liked the program so much Tomaszewski said they are in the second through an NSF grant. In an effort to give that she decided to change her major from year of the three-year $250,000 NSF IRES grant. students the same experience, he applied ASL/English interpretation to psychology. The students spend 10 weeks in Germany for this NSF grant four times over five years She said the abnormal psychology class working directly with the United Nations before it was awarded. was especially interesting from a Croatian University Institute for Environment and Ruggero is glad he was persistent. She had teacher’s perspective. Human Security and the University of Bonn. never left the United States before that Janu- Also, the length of the trip was perfect for Ruggero, who was part of the first cohort ary in Rwanda. During her 10 weeks in Ger- Kupferschmid. “It was a lot of fun,” she said. of five, said she was a visiting scientist at many, she was able to visit seven countries on “I recommend it for sure.” the United Nations studying how maps are the weekends and expand her international used during disasters and an area’s ability to professional network. Research abroad respond when a disaster strikes. She also got to work on her own research RIT Global offers more than 600 programs She and the other students spent most of project, which she will be presenting at in 60 different countries, Sullivan said. This their time doing a literature review, which the American Association of Geographers includes affiliate programs offered through they are working on publishing, as well as conference in April in New Orleans. In her other universities and third-party providers meeting with disaster management stake- research project, she compared the Federal as well as the growing number of RIT options. holders in Europe. Emergency Management Agency in the U.S. A few years ago, Jeremy Haefner, provost The cohort going this summer, which to the Federal Office of Civil Protection and and senior vice president for Academic includes three Ph.D. students from the Goli- Disaster Assistance in Germany. Affairs, mandated that every major identify sano Institute for Sustainability, will work That experience will set her up well for study-abroad pathways in the curriculum, on creating an index that can rank an area’s what’s next after she graduates in May. and today there’s a program that can work geographic capacity for disaster resilience. “A lot of your learning now is outside of for every student interested. “This is different than study abroad. This is the classroom,” Ruggero said. “Building on “That really has allowed us to get through doing basic scientific research,” Tomaszewski these experiences will help me in the work- that myth that I’m a so-and-so major so I said. “They are reviewing disaster case studies, force, especially people skills. That’s some- can’t study abroad,” Sullivan said. “Every stu- coming up with variables for a model. They thing I appreciate— to have that experience dent has an opportunity for a full semester.” will build the model, test it, do interviews abroad twice.” And there are programs, such as Tomasze- with disaster practitioners in Germany and Mindy Mozer

SPRING 2018 | 13 PROMISE DELIVERED Alumnus makes largest gift in RIT history

ustin McChord ’09 (bioinfor- matics) and former RIT Presi- dent Bill Destler were discussing theA upward trajectories of both RIT and McChord’s company, Datto, a few years ago when Destler issued a challenge. “He said, ‘Hey, wouldn’t it be great if you could give back to RIT in a really big way,’” McChord said. “And so he set out The gift from Austin a math formula for me that if I did well, McChord will be used to it would be some percentage. And I was foster entrepreneurship like, ‘OK what if it goes really well? I’m and enhance programs going to cap it.’” in cybersecurity and And that’s what happened. Late last artificial intelligence. year, Datto was acquired by Vista Equity Partners and merged with Autotask Corp. McChord is CEO of the new com- pany, which has about 1,400 employees with offices in nine countries. On Dec. 13, RIT announced that McChord is giving RIT $50 million, the largest donation ever made to the university and the cap that McChord and Destler set that day. The gift makes McChord one of America’s 50 largest charitable donors in 2017, according to a list compiled by The Chronicle of Philanthropy. McChord is ranked 39th. Bill and Melinda Gates are first. “I’m incredibly proud to have the opportunity to make a gift like this,” McChord said. “Bill had challenged me to make a big gift to RIT, and I was up for that challenge. Today, I get to actually fulfill on that and deliver.”

14 | SPRING 2018 Photo by A. Sue Weisler Sue Photo by A. Quarters, football, canceling finals? Nope! • Making a duplicate of The Sentinel. • They’re changing all the school signage announcement: An alumnus is giving RIT to Comic Sans. $50 million, the largest gift ever made The guesses started streaming in after RIT • Extra-large pasta bakes at the Ritz. to the university and one of the largest ever officials said there would be historic news • Still waiting on a graduate program announced on Dec. 13. in the region. Here are a few other guesses that were in Garbage Plate construction and “RIT will be switching back to quarters.” manufacturing. shared on social media: “We are getting a football team.” • Cancellation of all finals. “The school colors are changing.” • RIT is being relabeled as an Ivy League Students, faculty, staff and alumni gasped university. and then cheered when they heard the real

SPRING 2018 | 15 PROMISE DELIVERED

Photo by A. Sue Weisler McChord has been an active alumnus of RIT, serving as a frequent keynote speaker at events. In March 2016, he represented Datto at the RIT Career Fair. Datto also has sponsored programs at RIT.

The gift will be used in two major areas: capabilities. This funding will be used Starting Datto to expand facilities, as well as to establish McChord founded Datto, a global provider • $30 million to foster creativity and entre- endowments to attract and retain of Total Data Protection Solutions, in 2007. ­­preneurship, including $17.5 million to exceptional faculty and graduate students, Starting with an idea he had while a student launch the Maker Library & Innovative primarily in the B. Thomas Golisano at RIT, McChord created the company in Learning Complex of the Future. This will College of Computing and Information the basement of his father’s office building include renovations and a new facility Sciences, the largest of RIT’s nine colleges. using $80,000 in credit card debt. connecting RIT’s Wallace Library and the “I left RIT and moved home to Connecticut,” Student Alumni Union. Additional funding McChord, an RIT trustee, said he gave McChord said in 2017 when he was the will go toward purchasing equipment and the gift for two reasons. “I think that No. 1 keynote speaker at RIT’s commence­ment. “I endowing faculty positions and student it is an opportunity to give back to RIT. drew up a one-page business plan with the scholarships, including new “Entrepreneur- My success wouldn’t have been possible best possible case my company could ial Gap Year” fellowships to help students without the time I spent at RIT.” someday be worth $100,000 and I would sell advance their concepts into businesses. And second, he wants to make more it to buy a sports car, an Audi R8.” resources, such as the Maker Library, His success did not come quickly or easily. • $20 million to advance RIT’s cyber­ available to students so they can build His first product contained multiple pieces security and artificial intelligence and innovate for the future. of Legos and hot glue. In the beginning,

16 | SPRING 2018 Other top donors

James S. Gleason and the Gleason Family Foundation—$34.5 million Gleason is chairman of Gleason Corp., a Rochester-based manufacturer of ma- chinery and equipment for the produc- tion, finishing and testing of gears. The company was founded by his great-grand- father in 1865. He is also chairman of the Gleason Family Foundation, an indepen- dent grantmaker that supports schools and universities.

B. Thomas Golisano and the Golisano Foundation—$26.2 million Golisano is the founder of Paychex Inc., a Rochester-based provider of payroll, human resource and benefits outsourc- ing solutions for small- to medium-sized businesses nationwide. In 1985, he founded the B. Thomas Golisano Founda- tion, one of the largest private foundations in the United States devoted exclusively to supporting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Eastman Kodak Co.—$17.9 million Company founder George Eastman made his first donation—a $50 gift—to the university’s forerunner, Mechanics Insti- tute, in 1887. He later donated $5,000 in 1892. In 1901, Eastman donated $625,000 (approximately $17 million today) to Me- chanics Institute, and the institute’s East-

Photo by Elizabeth Lamark Photo by Elizabeth man Building in downtown Rochester was RIT President David Munson, left, said McChord’s gift will help propel RIT from excellence to preeminence. opened that same year. Kodak also played Former RIT President Bill Destler, right, applauds as McChord takes the podium to speak. an instrumental role in the establish- ment of RIT’s photography programs and contributed $1 million to the Golisano Institute for Sustainability in 2010.

The Nippon Foundation—$17.2 million Established as the Japan Shipbuilding McChord said, he was never more than a In 2014, Datto opened a branch in Industry Foundation in 1962 to focus on few weeks away from going out of business. downtown Rochester, becoming the first philanthropy related to the shipping and A pivotal point for Datto came in 2013 company in the region to join the state’s maritime fields, the Nippon Foundation when a major security firm made an offer START-UP NY program. Datto has grown today supports programming in educa- to buy the company for $100 million. to more than 200 employees in Rochester, tion, social welfare and other fields. He turned it down. and McChord said he expects the company’s “I’ll be honest: It was hard not to think Rochester operations to continue to grow. E. Philip Saunders—$16.6 million of tropical islands, cool cars and the life of In 2015, the company became Connecti- Saunders is president and CEO of sweet leisure that kind of money can buy,” cut’s most valuable start-up, with a valua- Saunders Management Co. He launched McChord told Business Insider. “But I quickly tion in excess of $1 billion. several companies, including Truckstops regained my composure and thought not McChord’s business success has earned of America chain (now TravelCenters of about myself but about what’s best for the him several honors. The holder of several America), which grew into the largest full- company. And at $100 million, I realized, patents, McChord was named to the Forbes service truck stop in the United States; the company was actually undervalued.” 30 Under 30 list in 2015 as a leader in Griffith Energy, a liquid fuel distribution Datto appeared on the coveted Inc. 500 Enterprise Technology and won the Ernst & company; Sugar Creek Corp., a chain of list of fastest growing private companies in Young Entrepreneur of the Year New York retail gas and convenience stores; and 2012, 2013 and 2014. Region Award in 2016. Genesee Regional Bank.

SPRING 2018 | 17 PROMISE DELIVERED Photo by Elizabeth Lamark Photo by Elizabeth Photo by A. Sue Weisler Sue Photo by A. RIT student Lindsay Reardon thanked McChord at the news conference for investing in students. McChord was the keynote speaker for RIT’s commencement celebration in 2017. Student inspired by McChord’s generosity Paying it forward RIT student Lindsay Reardon is thrilled is inspired by Austin McChord’s $50 McChord said he has learned that taking about the opportunities that are in store million gift and said his generosity will time to recognize those who have helped him for students anxious to create and man- present RIT students with even more op- along the way is one of the most important age their own businesses. portunities than she had when she started and grounding things he can do. An entrepreneur by nature, Reardon is developing her business ventures. “You can never be too thankful,” he told no stranger to self-employment, begin- She was also impressed by news of a the graduating students in 2017. ning as a high school student creating fellowship that will allow for a gap year, McChord has been an active alumnus of posters for weddings, anniversaries and giving student entrepreneurs opportuni- RIT, serving as a frequent keynote speaker other special events. ties to work on their businesses full time. at events, including Venture Creations Today, the Saunders College of Busi- “The ability to not have to worry about graduation and the annual Entrepreneurship ness MBA student is digital marketing school or working full time is tremen- Conference. manager for OWA Haircare, a student- dous,” Reardon added. “A fellowship Datto has sponsored events such as RIT48, run startup that has developed Moon- that allows you to completely focus on an entrepreneurship competition, and hack- dust Hair Wash, a waterless shampoo your business is a luxury that not many athons, and McChord has given of his time that saves water, plastic and energy and new entrepreneurs have. This is a perfect as a mentor in the Saunders Summer Startup contains ingredients that are naturally opportunity for those who want to take program, an intense program aimed at assist- derived. advantage of RIT’s nurturing environ- ing entrepreneurs/innovators in developing Reardon’s initial interest in RIT ment.” their business concepts to a point where they focused on film and animation, but she Reardon and OWA Haircare founder are ready to begin to seek angel investment. soon developed a love for finance and Kailey Bradt, a product development “One of the exciting things about being marketing and quickly realized that her master’s student, recently took their hair- an RIT alumnus is that it truly is a university unique skillset was an asset to student care product to Europe to engage and on the move. It’s growing and is looking at teams with innovative ideas. brainstorm with investors, innovators and changing its position in the world,” he said. Reardon said she became involved in industry experts at the Hello Tomorrow “I would love to see RIT continue to climb entrepreneurship in 2009 when students Global Summit. the ranks and get more recognition. I think were being recruited to participate in And earlier in 2017, OWA Haircare this donation will help with that.” the Saunders Summer Startup program won first place and $10,000 in the “prod- RIT President David Munson said campus through the Albert J. Simone Center for ucts” category at the eighth annual New leadership is currently engaged in planning Innovation and Entrepreneurship. York State Business Plan Competition. what’s next for the entrepreneurship and “I was a good fit for a lot of teams that Reardon knows there are countless cybersecurity initiatives. needed someone who knew how to write RIT students just like those on the OWA “We are so proud of Austin. He was pas- a business plan, do some design work team—“doers” with great ideas and the sionate about his idea and he turned it into and make promotional videos,” she said. commitment to make things happen. a big success,” Munson said. “This embodies “I was actually among the first cohort “This is an amazing gift,” said Reardon. the creative element that we want to fur- of students in that program that were “I admire Austin’s attitude. It’s infectious. ther highlight at RIT. Every student can be actually paid over the summer to develop He is passionate about his company and involved in creating things that never before ideas that could be brought to market. creating products and services that are existed, and then putting the result into play. It’s been great watching the program truly great. He is exactly what an RIT His investment in RIT will help our students g row.” student should aspire to become.” and faculty make their mark on the world.” Reardon, who is from Granby, Conn., Vienna McGrain ’12 Mindy Mozer and Ellen Rosen

18 | SPRING 2018 With a solid education, women can do “ whatever they want to do, fulfill their dreams and create their own future. —Margaret (“Maggie”) McEwen-Craven BS ’77, MBA” ’80

RIT alumna Maggie McEwen-Craven BS ’77, MBA ’80 has seen firsthand how education can change lives. In addition to receiving two RIT degrees, Maggie worked at RIT for two decades and saw countless students struggle with the financial demands of college while trying to keep up with their rigorous coursework.

