The University Magazine Winter 2014-15

A new hand for Lucas RIT scientist launches global network to put 3D-printed prostheses into the hands of those without

Gene Polisseni Center opens with a roar Brick City Homecoming & Family Weekend highlights

FROM THE PRESIDENT The RIT Advantage: Greatness Through Diff erence

RIT: Th e University Magazine Executive Editors Deborah M. Stendardi, Government and Community Relations Bob Finnerty ’07, University News Services Editor Mindy Mozer, University News Services Contributing Editors Lisa Cauda, Development and Alumni Relations Kelly Redder, Alumni Relations Craig Smith, Development Cindy Sobieraj, Development and Alumni Relations Alumni Relations Staff Art Director Jeff Arbegast ’93, University Publications Designers: University Publications Alexander Gartley ’07

Amanda Lindley Weisler Sue Photos by A. Photographer RIT President Bill Destler talks about the 2025 strategic plan to faculty and staff . A. Sue Weisler ’93, University News Services Writers: University News Services Scott Bureau ’11 Michelle Cometa ’00 Susan Gawlowicz ’95 Editor’s Note: Th e editors of Th e University Describe RIT’s new vision to our Rich Kiley Greg Livadas Magazine recently interviewed President stakeholders. Vienna McGrain ’12 Bill Destler about RIT’s new strategic plan, RIT will become an internationally Marcia Morphy “Greatness Th rough Diff erence.” Th e plan, distinguished university by exploiting its Ellen Rosen which was scheduled for approval by the diff erences and better meeting the needs Copy Editor Marie Lang, University News Services Board of Trustees in November, will guide of a rapidly shrinking world. Or, more suc- the university through 2025. Th e full plan cinctly: RIT will achieve greatness through Multimedia Producer David Wivell, University News Services can be viewed at rit.edu/president. diff erence. Print Production Coming this spring: We will publish a Brenda Monahan, University Publications comprehensive report on the strategic plan, Explain what you mean by “greatness illustrating examples of the RIT advantage through diff erence.” University News Services into the next decade. RIT is an internationally signifi cant career- 132 Lomb Memorial Drive focused university with unique character Rochester, NY 14623-5608 Voice: 585-475-5064 Where is RIT today in the spectrum of and programs. We belong in the category Fax: 585-475-5097 great global universities? of the world’s great universities, not because Email: [email protected] RIT is a unique, very good, comprehensive we seek to replicate the great universities of Offi ce of Alumni Relations university with a growing national and in- the 20th century, but because we are already Crossroads 41 Lomb Memorial Drive Rochester, NY 14623-5603 ternational reputation. We have several dis- practicing what the future universities must Voice: 585-475-ALUM, Toll Free: 866-RIT-ALUM tinctive programs: our co-op program, the provide. TTY: 585-475-2764, Fax: 585-475-5308 National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Email: [email protected] imaging science, the School for American What defi nes an internationally signifi - Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York, publishes Th e University Magazine. RIT does not Craft s, industrial design, photography, fi lm cant university? What do you think the discriminate. RIT promotes and values diversity within its and animation, sustainable manufacturing public is looking for? workforce and provides equal opportunity to all qualifi ed and computational astrophysics, to name a Th e public is looking for institutions that individuals regardless of race, color, creed, age, marital status, sex, gender, religion, sexual orientation, gender few. It should be noted that none of these are responding to their concerns about identity, gender expression, national origin, veteran status, is in a traditional academic discipline. Th is traditional higher education. Th ese con- or disability. year, we also produced 29 Ph.D. degree re- cerns include: Vol.16, No.3, 105M-P1662-11/2014-LANE-JSA cipients—a record high—and thus eventu- • Aff ordability and the return on invest- Printer: Th e Lane Press; Burlington, Vermont © 2014 Rochester Institute of Technology ally we will be moving into the prestigious ment of an RIT degree. Th e RIT advan- All rights reserved “national research university” category. tage: 96 percent of our students are b | WINTER 2011-12 2. Th e student-centered research university: • RIT’s research enterprise will be a national model of inter- and trans- disciplinary and inter-generational col- laboration based upon the principle that diverse teams formed from members of diverse experience levels and diverse disciplines drive good questions, good processes and good solutions. • RIT will enlarge its graduate portfo- lio through adding professional and research-focused programs in STEM fi elds, the humanities, social sciences and arts.

3. Th e power of diff erence and inclusion: • RIT will be the most globally engaged private university in the U.S. as mea- sured by the breadth and size of its inter- national, student and alumni popula- tions served both in the U.S. and abroad. • RIT will eliminate the achievement gap RIT held its largest career fair on record this fall with more than 250 companies visiting campus. The new strategic between minority and majority students. plan focuses on career education, student success and return on investment. • RIT will be the largest producer of female and minority STEM graduates among all private universities in the nation. employed or accepted into graduate school microsystems engineering, sustainability, within six months aft er graduation. computing, astrophysics and color science. 4. Aff ordability, value and return on • Career-focused curriculum. RIT advantage: • Global reach. RIT advantage: We have investment: We off er education in fi elds with high four international campuses, nearly 2,000 • RIT will be the university with the best employer demand and integrate design, international students from 100 nations in placement rate and return on investment management, and critical and innovative Rochester, and multiple opportunities for of all private universities in the nation. thinking into them. An RIT education student and faculty exchanges. • RIT will become the university that best includes considerable time learning outside utilizes educational technology to reduce the classroom ranging from a paid co-op What are the key themes and tangible goals costs, improve access and achieve learn- position to designing new products and you want to see accomplished in the plan? ing outcomes. businesses in the Simone Center for During the strategic conversations of the past Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship year involving all stakeholders, fi ve intersect- 5. Organizational agility: to participating on interdisciplinary ing spheres of eff ort have surfaced. • RIT will develop a university culture that research teams. is less risk-averse and less bureaucratic. • Accessibility and diversity. RIT advantage: 1. Career education and student success. It will streamline compliance measures We have a history of serving low-income • RIT will educate students at the inter- and empower local decision-making. students. We also serve 1,200 deaf and sections of technology and the arts, • RIT will diminish the negative eff ects of hard-of-hearing students. imagination and application, and rigor academic and administrative silos. • A focus on STEM (science, technology, and curiosity, all designed to meet the • RIT’s curricular, administrative and engineering, math) that is integrated demands of future careers in the ever- organizational structures will serve, not with design, business, social sciences and expanding global economy. impede, discovery and collaboration humanities. RIT advantage: Among private • One hundred percent of RIT under- among students, faculty and staff . universities, RIT graduates the second graduate students will have experiential highest number of STEM undergraduate learning relevant to their degree pro- How do we turn all this into reality? students in the U.S. gram and designed to provide skills and RIT has all the ingredients to realize the goals • Robust, well-funded and interdisciplinary competencies of growing importance to we have set. While the future holds sur- research that contributes to the advance- employers. prises for us, we are confi dent that the route ment of human knowledge. RIT advantage: • Students and their advisers will develop mapped within this strategic plan will allow We have seven interdisciplinary Ph.D. multi-dimensional plans to ensure on- us to emerge as a world-class university. programs: engineering, imaging science, time graduation.

WINTER 2014-15 | 1 12 Gene Polisseni Center opens with a roar

The University Magazine Winter 2014-15

Departments 4 On Campus 6 About Students 30 Tiger Talk 32 Alumni Updates 36 Alumni Activities 38 Class Notes Photo by Mike Bradley Photo by Mike Other Features 22 A new hand for Lucas 8 Physician assistant Medical program matures to fi ll national need.

16 Engineering a new Ph.D. Th e fi rst class of RIT’s seventh doctoral program begins.

20 License to boast Alumni have found a creative way to show their Tiger pride.

44 Brick City Homecoming & Family Weekend See photos from the event.

Cover Lucas LeMay, 10, was born without fi ngers on his right hand. RIT students made him a 3D-printed mechanical hand that helps him ride his bike. (Photo by A. Sue Weisler)

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2 | WINTER 2014-15 Joseph C. Miller is an assistant professor of marketing in Saunders College of Business. He holds a Ph.D. in market- Expert Advice ing from Michigan State University, an MBA in marketing and fi nance with a graduate concentration in economic development from Wayne State University and a bachelor’s With Joseph C. Miller degree from Grand Valley State University.

Some tips on tipping

Having recently done research regarding “tip ing abroad. Instead of our norm of tipping, of the customer and those who lightly touch jars” (jars typically posted in the area of cash restaurants in South America and some Euro- the customer tend to receive greater tips, for registers in fast-casual restaurants) with my pean nations oft en tack on service charges instance. It’s important for customers to be students in marketing research classes, I have to customer tabs. In other European nations, aware of their propensity to ascribe a bias to become acutely aware of some of the perva- the norm is a 10 percent tip. China typically their tipping behavior. sive attitudes and cultural norms as applied has no cultural norm of tipping at all, and to tipping in the general sense, as well as the in most restaurants in Japan, tipping is oft en 5. Restaurant tips aff ect workers you special application of tip jars. Because of my seen as insulting to the server—a message in- don’t see—One thing restaurant patrons work in that arena, I would like to give six dicating that the server needs money because oft en don’t realize is that when they leave a tips on the nature of tipping—fi ve geared to- they are so bad at their job they will soon be tip for restaurant wait staff , that server must ward the tippers (the customers), and one big terminated. And virtually no nation save the then “tip out” other staff like bartenders, one toward the tipped (the service workers). U.S. extends the tipping norm to taxicab busing staff , hosts and others. So if you fi nd drivers, hairstylists or delivery workers. yourself dissatisfi ed with a service, it’s prob- Customers ably the best policy (unless your bad service 1. Recall the ideal, recognize 3. Reward specialization—Typically, was personal) to tip the standard amount the reality—Ask people what you will want to tip people particularly and then speak to the manager. Also, if you their general philosophy is on tip- well (perhaps even above and beyond the leave no tip, or a very sparse tip, please do ping and the vast majority of responses accepted cultural norm of 20 percent for the courtesy of explaining to the server why. will refl ect that people believe that tipping good service) when they take time out Communication with the people who serve is done in response to appreciating the of their normal work operations in order you is a part of the new social bargain. server’s eff orts or for excellent service quality. to make something special for you, such as To a lesser degree, however, fewer people the bartender who arranges a fancy mixed Service workers will recognize that tipping is something drink, or a waitress who serves you a deli- Provide memorable experiences— that is done because it is part of our cultural cious dessert to your exact specifi cations, or a Having said that, when you ask people to norms—and those people would be correct. taxicab driver who sacrifi ces other fares while recall a time in which they have donated Tipping is an act that is deeply embedded in helping you with your bags. Th e delivery guy to a tip jar (an act that is not as ingrained the American service industry. Be aware that giving you that toner cartridge from Amazon in the social rubric as traditional tipping), many in the service industry rely on tips as could probably do without a $5 tip, but the they will not hesitate to describe a time in part of their income. Recent research indi- deliveryman who sets up your new armoire which they were treated to a special kind of cates that up to 40 percent of coff ee in your boudoir needs to be recognized well. service experience. Making each customer barista salaries are generated from feel as if they are individuals instead of tips, hotel bellmen and valets up 4. Factors other than quality— Some monolithic buyers will go a long way toward to 75 percent, and for restaurant of the previous research by tipping expert boosting the experience component of the wait staff and bartenders, money Michael Lynn seems to support transaction. Reports from wait staff indicate from tips represents 85 to 100 the notion that how good a service that some rock-solid means of increasing percent of their income. customers think they were pro- tips are to: Introduce yourself by name; sit vided in a transaction is a poor or squat to get at eye-level with customers 2. Not a global phe- predictor of how much money when they place their order; and bring nomenon— Anyone they leave for a tip. Th at’s an candy when you present them with the bill. who has ever read or important takeaway for consum- Oh and by the way, thinking about the heard insights from ers, because they have to realize customer experience isn’t just for wait staff foreign travelers to the that their propensity to tip is and bartenders. We can all get better results U.S. knows that our predicated oft en not on the in all of our relationships, be they fi rm-client, standard of tipping is service received, but how con- buyer-seller, or spouse-to-spouse, when we confounding to many nected they might feel to the take into account the perceptions of the other. outside observers. Be person performing the service. Invoking a little emotional intelligence into sure to research local Research reveals that servers our relationships will provide us with “tips” customs when travel- who are the opposite gender in perpetuity.

WINTER 2014-15 | 3 On Campus

NOTEBOOK National recognition RIT’s Division for Diversity and Inclusion received the 2014 High- er Education Excellence in Diversity award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine. RIT was selected based on its diversity and inclusion initiatives and ability to embrace a broad defi nition of di- versity on the campus. Th is is the fi rst time RIT has been named as a HEED Award recipient. Th e magazine is the oldest and larg- est diversity-focused publication in higher RIT’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability, Louise M. Slaughter Hall and surrounding quad basked in a sea of light in early September, education. helping make RIT’s 30th Big Shot photograph a success. More than 2,900 volunteers, including nearly 1,500 students and 130 alumni, provided the primary light source for the Big Shot image while RIT photographers shot an extended exposure of RIT’s “living lab” dedicated Tops online in N.Y. to sustainability, Center for Integrated Manufacturing Studies and quad. This year’s fi nal image was a 30-second exposure at f11. A report from Th e- BestSchools.org has named RIT the top online college in New York. According to the Destler, Johnson pledge $1 million endowment article “Th e Best Online College in Each of A $1 million endowment gift to the said. “We have been so impressed learning environments, he said. America’s Fift y States,” Rochester City Scholars program with the students who have come “Th e Rochester City Scholars rankings were based on means RIT will be able to help fund through the program so far that we program helps to create additional academic excellence, the education of deserving city wanted to ensure that future stu- avenues of access for city public faculty strength, online public school students for years dents had the same opportunities.” school students who wish to teaching methods, to come. Added Johnson, “Our City attend RIT,” McDonald said. reputation, awards Th e gift was made by the pro- Scholars are a source of pride to “More importantly, RIT has and the number of gram’s founders—RIT President RIT and to the entire community. established support mechanisms online degree programs Bill Destler and his spouse, Rebecca Th e world needs the kind of to help ensure that each City off ered. Johnson. Rochester City Scholars, talent and leadership that these Scholar is provided with the Cited in the report launched in 2010, provides students off er.” academic and social connections was RIT’s modular ap- free tuition to the university for Kevin McDonald, vice president necessary for academic achieve- proach to curriculum, Rochester public school graduates and associate provost for diver- ment, persistence and graduation.” which allows students who are admitted as freshmen to sity and inclusion, said the City Since 2010, almost 100 students to choose building full-time study in baccalaureate Scholars program has enriched have participated in the program. blocks from several programs at RIT, and meet income the campus community through In May, the program’s fi rst cohort of disciplines to create a eligibility requirements. the addition of some of the city’s students graduated from RIT, and program suited to their “Lack of fi nances should not best and brightest students. Th e 15 students entered in August. Th e personal or professional prevent a talented student from diversity that each student brings to program is funded through private goals. getting a college education,” Destler campus enhances RIT’s living and donations and institutional support.