Maggie also has a special interest in bringing more women into the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). To help students with financial constraints pursue a college degree and to ensure that women are afforded every opportunity for a STEM career, Maggie established a scholarship to encourage women to become more independent and create their own future.

Through a planned gift, Maggie is leaving a lasting and permanent legacy—at a level she otherwise would not have been able to do. With her gift, Maggie will inspire RIT women of today and tomorrow to break down barriers and realize their potential.

To create your legacy like Maggie did, please contact RIT’s Planned Giving Department at 800.477.0376, [email protected] or visit us online at rit.edu/lastinglegacy.

It is more than a gift. It is your legacy.

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Lady Bird Johnson attended the dedication of the NTID complex in October 1974. During the ceremony, the first lady spoke with U.S. Rep. Hugh Carey, center, and shook hands with Bill Ingraham, one of NTID’s first graduates. At right is Ingraham today.

Photo by Sue A. Weisler

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ifty years ago, 19-year-old Bill Ingraham Ingraham’s cousin told him that a new “The thing about NTID was that there was was about to enter uncharted territory. “program” was starting in the fall of 1968 at no model to follow,” Frisina has said. “This After graduating from Brockport Rochester Institute of Technology and that was a rare opportunity in the education of HighF School in upstate New York as its only he should consider applying for admission. deaf people.” deaf student, Ingraham had earned a hard- Ingraham became one of 70 deaf pioneers Throughout the next 50 years, NTID won associate degree in applied science/ of RIT’s National Technical Institute for the would become a catalyst for diversity and business administration from Alfred State. Deaf, the first-ever college uniquely designed inclusion on campus, creating a post­secondary “I knew that I wanted to earn my to teach deaf and hard-of-hearing students learning environment never before seen in bachelor’s degree, but I also realized that in the technical skills necessary for them to get this country. With the emergence of more order to do that, I needed a lot of help,” said quality jobs. NTID’s first director, D. Robert than 200 majors, research opportunities, Ingraham, who had struggled academically Frisina, called it the “Grand Experiment” to doctoral degree readiness programming at Alfred, relying heavily on his lip-reading describe educating deaf students in a college and a 94 percent career placement rate, the skills and a roommate who shared class notes. setting with their hearing peers. “Grand Experiment” is a grand success.

20 | SPRING 2018 50th reunion weekend

In celebration of NTID’s 50th anniversary, a reunion weekend June 28–July 1 will feature events and activities for alumni and families. Events include an opening ceremony, NTID Alumni Asso­ciation golf tournament, several theatrical productions, a “welcome home” celebration, NTID Alumni Museum preview, campus tours, reunion group photos, children’s activities and more. The reunion committee is also asking NTID community members to participate in the #NTID5for50 fundraising campaign, encouraging individuals to make gifts in dollar amounts beginning with a five. To register for the reunion, go to www.ntid.rit.edu/50reunion/home.

Lady Bird Johnson, kneeling, helps plant a commemo- rative tree during the dedication of the NTID complex

in 1974. NTID alumni Deborah Hammell and Bill Collections Historical photos by RIT Archive Ingraham, members of the first class, look on. NTID has helped level the playing field for its graduates, which include members of the charter class pictured here.

History in the making bills recommending the establishment of a 1,300-acre campus under construction in The story of RIT’s NTID began when the first college tailored to the needs of deaf and Henrietta. On Nov. 14 of that year, RIT was permanent public school for deaf students in hard-of-hearing students pursuing technical selected as the future home of NTID. Hartford, Conn., opened in 1817. The school careers. The legislation was passed in both the The strengths of this initiative would be a showed that deaf people could be academi- House and the Senate in a record-setting 47 days. new, blended learning environment for the cally successful. On June 8, 1965, President Lyndon nation’s deaf students interested in technical According to Harry Lang, professor Baines Johnson signed Public Law 89-36, careers and an enhanced learning environ- emeritus and co-author of From Dream to establishing the National Technical Institute ment for the university’s hearing population. Reality: The National Technical Institute for for the Deaf. the Deaf, A College of Rochester Institute of With the bill signed and plans for its ‘I was the first’ Technology, while many residential schools execution moving quickly, more than two Ingraham visited campus the summer before continued to appear throughout the country, dozen universities across the country applied NTID opened. He used lip reading to conduct including Rochester’s own school for deaf to establish the college on their campuses. an interview and then went on a tour. students in 1876, a dedicated postsecondary However, with connections to industry “They accepted me immediately,” Ingraham school that focused on marketable technical and business, pre-established programs said. “I was the first.” skills remained a dream. in many technical disciplines, a favorable Ingraham knew that the eyes of the coun- In 1964, Congress was urged to study the relationship between Rochester industry and try—including the legislators and advocates educational and employment status of deaf people with disabilities, and a steady stream who invested so much in this endeavor— people. One report suggested that about of deaf students who had already enrolled would be trained on him, his classmates and 80 percent of deaf adults were working in in some existing RIT programs, particularly Frisina, who was named director in 1967. manual occupations, whereas only about 50 in the School of Printing and the School for Before NTID’s charter class arrived on percent of the hearing population assumed American Craftsmen, RIT became a strong campus, less than 1 percent of college-aged those same types of positions. contender. deaf people had enrolled in higher education. Shortly after, the House and Senate drafted In July 1966, a site team visited RIT’s new Ingraham remembers being excited for the

SPRING 2018 | 21 RIT staff members learn how to finger spell NTID in 1968. In the early years, sign language was taught by hearing children of deaf adults.

50YEARS

NTID opened in 1968, but construction of the main academic building, which was later named Lyndon Baines Johnson Hall, didn’t begin until 1972. Construc- tion of LBJ Hall can be seen on the left from this aerial photo.

opportunity to take his education further but was apprehensive at the same time. “I think we all felt that way.” But after he met other students, including his deaf roommates from Pennsylvania and Florida, he felt more comfortable. Many deaf students were drawn to science, technology, engineering and math, based partly on the visual nature of the subject material, Robert Panara, NTID’s first deaf faculty member and founder of NTID’s Drama Club, and RIT was well positioned to offer these teaches a class. NTID’s theater, now named for Panara, opened in 1974. programs to its deaf learners. Students could enroll in programs such as electrical and mechanical engineering, business administration, printing manage- who taught in those disciplines,” said Lang, cation barriers and a lack of understanding of ment and medical technology, and degrees who taught at NTID for 41 years. deaf culture. Despite the university’s efforts to ranging from two-year associate, to Master But there were growing pains during those reach out to deaf students, some, who were of Science and Master of Fine Arts degrees. inaugural years. During the first year, RIT didn’t living on their own for the first time, dropped Ingraham studied business administration. have full-time interpreters on staff, and only a out due to social and academic challenges. “Many people don’t really realize how few of the newly hired staff knew sign language. “There was a definite sense of separation significant NTID was for opening doors and The deaf students and the other 10,000 in the past,” explained Gerry Buckley, NTID opening minds of the students who wanted to hearing RIT students were hesitant to mingle president and RIT vice president and dean, pursue STEM careers, and faculty, like myself, with one another due to perceived communi- and a 1978 alumnus of RIT’s social work pro-

1965 1966 1968 1969 1970 U.S. Rep. Hugh Carey Public Law 89-36, the Rep. Hugh Carey A charter group of NTID’s first technical NTID’s technical pro- brings the NTID bill to National Technical announces that RIT is about 70 deaf students programs are offered: grams grow from four the floor of the House Institute for the Deaf officially selected as the arrives at RIT. Students architectural drafting, to 31, and the first NTID of Representatives Act, signed by President sponsoring university could enroll in programs mechanical drafting, students participate in and Sen. Lister Hill Lyndon B. Johnson to for NTID. such as electrical machine tool operation, RIT’s co-op program. brings the NTID bill to provide for the estab- and mechanical and office practice and the Senate. Both pass lishment and operation 1967 engineering, business bookkeeping. The stu- unanimously. of a co-educational, D. Robert administration, printing dent interpreter training postsecondary institute Frisina named management and program was also estab- for technical education founding medical technology. lished, making NTID the for deaf and hard- director first university ever to of-hearing people. of NTID. create such a program. 22 | SPRING 2018 Harry Lang, left, taught at NTID for 41 years. He said RIT was well positioned Student involvement in scientific research has been a hallmark at NTID since to offer deaf and hard-of-hearing students classes in science, technology, its establishment. Today, NTID sponsors and encourages research designed to engineering and math. enhance the lives of deaf and hard-of-hearing people. gram. “Lyndon Baines Johnson Hall, NTID’s developed sufficiently. On-campus educational academic building (which opened in 1974 but media was often interpreted for deaf students. More history wasn’t named until 1979), was far away from “I still have a video of myself teaching what was perceived as the ‘main’ campus. temperature and pressure in physics class Some hearing students would refer to us as with index cards and a video recorder,” ‘NIDS,’ National Institute of Deaf Students.” Lang said. “That was my captioning during But as the years progressed and the tech- the early years.” nology behind deaf education developed, But by the late 1970s, NTID had become the climate and attitudes changed. a national leader in educational program In the late ’60s and early ’70s, access to captioning, which helped deaf students telephone services included experimental become fully engaged with access to televised devices such as Codecom, which required news, student information, announcements, knowledge of Morse code, and the “Vista academic course information and entertain- Phone,” a video-telephone communication ment programming. system that could only be used on campus. Today, with automatic speech recognition, The Victor Electrowriters allowed deaf and captioning and C-Print, a real-time speech- hearing people to communicate by telephone to-text system developed at the college, NTID through an electric stylus system. remains a progressive leader in instructional By the 1970s, the teletypewriter (TTY) and communicative technologies. A Shining Beacon: 50 Years of NTID made telephone communication much RIT has the largest staff of professional sign will be available during the reunion more accessible. language interpreters of any college program weekend. The book includes In 1968, captioning technology was not yet in the world. Last year, RIT provided more chapters written by individuals who have witnessed change throughout the years at NTID, as well as by recent graduates looking forward 1971 1972 1976 1988 The social work program NTID launches Ex- The NTID Switzer Art NTID dedicates the to the next 50 years. is initiated at RIT, provid- perimental Educational Gallery is established. Robert F. Panara Theatre. The book also includes chapters ing a new option for deaf Theatre, the start of on the introduction of American students. A ground- performing arts at the 1978 1990 breaking and dedication college. Sunshine and Company, International Center for Sign Language on campus, the ceremony for NTID’s first a theatrical educational Hearing and Speech history of performing arts at NTID, building is held. NTID 1974 outreach group, is Research established. the growth of STEM education, graduates its first class A dedication ceremony created, followed by of 54 students. with Lady Bird Johnson Sunshine Too! in 1980. NTID accepts its first athletics and job placement. takes place for all of international students. NTID’s buildings. SPRING 2018 | 23 NTID NTID ALUMNI FIND SUCCESS IN THEIR CAREERS 50YEARS