4 | WINTER 2014-15 NOTEBOOK Classroom of future Moveable furniture that allows for quick reconfi guration and group work. High- tech interactive white boards on the walls that when connected to the professor’s laptop create easy sharing of information. Large monitors around the room that present clear sightlines, making every seat the best seat in the classroom. Th ose are just some of the features in a re- modeled classroom in George Eastman Hall

Photo by Big Shot team Photo by Big that was made possible through a partnership between the university and Steelcase Educa- tion, a company fo- cused on creating eff ec- tive, inspiring learning spaces that encourage active learning. Product lab opens RIT opened a $3 million high-tech lab designed to help com- panies and indepen- dent innovators convert their ideas into proto- types and ultimately new products. Th e Digital Manu- facturing and Product Realization Lab on the fourth fl oor of the Golisano Institute for Napa Valley legend Margrit Mondavi recently visited RIT’s University Gallery and Sands Family Studio as a guest of James Watters. Sustainability features Mondavi, artist, philanthropist, cookbook author and wine expert, and Watters, RIT’s senior vice president of Finance and Administra- state-of-the-art equip- tion, met at an alumni event hosted at Mondavi Wineries and sponsored by Richard Sands, RIT trustee and chairman of Constellation ment and leverages the Brands. During her visit, Mondavi was invited to create a show of her work at an RIT gallery and also discussed with School for extensive resources and American Crafts Professor Len Urso the commissioning of a sculpture of her late husband, Robert Mondavi, for display at the California experience of research winery. Pictured during her visit from left to right are Associate Professor Thérèse Hannigan, Watters, Mondavi, Sands, Constellations scientists and sustain- Brands Vice President Ginny Clark ’08 (service leadership and innovation) and Mondavi Assistant Wendy Darneal Carolos. ability experts.

WINTER 2014-15 | 5 About Students

Members of the co-ed a cappella group Proof of Purchase performed during the 2014 First Niagara Rochester Fringe Festival in September. RIT students, faculty and staff participated in more than 20 performances, including poetry readings, dance, fi lm, theater, music, gaming and visual arts.

Hundreds of students in September competed in Mud Tug, an annual tug-of-war fundraiser and one of the most popular events held on campus each year. While the tournament may be dirty, it’s for a good cause, with $11,500 going to Hillside Family of Agencies, an organization that provides support, counseling, education and housing ser- vices for children and families. RIT’s Phi Kappa Psi and Zeta Tau Alpha Greek organizations host the event.

Photo by Michael Owens

BY THE NUMBERS 504,311 1,200 ABOUT CAMPUS Visitors to the Hale Andrews Student Life Approximate number of towels used daily Center last academic year. at the Student Life Center. RECREATION

6 | WINTER 2014-15 Photo by A. Sue Weisler Global festival unites students RIT’s inaugural One SpiRIT: Global Hockey Festival attracted more than 1,600 Tiger fans outside of the Gene Polisseni Center. Th e event on Oct. 11 linked RIT’s main campus with its international campuses in Croatia, Dubai and Kosovo via Cisco Telepresence videoconferencing technology. Additionally, festival-goers were treated to an assortment of carnival games, live music, food, T-shirts and more prior to the women’s hockey game. “We wanted to make the world smaller and make RIT bigger,” said John Moore, assistant vice president for Facilities Management Services. More than 700 international RIT students celebrated at pubs, clubs and their own campuses. Students play human foosball during the inaugural Global Hockey Festival. Photo by Michael Owens

20 2,416 24,263 Loads of laundry done daily at the Intramural games played by more Participants at the Red Barn rock Student Life Center. than 24,000 participants last climbing facility last academic year. academic year.

WINTER 2014-15 | 7 Fourth-year physician assistant students spend countless hours practicing their interview and examination skills before seeing their fi rst patients. Here, Stephanie Ellis, right, checks Jean Kelly’s carotid arteries.

Photos by A. Sue Weisler 8 | WINTER 2014-15 Fourth-year physician assistant student Alexandra Williams practices her physical Rachel Triassi ’16 and Professor John Oliphant discuss ongoing clinical research examination skills with her practice partner Vivian Nguyen. from a recent trip to Haiti.

Medical program matures to fi ll national need

achel Triassi thought she would go to since its inception at RIT in 1993. “Th e fi rst-year students in the new college and medical school until a chance meeting tremendous employability of our graduates entering the third year—the professional Rwith a physician assistant unexpect- has been just phenomenal. Th ere are close to phase and medical education—during the edly broadened her career options. 500 alumni, and I’m not aware of anyone not fi rst fall semester at RIT. Miller had timed “I had never heard of PAs before,” said working as a PA who wants to be.” the third year of the BS/MS curriculum to Triassi, now a fourth-year student in the Th e class of 2016 is the fi rst to go through coincide with the university’s switch to BS/MS physician assistant program at RIT. the fi ve-year BS/MS degree and represents a the semester system during the 2013–2014 “Th at sparked my interest.” new phase of the physician assistant program academic year. Triassi and her cohort in the physician at RIT. Th e BS/MS degree gives fourth-year assistant class of 2016 are training Triassi and her peers are also the fi rst PA students more time to delve deeper into their to be nationally certifi ed, state-licensed medi- students to remain on campus for a fourth medical education through new classes like cal professionals who practice medicine on year. Students in the former BS program hospital practice, clinical integration and health-care teams with physicians and other spent their senior year gaining clinical clinical epidemiology. Courses on research providers. Th e U.S. Bureau of Labor Statis- experience in fi ve-week blocks in 10 diff erent methods will prepare students to complete tics ranks physician assistants as the 13th practice areas and health-care settings. Th e a graduate project on topics pertaining to fastest-growing graduate students will begin their clinical patient education, best practices or commu- occupation in internships in June 2015, aft er an additional nity resourcing, for instance, during their the country, year of classroom education. year of clinical experience. with faster-than- “We graduated the last group of BS stu- average increases dents this past May,” Miller said. “As a result Evolution of PAs expected to of this transition, we don’t have students on Miller and Nancy Valentage, associate direc- reach 38 percent clinical rotations this year for the fi rst time tor, have a long history with the physician by 2022. Th e ever in the 20-year history of the program. assistant program. Miller was a practicing median annual Th is is a planned and predicted transition PA at Rochester General Hospital in the late wage as of 2012 and one-year only.” 1980s when RIT’s then-Department of Allied was $90,930. Th e PA degree, formerly housed in the Health Sciences approached the hospital Th e numbers College of Science, is one of the foundational about starting a physician assistant program. refl ect a critical programs of RIT’s College of Health Sciences She joined RIT to run the program and was Heidi Miller time in health and Technology. soon followed by Valentage, a practicing PA care. Th e de- RIT’s ninth college opened in 2011 as the at the former Genesee Hospital. Th e PA edu- mand for medical professionals is increasing academic prong of the Institute of Health cators have watched their program and their as baby boomers age, medical doctors retire Sciences and Technology, part of the alliance profession mature in the last two decades. and people gain coverage through the Aff ord- and collaborative partnership between “Th e terminal degree for physician as- able Health Care Act. RIT and Rochester General Health System, sistants used to be a certifi cate, then it moved “I don’t think there’s any question that PAs now known as the Rochester Regional to a bachelor’s degree, now by 2020, all are defi nitely part of the solution to the cur- Health System. physician assistant programs must be at the rent health-care problems,” said Heidi Miller, Th e class of 2016 arrived at a pivotal time master’s level,” Valentage said. director of the physician assistant program in the PA program’s history, starting as Th e PA profession has a reputation for

WINTER 2014-15 | 9 Third-year physician assistant students won- dered why their orientation to the professional phase of their education included a stop at the Memorial Art Gallery. Changing the context from medicine to art forced the students to focus on the process of collecting facts without jumping to conclusions and to listen to each other’s reasoning. After a year of medical training, the PA cohort will retake the class with a new perspective. The two-hour program was taught by Dr. Stephanie Brown Clark, director/associate professor, department of medical humanities and bioethics at the University of Rochester Medical Center School of Medicine and Dentistry.

Download The University Magazine app to see a video Fourth-year physician assistant students Jaynah Mistry, right, and Priya Vyas practice their clinical skills. about the Art of Observation. They’ve been trained by Drs. Cara Calvelli and Patricia Newcomb and other core faculty members.

fl exibility. Aft er passing their national boards, in 1995. RIT’s young program gained community to take our students and train practitioners can diagnose and treat patients accreditation and grew at a controlled pace. them, spending time with them for fi ve as part of a medical team in any state in the Twenty-seven PA students in the class of 2014 weeks,” Miller said. “Th at challenge has country. Th e profession demands a commit- graduated this past May with the program’s increased in the last 21 years. It’s become ment to lifelong learning and off ers vari- fi nal BS degrees. Th is year’s incoming class of more competitive. Th ose are things that ety—PAs can move between practice areas 2019 began with a record 36 students. keep us up at night.” throughout their career. Th e program’s emphasis on academics Many alumni also serve as preceptors. Alumna Erin Staff ord ’08 has worked as a and leadership yields top-notch candidates Staff ord is a physician assistant educator at hospital internal medicine physician assistant from the several hundred applications the Mayo Clinic who works with students at the Mayo Clinic Hospital in Phoenix for received every year. from a variety of programs. Staff ord shares the past six years and enjoys a variety of Winning a seat in the program is highly with them wisdom she learned from responsibilities. competitive. Th e program depends upon Valentage before beginning her own “I have the opportunity to sit down and available training sites in the region for clinical experience. have meaningful conversations with patients students to fulfi ll their required clinical Valentage’s advice is a mantra for student and their families about serious medical con- experience. Increased competition and professor. ditions,” Staff ord said. “I am also able to treat for clinical sites between other PA and “I say the exact same thing to every class, acute cases that require emergent intervention. medical programs in the region limits year aft er year when preparing them for the You get to see it all in hospital medicine—you RIT’s program size, Valentage said. start of clinical rotations,” Valentage said. see patients in the ER, ICU, post-anesthesia Miller and Valentage take pride in pairing “Be the fi rst on your team to arrive in the care unit and on the medical/surgical fl oors.” their students with clinical sites that will morning, the last person on your team to enhance their training. leave at night, read constantly, and embrace Highly competitive Th ey conduct quality assurance to verify all rotations even if it may not be your favor- RIT’s PA program launched in 1993 with the the level of acuity, caseload and supervision, ite. You never know when a caveat of clinical professional phase. Students who met the and run criminal background checks on knowledge you learned on a rotation you prerequisites began as juniors. Seventeen potential preceptors. thought you wouldn’t like will pertain to a students earned their BS degrees “We are asking people in the medical future patient of yours.”

10 | WINTER 2014-15 Physician assistant professor Nancy Valentage observes Jesslyn Doody’s examination techniques on fellow fourth-year student Margaret Kolb. Photos by A. Sue Weisler

Years later, Valentage’s words still resonate Th e person who is struggling the most—that’s turning to simulation manikins to prepare with Staff ord. “Th at always stuck with me,” where the whole class is going to be because students to work with real patients in a safe she said. “Even when I was on a rotation the whole class helps push them along. Th ey environment. that wasn’t my favorite, I gave it my all. may be struggling now, but you may be strug- “Medical simulation is part of the future of I think that attitude prepared me well for gling next week.” the program,” Valentage said. “Our students clinical practice.” Triassi and the class of 2016 will begin can train on the static models and learn the their clinical rotations in summer 2015. basic skill sets of suturing, IVs, medication Working together Th ey will not be present when the physician administration. We can program a heart A focus on team unifi es physician assistant assistant program moves, in the fall, into its arrhythmia in a computerized manikin. Th is students and practitioners. new quarters in the Clinical Health Sciences is great for team training before they see pa- “Th e core philosophy of this whole pro- Center. Its former home, the Center for tients during their clinical year of training.” gram has always been about team because Bioscience Education and Technology, will Susan Gawlowicz ’95 you don’t practice medicine in a vacuum,” remain headquarters for the dean’s offi ce and Miller said. “PAs are known to be exception- the non-clinical programs in the College of ally good at the concept of team medicine, Health Sciences and Technology. Attention PA alumni keeping the patient at the center of care.” RIT broke ground this past spring on the No plans are in the works at the moment RIT’s program has a reputation for new home for the college’s clinical programs for a stand-alone master’s degree in phy- rigor and intensity of course material. and a primary care clinic that Rochester sician assistant studies at RIT, according Th e pressure is high: PA students on rotation General Hospital will operate. to Heidi Miller, director of the physi- are expected to have the same foundation Th e PA suite in the 45,000-square-foot cian assistant program. Alumni seeking of clinical knowledge as fi rst-year residents, facility expansion at the north end of Louise graduate education are encouraged to Triassi noted. M. Slaughter Hall will nearly double the pro- consider the online master’s degree in “Th ey teach that we are a team,” Triassi gram’s current space and provide simulation health systems administration off ered said. “We work together. We’re not compet- rooms and storage for its growing collection by the College of Health Sciences and ing against each other for grades or to be the of patient-care models. Technology, Miller said. best. We’re helping each other get through. Medical programs across the country are

WINTER 2014-15 | 11 anda Polisseni didn’t want to see RIT’s new state-of-the-art arena until it was complete Wso she could get the full experience. “I am blown away,” said Polisseni, the widow of Gene Polisseni, the arena’s namesake. “Th is is a dream come true for my husband because of his love of hockey and RIT.” Polisseni and the RIT community got their fi rst look at the Tigers’ new $38 million den on Sept. 18 during a dedication ceremony. Th e fi rst games were played in late September and early October. Th e reviews of both the facility and the teams who now call the arena home have been gushing. “I could talk today about RIT’s march to national hockey prominence and decades of great competition,” said RIT President Bill Destler before the fi rst puck was dropped. “But there’s a diff erent story I want you to hear about how these teams have built RIT pride and spirit around the world.” Popularity of both the men’s and women’s hockey teams has skyrocketed in recent years, resulting from the men’s team’s historic run to the 2010 NCAA Frozen

12 | WINTER 2014-15 Photo by Mike Bradley Four and the women’s team winning the south side of the Student Alumni Union, Polisseni Foundation and RIT Trustee B. 2012 NCAA Division III Championship. boasts 4,000 seats, and with standing room, Th omas Golisano, founder and chairman of As interest rose, RIT quickly outgrew has a total capacity of 4,300 complete with Paychex Inc. and lifelong Polisseni friend. Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena, the Tigers’ a student/Pep Band/Corner Crew section. Gene Polisseni served as vice president home for the last 46 years. A lack of ameni- Other seating options include reserved of marketing at Paychex until he died in 2001. ties at Ritter Arena and limited seating made chair-back seating and a special club section Most of his professional life was devoted to hockey night a test of patience and endur- with buff et meals and cash bar. Six corporate helping build the payroll services company, ance. Spectators would cram into the building suites are available—four on the club level, but hockey always remained his personal sometimes standing three-deep behind the one on the media level and a unique bunker outlet. He organized youth and adult amateur railing. Th ose with seats oft en had to arrive suite at ice level. leagues throughout the area and he regularly two hours before game time to claim them. Th e naming of the facility resulted from attended professional hockey games. Th e Polisseni Center, which sits on the a $4.5 million partnership between the At the dedication ceremony, Golisano

WINTER 2014-15 | 13 called Gene Polisseni the soul of Paychex. “He instilled the moral integrity and char- acter into our company.” He added that the arena is a great tribute to his friend. For Neil Guertin, a clarinet player and president of the RIT Pep Band, the new are- na means bigger sound and more dancing. While the band was limited to 65 members per game in Ritter Arena, that will no longer be an issue in the bigger Polisseni Center. “When I fi rst saw the Pep Band playing during an RIT open house, I knew I wanted to be a part of it,” said Guertin, a third-year computer science and mathematics major from Cornwall, Vt. “I’m glad to be a part of this huge moment at RIT.”