Richard Potter ’72 CJ Jones ’73 Jacquelyn Wilson ’06, ’07 Jasmine Zambrano Oregel ’12, ’13 (retail management) (applied computer technology) (laboratory science technology, (computer-aided drafting, applied arts and sciences) packaging science)

Job: Owner of Richard’s Fabrics Job: CEO of Sign World TV Inc. Job: U.S. Customs and Border Job: Packaging engineer for in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. and Elevate!, producer, director, Protection agriculture specialist American Honda Motor How did NTID help prepare writer, actor (appeared in Baby How did NTID help prepare Company Inc. you for your career?: “I attended Driver in 2017), entertainer, mo- you for your career?: “The LST How did NTID help pre- a regular high school and had no tivational speaker and musician​ (laboratory science technology) pare you for your career?: “My interpreter or any help with How did NTID help prepare program at NTID helped me experiences at NTID prepared accessibility. I graduated on my you for your career?: “I was the prepare to smoothly transition me not only for my career, own, with some help from my first deaf computer operator at into RIT for the biotechnology but also for life. I got a better parents and tutoring, but I learned Xerox and the first person to sug- bachelor’s program. My career understanding and was prepared much more at NTID with the gest and create a co-op program required a bachelor’s degree as a for anything once I got into RIT. interpreters and notetakers that for NTID students so they could minimum when I was hired, and NTID helped me improve my were available to me. It made be trained at Xerox. I was also I wouldn’t have accomplished English, math and other skills learning a lot more accessible. the first deaf person to become this without the LST program dealing with the engineering In June of 1973, I was the first a lead operator at Xerox as well.” at NTID.” program CADT (computer-aided NTID graduate to be self-employed How did NTID help you get How did NTID help you get drafting technology) by learning and open my own retail business. where you are today?: “Since I where you are today?: “One of from my professors’ experiences. This coming June, I will be stopped working at Xerox, I’ve my favorite professors, Todd NTID also helped me by having a celebrating the 45th anniversary started to pursue a career in the Pagano, inspired me to be who I career fair that encouraged me to of my fabric and textile store, entertainment field. I have been am today. He believed in me and find some good job opportunities and I plan to retire soon.” self-employed full time for 35 told me that I would succeed in that would build my experience How did NTID help you get years. I can say with great appre- anything that came my way. We levels, and it helped me figure where you are today?: “It has had ciation that NTID helped prepare still keep in touch occasionally to out which companies I was most a tremendous impact on me and me with knowledge, leadership keep him in the loop with what interested in.” has really brought so much to my skills, experience and responsi- I’m doing. Every time we touch How did NTID help you get life, and not just in terms of my bility I needed to succeed. I have base, he tells me that he has no where you are today?: “My expe- education. I have some life-long very fond memories at NTID and doubts about my abilities or my riences at NTID and RIT helped friends from the program that I have always spoken highly of the accomplishments. Thank you to me be prepared for my career still see and keep in contact with, teachers who have helped shape Dr. Pagano for the inspiration. I and gave me many opportunities and I have so many fun memories me to be what I am today.” am happy to be where I am today.” for hands-on experience working that will never fade. Of course, it with faculty members that I got prepared me to be a fifth-genera- to know personally. Also, I devel- tion business owner in my family, oped life skills through meaning- and my son has learned from me ful interaction with my sorority, and has become a sixth-generation Richard Alpha Sigma Theta; students; owner of his own business, Wines Potter ’72 at professors; staff; and my family.” Tasty. My experience at NTID the opening Felicia Swartzenberg ’19 was really something special.” of his store in 1973.

24 | SPRING 2018 Photo by Mark Benjamin Photo by Mark Gerry Buckley, NTID president and RIT vice president and dean, right, talks with former student Robb Dooling, who graduated in 2014. than 140,000 hours of interpreting services, which includes classroom interpreting as well as interpreting for non-academic pursuits such as athletic events, religious services, concerts, presentations and other student life activities. Trained student notetakers record infor- mation during classes or laboratory lectures, discussions or multimedia presentations. Last year, RIT provided more than 60,000 hours of notetaking services for students. Real-time captioning provides a compre­ hensive English text display of classroom lectures and discussions. “Coming to NTID is a real homecoming for many deaf and hard-of-hearing students,” Buckley said. “This is one of those places where you have the right to understand

and be understood 100 percent of the time. Weisler Sue Photo by A. Some students come here and aren’t even Fourth-year student Grace Yukawa says NTID has helped prepare her for a career in mechanical engineering. aware of how much they have been miss- Yukawa believes that RIT’s community of deaf, hard-of-hearing and hearing people makes the university unique. ing. Here, our students can fully participate in a college experience, both socially and academically.” member of a sorority and works for the close-knit group of deaf and hard-of-hearing College Activities Board. peers. However, at NTID, she loves the enthu- Opportunities today In high school in Seattle, Yukawa was siasm of her hearing peers who are interested Grace Yukawa is an example of that. one of about 40 deaf students in a fully main- in learning more about deaf culture. The fourth-year mechanical engineering streamed environment with 1,700 hearing “NTID has helped me find myself,” Yukawa student is an NTID student ambassador, classmates. She generally interacted with her said. “Back home, I see the same people every

1991 2001 2011 2013 2017 The Center for Sign Lan- The grand opening of Gerard Buckley becomes Rosica Hall, an $8 million, Robert Panara, a pioneer guage and Interpreting the Joseph F. and Helen president of NTID and 23,000-square-foot- of deaf studies and Education is established. C. Dyer Arts Center is vice president and dean building, officially opens former NTID faculty held. The center show- of RIT—the first alumnus and is dedicated to member, is immortalized 1995 cases artworks created to lead the college. innovation and research as the 16th inductee into A Master of Science by current students, for students, faculty and the U.S. Postal Service’s degree in secondary alumni and artists who 2012 staff. Distinguished American education of students are deaf, hard of hearing, 2006 Todd Pagano, now stamp series. who are deaf or hard-of- and/or allies of the deaf Lizzie Sorkin becomes associate dean for hearing is approved by community. RIT’s first deaf Student teaching and scholarship New York state. Government president. excellence, was named U.S. Professor of the Year. SPRING 2018 | 25 NTID

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Lorne Farovitch ’16 (environmental science) was part of the Rochester Bridges to More than 40 companies recruited students at the NTID Photos by Mark Benjamin the Doctorate program. Today, Farovitch studies in the doctoral program in career fair last year. Job titles for deaf and hard-of-hearing translational biomedical science at University of Rochester School of Medicine. people have changed because of NTID.

day in our very small deaf community. Here on 3D bioprinting and on children and adults University of Rochester, is the first of its kind at NTID, I meet so many new people, people living with disabilities. Her observation visits that provides scientific mentoring for deaf with many different backgrounds—deaf to preschools and rehabilitation centers have and hard-of-hearing students to become people, hearing people, people who are late provided her with insights into cerebral palsy, candidates for doctoral degree programs in deafened, deaf people who sign, hearing autism spectrum disorders and people who use biomedical or behavioral science disciplines. people who sign, deaf people who are oral. wheelchairs. She hopes to continue work on And Sebastian and Lenore Rosica Hall, I just knew that I wouldn’t be alone here, devices that can be designed to make it easier the $8 million, state-of-the-art building that and that was just so important when I for these individuals to complete daily tasks. binds this all together, fosters innovation, was selecting a college.” NTID actively sponsors and encourages entrepreneurship and research among deaf, The reputation of RIT’s mechanical research designed to enhance the lives of hard-of-hearing and hearing peers. engineering program also played a role deaf and hard-of-hearing people. It is home Yukawa has one more year until gradua- in Yukawa’s decision to enroll. to research centers that are dedicated to tion but is looking ahead to a career design- “My major requires four co-ops, and if it studying teaching and learning; communica- ing accessibility devices. wasn’t for the networking in the deaf commu- tion; technology, access and support services; She will join more than 8,500 deaf and nity and using the resources that NTID has to and employment and adaptability to social hard-of-hearing NTID alumni living in all offer, I don’t think I would have secured those changes and the global workplace. 50 states and in 20 countries, and working on my own,” she said. “Many of the compa- Opportunities are available for under­ in all economic sectors, including business nies that I applied to were hoping to hire deaf graduate and graduate students to work and industry, health care, education and people or people with other disabilities to directly with faculty, travel in support of government. broaden their scope. I wasn’t aware that their research and apply for research funding. “My hope is to one day be able to level those specific opportunities even existed.” The Rochester Bridges to the Doctorate the playing field for people living with Out in the field, Yukawa has done research program, a partnership between RIT and disabilities,” she said. Continued on page 28

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Photo by A. Sue Weisler Sue Photo by A. Andrea Sinden, right, a student in the ASL/English interpretation bachelor’s degree Lydia Callis ’10 is the owner of LC Interpreting Services. A video of her expressive program, came to RIT so she could be immersed in the deaf community. signing for New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg went viral in 2012.

Cultural diversity enriches interpretation program

IT isn’t the only school that offers continue in the future. about Superstorm Sandy for New York City degrees in American Sign Language/ “We’re pioneers in this field. This profes- Mayor Michael Bloomberg. English interpretation, but it does sion is still very young compared to other Callis recalls the vast cultural diversity at haveR one feature that isn’t common at programs offered at RIT,” said Siple. “We have RIT and feels that being exposed to different other schools. made tremendous leaps and bounds in such cultures is a valuable experience for interpreters. “Students can interact with 1,200 deaf a short period of time.” “Deafness isn’t limited by race, age, gender, or hard-of-hearing students on campus and When applying to schools, Andrea Sinden, religion or anything else, so when you’re more than 100 faculty members who are well a fourth-year student in the ASL/English on the job, you need to be prepared to step known in the interpreting field,” said Lynn interpretation bachelor’s program from outside your comfort zone sometimes,” said Finton, director of the Department of ASL Seattle, was impressed by the programs Callis. “A diverse educational environment and Interpreting Education. “They are able offered through NTID. When Sinden realized like RIT can expose people to different to practice and interact with people who are she wanted to pursue a career working with perspectives and offer a safe environment members of the deaf community as they learn.” the deaf community, she knew RIT would for cross-cultural dialogues.” Finton said this immersion in ASL and provide her with the right environment to One change that is already underway at deaf culture is a unique experience that sets learn. RIT to fulfill the need for specialized inter- RIT’s interpreting graduates apart from “I could learn ASL and the skill it takes to preters is the Master of Science program graduates at other universities. interpret at other universities, but the ability in health care interpretation. The interpreting program offered at the to be immersed in the deaf community and The MS program, which started in 2016, university through the National Technical learn from innovators in the field is some- expanded on the health care interpretation Institute for the Deaf has become known as thing I don’t think other schools can offer,” certificate program already in place. one of the best in the country since it started said Sinden. “I felt that if I really wanted The program prepares interpreters to meet as a summer training program in 1969. to improve my skillset, I would need to the growing demand for specialization in The first bachelor’s degree program was be more immersed in the language.” health care interpreting for deaf patients and approved in 2000 as a two-plus-two program. Lydia Callis ’10 (ASL/English interpreta- health care professionals, as well as prepares In 2008, the two-plus-two program evolved tion) is the owner and an interpreter for students to take on leadership and adminis- to a full four-year program. Since 2008, more her own company, LC Interpreting Services, trative roles. than 270 students have graduated with their which serves people in the greater New York “We are the only university in the country bachelor’s degree in ASL/English interpreta- City region and New Jersey. offering this program,” said Kathy Miraglia, tion, according to NTID annual reports. She sparked dialogue around the work director of the program. “This is an oppor- Linda Siple, a retired professor for the of ASL interpreters on social media after a tunity for innovative teaching, learning and Department of ASL and Interpreting video of her expressive signing went viral research that is making RIT a leader in this Education, is proud of how the program on YouTube in 2012. The video features area of interpreting.” has grown and hopes the growth will Callis interpreting in press conferences Felicia Swartzenberg ’19

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Performance groups at NTID host several productions each year. A sample of productions include, clockwise from top left, Lysistrata, 1975; Tempest, 1981; Grapes of Wrath, 1992; Peter Pan, 2002; Hairspray, 2015; and Sherlock, 2016.

Fifty years later that I had the chance to go there and I’m so Performing arts NTID has already helped level the playing happy for the students who have the opportu- field for many of its graduates. nity to go there now. NTID introduced me NTID performing arts launched in “There is an evolution that we have to how amazing the deaf world really is.” 1974 after the success of a student witnessed over the past 50 years,” said He and his wife, Mary Jo (Nixon) Ingra- drama club founded by Robert John Macko, director of NTID’s Center ham, remain connected to NTID, serving on Panara, NTID’s first on Employment. committees and regularly attending campus deaf faculty mem- Fifty years ago, the Americans with events. Mary Jo graduated in 1972 and be- ber and co-founder Disabilities Act didn’t exist, and it was a came the first NTID alumna hired on staff. of the National new concept for employers to consider deaf Buckley, who was named NTID president Theater of the Deaf. and hard-of-hearing graduates as employees. in 2011 and is the first RIT/NTID alumnus to Today, perfor- It was more challenging for deaf and hard-of- hold that position, said students today leave mance groups host hearing graduates to work alongside hearing prepared for the real world, where there isn’t several productions coworkers. always sensitivity and inclusion. They leave each season, and “Years ago, deaf and hard-of-hearing peo- understanding their rights and responsibili- a comprehensive ple were office clerks, data entry specialists ties, and they leave with the self-confidence curriculum of dance and computer operators,” Macko said. “To- to interact with hearing peers. and theater courses day, we’re accountants, network specialists, “As RIT and NTID prepare the next is offered. Thomas mechanical engineers, software engineers. generation of leaders, I want them to walk Warfield, NTID’s Job titles have changed as a result of NTID.” away from this campus feeling that they were director of dance, ex- As a student, Ingraham excelled at tax included. I want them to increase their earn- plained that many deaf accounting. His instructor, Bill Gasser, ing potential and economic power,” Buckley and hard-of-hearing encouraged him to apply for a co-op with said. “But it’s not just about money. It’s about students are excited for the chance the Internal Revenue Service. the ways they can influence the world. In that to perform and said that performing “He believed that I could do the job way, we’ve truly fulfilled our mission.” arts classes are often filled to capacity. and had every confidence in my abilities. Vienna McGrain ’12 “We take a different point of view of He always looked out for me in class; I’ll theater and approach it from multiple never forget him and what he did for me.” angles, engaging a diverse spectrum After graduating in 1971, Ingraham was To learn more of students,” he said. “NTID perform- hired by the IRS and served as a revenue For more details on the history of NTID ing arts is an opportunity to make our agent until his retirement 36 years later. and RIT, go to rit.edu/henrietta50. unique impact on theater and dance.” “I’m just amazed at what NTID has become,” Ingraham said. “I’m so happy

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Thomas Shillea ’84 is an expert in platinotype portrait photography. Prints from Shillea’s Trinity series Photo by Santa Bannon-Shillea Photos by Thomas Shillea repurpose his platinum prints by overprinting them on Renaissance and Japanese Ukiyo-e images. Alumnus becomes expert in type of photography

ot everyone gets the chance to fulfill still producing new work. He is working on a the caution. their dreams, but Thomas Shillea ’84 new series, Trinity, which involves overprint- “I was not allowed to approach the presi- (photography) was able to through ing his vintage platinum portraits on Italian dent closer than 15 feet and was warned by a Nhis photography career. While working on a Renaissance and Japanese Ukiyo-e artworks. Secret Service agent that if I did so I could be portrait project for the United States Informa- One of his goals is to exhibit his Ukiyo-e shot and arrested,” said Shillea. “Naturally, I tion Agency (USIA), Shillea met and photo- inspired photographs at a gallery in Tokyo. was disappointed from the perspective of my graphed Coretta Scott King in 1985. After Shillea graduated, he moved to photography, but I was still very pleased to “I was a child of the ’60s and was involved Philadelphia to begin his career as a fine arts have this unique opportunity.” in the peace and civil rights movements, so photographer. In 1982, he hosted an exhibi- This project is just one of many that Shillea meeting her and hearing her talk about the tion of his platinum portraits at the Rosenfeld has worked on over the years. His work is civil rights movement was an amazing experi- Gallery. featured in museums across the country, such ence,” said Shillea. Jay Garfinkel, the vice president of TV as the National Portrait Gallery, the Museum Shillea’s years of dedication to perfecting and Photography Production of the USIA, of African American History and Culture and his art have made him an expert in platino- attended the exhibit, and four years later the Philadelphia Museum of Art. type portrait photography and given him the Garfinkel contacted Shillea about a portrait In addition to his photography career, Shillea opportunity to photograph notable individu- project he was planning. is the director of Art Programs at Northampton als like Malcolm Forbes, Sissy Spacek and “He liked my style and had never seen a Community College in Bethlehem, Pa., where others for a USIA portrait project in 1986. platinum print before. He was impressed by he currently lives. Shillea enjoys “sharing the Platinotype prints are made using a plati- its visual and tactile quality, so he invited me sense of wonder” that he experienced when num printing process. The resulting print has to work on the project,” said Shillea. learning about platinum prints. a rich color range and unique texture differ- One unique experience from his USIA “If you have a dream, go for it, and don’t ent from normal photos. Platinotype photos project was photographing former President stop going for it even if you fail,” said Shillea. lost popularity after 1930, but a few skilled Ronald Reagan in the Oval Office. It was a “There were frustrations and failures along artists like Shillea, who discovered the process strange, highly restricted experience, but the the path of my career, but I never lost my at RIT, work to keep the technique alive. portrait session was shortly after the president passion or let go of my dream.” A photographer for over 40 years, Shillea is had been shot, so Shillea said he understood Felicia Swartzenberg ’19

30 | SPRING 2018 Haltigin, a two-year captain, capped off a banner four-year career for the Tigers in 2011-2012. He was one of 20 Division I hockey players nominated for the 2012 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award.

Chris Haltigin ’12 (biomedical sciences) is now an obstetrics-gynecology resident in Michigan. Former hockey captain beats cancer twice and becomes physician

r. Chris Haltigin ’12 (biomedical sci- determined to complete his studies. “I am so competitive,” he said. “It ulti- ences) had finished his second year He finished his last clinical rotation one mately was like someone telling me I can’t do of medical school and was studying day before graduation. something. I was going to prove I can do it.” Dfor his first set of board exams when he was “Just beating cancer in itself is really Haltigin took it again after he graduated, diagnosed with testicular cancer. special and something that will define me and after playing a year of professional hockey Forty-eight hours later, the former RIT for the rest of my life, but I beat cancer twice in the ECHL league for the Alaska Aces, he hockey captain was in surgery. “It was scary during medical school and finished on time,” enrolled in medical school at American Uni- and it happened at a very critical time for all Haltigin said. “It was pretty crazy but it’s versity of the Caribbean School of Medicine. medical students,” Haltigin said. something I’m unbelievably proud of.” (His hockey teammate Dr. Riley Clark ’12 The surgery in May 2015 worked and Today, Haltigin is an obstetrics-gynecology (biomedical sciences) also went there.) Haltigin’s cancer went into remission. Seven resident at Beaumont-Royal Oak Health Sys- Initially he wanted to be an orthopedic weeks later, he took the board exam, did well tem outside of Detroit. He interviewed for the surgeon because he had bonded with his and his medical education stayed on track. position days before he started chemotherapy own surgeon who repaired his hip twice. But Until December 2016. That’s when he in January 2017. after doing an ob-gyn rotation as a third-year learned the cancer had returned in the form Haltigin said although nothing can prepare student, he fell in love with the specialty. He of a tennis-ball-sized tumor deep in his a person for a cancer diagnosis, his time at loves delivering babies. abdomen. This time he was in the middle of RIT as a student-athlete taught him how to He also likes working at Beaumont, where residency interviews and was three months deal with challenges in a rational fashion. another teammate and close friend Dr. Trevor away from finishing medical school. It also gave him a competitive edge, which Eckenswiller ’12 (biomedical sciences) works The mass was in a hard-to-reach loca- helped him get into medical school. as a resident in emergency medicine. tion, so surgery wasn’t an option. Instead, Haltigin said the first time he took the “I am really grateful for the people who he would need nine weeks of chemotherapy, Medical College Admission Test while he was have supported me,” Haltigin said. “I am which would require him to take a leave of an undergraduate at RIT, it didn’t go as well grateful for where I have ended up today.” absence from medical school. But he was still as he would have liked. Mindy Mozer

SPRING 2018 | 31 Listen to Can He Do That? at http:// bit.ly/CanHeDoThat, Letters From

War at http://bit.ly/LettersFromWar, Post Washington Capehart/The Photo by Jonathan Carol Alderman ’14, left, records a podcast in November 2017 with Hillary Rodham Clinton for and the pictured podcast at Cape Up, hosted by The Washington Post’s Jonathan Capehart. in Listen http://bit.ly/CapeUpClinton. Photojournalist finds passion producing podcasts

arol Alderman’s ‘ah-ha’ moment Alderman said she got to where she is books, but Alderman realized that she came late in her junior year of college. today because she never turned down an enjoyed telling audio stories. In 2016, She didn’t want to leave a family gath- opportunity. As a student, she landed a photo she joined The Washington Post where eringC to work on her own photojournalism editor internship at USA Today after meeting she could do podcasts full time. project, but when a classmate asked for help, the newspaper’s photo editor during a class She does everything from episode she was willing to put her family on hold. networking trip to Washington, D.C. conception to recording interviews with Alderman, who was drawn to photo­ When the internship was ending, she hosts, writing, editing, finding music and journalism because she loves to tell stories, met with the general manager for USA Today publishing. She also works with public realized that day that she preferred to work College and pitched a full-time position. relations to promote the final work. as an editor in the storytelling process. “I said, ‘I made myself a job. Can I have Two of her favorite podcasts have been She met with William Snyder, chair of it?’ And he said, ‘sure,’” Alderman said. Can He Do That?, which explores the powers RIT’s photojournalism program, and they “Knowing what I know now, I might not and limitations of the American presidency came up with a pathway to becoming a be so bold, but it worked in the moment.” with host Allison Michaels, and Letters From photo editor. And that led to a job as a She managed the Collegiate Correspondent War, a mini-series highlighting letters written multimedia editor for USA Today College Program, overseeing a team of 10 student between brothers fighting in World War II. right after graduation. journalists. Since her title was multimedia The letters are read by veterans. “Just because you are in a certain degree editor, Alderman’s boss assumed that she “Storytelling is the one constant through or learning a very specific thing doesn’t knew everything about multimedia and this weird little path I have taken,” Alder- mean that’s the path you have to follow,” one day asked her to produce a podcast. man said. “I am constantly telling stories said Alderman ’14 (photojournalism), whose “I said, ‘OK,’ because I just say yes to and crafting these narratives that I think are path has taken a few turns since graduation. everything,” she said. “I went home and really important for the world to hear. I learn Today, Alderman is an audio producer Googled how to make a podcast.” something new every single day, no matter at The Washington Post working on podcast It was a steep learning curve that what I’m working on.” production and development. included talking to experts and reading Mindy Mozer

32 | SPRING 2018 John Butler ’80 (professional photographic illustration) is a partner at Butler, Shine, Stern & Partners ad agency, headquartered in Sausalito, Calif. Photo by Shahin Edalati