Photo by A. Sue Weisler Sue Photo by A. In addition to more dancing from the The women’s hockey team helped open the Gene Polisseni Center by throwing T-shirts to fans during the tuba section, crowds can also look forward dedication ceremony. The team won its regular-season opener against Union College 2-1 on Oct. 3. to a few new songs that have been added to the Pep Band repertoire. Th e new arena also will improve the performance of the RIT Corner Crew. Th eir Amenities Gene Polisseni Center donors corner is located at the southwest end of the • 4,000 seats and additional standing Th e Gene Polisseni Center wouldn’t be rink and has been outfi tted with a new cast room for a total capacity of 4,300 possible without the generous support bronze church bell that will be rung aft er fans. Th e majority of the seating is of the RIT and local communities. every RIT goal. reserved and there is an expanded Here are the donors whose gift s made “Loving hockey is just a natural part of student section that is general ad- it possible to name several rooms, being at RIT,” said Diana Tubman, a fi ft h- mission seating. areas and items in the arena: year psychology and marketing major who • Exclusive seating, which includes • Gene Polisseni Center has been a part of the Corner Crew for two club seating behind RIT’s bench, six • Marty and Dolly Schultz Memorial years. “And the best part about being in luxury suites—four are attached to RIT Sports Hall of Fame Corner Crew is that you get to be extra the club lounge, an upscale full- • Trans-Lux Video Boards loud about it.” service hospitality area—and a VIP • Wilmot Family Atrium—First level Steve Schultz ’89 (computer science) “player experience” box located next concourse on the east and north ends and Vicki Schultz ’92, ’94, ’99 (photography, to the RIT bench where nine fans • Davenport-Hatch Mezzanine—Th ird business administration, MBA), kicked off can feel like they are sitting on the level the fundraising for the arena in 2010 with a bench. • Zeke ’73 & Jane ’03 Duda Family Plaza gift of $1 million. • Two full-service concession stands • Bruce Bates Men’s Team Suite Steve Schultz, who as a student pulled and multiple mobile kiosks through- • Hall-Th ompson Alumni Terrace together multiple cheering sections to lead out the venue with additional food • Masaschi Family Locker Room the Corner Crew, visited the arena every options. • Louis W. Spiotti, Jr. Hockey Fitness two weeks to watch it being built. • A new RIT Athletics Hall of Fame Center He said that he likes that the new arena highlighting the hall’s inductees and • J. Roger Dykes Media Suite— has the closeness of Ritter with the ameni- RIT’s athletic history. Th ird level ties Ritter was lacking. • A Barnes and Noble store where • Tom ’74 and Nan Hildebrandt Th e Polisseni Center is among the fans can purchase Tiger gear. Training Room few new arenas without a center-ice • Two high-defi nition video boards. • Green B. Williams Seat— scoreboard. Instead, two 23-foot-by-13-foot • 13 restrooms. Lone orange seat high-defi nition video boards—a gift from • Paychex, Inc. Home Team Bench J.M. Allain ’03 (multidisciplinary studies), Parking • Rochester Regional Health System who is president and CEO of Trans- For aft er-hours events, visitors are Visiting Team Bench Lux Corp., a leading supplier of program- encouraged to park in D, S and R lots, • Corner Crew Bell mable electronic information displays— which can accommodate roughly 1,300 • Michael and Victoria ’93 Griffi th are located on each end of the ice, complete vehicles. A campus map is available Home Penalty Box with full captioning. online at http://maps.rit.edu. • Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity Visiting “With the Corner Crew and student Team Penalty Box section, it’s going to be a great place to play,” Tickets Donations are still being accepted. said sophomore forward Garrett McMullen, Season and single-game tickets can be To pledge a gift to Tiger Power Play— a packaging science major from Church- purchased at www.rithockey.com or by Th e Campaign for RIT Hockey, go to ville, N.Y. “It’s great to see everyone come calling the Box Offi ce at 585-475-4121. rit.edu/powerplay. together to support a top-notch facility.” Mindy Mozer and Joe Venniro

14 | WINTER 2014-15 Photo by A. Sue Weisler Sue Photo by A. The single orange seat in the new arena is directly behind the net that RIT will defend twice. The seat honors Green B. Williams ’78, a former RIT goaltender.

Orange seat reminder of form er goaltender

When fans walk into the Gene Polisseni pilot-training accident on March 21, 1984, Center, they will notice one orange seat just six days shy of his 28th birthday. Tom among the 3,999 black and gray seats. Keene ’75 (biology) and Jeff Begoon ’78 Th at seat is in honor of Green B. Williams (business administration) began a move- ’78 (business administration), a former ment to honor Green B. Williams’ memory. RIT goaltender. With support from Williams’ family, an Williams was as committed to his eff ort to raise money for the Polisseni Cen- country as he was to RIT. A native of ter was started with a specifi c goal to make Amherst, Mass., Williams played 50 games the one seat, located in Section 107, Row K, in goal for RIT from 1973 to 1977. While Seat 8, orange. Th e seat is directly behind at RIT, Williams received the RIT Coaches the net that RIT will defend twice every Award for Outstanding Contributions to game. Th e single orange seat is a reminder the program in 1976 and the RIT Hockey of Williams’ commitment to excellence and Outstanding Senior Award in 1977. his Tiger Pride. Th e seat will be available for Aft er graduating, Williams enlisted in purchase on a game-by-game basis for both the U.S. Air Force, where he served with men’s and women’s games. distinction. Tragically, he was killed in a Joe Venniro

WINTER 2014-15 | 15 ENGINEERING A NEW Ph.D. program

Engineering doctoral student Mariela Rodriguez Adames, who is from the Dominican Republic, works on improving the processing capabilities in print technologies, specifi cally for 3D printing applica- tions. She is part of the fi rst class of students enrolled in the new Ph.D. in engineering program.

Photo by A. Sue Weisler 16 | WINTER 2014-15 ariela Rodriguez Adames is improving electrophotography, a Mcore technology for 3D printing, paving the way for better systems to pro- duce wearable sensors or even human tissue engineering. Bret Minnehan is trying to get computers to “see” the world through object tracking, and his work could give rescue workers an advantage as they search through debris in disaster areas. Pruthvik Raghupathi is studying bubbles— the serious work behind fl uid dynamics as- sociated with fuel cells. Managing this means higher performance in electronic devices well beyond the automotive industry. All three are in the fi rst class of RIT’s sev- enth and newest doctoral program, a Ph.D. in engineering. Approved by the New York State Department of Education last spring, the Ph.D. was one of the fi rst new degree programs green-lighted aft er the university completed its semester conversion process. Th e Kate Gleason College of Engineering launched its newest doctoral program this fall with three women and seven men, a group of researcher-entrepreneurs who will focus on solving problems of national and global signifi cance, specifi cally in the crucial areas of health care, communications, energy and transportation. “What else can you think of that is a big picture, societal problem that doesn’t fall into one of those areas?” said Harvey Palmer, dean of the Kate Gleason College of Engineering. “More and more oft en now the areas of great- est signifi cance are crossing boundaries of the Photo by A. Sue Weisler traditional disciplines. As a graduate student in RIT’s computer engineering program, Bret Minnehan began developing an autonomous “When it comes to research, you are look- system for unmanned aircraft. In the Ph.D. program, he’ll continue this work to provide high-resolution imagery ing at areas that are the greatest interest, that in areas where there is limited mapping information, such as in disaster zones. require perspectives coming from a variety of disciplines. We want our students to recog- nize that whatever they are choosing to do, it “We can’t solve all the world’s problems, but if Core courses in the program will start cannot be thought of in a narrowly-defi ned we can solve problems in these four domains, to address those needs. Initial course work way,” he said. we are going to have an impact. We talked in interdisciplinary research methods will Th e global problems the doctoral stu- to many of our industry partners. Just like guide students in managing their research dents will tackle are as varied and multi- we have strong industrial partnerships at scope and provide this new breed of doctoral dimensional as developing alternative energy the undergraduate and master’s levels, we’re student with insights into some of the big- resources, improving transportation and maintaining that at the doctoral level.” picture questions they will encounter as they communications infrastructure and advanc- begin their research. ing medicine. Th e latter includes advances Big picture Th is is the foundation of what the from an equipment or systems perspective One of the things Hensel and the degree American Academy of Arts and Sciences calls to biomedical breakthroughs like tissue for development team learned from industrial “transdisciplinary” work: Th e intersection of replacement organs “engineered” with an partners is even though companies are hiring engineering disciplines—electrical, mechani- individual’s own cells, cultured in a lab, then promising Ph.D. graduates with a remarkable cal or industrial engineering, for example— “built” using a 3D printer—breakthroughs depth of knowledge, these experts in their with comprehensive subject matter such as that could be seen in this lifetime. narrow fi eld of research oft en fail to eff ec- business and public policy. “We have a unique opportunity to redefi ne tively communicate what they are doing with “We’ll be partnering with the College of doctoral education in engineering in the U.S. either other members of their research group Liberal Arts and the public policy program and globally,” said Edward Hensel, the col- or corporate management. Th ey also can’t to explore how public policy impacts what lege’s associate dean of research and graduate adequately explain the importance of their engineers do, and how do engineers infl uence studies and program director for the Ph.D. work to other people, such as policymakers. public policy,” Hensel said.

WINTER 2014-15 | 17 Becoming a research university

Th e creation of the doctoral program in engineering marks the seventh Ph.D. program at RIT. Th is past spring, 29 graduates earned their doctorates— the most in RIT’s history. Th is increase will soon elevate RIT from a “master’s university” to a “national research uni- versity” by the Carnegie Foundation. Th e other Ph.D. programs are:

• Imaging science (1990). Imaging science uses fundamental phys- ics and mathematics to address questions about every aspect of systems and techniques that are used to create, perceive, analyze,

optimize and learn from images. Weisler Sue Photo by A. The fi rst class of students in the new Ph.D. program came to RIT from all over the world. Pictured above seated left • Microsystems engineering to right are: Shitij Kumar, India; Chaitanya Mahajan, India; Pruthvik Raghupathi, India; and Bret Minnehan, New (2002). Th e program provides a Hampshire. Standing left to right are: Mariela Rodriguez Adames, Dominican Republic; Behzad Bahrami, Iran; and foundation to explore future tech- Fatemeh Shah Mohammadi, Iran. nology through research in nano- engineering, design methods and technologies and their integration Students in the application domains will be in one’s discipline will be enhanced by being into micro- and nano-scaled translating discovery into practice in energy, familiar with the contributing roles of other systems. transportation, communications and health disciplines, understanding how to solve those care and looking at these practices through problems in the context of public policy and • Computing and information the lens of national and global perspectives of having a clear commitment to professional sciences (2006). Th e program is what’s important to that domain. ethics. designed to produce independent Part of the coursework includes reviews of “Policy is what informs research, so if as scholars, educators and research- the strategic plans for the U. S. departments engineers we want to infl uence what’s happen- ers in computing and interdisci- of transportation, energy and health and hu- ing in 2040, we better make sure our voices plinary academic, industrial or man services. are heard by those policymakers today,” said government environments. “Th ese are the greatest minds at the top of Hensel. “Engineers infl uence policy in the very our nation’s government that are saying, this long term, and in the short term, policy infl u- • Color science (2007). Color is the future of where the nation needs to go,” ences engineers and what we do today.” science research at RIT encom- Hensel explained. “Our students are going to passes fi elds such as medical data understand those documents are what set the Solving problems visualization, computer graphics agenda in the future for the National Science Rodriguez Adames ’08, ’10, who is from the and animation, art conservation, Foundation and the National Institutes of Dominican Republic, has master’s degrees spectral and spatial measurements Health. Our students are going to under- from RIT in industrial engineering and of materials and color printing. stand, as government evolves, that’s where print media. policy comes from.” When she is not juggling family respon- • Astrophysical sciences and Th roughout their studies, the students sibilities, including raising a 4-year-old and technology (2008). Th e program also will consider how their solutions and 2-year-old twins, Rodriguez Adames is in focuses on the underlying physics information could be turned into products the Printing Research and Imaging Systems of phenomena beyond the Earth or services. Modeling Laboratory in the College of and in the development of the Th ey’ll have access to the National Science Imaging Arts and Sciences, working on the technologies, instruments and Foundation’s I-Corp program, an entrepre- intricacies of electrophotography. data analysis that will enable the neurial initiative to support faculty in bridg- She sees the degree program as a way next strides in the fi eld. ing research to product development. to expand her knowledge of this evolving RIT’s program, led by Richard DiMartino, industry and her opportunities for a career in • Sustainability (2008). Th e director of the Simone Center for Student it aft er graduation. program focuses on sustainable Innovation and Entrepreneurship, will be just “Th is degree has a broader scope. It also production systems—systems one of the many ways the students will wrap means I can be interdisciplinary, more that create goods and services traditional research around innovation. creative and more me in terms of what I am using processes that are non- In a world where daunting problems will interested in,” said Rodriguez Adames. “Th is polluting, conserving of energy not be solved in one-dimensional silos or will get me more into the R&D area that I like.” and natural resources. departments, unparalleled technical strength Her current work is in 3D printing by