Graduate helped create memorable ad campaign

ohn Butler ’80 (professional photographic where in addition to learning a lot about about the products they make,” he said. illustration) remembers the time he the technical side of cameras and lighting, “We see that in our own employees. We performed his impersonation of William he also discovered a proclivity for graphic believe work can and should have a positive JShatner—to the William Shatner. design and drawing. impact on a client’s business, consumers and “I worked with him for over eight years,” “I received a solid background in all the world at large.” said the chief creative officer, whose Butler, these areas at RIT, and it helped me decide As he nears a quarter century at BSSP, But- Shine, Stern & Partners ad agency in what I really wanted to do,” Butler said. ler is more focused on the agency’s strategic Sausalito, Calif., is credited with conceiving After studying art direction and design direction and less on day-to-day operations. the witty Priceline Negotiator ad campaign. post-RIT, he became a junior art director “My days are occupied helping to determine When pitching the Priceline account, and for the next six years alternated between the future of the company and how we are Butler and his creative team flew to Los art directing and copywriting roles at iconic perceived out in the world,” he said. Angeles and met with Shatner to present agencies such as McCann New York, J. Walter Butler takes pride in his firm’s support scripts. As Butler stood by him, he asked Thompson and Chiat\Day. of causes dedicated to solving issues around the iconic Hollywood actor if he would be That’s when he and his creative partner, societal change and racial inequality. On the OK with impersonating him. Mike Shine, decided to go west and join a San less serious side, he’s a “big comic art and “He gave me a raised eyebrow and before Francisco ad agency, where they met Greg illustration collector” and has been since he I got through the script, he grabbed it from Stern, an account director. The three friends was a child growing up in Henrietta, N.Y. He my hands and started reading,” he said. decided to venture out and start Butler, serves on the board of directors at the Car- “He completely nailed it on a first read.” Shine, Stern & Partners—BSSP, for short— toon Art Museum in San Francisco. “He then looked at me and said, ‘So you want a privately owned ad agency since 1993. “I love illustration, and my wife and I own me to play the fool, eh?’ I sheepishly nodded, According to Butler, the agency is a big a lot of book cover art,” Butler said. “My own ‘yes.’ He smiled and said, ‘I can do that.’ believer in the transformative power of ideas. personal passion is comic art. I also collect “And that’s how the ‘Negotiator’ was born.” “Today’s consumers are as concerned with masks, but that’s another story.” Butler honed his photography skills at RIT, a brand’s beliefs and value system as they are Rich Kiley

SPRING 2018 | 33 Adam Kubert ’81 began his lettering career at age 12 for DC Comics. He said studying medical illustration at RIT has proved invaluable in drawing anatomically correct superheroes such as Wolverine, The Incredible Hulk and Superman. MARVEL-OUS COMIC ARTIST HAS LUCK OF THE DRAW

e may not have superhero powers, but he certainly has a talent for drawing them. HPencil, pen, paper, ink and “a brain that never stops” are the tools of his trade—and during his career as a comic artist, Adam Ku- bert ’81 (medical illustration) has illustrated for DC Comics and now exclusively at Marvel Comics. And probably the most salient fact about Kubert’s style is how anatomically correct his subjects are with their detailed faces and sculpted bodies in revealing spandex cou- ture—easily the envy of even your most avid body builders.

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™ and © 2014 Marvel Characters,© Marvel Inc Kubert is accomplished at both penciling and inking techniques and is currently illustrating one of Marvel’s flagship titles: Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man. He said the storyline is key to brainstorming “some really cool” characters in life-like detail—often with eye-popping masks and heavy-spandex gear. He said the hardest part is leaving a project at 95 percent perfec- tion. “If you can’t keep your deadlines, you can’t keep your job.”

36 | SPRING 2018 © Marvel ™ and © 2014 Marvel Characters, Inc The Spider-Man artist returned to RIT last fall to discuss his profession and “love for telling stories with pictures,” while offering advice to students Photo by A. Sue Weisler interested in pursuing careers in illustration.

“Wolverine can get his chest slashed open, throughout my life I’ve faced some heavy, Kubert’s skill is unmistakably captivat- and I can illustrate it accurately in 3D,” said yet friendly, family competition. We both ing to look at—and he agrees comic art is an Kubert with a laugh. “That comes from study- continue to teach at the school.” industry where you can design some pretty ing medical illustration at RIT, but my comic Kubert has indeed found his niche and is “cool” characters. He said it generally takes career started at age 12 when I started letter- best known for drawing villains and heroes him eight to 10 hours to complete a Marvel ing for DC Comics.” of the ever-popular X-Men, Fantastic Four, Comics cover, but if the storyline includes Since Kubert enjoyed science and art and The Incredible Hulk, Spider-Man, Superman, eight villains versus a single superhero, it can wanted to be a pediatrician when he grew up, Ghost Rider and most notably, Wolverine. In take up to four days. His latest endeavor is il- medical illustration seemed like a good fit. Yet 1992, he received the Eisner Award for best lustrating Marvel’s flagship title, Peter Parker: he couldn’t escape a career following “a huge inker of Batman Versus Predator (Dark Horse The Spectacular Spider-Man. shadow” in the comic industry. His father, and DC Comics). “I tell up-and-coming artists that you have Joe, was an iconic cartoonist and founder of “I didn’t grow up as a comic book fan, but I to really enjoy what you do,” said Kubert, who The Kubert School—which offers a three-year love telling stories with pictures,” said Kubert. recently relocated to Brooklyn with his wife, concentrated program in cartooning and “Comics are a fertile ground for movies; we Tracy; children; three dogs; and a couple of graphic art and is located in Dover, N.J. are the idea people that producers are always motorcycles. “My dad was a genius, a living legend looking for when considering their next “Illustrating for a living isn’t a corporate for his DC Comics characters Sgt. Rock blockbuster. You have to be living under a job, but it’s enough to pay the bills—and for and Hawkman,” said Kubert. “My brother, rock if you don’t believe superheroes are big my next motorcycle.” Andy, is also a cartoonist for DC Comics, so at the box office—even on Netflix.” Marcia Morphy

SPRING 2018 | 37 Alumni House

38 | SPRING 2018 RIT’s first alumni house set to open this summer

Joseph Lobozzo ’95 stands IT’s first multipurpose welcome where the Joseph M. center for alumni on campus has Select named spaces Lobozzo Alumni House is a new name and a new location. being built on campus. RConstruction is underway on the Joseph • Chuck ’61 and Elaine Maginness Photo by Elizabeth Lamark M. Lobozzo Alumni House, with an opening Welcome Center slated for this summer. • Bill Buckingham ’64 Great Room The 5,700-square-foot house on the • Brian ’78 and Linda Hall Dining Room west side of campus across the street from • The RIT Alumni Association Riverknoll Apartments will be the first Board of Directors Board Room permanent on-campus facility built for • Bill Bjorness ’86 Memorial Office Suite alumni, primarily by alumni. • A. Scott Hecker ’65 Garden The Lobozzo Alumni House will feature a • Kevin J. Surace ’85 Bar great room, porch, dining room, conference • Jim ’93 and Audrey Janicki Porch room, patio, library, catering kitchen and • Bud ’56, ’91 and Joan Rusitzky several administrative offices for Develop- Conference Room ment and Alumni Relations staff members. • Gamma Epsilon Tau Fireplace A business center will provide a shared • David A. Blonski ’07 and Michelle work space for alumni to check their email, Nicholson Blonski ’06, ’07 Vestibule make photocopies, print boarding passes, • John M. Slusser ’75 Electrical and obtain an alumni ID and even receive Engineering Room career counseling and advice as needed. • J. Rollin Shoemaker ’60 Business Center In addition, a kiosk will print step-by-step directions to locations on campus as well as help direct on the Dean’s Council for Saunders College. people to attractions in Rochester. He also served as vice chair of RIT’s Powered The facilities will be available by the Future comprehensive campaign, to rent for milestone personal named the Lobozzo Photonics and Optical events such as weddings, birthdays Characterization Lab, established the Lobozzo and retirements in addition to Executive MBA Challenge Scholarship and university-sponsored chapter will establish new funds for that program. and reunion activities. He earned the Saunders College of Business To date, $1.5 million has Distinguished Alumni Award in 2001, the been raised for the estimated Herbert W. Vanden Brul Entrepreneurial $2.1 million project. Award in 2003, the RIT Outstanding Alumnus “The Joseph M. Lobozzo Award in 2006 and was the recipient of the Alumni House aims to 2017 NRS Award, the highest honor given provide the friendliest, most by RIT’s Nathaniel Rochester Society. engaging, primarily service- Lobozzo said he was impressed with the oriented atmosphere possible, blueprints and thinks the house will be perfect leading to a warm, life-long to welcome alumni back to campus. He looks relationship with RIT,” said forward to the day when he can enjoy a cup Kelly Redder, executive director of coffee there with other graduates. of the RIT Alumni House. “It is really very exciting,” he said. Lobozzo, who earned an Redder said the original plan to renovate a Executive MBA from RIT in home near campus would not have provided 1995, was founder of JML the scope and functionality needed for RIT’s Optical Industries Inc. He is 125,000 alumni. The previously purchased a member of the President’s house will be used by RIT for other purposes. Roundtable and has served on the Mindy Mozer RIT Board of Trustees (1999-2013); advisory boards for the Center for Integrated Manufacturing Studies, Venture To learn more Creations and Saunders College of Business Go to rit.edu/alumnihouse. Executive MBA program; and several terms

SPRING 2018 | 39 Gary Zeiger ’89 (CAST) released the Class Notes 1974 1981 audiobook format of his first book, Russell Kirk ’74 (CIAS) was Michael Dailey ’81 (CAST) is a Stingray: You Can’t Hide Forever, ahead selected by the United States Golf software engineer at Plexxi.com, of the planned release of his second Key to abbreviations Association to photograph for the a hyperconverged networking book, Stingray: Prophecy, in early 2018. 2018 United States Junior Amateur company located in Nashua, N.H. It will be available on Audible, iTunes CAST College of Applied Science and Technology Golf Tournament at Baltusrol Golf and Audiobook.com. CCE College of Continuing Education (now SOIS) Club in Springfield, N.J. Kirk is the Peter Walczak ’81 (GAP) has retired CHST College of Health Sciences and Technology owner of Golflinks Photography in after 35 years in the capital equip- 1990 CIAS College of Imaging Arts and Sciences Roswell, Ga., and is one of the top ment side of the printing, publishing Beth (Kresge-Mietz) McNeill ’88 CLA College of Liberal Arts golf photographers in the world. and packaging industries. Walczak (GAP), ’90 (GAP) was hired in View more of his work at has recently joined Home Services, August 2017 as the new education COS College of Science golflinksphotography.com. Exteriors Division of The Home Depot program manager in the Department FAA Fine and Applied Arts (now CIAS) as a regional sales consultant. He also of Anesthesiology and Perioperative GAP Graphic Arts and Photography (now CIAS) 1975 can be found in the winter months ski- Medicine at the University of Rochester GCCIS B. Thomas Golisano College of ing the high White Mountains of New Medical Center. Computing and Information Sciences Hampshire or the Green Mountains of KGCOE Kate Gleason College of Engineering Vermont. Sumit Mookerjee ’90 (KGCOE) left NTID National Technical Institute for the Deaf IBM after 20 years to join a software SOIS School of Individualized Study 1982 startup, StorONE, as its director of tech- SCB Saunders College of Business Gary Sutto ’82 nical sales. He has had a varied career at SVP NTID “Summer Vestibule Program” (GAP) continues Big Blue and ended his run on track to his photography in become a distinguished engineer. Now Seattle. He made a he gets to develop collateral, work with About Class Notes video from his the engineering staff and train the tech- backyard of the nical sellers at the most revolutionary Class Notes are edited for space, clarity solar eclipse that company you’ve never heard of...yet. and style. Share details and photos occurred on Aug. 21, 2017. See it at Cindy Rosenshein of special occasions and professional https://vimeo. ’90 (CAST) achievements in your life by going to com/231762117. is celebrating www.rit.edu/alumni/news. her one-year 1984 anniversary as Julie Moy ’84 (FAA), ’84 (FAA) moved managing director back to the East. She works as an events for Dragon Rouge planner for New Jersey Association of N.Y., an award- William Truran ’75 (GAP) has made a Mental Health and Addiction Agencies winning global branding agency. 1968 living with a camera ever since attend- in Hamilton, N.J. John Guiliano ’68 (SCB) completed ing RIT. He loves being a photographer. 1991 his 29th year as the Beavercreek Ohio He has two beloved cheese clients and 1986 John Frontuto ’91 (GAP) reunited High School boys varsity soccer coach. three refrigerators full of cheese because Gerard Skrzynski ’86 (KGCOE) was with fellow film and animation class- His team finished the year with a 22-0-2 they send it to him to shoot and they ordained as a transitional deacon at mates Darren Ayres ’92 (GAP), Tim record and won the Division I Ohio State can’t take it back. See all of his work at St. Joseph’s Cathedral in Buffalo, N.Y., Tuchrello ’91 (GAP), Jay Sheveck ’92 championship. Over the 29 years as var- www.billtruran.com. on Sept. 16, 2017. A profile featuring (GAP), Vicki Sheveck, Jim Baker ’92 sity coach, he has a record of 413-106-85, Skrzynski was also published in the (GAP), and Tim Talbott in Los Angeles which puts him currently in the top five 1977 October 2017 issue of the Western New in November. winning soccer coaches in the state. He Kevin Hall ’77 York Catholic. completed 20 years of service in the Air (FAA) is celebrat- Force and retired as a lieutenant colonel ing the 25th anni- Albert Zahniser ’86 (CAST) is a in 1989. versary of his cloud architect at Philadelphia-based branding and Anexinet. He recently passed the 1973 graphic design Amazon Web Services certified solution firm, Kevin architect—professional level exam. This Hall Design. is his third of the five AWS certifications The recipient available. of many industry awards, he has written about the importance of good 1989 design and the role of design in busi- ness. Prior to starting his own firm, he Tamra Werner ’91 (CAST) and Ann held positions as designer/art director Marie McFee ’15 (CIAS) published with General Foods and Marketing their first children’s book, Koli’s Birthday Corp. of America. Adventure: Koli The Great White Shark. The factually based fictional book gives 1978 children the opportunity to learn Gregory Hitchin about the great white shark while ’78 (GAP) was connecting with a lovable character. recently elected The book is available online on 250 to the Board of websites worldwide. Directors for the International 1992 Economic Paul Jeran ’92 (KGCOE) was promoted Development to distinguished technologist in the Joseph Burke ’73 (GAP) used his photo- Council (IEDC). HP LaserJet Supplies Research and graph to design the cover for the recently His term began Development Lab. released book Living with Peace and on Jan. 1, 2018. Passion by Terry and Barbara Tebo. The He is a certified economic developer Kevin Shea ’92 (GAP) returned to the book is a daily guide for living a better life and serves as the director of economic daily news business at The Times of and can be purchased through Amazon development and tourism for the City Trenton and New Jersey Advance Media in paperback or on Kindle. of Waynesboro, Va. (nj.com) after six years in the banking

40 | SPRING 2018 and insurance industries. It was a full- circle career moment and he considers 1995 himself fortunate to be back doing what Sheldon named new Alumni Association president he enjoys most professionally. He is a supervising reporter and managing pro- ducer. He lives in Point Pleasant, N.J., Kevin Sheldon ’02 with his wife, Kim, and three teenage (management information daughters. systems) began serving Christine Lang ’92 (CLA), ’17 (SOIS) his two-year term as the completed her advanced graduate new Alumni Association certificate in project management this president on Jan. 1. past summer through RIT’s School of Individualized Study. She also became In addition to his Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt certified. career as vice president of 1993 operations at CareJour- ney, Sheldon is passionate about serving the RIT community and its more than 125,000 alumni. “The Alumni Associa- Pamela (Mellen) Zellner ’95 (CIAS) is tion works to support the a program manager for the Rhode Island RIT alumni community Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Joseph Brennan ’93 (FAA) writes that Hearing in Providence, R.I. She has been in any way we can. We are this Colt Police Positive .38 Special stands in the Rhode Island state government evaluating how we serve as a part of American history for future for 20 years. She is married to Travis alumni in general, how to generations to appreciate in a new one- Zellner ’97 (CIAS) and they have two of-a-kind display case that he designed children, Miia (2000) and James (2006). get them more engaged, and built. The gun was a family heirloom and looking at ways that that had been stored in an old cookie 1997 we can continue to get them involved at a deeper level,” said tin for nearly two-thirds of its existence. Sheldon. For details, go to BrennanDesigns.net. Before being nominated to serve as an Alumni Association John Lawrence ’93 Board member in 2009, Sheldon was involved with the Alumni (CAST) manages Association in many ways, including serving as a chapter leader. three corporate operations as CFO “Reconnecting with people from RIT can help you network and managing and make new friends, as well as strengthen your relationship member. Preservas with our university that has a growing prestigious reputation,” LLC, based in Cheyenne, Wyo., Sheldon said. provides back While serving as president, Sheldon has three main goals. office support for First, he wants to continue to strengthen the dialogue construction and between the Alumni Association, the RIT administration and maintenance contractors. Total Renovation Services Inc., based in the Board of Trustees. Second, Sheldon wants to work with Houston, completes residential and Shawn McCann ’97 (SCB) and his hus- RIT President David Munson as he re-evaluates the university’s commercial construction projects. band, Billy, opened an Abbott’s Frozen strategic plan to ensure that the Alumni Association can Lawrence is also involved in real estate Custard in Sterling, Va., on Sept. 14, 2017. development and government contract- support the president’s new vision. Third, Sheldon wants to ing. The Lawrence family is supporting 1998 increase alumni involvement with the association. the RIT Alumni House project and has Jim Crocker ’98 (CAST) moved to “If you or someone you know would like to get involved, just a son, John B. Lawrence, attending RIT Apple to continue building the internet reach out to us,” he said. “I would encourage all alumni to get as a sophomore in computing security. after six years with Google. His family of The family still lives in a suburb of five continues to enjoy living in Denver. involved somehow.” Houston. 1999 Grant Senn ’93 (CAST) recently Nicolas Rubio ’99 (SCB), ’01 (SCB) accepted a position at TerumoBCT, received a master’s degree in political board president of the National Elaine Naum ’02 located in Lakewood, Colo., as process science (public policy) in 2015 and Human Resources Association’s (SCB) was pro- validation engineer. In this role, Senn now he is pursuing a Ph.D. in political Rochester Affiliate for the 2017-2018 moted to senior will be traveling back and forth to Ho science (public policy and international program year. The National HR vice president in Chi Minh City, Vietnam, supporting a relations) at Universidad Simón Bolívar Association is a boutique human September 2017. new plant start up. TerumoBCT makes in Caracas, Venezuela. Since 2013, resources organization focused She started at specialized blood drawing and separat- he has worked with his wife, Angela on the development and career Partners + Napier ing equipment used in the treatment of Incerti, as an independent international advancement of local human in 2005 as an multiple blood-based diseases. business senior consultant focusing resources professionals. account supervisor on the Latin American market. on the Bausch & 1994 Recently, he became a visiting professor Donald Gentilcore ’02 (CAST) Lomb account. She was elected a vice Peter Considine ’94 (CIAS) is a manag- at IESA, a top 10 business school has joined Barton and Loguidice’s president in 2015 and promoted to ing editor at TDWI in Renton, Wash. in Latin America. Solid Waste Group as a senior group account director that same year. project manager at the firm’s Syracuse In addition to B&L, over the years she Michael Seamans ’94 (CIAS) completed 2002 office. He has more than 20 years of has worked on and grown several of the his MFA in photography on June 30, Brandyn Jacob ’02 (SCB) was promoted experience in management, operations, agency’s top accounts, including Delta 2017, from New Hampshire Institute to vice president of Remedy Intelligent development, construction and permit- Vacations, Friendship Dairies and BMW of Art. Staffing. He was also recently named ting in the solid waste industry. MINI Financial Services.

SPRING 2018 | 41 Tiger Love Long-distance couple reaches finish line with Michelin

shley (Shoum) Gliss ’09 for two years until Ed completed (mechanical engineering) school. She even tried to break up was focused on her senior with him on May 24, 2009, but Ed designA project, her final year of wouldn’t let her. In fact, he teased her school and a new job she would start about that day and 5/24 became their after graduation at Toyota when she special date. They were married on first met Ed Gliss ’11 (mechanical May 24, 2014. engineering). The plan was for Ashley to stay “All along I thought it was cliché to at Toyota in a two-year rotational meet someone at college,” Gliss said. program until Ed graduated and then “I’m just going to put my head down they would look for jobs together. and finish my master’s degree.” Ashley, though, had been working But her senior design project cen- with Michelin in her job at Toyota and tered around a Polaris four-wheeler was intrigued by the company and that was stored in the Formula SAE living in South Carolina. She applied Racing team’s shop. And she couldn’t for an opening and left Toyota after help but a year. Ed joined her there in 2011. notice Ed, Although they both work for who was Michelin, they are in facilities located on the For- 45 minutes apart. And although they mula team, are both mechanical engineers, their making the work is different. Ashley said she is carbon fiber more analytical and likes paper calcu- components lations. Ed prefers hands-on projects. of the Ashley is a technical account racecar. manager, working directly with com- By that panies such as Mercedes, BMW and winter, Audi to develop new technology for Ashley said, next-generation vehicles. Ashley (Shoum) Gliss ’09 and Ed Gliss ’11 she was Ed started at Michelin in a tire both work for Michelin. They have a smitten. design role and two years later daughter, Avery. And today, became a test driver, working with the two companies to make decisions to car-loving engineers who both work create the best customized tire for at Michelin in Greenville, S.C., have new vehicles. To do this he has to a 1½ year old daughter, Avery. be an expert driver in all conditions, “From my standpoint for our including performing high-speed relationship, it has been awesome be- maneuvers in the snow. (Growing cause we are both engineers and we up in Akron, N.Y., and attending think in the same manner,” Ed said. college in Rochester helps with that.) “And it doesn’t hurt that we share the At the Michelin test tracks, he can same interests and hobbies, so when easily reach speeds in excess of 100 we have down time we like to do the miles per hour. same things.” “It is cool we can both work on It wasn’t always a smooth ride for a car together and talk the same the couple, though. When Ashley language,” Ashley said. “It has been graduated, she worried about keeping a lot of fun.” the relationship going long distance Mindy Mozer Matthew Weaver 2003 ’04 (KGCOE) has Richard Gary ’03 (SCB) was promoted earned LEED AP to vice president of Global Customer BD+C certifica- Success for the Imaging, Workflow, tion. He is a and Care Solutions Business Unit of mechanical engi- Change Healthcare (formerly McKesson neer in the facili- Technology Solutions). ties engineering and design services 2004 core business in Matthew G. Aggleton ’04 (COS) is the Rochester excited to have recently started a new office of Erdman Anthony, a multidisci- job at LeFiell Manufacturing as a research plinary firm specializing in infrastruc- and development engineer focused ture engineering and support services. on the development of flow-forming techniques for aerospace applications. 2010