18 | WINTER 2014-15 electrophotography, the underlying technol- delivery in the developing world. ogy used in laser printers and copiers. Her Meet the faculty Students in the health-care track will work on improving the processing capa- Several engineering faculty will coordinate apply fundamental knowledge of their bilities and system confi gurations in print the student work being done and act as respective engineering disciplines to technologies could impact and further the advisers in the four application domains: advance technological boundaries essential growth of these systems in the fi eld of 3D to improve care for the aging, develop printing, also referred to as additive Andres Kwasinski enhanced imaging systems and create manufacturing. will lead the communi- assistive technologies and new methodolo- In traditional printing, ink particles are cations domain. Th e gies to diagnose and treat diseases and to fused onto paper. But with 3D printing, new associate professor of optimize the delivery and quality of materials are being sought to print wearable computer engineering health-care processes and services. sensors, consumer products, medical devices is an expert in the area and in tissue engineering, for example. of electrical power Agamemnon Crassidis “It’s interesting how your skills, your generation, distribu- is an associate professor knowledge and your research and inter- tion systems, wireless networks and signal of mechanical engi- ests can be applied to diff erent industries,” processing. His current research project is neering. His experience said Rodriguez Adames. “Trying to explain in alternative energy resources for wireless is in aeronautic research to people about 3D printing is hard. base stations, primarily on how to adapt navigation and sensor What I explain to people is, I want to make a the cellular traffi c going through a base systems. He is also diff erence, and right now this is the place that station and increase the use of renewable RIT’s representative on is off ering me that opportunity. My research energy to power the base station. Students NUAIR, a consortium of universities and could be the basis for tissue engineering, in the communications (telecommunica- companies recently selected as one of six things like that. And those are things that can tions) track will leverage and expand test sites for unmanned aircraft systems make a diff erence.” ongoing research in wireless commun- in the U.S. Students in the transportation Minnehan also wants to make a diff erence, ications, signal processing and control, track will address issues including next- but with unmanned aircraft , or drones. His high performance and reliable archi- generation vehicle systems, transportation work, which he started as an undergraduate, tecture, resilient and secure systems infrastructure, innovative distribution involves using unmanned aircraft to build a and global networks, and emerging systems for goods and people, safety and map in disaster areas to enable turn-by-turn multi-media systems. security and optimal strategies for vehicle directions for people on the ground trying to routing and logistics. get through debris. Brian Landi ’02, ’06 Eventually, Minnehan would like to teach at (chemistry, microsys- a university, but he expects to go into industry tems), associate The engine of new ideas for several years and participate in a company’s professor of chemical research and development department. engineering, will lead Businesses need new ideas for prod- “One of the exciting things about this the energy domain. ucts or services to remain competitive. degree program is that there are all sorts of He also is group leader Universities and their research facilities, diff erent engineering majors in the program in the Nano Power faculty and students remain businesses’ that we can work with,” he said. “It’s not a Research Lab, and his work focuses on chief resources for new ideas. Obtain- competitive atmosphere.” lithium ion batteries, particularly energy ing funding for these new products All of the doctoral students are working conversion, transmission and storage oft en comes from a variety of sources, with the engineering college’s most promi- capacity for this next-generation tech- including research grants and corporate nent faculty. Raghupathi’s work with Satish nology. Students in the energy track will research and development support. Kandlikar, professor of mechanical engineer- be engaged in both basic and applied Prior to the launch of its Ph.D. in ing and a top researcher in the fi eld of fuel research to realize sustainable solutions microsystems in 2002, the engineering cell technology, involves developing a funda- to society’s energy needs, including college had less than $500,000 per year mental understanding of boiling mechanisms technology challenges in the area of in external grant support. By com- to help create surface enhancements, which energy collection, conversion, storage, parison, from 2009-2012 the college improve heat transfer. distribution, control and consumption. averaged more than $6 million per year Th is has applications in many fi elds, in external grant support. Today, the including power generation, cooling of high Iris Asllani, assistant Kate Gleason College of Engineering is heat fl ux devices used in space, cryogenic professor of biomedi- responsible for more than 15 percent of heat exchangers and water desalination. cal engineering, RIT’s total external funding, compared He said he chose the engineering Ph.D. heads the Integrated to only 4 percent in 2001. Th e Ph.D. program for its focus on application-based, Neuro-Imaging Lab program in microsystems marked a shift collaborative research. and focuses on the in the mission of the engineering college “Developing sustainable, environmentally- development of to better integrate research and knowl- friendly energy sources is one of the biggest multi-modal fMRI edge creation as a key component of its challenges of the current generation,” he said, methods for applications in neuroscience academic portfolio. A similar shift is ex- “and I hope to contribute toward the solution and clinical research. She also has a focus pected with this newest Ph. D. program. in the future.” on incorporating biomedical engineering Michelle Cometa ’00 applications to improve health-care

WINTER 2014-15 | 19 Alexis Blondrage ’07 (environmental Phil Ferranti ’79 (business) is a former Paul Mosakowski ’80 (marketing) science) teaches science research and baseball outfi elder who is in RIT’s Sports ordered a Tiger plate in 1994 and was biotechnology on Long Island. She got Hall of Fame. His jersey number was 11. assigned the number 127. Tiger plates are the plates to commemorate her time at The license plates are a way for him to the only ones representing a Rochester- RIT and to show her love for science. show his Tiger pride. area college.

lthough fi ve states away in Cary, memorate my time at RIT and also my love to him with “126RIT” on it. N.C., Michael Pail ’98 (electrical for studying DNA,” she said. “I feel like RIT “Th ere were probably 10,000 cars in the Aengineering) and Suzanne Traynor has become a part of me. My experiences at parking lot,” he said, but he doesn’t know Pail ’98 (mechanical engineering) think of RIT are what caused me to pursue a career in who the other driver was. “What are the RIT every time they see their car. education aft er I graduated.” odds?” Th e Pails, who are the Blondrage put RITDNA on custom Tiger Greg Livadas Raleigh-Durham,R N.C., plates, which are special plates sold in New chapterc leaders of the York that include a picture of the RIT tiger RITR Alumni Asso- logo. ciation, ordered “RIT Former RIT baseball outfi elder Phil Fer- Put a Tiger on your plate RIT” plates about ranti ’79 (business) also drives a car with New York’s Department of Motor seven years ago. RIT personalized Tiger plates that read “11 Vehicles began off ering RIT Tiger is repeated becausebe both are gradu- HOF”—he’s in the RIT Athletics Hall of Fame plates in 1994. Th e plates are as- ates. Suzanne, whohl played four sports at RIT, and 11 was his jersey number. signed a three-digit number by the excelled in soccer and was inducted into the “I look as RIT as part of my family,” said state followed by “RIT.” Or they can RIT Athletics Hall of Fame in 2005. the Rochester-area resident. “I’m proud of my be personalized for an extra fee. “Every once in a while, someone will say alma mater. Th ey’ve really grown.” RIT President Bill Destler’s per- what a great school RIT is, or that they went Paul Mosakowski ’80 (marketing) ordered sonalized Tiger plate is “1 RIT.” there,” Michael said. an RIT Tiger plate back in 1994. He was as- Th e plates cost $60 to order and Th e Pails and other RIT alumni have signed “127RIT,” which is now on his Chevy $31.25 a year to renew. Personalized found a creative way to show their RIT iden- Blazer. theme plates cost $91.25 to order tity to others—on their license plates. “What sold me on the plate was the shiny and $62.50 a year to renew. Th e fees Alexis Blondrage ’07 (environmental tiger,” he said. Th e plates got some national are in addition to the normal vehicle science), who teaches science research and exposure when he drove across the country registration renewal fee. biotechnology on Long Island, drives a car on a trip with his family. “You can’t put a To order an RIT plate, go to: with “RITDNA” plates. price on that for marketing.” http://dmv.ny.gov/custom-plates/ “I decided to get the plates because I Once when he was in Indiana attending a rochester-institute-technology. thought it would be a fun way to com- Notre Dame football game, a car parked next

20 | WINTER 2014-15 Plates on campus Many cars parked on campus have personalized plates that are intended to cause a chuckle, start a conversation or reveal the driver’s pastime or occupation. Here’s an inside look at just a few of the RIT faces who are taking creative license with their rides.

Lex Sleeman, associate director of Roy Berns, professor of color science, Peter Hauser, a research faculty member athletics, is well known for playing his appearance and technology, got his at RIT’s National Technical Institute for the bagpipes at special events on campus. “ROYGBIV3” plates as a gift from his wife. Deaf, was surprised to fi nd “DEAF” avail- His plate, “B4GPIPER,” attached to his 2003 “ROYGBIV,” “ROYGBIV1” and “ROYGBIV2” able when he checked the state’s DMV Mini Cooper, “defi nitely draws attention,” were already taken. “It’s a great choice website in 2000. He ordered the plate as he said. “People ask, ‘Do you play? Are you because it is Newton’s spectral colors a form of self-identifi cation and pride, not a bagpiper?’ ” and my fi rst name,” he said. to alert others that he is deaf.

People parking near Harvey Palmer Not only does TPS represent Tyler Paul Brian Milburn ‘08 (international stud- should have no trouble fi guring out Schindel’s initials, it also stands for ies), an English lecturer at NTID, sits which college at RIT he’s associated with. “Testing Procedure Specifi cation,” a term on the NTID sustainability committee In 2003, Palmer, dean of the Kate Gleason familiar to people who have seen the fi lm and bought an electric motorcycle a few College of Engineering, put a license Offi ce Space, where it was a running joke. months ago, which bears the plate “CYA plate of “KGCOE” on his 50th Anniversary Schindel ’09, ’14 (information technology) OIL.” He can ride 75 miles before needing Corvette. works as a systems analyst for NTID. to recharge.

WINTER 2014-15 | 21 A new hand for Lucas

RIT scientist launches global network to put 3D-printed prostheses into the hands of those without

Photo by A. Sue Weisler 22 | WINTER 2014-15 Lucas LeMay had three wishes for his 10th birthday. He wanted to grip a full hand of cards when he plays Uno with his family. He wanted to press the brakes on his bike. But most importantly, the fi ft h grader wanted to hold a taco.

s he nervously walked into a lab at and as volunteers. Using their design and RIT, standing fi rmly between his biomedical engineering skills, they hope Aparents, he spotted his birthday in the future to take these assistive devices gift resting on the table. It was his favorite beyond children with birth abnormalities to color—blue, just as he asked for. It was even help people who have lost limbs due to war his size. In fact, it was custom made for him. and violence, natural disasters or disease. Lucas, who was born without fi ngers on In May, RIT students developed a proto- his right hand, went home that day with the type and design for e-NABLE’s fi rst 3D-print- gift of a new 3D-printed mechanical hand. ed mechanical forearm, which they donated Using 3D printers, open source designs and to two recipients in Buff alo. Th e students a little bit of ingenuity, a group of students and Schull are working to create exoskeleton and a research scientist at RIT are helping to devices and arms that use motors to augment advance the quality of prosthetic devices and or replace muscles. Th ey also are collaborat- make them available to everyone. ing with a Johns Hopkins University research In the past four years, the emergence of lab to create a shoulder-powered harness. aff ordable 3D printers and the do-it-yourself “I think that the technologies and prac- Maker movement have sparked a revolution tices that Jon and the students at RIT are in prosthetic devices. Just as a painter uses helping to create could signifi cantly improve layers of paint and specifi c brush strokes to millions of lives worldwide,” said Dr. Albert create art, a 3D printer uses specifi c digital Chi, a trauma surgeon at Johns Hopkins instructions to lay down layer upon layer of Hospital and world-renowned researcher on plastic to create a fi nger or palm. state-of the-art prostheses. “Now is the time Th e customized parts are then assembled to bring e-NABLE’s collaborative approach using string, bolts and nuts from an everyday to design and democratization of 3D-printed hardware store. Th e total cost is less than $50, prostheses into mainstream medicine.” nowhere near the tens of thousands of dollars people pay for traditional prosthetic devices. Professional matchmaker “Th is is an inexpensive process that can Born in Shanxi, China, a mining area about be completed by almost anyone, especially 300 miles southwest of Beijing, Lucas would now that many schools and libraries have 3D wake up every morning to streets covered printers for people to use,” said Jon Schull, a with inches of coal dust. He was living in a research scientist in RIT’s Center for Media, province that saw a rate of birth defects six Arts, Games, Interaction and Creativity times higher than the national average. (MAGIC). But in 2008, everything changed. Jim and In 2013, Schull created the online commu- Kim LeMay traveled to the city in search of a nity e-NABLE, a group that aims to advance son. Th ey fell in love with the shy but clever the development of these aff ordable devices 4-year-old boy and decided to adopt him. and connect 3D-printing hobbyists and Lucas was still adjusting to life with a big sis- professionals with people in need of prosthe- ter, Lindy, and his dog, Chance, in Walworth, ses. Today, the popularity of e-NABLE has N.Y., when the fi rst 3D-printed hand was exploded with more than 2,000 volunteers created in 2011. helping at least 100 people around the world. As the story of that fi rst hand goes, aft er a At RIT, a dozen students have joined South African carpenter named Richard Van Schull for cooperative education experience As sawed off most of his fi ngers in an

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1 Research scientist Jon Schull created the online 4 Farrukh Mohiuddin, a biomedical engineering 7 The palm and forearm segment of the RIT Arm, community e-NABLE to connect 3D-printing student, creates a silicone rubber mold inside the with the newly installed interlocking mechanism hobbyists with those in need. forearm cup of a prosthetic arm using a pre-existing for an adjustable grasp with a full range of rotation. 2 Jascha Wilcox, a biomedical engineering student, plaster cast of a hand. This will create a silicone 8 An in-progress print of the Cyborg Beast hand with pours cast plaster into a mold of Lucas’s hand. Lucas sleeve inside the forearm cup for a comfortable and an infi ll of 50 percent. Infi ll density can ectaff the rested his arm in InstaMold goop for 10 minutes to custom fi t. weight and strength of a printed part. create a plaster cast of his hand that would be 3D 5 Mohiuddin explains how objects are placed into 9 The completed 3D-printed components of a hand. scanned into the computer. 3D-printing software and how the 3D printer is set Parts include the fi ngers, phalanges, palm, 3 Schull and multidisciplinary studies student Jade up in order to create the perfect part. tensioners and the gauntlet, which helps to stabi- Myers hold a plaster cast of Lucas’s hand and 6 Wilcox uses a computer-aided design program to lize and attach to the wrist. Later, string and elastic measure where Lucas’s wrist will bend. create and scale a 3D-printed hand. will be added to bring the hand to life.

accident, he became determined to get that wrap around a hand or a foot in utero classes that helped design a custom prosthetic back to work. Because he couldn’t aff ord a and cut off circulation. About one in 1,200 hand for someone in need. Impressed by prosthetic device, he turned to the Internet to children born every year has underdeveloped their work, the entrepreneur and then associ- learn how to make one. fi ngers and limbs as a result of the condition. ate professor in RIT’s interactive games and He connected with Ivan Owen, an Ameri- Although the fi rst hand was designed with media program began to think about ways to can prop maker who had created a mechani- aluminum, Owen decided that using plastic combine his passions for innovation, collab- cal puppet hand, and together the pair from parts created by a 3D printer would save time orative technologies and invention. He knew halfway around the world designed and and money. Calling it the Robohand, they that 3D printers and open source soft ware produced a working hand for the carpen- posted the design and an instructional how– could be used to collaboratively improve the ter. By fl exing his wrist, Van As was able to to video online for anyone to use. design process and bring the technology to control the fi ngers, which were attached to “When I came across that video more than the masses. cable “tendons” that would tighten and relax a year ago, I immediately got excited,” said Aft er a year of trying to build interest the hand’s grip. Schull. “Here was someone who shared my by bringing together a multi-university Th ey also created a hand for a 5-year-old vision.” consortium that would design and donate in South Africa, who like Lucas was born Schull fi rst became interested in prosthetic prostheses, he began to fear that his idea was without fi ngers on his right hand due to a devices at a National Collegiate Inventors too grandiose. Looking for inspiration, he congenital condition called Amniotic Band and Innovators Alliance conference in 2012, went back to the video of the South African Syndrome. ABS is the result of fi brous bands where he learned of several engineering carpenter.

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After helping student Jade Myers assemble the pinky, Lucas LeMay tried on his new hand and began fl exing the fi ngers. He then used the hand to hold a container while he picked out a piece of candy.