Gary Porter ’15, left, and Dan Plate ’16 created the video game Super Daryl Deluxe. The game will launch on Playstation 4 and Steam this spring. Katie Dellaquila ’10 (KGCOE) married a fellow computer engineer, Adrian Sitterle, on Oct. 21, 2017. Video game made by alumni coming to Playstation 4 They live in Idaho. Justin M. Bienio ’04 (SCB) has been Super Daryl Deluxe, an action role-playing game created by traveling solo around the world since RIT alumni Gary Porter ’15 (game design and development) January 2017 in an effort to make a pos- itive impact on the world through inter- and Dan Plate ’16 (illustration), will launch on the SONY national volunteering projects. To Playstation 4 and Steam platforms this spring. achieve a greater impact, he launched a The duo, co-founders of Dan and Gary Games LLC, have volunteer placement agency, Global Opportunities for Altruistic Travel— been friends since high school in Waterloo, N.Y., and created GOAT Volunteers for short. The agency the company in 2012 when they were RIT students. has established partnerships with non- “Super Daryl Deluxe is one of the first video games that governmental organizations in Costa Rica, Spain, Ghana, Malawi and Kenya. was ever supported financially by RIT,” said Porter. “So many people at RIT helped us get to this point in so many different Brad Conrad ’04 ways. Anyone has the ability to publish a game on PC, even (COS) recently though it’s somewhat difficult to do. But having major plat- accepted a position with the American forms like SONY and Steam accept us is a big step. After five Institute of Physics years of hard work, it’s great to be validated.” (AIP) as the direc- The game, which allows players to construct their own tor of the Society of Physics Students combat system and features a unique visual style, is set inside (SPS) and Sigma Pi a multi-dimensional high school where students and faculty Sigma, the physics Christine (Pascino) Rotunno ’10 (CAST) are going missing and classrooms have been on lockdown for honors society. and Corey Rotunno ’09 (CAST), ’15 weeks. A new kid, Daryl, wanders into town and what starts (CAST) have been partners in life ever Gisele Couturier ’04 (CIAS) was pro- since 2007, when they met in a thermo- out as an innocent effort to help jumpstart a contraband moted to senior manager in the audit dynamics class and she helped him get textbook business turns into a harrowing quest through practice of Baker Newman Noyes in the courage to ask her out. They climbed the monster-filled school, with saving everyone’s lives as Portland, Maine. Couturier special- to the top of Mount Marcy together izes in serving banking and financial where he proposed and were married a top priority. services institutions, health care and on Aug. 16, 2015, on Owasco Lake. The award-winning game has been recognized nationally. not-for-profit organizations. She also In 2015, it won first place in the Visual Quality category of specializes in employee benefit plans. 2011 the Intel University Games Showcase at the Game Developers She has been with the firm since 2008. Nicholas Dalton ’11 (KGCOE) has Conference in San Francisco. completed the Later that year, the team and its game took the top prize in LEED v4 require- the Games category at Microsoft’s U.S. Imagine Cup National ments and is now certified as a LEED Finals, and also won the Taco Bell Indie Game Garage compe- Green Associate. tition. Since then, Dan and Gary Games has secured develop- He is part of ment funding for Super Daryl Deluxe through partnerships the building performance group with RIT’s Venture Fund and RIT’s MAGIC Spell Studios. Kari Hansen ’02 (COS), ’04 (KGCOE) in the facilities The company is currently a member of RIT’s Venture received her doctorate degree in measure- engineering and design services core Creations business incubator. ment, statistics and evaluation from the business in the Rochester office of University of Maryland, College Park. Erdman Anthony.

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Samantha (Simek) Nock ’13 (CIAS) and Andrew Nock ’13 (CAST) ’17 (COS) celebrated their wedding at Oak Mountain in Speculator, N.Y., on Oct. 8, 2017. Wedding attendees included: Nate Burrell ’15 (KGCOE), Scott Gentile ’13 William Dwyer ’11 (KGCOE) and (CAST), Juliana Shaw ’15 (COS), Mac Jennifer Mueller ’11 (CIAS) were Keehfus ’14 (KGCOE), Joe Gambino Gail Nogle ’73 shot this photo, “The Brotherhood,” at Maha Kumbha Mela, married in July 2017 in Geneva, N.Y. ’13 (GCCIS), Hannah Frank ’13 a Hindu festival held in India. The photo has won several awards. (CIAS), Mike Statt ’13 (GCCIS), Michelle Mason ’15 (GCCIS), Rachel Mitrano ’14 (CIAS), Kelsey Collins ’13 (CIAS), Theresa Garritano ’13 (CIAS), Mitchell Kowalchick ’13 (GCCIS) and Alumna wins Gold Medallion Award for second time Kayla Sickles ’13, ’16 (CHST). 2014 Gail Nogle ’73 (pho- tography) in January received the Gold Medallion Award from the American Society of Photogra- Craig Nairn ’11 (CLA), ’13 (SOIS) and phers for the second Colleen (Ennis) Nairn celebrated their time in 18 years. marriage on Oct. 7, 2017, at Irondequoit Her winning Country Club in Pittsford, N.Y. Jessica (Burley) Chadwick ’14 (GCCIS) married Gwen Chadwick on Oct. 14, photo, “The Brother- 2012 2017, after 10 long years of waiting. hood,” was taken at Maha Kumbha Mela, George Glessner ’14 (SOIS), ’14 (CHST) recently achieved certification a five-week long Hindu festival held in Allahabad, or Prayag, as a hospital emergency coordina- India. This festival is only held every 144 years, and in 2013 tor from Augusta (Ga.) University. In more than 80 million people attended the festival. September, he sat for his board certifica- As can be seen through this photo, Nogle’s favorite subject tion exam (National Healthcare Disaster Certification) from the American to photograph is people. Nurses Credentialing Center. He con- “I want to learn who people are and what they do. I am in- tinues to work at Rochester General terested in finding out who they are, and people sense that and Hospital where he is heavily involved in Amanda Phillips ’12 (SOIS) and emergency management planning as a relax in front of the camera,” said Nogle. “That is my gift, being Mike Phillips ’11 (SOIS), ’12 (KGCOE) member of the hospital emergency man- able to talk and connect with people in a short period of time.” co-own Maple & Honey LLC, founded agement committee. The two Gold Medallion Awards are just a drop in the in 2017. They provide consulting and bucket when looking at Nogle’s accomplishments as a coaching in personal branding and Jillian Strobeck ’14 (SOIS) started business storytelling. They work with working at Texas A&M University professional photographer. businesses, not-for-profit organizations in August 2017 as the adviser to the In 1998, she was awarded a fellowship from the American and individuals. Learn more at Multicultural Greek Council and the Society of Photographers, making her one of 12 women and 67 www.maple-honey.com. chapter operations specialist in the office of fraternity and sorority life. men to have been inducted at the time. In 2000, she received Fumi Ishino ’12 (CIAS) had his her first Gold Medallion Award for her photograph “A Special first monograph, Rowing A Tetrapod, 2015 Kind of Love.” published by Mack Books in Just in the last year, her photograph “The Brotherhood” November 2017. Rowing a Tetrapod brings together a fluctuating array received first place in the illustrative/commercial category for of black and white photographs the Grand Imaging Award. made in multiple locations in the The image was then chosen to represent the United States United States and Japan. in the World Photographic Cup, a competition which each Kambiz Rakhshanbabanari ’12 participating country contributes 10 images in six categories to (KGCOE) began a doctorate degree in be judged by an international panel of judges. September in civil engineering at Coventry University in Coventry, England. Andrew Karki ’11 (KGCOE) and Nogle said she looks forward to attending the awards cer- Alexandria “Allie” Strader ’15 (CLA) emony in Queensland, Australia, in May 2018. Karamjit Singh ’12 (SCB) was celebrated their marriage on Oct. 14, accepted as a senior member to 2017, in Victor, N.Y. The couple cele- The Institute of Electrical and brated with friends and family, including Electronics Engineers (IEEE). many RIT alumni.

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1 Laura Oberlander ’00 (CLA) 2 Daniel Maffia ’09 (NTID) and 3 Mauricio Pommier ’09, ’12 Stephen Parker ’12 (SOIS) and his wife, and Lance Oberlander ’97 his husband, Justin, are proud to (KGCOE) and Mia (Mujezinovic) Rachel, welcomed their son, Harrison (KGCOE) are proud to announce the announce the adoption of their twins, Pommier ’09 (KGCOE) Thomas, born in August 2017. birth of their daughter. Leah Kathryn Parker and Emma DeMartin-Maffia. welcomed their first son, joined big brother Samuel in October The twins were born Nov. 6, 2017. Marko, on Nov. 14, 2017. 4 Crystal (Campbell) Peloquin ’13 2017 as part of the Oberlander family. They can’t wait until these two become (NTID), ’17 (SOIS) and Matthew future RIT Tigers. Peloquin ’10 (COS) welcomed their first child, Amelia Finley, in July 2017.

Michael Grady ’17 (CIAS) moved to Chicago to work at Volume Studios, where he performs design consulting work for clients such as Radio Flyer, Nerf, Fisher-Price and Wrigley’s.

Joshua Harris ’16 (CLA) participated in the Pearl Gloves Charity boxing match on Nov. 24. Pearl Gloves is a charity boxing event featuring 24 fighters who work in professions such as lawyers, teachers, politicians, radio hosts and financial advisors. Harris was helped by a dozen RIT graduates and Jason Ranney ’17 (CAST) has been current students. hired as a pre-construction estimator at DiMarco Constructors. Ranney joins 2017 DiMarco Constructors from Lowe’s, Benjamin Bondor where he served as exterior sales coordi- ’17 (KGCOE) has nator responsible for assisting with lead Samantha Vent ’15 (SCB) and Andrew joined Erdman generation, proposal development and Schreiber ’16 (KGCOE) got engaged Anthony as an project coordination. Douglas Smith ’17 (KGCOE) married on Aug. 23, 2017. They met in their electrical engineer Jessie Schnall ’16 (CIAS) in Rochester orientation group in 2011. The wedding in the facilities Daneda Westfall on Oct. 8, 2017. will take place in Rochester in engineering and ’17 (CIAS) has September 2018. design services been hired as core business in adjunct professor 2016 the Rochester of ceramics at Have you moved? Keith Banks Jr. ’16 (NTID/CAST) was office. Keuka College in recently hired to work part time at Walt Penn Yan, N.Y. In If your address changes, you can Disney World Resort in Orlando, Fla., James Burke ’17 addition, she is a make sure you continue to receive as a quick-service food and beverage (SCB) has started new member of The University Magazine by report- host. His goal is to get promoted to a job with the PNC Keuka College’s ing your new address to the Office full-time status and work his way up Financial Services Art and Design of Alumni Relations. Send an email in the company. Group Inc. as a Advisory Board. She continues to man- to [email protected] or call the office help desk adminis- age her family business, Church Creative toll free at 866-748-2586. Angelica Campa ’16 (SCB) now works trator in their Flooring Inc., in Penn Yan alongside her Alumni can also keep in touch at an investment firm called Wilshire home lending and husband, Michael Westfall. She is also through the Online Community. Associates, where she pursues her career mortgage services working as a studio artist making Go to www.rit.edu/alumni. as a financial analyst. line of business. ceramic wall sculptures.

SPRING 2018 | 45 In Memoriam Wendell Castle, renowned ‘father of the art furniture movement,’ dies at 85

endell Castle, treasured creative roots took hold. He maintained Artist in Residence at RIT his own studio on Troup Street in and widely recognized as downtown Rochester, within walking theW “father of the art furniture move- distance of RIT’s former city campus ment,” died in his Scottsville, N.Y., during the 1960s. home on Jan. 20. He was 85 years old. When asked years later about his The much-celebrated American relationship with RIT and its connec- designer and craftsman invented a tion to his work, Mr. Castle said, “The completely new way of designing and time I spent at the downtown campus constructing furniture, allowing unre- was wonderful and amazing. I believe stricted forms to be realized that would that I learned as much, or more, those be impossible to create using traditional first few years, as the students did. The techniques. His award-winning pieces faculty whom I met during that time crossed over into the realm of sculpture and became friendly with, I still count that today belong to the permanent as some of my dearest friends today. I’m collections of more than 50 world-class also still close with some of my students museums and galleries across the globe. from those first years with RIT.” “Wendell Castle is known the world By 1965, Mr. Castle’s work and influ- over for his contributions to the field of ence positioned him at the forefront of art and design,” said Josh Owen, professor the growing Craft Furniture Movement and chair of RIT’s industrial design sweeping the nation. He was a standout program in RIT’s School of Design. among a group of artists who became Up until recently, Owen noted, known for making furniture by a skilled Mr. Castle had regularly taught a hand, highlighting individual design graduate industrial design seminar, and beauty to propel it into a new which enabled RIT students to category: art. interact with the artist in an intimate He garnered myriad honors setting. He also regularly opened up his throughout his illustrious career, Scottsville studio to give RIT students including the Leadership Medal in 2015 in the College of Imaging Arts and Sci- from the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gal- ences a peek behind the scenes into the lery in Washington, D.C.; the Smith- inner workings of his unique practice. sonian’s Visionary Award (along with “Wendell gifted us with his enthu- fellow RIT Artist in Residence, Albert siasm, his eagerness to collaborate and Paley) in 2014; and the Eastman Medal share, and his generosity to deliver his from the University of Rochester in intentions with tangible and always 2013. The inaugural Visionary Award elegant results,” Owen said. “We will was established to honor those artists never forget the joie de vivre (French who “have risen to the pinnacle of for “the joy of living”) that Wendell sculptural arts and design.” shared with us.” Mr. Castle is survived by his wife and Harold Brennan, the director of acclaimed artist, Nancy Jurs; a brother, what was then the School for Ameri- Wayne (Margaret) Castle of Kansas; can Craftsmen (SAC), recruited a sister, Nancy (Gerry) Benedict of Mr. Castle in 1962 to join the RIT Colorado; two children, Alison and faculty to teach woodworking and Bryon; and two grandchildren, furniture design. SAC served as the Arabella and Archibald Staropoli. fertile ground where Mr. Castle’s Rich Kiley