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1 The RIT team had to create several versions of 2 Lusie returned to RIT in October after the team 3 The students 3D-printed a custom nameplate Lusie Santangelo’s arm in order to make it the redesigned the arm with less infi ll density and attached it to the arm with adhesive. Lusie had lightest weight possible. This summer, she tried to reduce the weight. Farrukh Mohiuddin asked the students to make the arm purple but the on a forearm cup from the fi rst design that made and other students put the arm in a box and nameplate was a surprise. the arm too heavy. watched as Lusie opened her gift.

“Comments on YouTube videos are rarely e-NABLE on Kim LeMay’s Facebook wall in arm also due to Amniotic Band Syndrome. inspirational, so what I saw amazed me,” said May, she was intrigued. A family friend who is an RIT staff member Schull. “Several people were saying, ‘this is As Lucas got older, he did encounter a few introduced the Santangelo family to Schull. cool, I have a 3D printer and I’d do this.’” activities where more grip would be useful. A Like Lucas, Lusie had reached an age Schull created a custom Google map and second hand could put more power behind where a prosthetic arm would help her be linked it to a comment of his own. He simply his baseball swing and steady his basketball more active, said her mother, Kathy Santan- said, “If you’re willing to receive inquiries shot. gelo. Lusie wanted to swing on the monkey from people who need an assistive device, At this point, the e-NABLE commu- bars at recess and ride a bike down her put yourself on this map. Crowd source the nity had grown to almost 1,000 members driveway. distribution network.” worldwide, and Schull and RIT students were Th e RIT students explained that Lusie was Within six weeks, the Google community playing a crucial role in its success. having a plaster mold made of her left arm, had 70 volunteers and e-NABLE had been When Lucas visited RIT for the fi rst time which only grew to a few inches past her created. in June, the local group had already created elbow. two arms and three hands. Using a digital scanner, the exact mold Making a diff erence As the family walked into the cluttered would be modeled on the computer and For the LeMays, there was never an urgency campus workshop fi lled with tools, machines then 3D printed into a custom forearm cup to purchase a commercial prosthetic hand. and brightly colored spools of plastic string, that would comfortably hold her new arm in Lucas had visited a doctor when he fi rst came Lucas saw a girl about his age sitting with her place. to the United States, but it would have cost forearm submerged in a bucket of goop. “Lucas, your hand will look similar to $42,000. And he didn’t need one. “Hi, are you getting an arm too?” asked Lusie’s except it will be attached to your “He’s very clever,” said Kim LeMay. “He’s 7-year-old Lusie Santangelo. “Mine is going wrist,” said Jade Myers, a fourth-year multi- fi gured out his own way to play the Xbox and to be purple.” disciplinary studies student. “Are you ready to he’s even learning how to play the guitar.” Lusie, who was adopted as a baby from put your hand in the goop?” However, when a friend posted a link to Armenia, was born without most of her fore- For Myers, designing and building Lucas’s

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As soon as Lusie put on the arm, she tried picking up objects scattered on the table, including a water bottle, plastic container and a roll of tape. Photos by A. Sue Weisler The students taught her how to rotate the forearm and off ered tips on how to grasp items, such as putting the pinky fi nger under the object. Her parents, Steve and Kathy, watched Lusie use her left hand for the fi rst time.

new hand was a natural fi t, even though engineering major originally from Pakistan, Mohiuddin used part of Wilcox’s design it was the fi rst 3D-printed hand she had and Jascha Wilcox, a fi ft h-year biomedical for Lusie’s arm but added his own ideas, ever built. engineering major from Ann Arbor, Mich. experimenting with a silicon mold and a Having always had an interest in prosthetic Th ey have both worked to design some of lighter-weight design. devices, she came to RIT with plans to tailor the fi rst 3D-printed transradial arms as part “We had Lusie try on several diff erent her major toward prosthetic design, robotics of their co-ops. forearm cups, and she found that our silicon and cybernetics. While much of the design is printed simi- version was the most comfortable,” he said. “I happen to know a lot of veterans who lar to the hand, it also incorporates PVC pipe In addition to a hand for Lucas and an arm have waited years to get a prosthetic device, and a rotation mechanism for the forearm, for Lusie, Elizabeth Jackson, a third-year me- and that’s just not right,” said Myers, who which makes it possible to emulate wrist chanical engineering student from Ligonier, lives in Canandaigua, N.Y. “If we have the rotation. Pa., has been helping to create a 3D-printed ability to build people an aff ordable alterna- “Up until this summer, the hand designs exoskeleton. tive that can help, then we really need to be available on e-NABLE have really only served Th e device is for a local child with limited doing it.” people who have wrist movement,” Wilcox mobility on half of his body due to brain While building Lucas’s hand, Myers en- said. “By helping several local residents with surgery for life-threatening seizures. countered a few complications. Th ey learned diff erent needs, we have created new designs Using a 3D-printed exoskeleton that goes that they needed to make the shell level that can be improved upon by other people over his arm and shoulder, the device can thicker because the plastic was splitting. all around the world.” actuate his movements allowing him more “Th ere is certainly a learning curve for Wilcox’s initial design, which they dubbed usability with his hand. building these devices, and there are always the “RIT Arm,” was created for 6-year-old “I hope to continue working with e- more improvements to make on your design,” Derek Black and 40-year-old Nathan Ramsey, NABLE as part of graduate school next year,” she said. both of whom are from Buff alo. In fact, Myers said. “I think that this humanitarian It has also been a learning process for Derek even opted for an extra-long arm so he model and these devices are just the fi rst step Farrukh Mohiuddin, a third-year biomedical could easily reach things that are far away. in something big in the medical industry.”

WINTER 2014-15 | 27 Down the road Schull envisions e-NABLE growing in both numbers and impact in the future. “In the long term, I see the community working together to create a variety of as- sistive technologies, not just hands,” he said. “E-NABLE really only works because we have so many professionals, volunteers and recipients that are willing to collaborate and help each other.” Th at teamwork was put on display at the Prosthetists Meet 3D Printers conference in late September at Johns Hopkins Hospital. In addition to bringing together medical profes- sionals and industry leaders to discuss the fu- ture of e-NABLE, the conference served as an opportunity to provide hands-on workshops for prosthetists, children and their parents to build their own hands. Th e Santangelo family attended the event to meet other families and to learn more Photo by A. Sue Weisler about 3D-printing technology. “3D printers are basically glue guns on steroids. There is a little nozzle that squirts out a very fi ne stream of “We learned how to actually put together melted plastic and moves back and forth, back and forth, layer by layer building a full 3D-printed object,” a hand, and it’s more challenging than you RIT research scientist Jon Schull said. might think,” said Kathy Santangelo. “We even met an eighth-grade girl who developed her own myoelectric arm (arms that use electric power from muscles to run) using 3D The science behind 3D-printed prostheses printers.” Kathy Santangelo hopes to have the RIT 3D printing, also known as additive man- part to crack. ABS plastic can be dipped students do a presentation at Lusie’s school to ufacturing, builds an object by adding in acetone to create a glossy look that also explain what went in to making the hand and material layer by layer until the printed makes the printed part more durable. to show kids how cool science can be. part is fi nished. Printers have a frame and Before 3D printing, students use RIT’s e-NABLE team also plans to do a three axes. Th e X axis moves left to right, a computer-aided design program to presentation at school with Lucas, who has the Y axis moves front to back and the Z create or modify the scale of a model been using his 3D-printed hand to ride his axis moves up and down. Th e extruder, prosthetic device and save it into an bike down hills more aggressively and, of which sits on the X axis, consists of a STL fi le. Many STL fi les with pre-made course, to eat tacos. Th e family ended up eat- nozzle that shoots plastic at about 100 designs can be found on the e-NABLE ing tacos his fi rst three nights with the hand. millimeters per second and a cooling fan website. CAD programs used by RIT Lucas held the taco in his right hand while that helps control the layer temperature. students include Fusion 360, Inventor pouring sauce on it with his left . To print objects, the electronics of the and Tinkercad. Using the CAD program He is still working on holding cards, printer steer the three axes so that the and a 3D scanner, students can also but with help from Myers, the family will extruder head is at the right spot to add collect and analyze digital data on the continue to adjust the grip to make the hand plastic to the printed part. shape and appearance of a plaster mold more functional. Many of the consumer 3D printers of a patient’s hand. His parents expect him to begin using the used in the RIT lab cost between $2,000 Before printing a 3D model from an 3D hand more at school and in public. Lucas and $3,000 and include settings to change STL fi le, it must fi rst be processed by a told them that he was nervous at fi rst getting print speed, temperature, density, the piece of soft ware called a “slicer,” which the hand because he would stand out. number of shells and the addition of a converts the model into a series of thin But Jim LeMay said that Lucas is becom- support structure while 3D printing. layers and produces a G-code fi le con- ing more comfortable and even hopes to PLA and ABS are two popular types taining instructions tailored to a specifi c encourage another kid like him to not be of thermoplastic fi lament used to create printer. Several open source slicer pro- afraid. “Sometimes when Lucas is by himself,” 3D-printed prosthetic devices. Students grams exist, including Skeinforge, Slic3r, his father said, “I’ll catch him practicing the say that PLA creates a better looking but KISSlicer and Cura. rock-on sign with his new fi ngers.” less durable print. A majority of RIT’s Print times vary, depending on the size Scott Bureau ’11 prostheses use PLA because it is easier of the object. Th e average print time for to work with the temperature settings a fi nger is about 30 minutes. An average during the print. ABS creates a stronger palm will take about nine to 10 hours to To learn more part but has a higher melting point, so print. Creating and assembling all of the To learn more about e-NABLE, go to it can sometimes be very temperature parts for an arm will take 70 to 80 hours. http://enablingthefuture.org. sensitive during the print, causing the Scott Bureau ’11

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Tiger Talk Austin McChord

Austin McChord ’09 (bioinformatics) A major nationwide retailer was inter- started his computer data backup company ested in carrying our product and they Datto Inc. out of his parents’ basement said, ‘Hey, can you send us a couple of in Norwalk, Conn., in 2007. Th is sum- pallets of this? We want to test market it in mer, Datto opened an offi ce in downtown the Midwest region.’ At that point, we hit a Rochester as part of New York state’s wall because I was hand-assembling these START-UP NY program, which off ers a things in a basement and there was no way zero-tax rate for 10 years to businesses that for me to produce a couple of pallets. Th at About Datto create jobs. Here are McChord’s thoughts was a huge turning point for the business • Datto Inc. provides hybrid cloud- on how he created the business and open- because we realized that selling direct to based on-site and off -site backup, ing a branch in Rochester. the consumer market was not possible disaster recovery and business from a basement. continuity services for municipalities, I came up with the idea for the company small- and medium-sized businesses, while I was at RIT. I brought it up with my I had run up about $80,000 in credit and organizations in education, academic adviser during the fourth year card debt because in 2007 anybody could health care, retail, law and fi nancial and we talked about it, and he didn’t really sign up for any credit card. I maybe had a services. think there was a good opportunity for week or two left of money to meet payroll • The company is based in Norwalk, someone to build physical appliances in for my friends who were working for me, Conn., and has more than 300 em- their basement and sell them to consum- so we were very, very close to going out of ployees. The majority of them are in ers. But nothing really gets me excited business. Norwalk, but others work in Monroe, more than proving someone wrong. Conn., outside of London, Toronto, We had been approached by these IT Sidney and now Rochester. I thought that online backup was start- service providers. Th ey were saying, ‘Hey, ing to become a big deal and I was like, it’s we should be your resellers.’ We decided • In 2013, Datto marked its fourth kind of silly they don’t make a network- to make this leap and sell to this channel consecutive year of high double- attached storage appliance that backed because I fi gured we were at the end of the digit annual growth, with revenues up data off -site. So it seemed like a very road anyway and hopefully this will save approaching $50 million annually. achievable thing to do. I spent a lot of time us. It turned out that was a really smart • The 12,000-square-foot offi ce at 40 in the basement working at it. move and we got a lot of traction very Franklin St. in Rochester opened this quickly. summer as part of the START-UP NY It wasn’t until February of 2008 that I tax incentive program. The program really felt I had something that resembled What it did was change our focus. made it an easy decision for Datto to a real product. I put it up on a website and Rather than trying to sell to individual come to Rochester. Datto is said, ‘this is for sale,’ and of course noth- small companies, which is a very large cat- committed to creating about 70 ing happened. No one bought anything egory that feels nearly impossible to reach, jobs in the next 18 months. because no one went to the website. we instead were selling to businesses called managed service providers. Th at is what • Datto was named to the Inc. 500 list I realized that I had to market the prod- put the company on its incredible growth for the third consecutive year, rank- uct in order for it to succeed. So I started trajectory. We still have that focus today. ing No. 314 overall, No. 5 in security contacting prominent tech blogs and basi- and No. 1 fastest-growing privately cally emailed and bugged them every day RIT has been incredibly supportive, owned company in the state of until fi nally they wrote about my product. helping us with the offi ce in Rochester. Connecticut. Th at got the fi rst sales of the business. A second piece is RIT’s co-op program. Many of our development team is from Advice I came up with a diff erent product idea RIT, almost two-thirds, and they have and I decided I wanted to bet the farm on come through co-ops that we then hired “My advice to students, especially it. It was an idea of two mass devices that on as full-time staff . those wishing to become an entre- preneur, is to just do it. Sometimes would sync to each other no matter where your best asset can be having no they were on the planet. I thought the best I have a lot of love for the city of idea what you are doing.” way to market that would be to go to the Rochester. It is very rewarding to have an Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas ability to contribute and to bring jobs to in January 2009. My parents agreed to Rochester. It also helps that Rochester has fund the trip with money they had saved to a pretty fantastic talent pool we can put to help me with a down payment on a house. work. Th e reality is that RIT trains some Th ere was also a pre-requisite there that I really smart, technical people who have had to fi nish my degree at RIT, which I did helped us build a lot of the innovation that do through taking online classes. has separated us from our peers.

30 | WINTER 2014-15 Austin McChord ’09 at the new Datto offi ce in downtown Rochester.

Photo by A. Sue Weisler WINTER 2014-15 | 31 Alumni Updates

Minoru Yoshida ’04, ’08 credits RIT/NTID with giving him the experience to land a job as a grant offi cer with The Nippon Foundation of Japan. Photo by A. Sue Weisler

RIT/NTID grad helps improve lives around the world

curiosity about a college campus His major in information technology their programs and evaluates whether the more than 6,600 miles from his home led to a part-time and later full-time job at outcomes were accomplished. A nearly 20 years ago has led Minoru the NTID-based Postsecondary Education “My academic and working experience at Yoshida to improve the lives of deaf, hard- Network-International. PEN-International RIT/NTID helped me in this job,” Yoshida of-hearing and hearing individuals around was a multinational partnership of colleges said. “It provided me self-confi dence and cul- the world, overseeing millions of dollars in created in 2001 by more than $15 million tural identity as a deaf person. And without projects each year as a grant offi cer with Th e in grants from Th e Nippon Foundation to interactions with my fellow students and pro- Nippon Foundation of Japan. improve and expand college education for fessional colleagues during my college years, Yoshida ’04, ’08 (information technology; deaf and hard-of-hearing students around the I would not have been able to come this far in science, technology and public policy) was world by sharing educational technology and my career path.” born in Kyoto, Japan. He became deaf when conducting faculty development and training. Th e foundation’s mission is social inno- he was a year old due to a high fever and “Th is provided me an opportunity to work vation; its grants are intended to promote was mainstreamed most of his life. A family with various people not only at NTID, but positive changes by providing assistance for acquaintance had mentioned the National with deaf educators and deaf leaders around humanitarian work, including social welfare, Technical Institute for the Deaf being on the the world,” Yoshida said. “Th is work infl u- public health and education. Th ere are still primarily hearing campus of RIT. enced my path to become more involved in many issues that remain unsolved in terms of “I was fascinated with the environment the public/nonprofi t sector as I witnessed education for deaf and hard-of-hearing stu- which RIT/NTID off ered,” Yoshida said. “It injustice still remaining.” dents, Yoshida said. “Deaf issues are generally provided a great welcoming and sense of Yoshida landed a job full time with Th e very complex and not correctly understood.” community for the students who were deaf Nippon Foundation in Tokyo aft er getting his While his work has taken him around the and hard of hearing with a great mass of stu- master’s degree. He screens applications for world, he has fond memories of Rochester, dents who were like me, from a very similar grants, primarily for international disability which he considers his second home. “Being academic background.” projects as well as deafness-related projects at RIT/NTID was a precious moment in my Yoshida studied at a community college in in Japan. He manages ongoing relationships life as I was able to meet my role models and Illinois for six months to improve his English with grantees to help them enhance the ef- friends who are like me. I no longer had to be and American Sign Language skills, then fectiveness of their projects. When projects the oddball in a mainstream setting.” enrolled at RIT/NTID. are completed, he reports on the impact of Greg Livadas

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Kristen Curtze ’09, ’11, left, and Liz Gombert ’09 launched a chapter of Girl Develop It in Rochester in September. Photo by Tom Brenner

Girl Develop It aims to bridge gender gap in tech fi elds

risten Curtze ’09, ’11 (new media and Creativity (MAGIC). Both MAGIC and back to the community. “I know how to build interactive development, communica- RIT’s Women in Computing are supporting products. I know how to make things work,” Ktion and media technologies) initially the organization. Curtze said. “But I wanted to do something didn’t think too much about the pink sticker a Th e goal of the group is to help adults more than just making things function.” fellow female developer gave her at a confer- learn Web and soft ware development through Gombert added that they realize change ence in South Carolina this summer. classes, workshops and networking. Although isn’t going to happen overnight, but this orga- But aft er the woman explained to Curtze the organization is targeted at women who nization is a good start. and college friend Liz Gombert ’09 (new are underrepresented in the Internet technol- “We are trying to help women get their media design and imaging) that the sticker ogy fi eld, men are welcome. foot in the door so the numbers can change represented the organization Girl Develop Curtze and Gombert hope to start in- in the next fi ve years, the next 10 years,” It, they realized that Rochester could benefi t troductory to basic coding and Web design Gombert said. “We want them to be more from having a chapter. classes by the end of this year. Classes could confi dent to join the workforce in this fi eld.” “Th ere are women who feel like they be all in one day or split up into several Mindy Mozer missed the tech boat a bit,” said Gombert, nights, depending on the teacher. Eventu- who is a thesis away from a master’s degree in ally they will add more advanced classes and graphic design at RIT and works as the lead networking events. user experience designer for Solu Technology Curtze, a Web developer who has never Partners at Xerox. “Th is is a chance to have worked with another female in IT, said they To learn more an organization that can introduce them in are already hearing positive feedback from To learn more about Rochester’s Girl a nice, easy way that is not intimidating or local start-ups, who think this will help the Develop It, go to www.meetup.com/ overwhelming.” Rochester workforce get more well-rounded. Girl-Develop-It-Rochester. To learn Rochester’s Girl Develop It kicked off with Girl Develop It has chapters in more than more about chapters in other cities, go a launch party in late September in RIT’s 35 cities across the country. For Curtze and to www.girldevelopit.com. Center for Media, Arts, Games, Interaction Gombert, a local chapter is a way to give

WINTER 2014-15 | 33 Photo by Gretchen E. Burruto Dan Caster ’89 reviewed student portfolios at the most recent Creativity Industry Day, sponsored by RIT’s Offi ce of Cooperative Education and Career Services. “Creativity has served me so well throughout my career,” Caster said, “and I’d like to pass that along to today’s students as well.”

Illustration alumnus goes from CIAS to the CIA

n the political thriller Argo, U.S. Central Calif., where he began pursuing illustration “I drew my impression of what that tank Intelligence Agency operative Tony Men- from 1985 to 1986. Aft er his mother became would look like,” Caster said. “Th ey were Idez artfully uses disguises and diversion ill, he wanted to be closer to his family, so he amazed, and when they matched it against in leading the rescue of six U.S. diplomats enrolled at RIT. the real thing, it was very accurate.” from Tehran during the Iran hostage crisis. During Caster’s junior year, he attended a Caster landed a position as a visual infor- Dan Caster ’89 (fi ne art/illustration) cited presentation by CIA recruiters. “My résumé mation specialist from 1990 to 1993, when he the 2012 movie as a prime example of how included my military experience and security was assigned to the Design and Presentation mission successes were borne out of innova- clearance, including my work with foreign Center at CIA headquarters in Langley, Va. tive and highly creative actions combined military personnel (at Lowry),” he continued. Th ere he specialized in craft ing culturally with imaginative thinking. “Th ey hit on it immediately.” unique illustrations and graphics in support “When you have that creative perspective Caster subsequently was called into an of agency fi eld operations and the presenta- or dimension to your thinking, it gives you interview with CIA recruiters in 1988. tion of fi nished intelligence. He also devel- the ability to look at a diffi cult situation from “For the most part, I built a design portfo- oped a forte for creating custom, highly visual many diff erent sides,” Caster said. “It enables lio specifi cally for the agency,” he said. “Th ey presentations used to inform Congressional you to creatively put together a plan, even were looking for political and multicultural oversight committees. under high risk.” understanding. I wanted to do disguises; only Another specialty was designing formal It also helps explain how Caster went on Hollywood does it better than the CIA.” portraits of high-level CIA offi cials, including to a decorated career as a mission integrator Caster’s real-life experiences enabled him outgoing directors, as gift s. His personal fa- supporting counter-terrorism operations with to design highly precise portraits, expertly vorite is an “unfi nished” rendering of Robert the CIA, retiring in 2012 with over 22 years matching skin tones and textures in his visual Gates, who served as former defense secretary participating in sensitive missions in more renderings and sketches. and CIA director. “He left the position earlier than 25 countries. His fi nal “wild card” portfolio piece was an than expected, so his work was not complete,” Caster’s military service began when he artist’s impression of a main battle tank with Caster explained. entered active duty with the U.S. Air Force in special armor on the latest tanks fi elded by While Caster’s art career at the CIA even- 1979, serving as an aerospace photographic the former Soviet Union. No clear images of tually gave way to supporting highly sensitive systems specialist teaching foreign nationals the armored vehicle existed anywhere in the counter-terrorism operations worldwide over as a technical school instructor at Lowry Air West, but Caster was able to “fi ll in the gaps” the next 20 years, “I still relied on my creative Force Base in Colorado. with the up-close knowledge he gained from abilities many times throughout my career His college years started when he attended trying to identify vulnerabilities of similar with the agency,” Caster said. the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, tanks during his time in the military. Rich Kiley

34 | WINTER 2014-15 Joseph Pawelski ’06 opened Overland Distillery in Loveland, Colo., in 2009. He makes Trinity Absinthe Superieure, a spirit that has won multiple awards. Photos by Amanda Pawelski

Engineer shows his entrepreneurial spirit

ver since his father gave him his fi rst Pawelski opened Overland Distillery in eff ects of alcohol because of the mix of herbs model rocket when he was a child, Jo- 2009 with his wife, Amanda, whom he met in the drink that have medicinal properties.” Eseph Pawelski ’06, ’07 (mechanical en- while studying at RIT. Th eir fi rst and only Pawelski chose to produce absinthe be- gineering, thermal fl uids engineering) knew product, Trinity Absinthe Superieure, sold cause of the drink’s rich history among artists he wanted to be an engineer. But he could approximately 1,200 bottles last year and and writers and also because he enjoyed the never have predicted that he would become has won numerous awards. Among its many complex nature of its distilling process. Un- a leading producer of an alcoholic drink that accolades, Trinity Absinthe won silver in the like many other spirits, absinthe is distilled was once banned in the U.S. and many other 2014 San Francisco World Spirits Competi- with herbs. Th e resulting mixture is then col- countries worldwide. tion, silver in the 2014 Fift y Best Tasting ored, diluted and aged before being bottled. A husband and father of two and double gold in the 2012 Denver “Th e process is similar to making a really with a third child on the way, International Spirits Competition. strong cup of tea,” Pawelski said. Pawelski works as a technol- Absinthe is a highly alcoholic Trinity Absinthe is currently distributed ogy manager for Advanced spirit made from wormwood, an- in Colorado, Illinois, Massachusetts and Vir- Manufacturing Technology ise, fennel and other herbs. Th e ginia, with limited availability in Maryland in Loveland, Colo., where he drink has oft en been linked with and D.C. Overland hopes to expand its distri- develops equipment for craft hallucinations and was banned bution to more Northeastern states, including breweries and designs produc- in the U.S. and other countries New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. tion lines for beverage compa- due to concerns regarding thujone, a Pawelski credits his success to his passion nies like Coca-Cola and Pepsi. And chemical present in wormwood that can for invention, the skills he acquired at RIT he is a professional distiller in his spare time. be dangerous in high volumes. However, aft er and to his wife, who manages the distillery’s “Years ago, my roommates told me that scientifi c studies debunked these claims, the business operations. I should start a distillery,” said Pawelski. “I U.S. lift ed its ban in 2007. “We created a brand together and it’s some- joked that I would never be profi table in the “Absinthe will not make you hallucinate,” thing I hope my daughters can run one day. I business because I would always be improv- Pawelski said. “Th e unique thing about ab- hope it inspires more people to craft spirits.” ing the stills.” sinthe is that it actually reduces the negative Derrick Hunt ’15

WINTER 2014-15 | 35 Regional Alumni Activities

Albany Milwaukee Institute for Sustainability on the RIT cluded the Doug May Memorial Golf Members remembered RIT student On Sept. 28, alumni gathered at Miller campus on Sept. 6. Th anks to volun- Tournament and alumni soccer game. Nicholas Murray by participating Park for the Brewers’ last regular- teers Donna and Tony Kocienski ’78, On Sept. 20, the baseball team in the fourth annual Rhino Run Oct. season game. Kristy Mooney-Graves ’00 and Rita and soft ball team held their annual 11. Proceeds benefi t an incoming Haschmann ’79. reunions and alumni games. student from the Albany area who Pittsburgh On Sept. 13, alumni attended a On Oct. 4, the men’s hockey team will attend the Kate Gleason College On Aug. 16, alumni and friends sailed cleanup day at Mt. Hope Cemetery as held its annual alumni reunion, which of Engineering. the Th ree Rivers in Pittsburgh on part of RIT Cares. included an alumni game in the new a luncheon cruise. Th anks to host On Sept. 16, alumni sorted medical Gene Polisseni Center. Bay Area Assistant Vice President of Alumni supplies for those in need at InterVol More than 50 alumni and guests On Aug. 24, more than 30 alumni Relations Kelly Redder. as part of RIT Cares. Th anks to Mag- attended Zeta Tau Alpha’s 25th anni- gathered in San Mateo at Coyote Point D gie Reilly ’04 for leading the eff ort. versary during Brick City Homecom- Recreation Area for the second annual New York City On Sept. 18, alumni took part in ing & Family Weekend. Phi Kappa Psi, Alumni gathered for the annual U.S. Taste of Rochester picnic. For the fi rst the Gene Polisseni Center dedication Kappa Delta Rho, Delta Phi Epsilon, Open men’s tennis fi nal match on time, RIT partnered with the Univer- activities and ceremony. Pi Kappa Phi, wrestling and men’s and Sept. 8. sity of Rochester for this event. On Sept. 20, alumni attended a women’s lacrosse also held alumni On Sept. 10, alumni enjoyed special reception at the First Niagara activities. Dinosaur Bar-B-Que and networked Boston Rochester Fringe Festival Spiegeltent. On Nov. 1, the women’s hockey On Sept. 13, alumni volunteered at at alumni-owned business Harlem Flo. More than 50 alumni gathered team held its annual reunion, which Zoo New England as part of RIT Cares Th anks to host Louis Gagliano ’94. to enjoy the Hillside Community included an alumni game in the new and painted its children’s zoo. Th anks On Sept. 20, alumni enjoyed the Shield soccer game featuring RIT vs. Gene Polisseni Center and a chance to to host Stephanie Simon ’14. Urban League Classic—Howard Uni- University of Rochester on Sept. 20 at see the current team battle Linden- versity vs. Morgan State football game. B Buff alo Sahlen’s Stadium. wood University. More than 3,000 alumni attended On Sept. 13, more than 40 alumni Peru Summer send-off s and guests toured and tasted beer Alumni from the Andean region of Brick City Homecoming & Family Th e RIT Offi ce of Alumni Rela- from Jeff rey Ware’s ’04 newly opened South America held their offi cial Weekend Oct. 16-19. AALANA (Afri- tions in conjunction with the RIT Resurgence Brewing Co. on Niagara chapter launch event in Lima, Peru, can American, Latino/a American and Center for Orientation and Transition Street. on Aug. 15. Th anks to organizer and Native American) alumni took part organized a full schedule of summer chapter leader Carlos Cornejo Rojas in a full schedule of activities during send-off events for incoming fresh- Charlotte ’09. the weekend, including a happy hour Alumni and guests gathered for a tour, kick-off at Mario’s and campus tours. men. Th e send-off s welcomed more C E than 700 students. Th anks to Brian tasting and German-themed brunch Rochester South Florida at Olde Mecklenburg Brewery on Oct. Alumni enjoyed a summer golf league O’Shaughnessy ’81, ’84 and Kim Members participated in the RIT 25. Th anks to host Jeff rey Creagh at Genesee Valley. Congratulations to O’Shaughnessy ’83, ’85 and Kim Cares volunteer event on both Sept. 13 ’11, ’13. league champion Mike Kiely ’06. Conti ’90 for hosting send-off s in and Oct. 25 at the Caring Kitchen in C—On Aug. 24, more than 150 their homes. Events were held in the Delray Beach, Fla. Th anks to organizer Dallas alumni and students attended a picnic following cities: Albany, N.Y.; Boston; Paul Finkelstein ’91. Th e chapter hosted its annual dinner and baseball game at Frontier Field Buff alo, N.Y.; New York; Denver; club meeting at Cattlemen’s Steak as the Rochester Red Wings beat the Syracuse Philadelphia; Washington, D.C.; House on Aug. 27. Th anks to hosts Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders. Alumni gathered on Oct. 11 for the Chicago; Syracuse, N.Y.; Atlanta; San Jacqueline Gonsalves ’01 and Scott Th anks to alumni volunteers Chris Syracuse University football game Francisco; San Luis Obispo, Calif.; and Saldinger ’91. Jackson ’13, Kristy Mooney-Graves against the Florida State Seminoles. Los Angeles. ’00, Stacy Kurtz Lake ’05, ’07, and Denver/Colorado Springs Vermont On Aug. 6, alumni gathered for happy Bary Siegel ’66, ’68, ’75, ’87. Alumni gathered on Oct. 18 to cheer hour at Ship Tavern in downtown E—On July 20, alumni and guests on the RIT women’s hockey team Denver. Th anks to Assistant Vice enjoyed lunch and a tour of Wagner To learn more during its away game against the President of Alumni Relations Kelly Vineyards in the Finger Lakes. Th anks Dan Christner ’07 is the contact in University of Vermont. Redder for hosting the outing. to host John Wagner ’88. the Offi ce of Alumni Relations for On Oct. 25, the RIT men’s hockey Alumni and friends marched in the Washington, D.C. Puerto Rican Festival Parade on Aug. regional alumni activities. Contact team traveled to Air Force for its On Aug. 7, more than 30 alumni and 2. Th anks to supporters Orlando Or- him toll free at 1-866-RIT-ALUM. To annual game. More than 30 alumni friends gathered at Capitol City Brew- tiz ’04, ’08 and Denishea Ortiz ’04. gathered at Th e Academy Hotel for ing Co. in Arlington, Va., for happy learn more about alumni activities, On Aug. 3, alumni from Rochester an aft ernoon pregame reception and hour. go to www.rit.edu/alumni. team update from head coach Wayne and Syracuse went on a whitewater- A Wilson. raft ing excursion on the Salmon River. Reunions Th anks to hosts Frank Lucas ’75 and On June 13-15, 38 of 47 former House India Susan Shanks ’97. LS Residents met at RIT to reacquaint More than 20 alumni in Mumbai On Aug. 20, more than 100 alumni and reminisce about their dorm life gathered for dinner and networking with children or grandchildren in in RIT’s fi rst-ever Club House. People on Sept. 19. Th anks to host Ashutosh RIT’s incoming freshman class gath- came from 10 states for the reunion. Agarwal ’01. ered for the annual Alumni Legacy On Aug. 30, the cross country team Alumni in New Delhi gathered for Dinner on campus. held its annual alumni reunion and 5K dinner on Sept. 28. Th anks to orga- More than 100 alumni and guests race, and the men’s soccer team held nizer Shipra Chaturvedi ’03. took part in the Big Shot at Golisano its annual alumni reunion, which in-