Photo by Elizabeth Lamark 46 | SPRING 2018 Alumni Mary M. (Millison) 1968 Dudley Bradstreet 1990 Stephens ’56 (SCB), John R. Edwards ’68 Killam ’78 (CCE), ’78 Kurt Eric Beek ’90 1940 Sept. 15, 2017 (KGCOE), Oct. 31, (GAP), Nov. 23, 2017 (CAST), Oct. 13, 2017 Grace E. (Kohn) Donald P. Turner ’56 2017 Robin Lee Reese ’78 Hung Chi Lai ’90 Gentner ’40 (SCB), (GAP), Sept. 18, 2017 Gene P. Weltzer ’68 (CAST), Oct. 15, 2017 (CAST), Oct. 25, 2017 Sept. 22, 2017 1958 (CCE), Nov. 17, 2017 1979 1992 1941 John P. Fuino ’58 1969 Robert T. Ealy ’79 Mary Ann Abernatha John L. Bowllan ’41 (FAA), Sept. 15, 2017 Ronald B. Beiswenger (SCB), Nov. 3, 2017 ’92 (NTID), Oct. 29, (FAA), Oct. 24, 2017 Harold Slavny ’58 ’69 (KGCOE), Oct. 29, Jonathan B. Harding 2017 John J. Vollertsen ’41 (KGCOE), Nov. 20, 2017 ’79 (SCB), Oct. 24, 2017 1993 (KGCOE), Sept. 16, 2017 2017 Allie Clay Peed III ’79 1970 Joseph Simon Lazarus (GAP), ’81 (GAP), ’91 1943 1959 Ernest S. Mori, CPA ’93 (SCB), ’96 (SCB), (CAST), Sept. 14, 2017 Jacqueline D. Norman R. Gieseke ’70 (SCB), Aug. 31, ’03 (GCCIS), Oct. 15, (Pfleeger) Rabot ’43 ’59 (CCE), Oct. 12, 2017 1980 2017 (SCB), Sept. 2, 2017 Remembering 2017 1971 Linda Mary (Iannone) 1995 Carlton M. Straub ’43 Walter H. Kane ’59 Myers ’80 (COS), ’82 Nancy Fein John J. Bauer ’71 Dennis Lee McCain (KGCOE), Nov. 25, 2017 (CCE), Nov. 14, 2017 (COS), Oct. 19, 2017 Nancy Fein, a longtime (CCE), Aug. 27, 2017 ’95 (CAST), Oct. 31, 1944 Earl E. Peters ’59 RIT trustee, former Verdi L. Curtis ’71 1981 2017 president of RIT’s Alumni Robert W. Benson ’44 (SCB), Aug. 25, 2017 (CCE), Nov. 30, 2017 Mark Richard Carlson 1997 Network and a trailblazer (KGCOE), Sept. 6, 2017 John S. Tiefel Jr. ’59 ’81 (CLA), Oct. 6, 2017 in the automotive industry, (SCB), Oct. 3, 2017 1972 Robert B. Bancroft ’97 Marjorie K. 1982 died Nov. 16 after a battle (Kleehammer) Callan 1960 Melvin E. Bruns ’72 (CAST), ’97 (CAST), with cancer. (CCE), Oct. 17, 2017 Mary Jane Hannan ’82 Oct. 9, 2017 ’44 (SCB), Oct. 9, 2017 Edwin B. Bush Jr. ’60 A 1976 graduate of the Peter S. Schragle ’72 (CAST), ’02 (SCB), 1998 College of Science, Mrs. 1945 (CCE), Sept. 30, 2017 Oct. 16, 2017 Fein served on the Alumni (COS), ’81 (CCE), ’90 Matthew J. Lyon Marilyn Harmon ’45 Herman A. Laura L. Kane ’82 Executive Council and the (CCE), Sept. 1, 2017 ’98 (KGCOE), ’03 (SCB), Aug. 27, 2017 Hermanson ’60 (CAST), Sept. 5, 2017 Alumni Network Board 1973 (KGCOE), Sept. 28, 1947 (GAP), Nov. 15, 2017 Jane E. Lowerhouse of Directors, being named Paul J. Lapp Jr. ’60 Roberta M. (Eadie) 2017 president of that board William E. Roseberry ’47 ’82 (NTID), Sept. 20, (CCE), Oct. 10, 2017 Gamlin ’73 (NTID), in 1999. Mrs. Fein’s dedi- (GAP), Sept. 27, 2017 2017 1999 Richard Sekerak ’60 Oct. 6, 2017 cated work earned her the 1948 Ralph A. Shoemaker Michael E. Krzywda RIT College of Science (GAP), Sept. 21, 2017 1974 Jr. ’82 (KGCOE), Sept. ’99 (CAST), Oct. 26, Distinguished Alumni Joseph J. Hartman ’48 1963 Michael P. Dinsmore 15, 2017 2017 Award in 1995. (KGCOE), Oct. 6, 2017 Frank G. Kosky ’63 ’74 (CCE), Nov. 2, 2017 1983 2000 A profile of Mrs. Fein 1949 (KGCOE), Sept. 30, was the cover story in the 1975 Lawrence James Mark E. Chilbert ’00 inaugural edition of RIT’s Thomas E. Arcara ’49 2017 William J. Bianchi ’75 Regan ’83 (CCE), (SCB), ’00 (SCB), ’00 The University Magazine (GAP), Aug. 25, 2017 John G. Leinberg ’63 (SCB), Sept. 30, 2017 Nov. 2, 2017 (SCB), Sept. 5, 2017 in 1999. In 2002, she was Anthony J. Corsi ’49 (CCE), Sept. 12, 2017 Victor H. Pimentel Pearlie Mae (Green) William J. McKinney elected to the Board of (GAP), Sept. 20, 2017 Trustees and in 2007, Joseph Zanche ’63 ’75 (GAP), November Trotter ’83 (CLA), ’00 (CAST), Sept. 2, 1950 (CCE), Nov. 9, 2017 she was chosen for the 2017 Oct. 17, 2017 2017 Outstanding Alumni Claudia F. (Symonds) 1964 Terry L. Tiede ’75 1984 Robert K. Quick ’00 Award. Sullivan ’50 (FAA), ’63 (KGCOE), Sept. 27, (CAST), ’03 (CAST), Clair W. Fyke Sr. ’64 Curtis J. Braun ’84 Mrs. Fein worked at (FAA), Sept. 12, 2017 (CCE), Sept. 14, 2017 2017 Oct. 1, 2017 Eastman Kodak Co. in (CCE), Oct. 14, 2017 Rochester as a systems 1951 Richard P. Sexton ’64 1976 Walter Marvin 2006 (CCE), Sept. 23, 2017 analyst and business sys- Charles A. Nash ’51 Nancy Lynn (McKee) Babcock ’84 (CCE), Catherine A. Groden tems advisor. When her (GAP), Sept. 7, 2017 Gerald A. Yahn ’64 Fein ’76 (COS), Nov. Nov. 19, 2017 ’06 (SCB), Nov. 27, parents moved to the West (CCE), Oct. 18, 2017 1952 16, 2017 1985 2017 Coast in the 1980s, she Dennis B. Miller ’76 followed them, joining Bernard J. Doyle ’52 1965 David Doktor ’85 2012 David W. Mokry ’65 (GAP), ’83 (GAP), Toyota Motor Sales/USA (CCE), Oct. 18, 2017 (CCE), Sept. 15, 2017 Brittany C. Coombes in 1982. She became the (KGCOE), Oct. 7, Oct. 7, 2017 Kenneth E. Kinsman 1987 ’12 (SCB), Nov. 25, first woman in Toyota sales ’52 (KGCOE), Sept. 2017 1977 2017 operations upper manage- Jean F. Davis ’87 4, 2017 Wayne F. Oakley ’65 David C. Eanes ’77 ment and held a number (CCE), ’87 (CCE), ’88 Donald P. Morris ’52 (GAP), Sept. 20, 2017 (GAP), Oct. 6, 2017 of management positions (CCE), Sept. 27, 2017 Faculty and Staff (GAP), Oct. 31, 2017 Andrew Malcolm ’77 at Toyota before becoming 1966 Douglas L. Sengillo ’87 the group vice president of Judith W. (Wood) Staub (GAP), Sept. 4, 2017 Frederic Gardner, Robert E. Dewald Sr. (SCB), Oct. 16, 2017 customer service at Toyota ’52 (FAA), Aug. 25, Chief Thomas J. Roche former professor and ’66 (CCE), Oct. 10, Edith Lynne Motor Sales, USA. 2017 ’77 (CLA), Oct. 10, 2017 associate dean of the 2017 Hotchkiss ’87 (NTID), She was the only female Thomas J. Whatford College of Continuing group vice president to 1955 1967 Oct. 8, 2017 ’77 (CLA), Nov. 1, 2017 Education, Nov. 7, have served in Toyota Vincent De Paul Ruede Robert L. Alles ’67 Brian Mark Stell ’87 Michael C. Wine ’77 2017 USA’s principal business ’55 (SCB), Oct. 27, 2017 (GAP), Nov. 2, 2017 (CCE), Nov. 21, 2017 operation units, including (NTID), Oct. 28, 2017 Mary R. Wright, 1956 Anthony H. Palermo 1989 both Customer Services 1978 former professor in and Vehicle Sales. She Joseph J. Kizinski Jr. ’67 (CCE), Aug. 27, Maria A. (Baumes) Robert Anthony Fawls hospitality and tourism retired from Toyota in ’56 (KGCOE), Oct. 23, 2017 Vanvolkenburg ’89 ’78 (SCB), Nov. 18, 2017 management, Nov. 8, 2015. 2017 (COS), Sept. 16, 2017 2017

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In spring 1968, picnic-goers just south of Grace Watson Hall gathered to celebrate the almost completed new RIT campus. Among many Photo provided by RIT Archive Collections other changes, the tennis courts pictured above would later be moved to make way for the Gordon Field House and Activities Center. Celebrating 50 years at the Henrietta campus

hroughout the 2018-2019 academic honorary chair of the 50th anniversary. “As the future of technology and innovation, year, RIT will celebrate the growth of we look back on how much has changed including what’s next at RIT. the campus we affectionately refer to since we placed the first brick in Henrietta, “Our past is being celebrated, but our asT “Brick City.” the potential for RIT to be transformed and future awaits,” Buckingham said. In 1968, the university moved from down- to continue to transform the lives of RIT Scott Bureau ’11, ’16 town Rochester—where it had been since family members is awe-inspiring.” 1885—to farmland in the town of Henrietta. Throughout the year, RIT will host “50 For the grand opening, the community got to Acts of Kindness,” a series of programs and Get involved tour the campus on a motorized tram and see events that demonstrate how RIT Tigers Go to rit.edu/henrietta50 to share your exhibits that showcased features of the new give back to the Rochester community. In memories of RIT, view historical year- buildings. addition to blood drives and service projects, books and stay up-to-date on the latest Fifty years later, RIT is celebrating this 300 members of the RIT community will anniversary events. milestone with a year of activities. Highlight- package 50,000 meals to be distributed to ing the anniversary is a Henrietta campus re- local organizations, including Foodlink in Coming soon dedication ceremony and downtown campus Rochester and the RIT Food Share program, Transforming the Landscape: 50 Years on ceremony during Brick City Homecoming & an on-campus organization that supports the New RIT Campus, an illustrated history Family Weekend Oct. 19–21. students experiencing food insecurity. of the Henrietta campus architecture and “With all that has happened since 1968, The celebration will culminate with a Fu- how it was built, will be available in early it is stunning to consider that the transfor- turists Symposium hosted at the 2019 Imag- September from RIT Press, the scholarly mation is not complete,” said William A. ine RIT: Innovation and Creativity Festival, publishing enterprise at RIT. Buckingham ’64 (business administration), held April 27, 2019. The event will showcase

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