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WINTER 2014-15 | 37 1962 1974 Class Notes Gene DePrez ’61, ’62 (FAA), manag- ing partner of U.K./U.S.-based Global Innovation Partners, recently served Key to abbreviations as senior strategic adviser to the St. Louis City and County Economic CAST College of Applied Science Development Partnership in the devel- and Technology opment of their Strategic Plan. At home in New Jersey, he has been elected board Gary Bonvillian ’74 (SCB), ’81 (CAST) is CCE College of Continuing Education president of the Sussex County Arts & beginning his ninth year as president of (now CMS) Heritage Council and board chair of the Th omas University in Th omasville, Ga. CHST College of Health Sciences Lake Mohawk Preservation Foundation. Jack Jordan ’69 (GAP) has completed A new academic building was opened and Technology his 20th consecutive year as staff pho- on campus recently that is named Smith- 1964 tographer for the Arizona Children’s Bonvillian Hall for Rankin Smith, for- CIAS College of Imaging Arts and Sciences Donald P. Kingston ’64 (SCB) was re- Burn Camp, a one-week summer camp mer chair of the university’s Board of elected in December 2013 for a second for children who have survived burn Trustees, and Bonvillian. CLA College of Liberal Arts term as the mayor of Duck, N.C. He injuries. He is also in his 13th year CMS Center for Multidisciplinary Studies retired from his business career as a vice as a volunteer trip leader for Arizona Tom Rieger ’74 (GAP) president/offi cer of Kelly Services Inc. in Highways Photo Workshops, where he was appointed to the SCB Saunders College of Business the Washington, D.C., area in 2007. currently serves as the president of the Library of Congress as board of directors. Supervisory Information KGCOE Kate Gleason College of Engineering 1965 Technology specialist in COS College of Science 1970 the Offi ce of Strategic Harry Schaefer ’70 (GAP) retired on Initiatives. FAA Fine and Applied Arts (now CIAS) March 25, 2014, aft er 40 years working as a scientifi c and technical photogra- 1975 GAP Graphic Arts and Photography pher in the dermatology branch of the Henry Freedman ’75 (GAP) fi led a U.S. (now CIAS) National Cancer Institute at the National patent with Peter Dundas and Peter GCCIS B. Thomas Golisano College of Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md. Crean. Th ey have formed Image Test Labs to commercialize the technology Computing and Information Sciences 1971 for grading all forms of conventional NTID National Technical Institute Th omas Klinkowstein ’71 (GAP) and digital printing presses, wide format for the Deaf presented “Getting Ready for 2020” printing systems, photographic printing Andrew Botwick ’65 (GAP) recon- at the Dutch Electronic Arts Festival systems and government and scientifi c SVP NTID “Summer Vestibule Program” nected with roommate Steve Eisenberg in Rotterdam, Th e Netherlands, May print imaging systems. ’65 (GAP) aft er more than 50 years. 22, 2014. 1976 1972 David Newman ’76, ’81 (KGCOE) has About Class Notes Margaret his fi rst post retirement job as the Finger Class Notes are edited for space, (Gabler) King Lakes Trail Conference’s vice president ’72 (SCB) wrote for trail preservation aft er a 35-year clarity and style. Share details and her debut mys- career at Eastman Kodak Co. and three photos of special occasions and tery, Murder at years with a tech start-up company in the Book Group, the Greater Rochester area. professional achievements in your which will be life by going to www.rit.edu/ published by 1978 aluimni/news. Simon & Dawn Marvin ’78 Schuster in (CAST) accepted a December 2014. contract position as Ron “DeGroom” Glazer ’65 (GAP) For details, go to www.maggieking.com marketing commu- had a gallery show of his series of Italian nications consultant photographs. Dale Farkas ’65 (GAP) Tom Winter ’72 (GAP) and Irene for National Naval 1953 printed the photos at Dale Labs, his Doppel Winter celebrated their 41st Medical Center in James Forney ’53 (GAP) is writing a facility in Florida. wedding anniversary on Aug. 12, 2014. Bethesda, Md., in book called Jim’s World…A Fast Romp February 2000. She Th rough Th e Rather Extraordinary Life 1966 1973 was hired into gov- Of An Otherwise Ordinary Guy. He has James Jonathan Atkin ’73 (GAP), ’78 ernment service in traveled the world for photo shoots for Rasmussen ’66 (CIAS) is actively involved in pursuing 2006, fi rst for the Navy and currently magazines such as House Beautiful and (GAP) retired certifi cation and licensing of com- under the Department of Defense, Town & Country. in August 2009 mercial drone usage. He is an active where today she serves as marketing and from Hallmark member of the New York City Drone communications strategy administrator 1957 Cards as senior Users Group. and special assistant to the commander. Betty (Pratt) Saunders ’57 (SCB) is graphic arts/ retired and lives in Ponte Vedra Beach, quality engineer Gordon Hewitt ’73, ’75 (SCB) retired 1979 Fla. She worked in the system analysis aft er 36 years from the Department of Homeland fi eld and then at a brokerage fi rm, end- and is now co-owner of Vintage Vogue Security, U.S. Customs and Border ing her career as a senior vice president, Apparel in Independence, Mo. For Protection on Jan. 3, 2014, aft er 37 investments at Raymond James in 2011. more on the vintage store, go to www. years of federal service. He was a She would love to hear from others who vintagevoguekc.com. procurement manager of the strategic lived in Kate Gleason Hall on the old enterprise initiative branch. campus. 1969 Fred Elmes ’69 (GAP) has been work- Sheryl Ross ’73 (FAA) has completed 1961 ing on an upcoming HBO mini series training to be a certifi ed group leader Edward Catapane ’61 (GAP) celebrated called Olive Kitteridge. Th e series is for two programs developed two big events this year. He became a comprised of four one-hour segments by Stanford University’s Patient Collette Fournier ’77, ’79 (GAP) held great-grandfather on April 16, 2014, to a and stars Francis McDormand, Richard Education Research Center: Th e an exhibition Sept. 8–Oct. 24, 2014, boy named Talan, and on Aug. 3, 2014, Jenkins and Bill Murray. Elmes is the Chronic Disease Self-Management called “Retrospective: Spirit of A People” he celebrated 57 years of marriage to his cinematographer for the series, which Workshop and Th e Diabetes Self- at Finkelstein Memorial Library in wife, Barbara. was shot in the Gloucester, Mass., area. Management Workshop. Spring Valley, N.Y.

38 | WINTER 2014-15 Rick Kittles ’89 Robert Shamis ’93 (GAP) was the 1980 1983 (COS), a national curator of prints and photographs from John Christopher ’80 (SCB) is founder Scott Pardo ’83 (CCE) published the leader on cancer 1998 to 2006 at the Museum of the City and president of Hospitality Associates, book Equivalence and Noninferiority health disparities of New York, where he organized more which was chosen as the preferred Tests for Quality, Manufacturing, and and the role of than a dozen exhibitions. Since then, developer for a Holiday Inn hotel in Test Engineers last fall. genes and environ- Shamis has been working as a freelance New York. Th e company was also ment in disease, curator and photography consultant. In awarded the management contract for 1984 and a pioneer in 2011, Abrams Books published Shamis’ another Holiday Inn in Vermont. Jack Masseth ’84 (CAST) was named DNA testing to book New York In Color, a historical the 2013 Manufacturing Engineer of trace the ancestry survey of more than a century of color Wendy the Year by his employer, Meritor Inc. of African Americans, has been photography of New York. Maruyama ’80 He is manager of gearing and advanced appointed director of the new Division (FAA) will fully manufacturing for Meritor and lives in of Population Genetics, part of the new retire as profes- Brighton, Mich. Center for Applied Genetics at the sor emeritus at Arizona Health Sciences Center at the San Diego State 1985 University of Arizona. University at the Wade Sisler end of spring ’83, ’85 (GAP) Craig Varjabedian ’89 (CIAS) celebrates 2015. Aft er is the executive his 40th year as a fi ne arts photographer. teaching at producer at He is currently working on a project SDSU for 25 NASA’s on White Sands National Monument, years, she will continue her studio prac- Goddard Space and a book and traveling exhibition will tices as an artist and furniture maker. Flight Center in launch in the fall of 2018. He lives Jennifer Zausmer-Terry ’93 (FAA) Maruyama’s solo exhibition, “Wendy Greenbelt, Md., in Santa Fe, N.M. Learn more at is senior design manger for Pinnacle Maruyama: Executive Order 9066,” and leads a www.craigvarjabedian.com. Foods and Diamond Beachbody coach. opened at the San Francisco Museum team of video producers, Web wran- She got together with other fellow of Craft + Design on Oct. 4, 2014, and glers, animators, data visualizers and 1990 alumni over the summer including: will close on Jan. 4. social media mavens to share NASA’s Michael Winters ’90 (KGCOE) has Stephanie (Sikes) Treccvia ’92 (CAST); science stories with wide and diverse accepted a position as senior principal April (Goldstein) Rosen ’93 (CAST); 1981 audiences. engineer with Baxter in Round Lake, Ill. Jeff Banks ’92 (FAA); Keith Middleton ’93 (CAST); and Eric Colby ’94 (CAST). 1987 1991 Robert Firestein ’86, ’87 (GAP) cel- Wendy Enoch ’91, ’92 (FAA) writes that 1994 ebrated his 12th year as president/CEO her daughter, Ava Enoch, is a member Th omas Roman ’94 (CCE), ’11 (CAST) of Ecoprint Inc. in Silver Spring, Md. of the freshman class at RIT, majoring in is a GMP senior training specialist for mechanical engineering. Fresenius Kabi USA. Lori Marra ’87 (CCE) was a playwright for an event at the 2014 First Niagara Jeff rey Rowoth ’91 (CAST), ’12 (CAST) 1995 Rochester Fringe Festival. accepted a position as vice president of Jeremy Sniatecki ’95 (CIAS) took the the DePrez Group of Travel Companies top spot last fall for licensed Star Trek Shahzad L. Paul ’87 (GAP) is president/ in Rochester. He manages the corporate shirts through Th inkGeek/Her Universe. Howard Goodman ’81 (GAP) walked CEO of SLIPza.com. travel team along with new business/ Day to day, he is doing toy and col- more than 500 miles from Sept. 4 to meeting and incentive development. lectibles industry work for companies Oct. 31, 2013, from Saint Jean Pied de 1988 including Disney, Cartoon Network, Port in the French Pyrenees across all of 1992 Nickelodeon, Marvel, DC, BBC/Doctor northern Spain, to Santiago de Mark Pizza ’92 (GAP) Who, Lucasfi lm, Universal Studios, Fox Compestela, near the Atlantic coast of accepted a position at and Showtime. the Iberian Peninsula. He is completing Viacom in New York a book of photographs, with a release City as the senior 1996 planned in November at the Th eo Ganz director of account Mary Kitzel ’89 (NTID), ’96 (CCE) Gallery in Beacon, N.Y. services. He joined the recently completed her Ph.D. in his- Steve Czompo ’88 (GAP), senior pro- Catalyst team, which is torical geography at the University William Varley ducer/director/editor at RIT Production a full-service in-house of Sussex. She is beginning a visiting ’81 (CAST) Services, is proud to announce that the advertising, branding appointment in RIT’s history department. has joined Telly Awards has named RIT Production and marketing studio. Cooper’s Ferry Services as a Silver winner for his piece 1997 Partnership titled “2013 RIT Innovation Hall of Richard Riff el ’85, ’92 (GAP) is senior John Connelly ’97 Board of Fame—John Schott.” director of sales for II-VI Photonics (CLA), ’07 (CAST) Directors. Inc. (www.ii-vi-photonics.com), and is has been working Cooper’s Ferry 1989 responsible for the sales team in Europe with the RIT Public Partnership Ted Diehl ’89, ’89 (KGCOE) is the and most of North America. Previously, Safety Offi ce for facilitates long-range policy and infra- president of Bodie Technology and is he was senior product line manager, almost 11 years and structure projects for the Camden responsible for strategy and technology Advanced Development for Oclaro. He, within the past year Waterfront and surrounding neighbor- development for Bodie’s engineering his wife and six children live in Kansas was promoted to 3rd hoods. He serves as president of New division. During the summer of 2014, City, Mo. Platoon Lieutenant, Jersey American Water and New York he was the keynote speaker at Simulia supervising the American Water. Community Conference, talking about Brian Wilson ’92 (GAP) accepted aft ernoon shift . “Stretching Th e Limits—An Analyst’s a position at the Hyatt Regency in 1982 Journey.” Rochester as banquet manager. Suzette Lajeunesse Owen Kassimir ’97 (COS) has ’81, ’82 (GAP) Hamad Ghazle ’89 (COS) won the 1993 joined the Buff alo taught a week- national Distinguished Educator Award Joseph Brennan Medical Group’s long class at from the Society of Diagnostic Medical ’93 (FAA), sole obstetrics and the New York Sonography. Th e award recognizes proprietor of gynecology divi- Photo Workshop exceptional educators in the fi eld of Brennan sion. A native of in July 2014 diagnostic medical sonography or Designs, wants Western New York, called “Wild ultrasound. He is the director of the to share another Lajeunesse received About Nature.” Th e class was held at diagnostic medical sonography program creation from her medical degree Hobart and William Smith Colleges on in RIT’s College of Health Sciences and his personal collection. “Frenchevy” is a from the University at Buff alo School Seneca Lake in New York. Technology. one-of-a-kind corner table. of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.

WINTER 2014-15 | 39 Tiger Love

Lacrosse player Rob Mizelle ’09 and soccer player Anna Kolnik ’08 will celebrate their fi fth wedding anniversary in January. Photos by Jake Hamm ’10 Sports injury brings couple together

fi gured out that I had stronger feelings for spirit by attending each other’s games. Th e him than I was letting myself believe.” community service project grew into a Tigers By March, the two were dating aft er an im- Give Back weekend with athletes volunteer- promptu Valentine’s Day celebration, which ing their time at Rochester schools and help- involved Rob dancing on crutches with Anna ing to clean up city neighborhoods. in his dorm room. Four years later on Valen- Th eir eff orts to increase school spirit tine’s Day, Rob proposed. Th ey will celebrate included starting President Bill Destler’s Or- their fi ft h wedding anniversary on Jan. 2. ange Hair Challenge, where he would dye his Th e two might never have met if Anna hair orange if students fi lled Clark Gym for a hadn’t decided to attend RIT. Th e Sharon, men’s and women’s basketball game. Wis., native was recruited to play soccer Rob and Anna live in Portland, Ore., aft er at three schools—RIT, Babson College in living for three years in Washington, D.C. Boston and the University of Marymount in Anna works as a marketing and promo- Rob Mizelle and Anna Kolnik Mizelle Virginia. On May 1, the last day to submit her tions specialist for Comcast Spotlight. She deposit, she was at a soccer tournament and fi nished her MBA in August at the University ooking back now, Rob Mizelle ’09 on the phone with her mom, who was at the of Portland. Rob works as a senior project (civil engineering technology) can be post offi ce with three envelopes wondering engineer for Balfour-Beatty Construction. He Lthankful he was injured during lacrosse which one to mail. is working on becoming a Licensed Profes- pre-season in 2005. “Th e whistle blew for captains and I said sional Engineer. At the time, the quadricep he ruptured RIT, walked on the fi eld and never looked “For us, RIT was an opportunity not just during a morning practice in January meant back,” she said. to have a really fun and enriching college ex- Mizelle had to sit out his freshman season For Rob, who grew up in nearby Pittsford, perience, but also to move forward,” Rob said. and navigate the RIT campus on crutches. N.Y., selecting a university was an easier deci- “It was the opportunity to meet one another. But it also changed his relationship with soc- sion. “RIT was the best fi t for academics and And it was the opportunity to set ourselves cer forward Anna Kolnik ’08 (marketing), a the opportunity to play lacrosse,” he said. up to succeed as professionals.” friend he had frequently run into in the train- Rob and Anna did more than play sports. Mindy Mozer ing room and the honors dorm. Th ey formed the fi rst RIT Student-Athlete “We started to spend a lot more time Advisory Committee aft er representing RIT together aft er the injury,” Anna said. “I was at a NCAA symposium in 2005. By the fol- About Tiger Love To suggest one of RIT’s 4,600-plus alumni couples pretty concerned about him and didn’t think lowing fall, athletes were engaged in com- to feature, email us at [email protected]. anything of the concern. Later I obviously munity service and were showing their school

40 | WINTER 2014-15 David Moffi tt ’07 (CIAS) is proud to 1998 2003 2006 announce that three television commer- Tiff any Owens Herman Lee cials he shot were aired regionally dur- ’98 (KGCOE) ’03, ’06 ing the 2013 Super Bowl XLVII. was honored (SCB) with the accepted a 2008 Distinguished consulting Brett Granger ’08 (COS) graduated Community position at from the University of Texas at Austin Service Award Forrester with a Ph.D. in synthetic organic at the Naval Research, chemistry. He then began working Surface Warfare based out at AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals in Center of its San Francisco offi ce, serving Waltham, Mass., as a postdoctoral sci- Dahlgren eBusiness and channel strategy clients. entist. Division for her He previously worked at Accenture diverse volunteer services involving Interactive. 2009 education, workplace volunteer activi- ties, youth services and the mobilization Andrew Schall ’03 (GCCIS) recently of her systems safety engineering divi- co-authored Eye Tracking in User sion colleagues for volunteer services. Experience Design (www.eyetrackingux. com), published by Morgan Kaufmann. 1999 Th e book explores the many applica- Sean Kainuma ’06 (KGCOE) and Ward Ramsdell ’99 (KGCOE) is a tions of eye tracking to better under- Deborah Chen ’09 (KGCOE) were self-employed consultant specializing stand how users view and interact married on June 20, 2014, in Irvine, in radio frequency and mixed-signal with technology. Calif. Alumni in attendance included: electrical design for consumer and light Julian Peters ’06 (KGCOE); Ryan industrial products. He lives in the Ian Reardon ’03 (GCCIS) opened his Stoddard ’06 (KGCOE); Chukwuma Portland, Ore., area with his wife and second law offi ce in Conway, N.H. He Morah ’09 (KGCOE); Arlene Espiritu 5-year-old son. opened his fi rst offi ce in Portsmouth, ’09 (SCB); and Chad Braungart ’08 N.H., in 2013. He specializes in family (CAST). Th e couple lives in Denver. 2000 law. To learn more, go to www. Kimberlee De Puy ’00 (CIAS) accepted reardonlawoffi ce.com. a position as operations manager at Appian Corporation in Reston, Va. 2004 Robert Hochstetler ’04 (KGCOE) was Brian Moon ’00 (CLA) is vice president recently named president and chief of international sales at the Consumer executive offi cer for Central Electric Jason Romer ’09 (CAST) and Lauren Electronics Association in Arlington, Power Cooperative, the wholesale power (Ellis) Romer are happy to announce Va. He and his wife, Belle, are also aggregator for 20 electric distribution their marriage on May 17, 2014, on preparing for the arrival of twins in cooperatives in South Carolina. Long Island, N.Y. Alumni in attendance November. included best man, David Doty ’09 2005 (CAST); Joseph Lancellotti ’09 2001 Brett Hall (CAST); Michael “Mickey” Kohany ’09 Manmeet Chhabra ’01 (SCB) has ’05 (CIAS), (CAST); Daniel Chin ’10 (KGCOE); recently set up MG Health Foundation as an anima- and Patrick Cliff ord ’09 (CAST). Th e (www.mgh.foundation), an organiza- tion director Romers were also happy to have in tion dedicated to improving the health on the PBS Emily (Wilson) Richard ’06 (CIAS) attendance RIT professors Scott and and sanitation of people in villages near Kids show and John Richard ’06 (GCCIS) were Teresa Wolcott. Aurangabad, India. Peg + Cat, married in Hilton Head, S.C., on May 3, recently 2014, among family and friends, which 2010 2002 received included several alumni. From left to John Cusick ’02 (CAST) was recruited an Emmy right are: Sarah Layland ’06 (CIAS), an by ITT Industries aft er graduating Award for art director for BCBGMaxazria; and spent 15 months in a contract job his work Christina Mulé ’06 (CLA), a pediatric in Iraq at the beginning of the U.S. when the psychologist at Tuft s Medical Center; Military Operation. He continued work- series won John M. Kitchura Jr. ’06 (KGCOE), a ing within the Department of Defense in the patent attorney at Proskauer Rose LLP, contracting industry and three diff erent “Outstanding Pre-School Children’s Emily Wilson ’06 (CIAS), a senior companies including ITT, Ensco, and Animated Program” category for 2013- visual designer at MicroStrategy; John Jacobs Engineering. 2014. He also represented the show at Richard ’06 (GCCIS), a computer engi- the Annecy International Animated neer at a technology-engineering fi rm; Film Festival in June, where Peg + Cat Elsie Samson ’06 (CIAS), a middle was included in the Offi cial Selection school math teacher in Oakland, Calif.; of TV Films in competition. and David Branca ’05 (CIAS), a researcher/engineer at a technology- Michael Maeder ’05 (KGCOE) was engineering fi rm. selected for participation in the compet- itive U.S. Army Engineer and Scientist 2007 Exchange Program, working with Dmitriy Defence Research and Development Bekker ’07 Eileen Hennigan Desrosiers ’10 (CIAS) Canada at its Valcartier location for a (KGCOE) is and Kyle Desrosiers ’11 (KGCOE) were year-long assignment. going back to married on Oct. 19, 2013, in Liverpool, graduate school N.Y. Th ey live in Ithaca, N.Y. Groomsmen Debra Meiburg ’05 (CAST) was named aft er working included: Michael DeMayo ’11 (KGCOE); Chris Guarente ’02, ’06 (KGCOE) Entrepreneur of the Year (Women of with NASA Jet Justin Lamprey ’11 (KGCOE); Kurt completed his upgrade to F-22 test pilot Infl uence) by the South China Morning Propulsion Lutz ’11 (KGCOE); Matthew Moore for the U.S. Air Force at Edwards Air Post and the American Chamber of Laboratory for ’11 (KGCOE); and Jacob Yates ’11 Force Base, California, making him one Commerce. Meiburg is an award- more than six years. He is pursuing his (KGCOE). Bridesmaids included: of only fi ve F-22 test pilots in the Air winning author, TV personality, inter- Ph.D. in computer engineering at Amanda Crozier ’08 (SCB); Jessica Force. He currently fl ies F-22 and F-16 national speaker and a leading voice George Washington University, with a Quinn ’08 (COS); and Jessica Cotton developmental test missions. in wine education in Greater China. focus on high performance computing. ’08 (COS).

WINTER 2014-15 | 41 Ryan Miller ’10 (KGCOE) is happy to Mary Orth ’13 (GCCIS), Jenna announce his marriage to Kelly Lucot Deutsch ’13 (CLA), Alexis Chasney ’14 on June 28, 2014. Th ey live in Houston, (NTID), Katie Salvaggio ’10 (COS), where he works in a rotation program Sarah Kostuk ’12 (KGCOE), Gabbie for Th e Boeing Co.’s Commercial Crew Barandiaran ’14 (CIAS), Emily Call ’14 Transportation System program. Anna Joy Guthrie ’13 (CHST) and (NTID) and Nick Schiefer ’13 (CIAS) William Stephen Craig ’14 (KGCOE) joined Michelle Wilcox, an instructor in Michael Young ’10 (CAST) started a were married June 20, 2014, in Jericho, RIT’s Wellness Instructional Program, new position as research and develop- Vt. Amy Guthrie ’18, sister of the bride, and friends to run in the Cape Cod ment engineer II at Pall Life Sciences in was the maid of honor. Th e bridesmaids Ragnar Relay, a 200-mile foot race, in December 2012. included: Nicole Mallory ’13 (CHST); May 2014. Th eir team of 12 runners and Joelle Scarnati ’14 (COS); and Rachel three volunteers started in Hull, Mass., 2011 Zoyhofski ’14 (COS). Groomsmen and traveled all the way up Cape Cod, Corey (Scala) Felder ’10 (COS) and Michael Piggott ’11 (GCCIS) has included: Tom Benner ’13 (KGCOE); ending in Provincetown, Mass. Andreas Felder ’10, ’13 (GCCIS) are recently started Bundlecamp, a company John Harrington ’13 (KGCOE); and delighted to announce their marriage on that develops applications for gamers. Stephen Rugg ’13 (KGCOE). Th e cou- 2014 June 21, 2014, in Union Township, N.J. Th eir fi rst application, Gamechaser ple will live in College Park, Md. Th e wedding party included: Justin (Gamechaserapp), aims to help hardcore Guse ’10 (GCCIS); Christopher gamers stay on top of the video game Richard Hennig ’13 (GCCIS) started Baldauf ’10 (GCCIS); Christopher industry by tracking a game across the a short story publication called Bastion Simpkiss ’10 (GCCIS); Christopher Web over a period of time. Science Fiction Magazine (www. Walter ’10 (GCCIS); Japheth Learn ’11 bastionmag.com) last year, publishing (KGCOE); Nicole Rogers ’12 (CIAS); Grant Tremblay ’11 (COS) became a seven to nine original pieces on the fi rst and Alicia Wooten ’11 (COS). NASA Einstein fellow at Yale University. of every month. 2012 Shreyasi Das ’12 (CIAS) was hired as a light- ing technical assistant at DreamWorks Animation Studios.

Matthew Vander Horst ’12 (GCCIS) was chosen as one of 13 people across information technology at Liberty Mutual Insurance to receive the 2014 IT Maggie Castle ’14 (GAP) and Tim Sarah D. Kohl ’10 (SCB) decided that Excellence Award. Lucia Martino ’13 (CIAS) received an Keyser ’12 (GCCIS) are excited to she would leave CM Productions this internship with Smithsonian American announce their marriage on March 15, year and move on to take a more 2013 Art Museum in Washington, D.C. She 2014, in Dresher, Pa. Th e ceremony was rewarding career role. In 2014, she Phillip Brown ’13 (KGCOE) began a also got a job as a teaching artist at performed by RIT Cru’s campus pastor, opened her own business, Oatka Media. career with Joining Technologies as a Capitol Hill Arts Workshop in John Iamaio. Twenty-fi ve alumni helped system engineer. Joining Technologies is Washington, D.C., where she teaches them celebrate. a leading laser welding, laser cladding, black-and-white darkroom photography and laser machining company in East and digital photography classes to K-5th Granby, Conn. graders and adult students.

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Clark Whitney ’70 (GAP) wel- 2014. Mehta continues to work at Apple Stacey Houghton ’07 (CIAS) Douglas Gaston IV ’10 (CIAS) is 1 comes her fourth grandchild. Her Inc., where he was recently promoted 16 is proud to announce the 24 proud to announce the birth of a daughter, Stacy, gave birth to her fi rst to senior program manager. birth of her second son, Adam John baby girl, Yuki Helen, on July 4, 2014, girl, Hattie Rae Rounds, on Feb. 1, 2014. Pabian-Houghton, on Nov. 15, 2013. in Chengdu, China. Tuwanner Cleveland ’04 (CLA) Richard Hill ’73 (KGCOE) is 10 welcomed a baby boy, Jimmie D. Leslie Quesnel ’08 (CAST) Isaac Holze ’10 (CIAS) and his 2 proud to announce the birth of Jennings Jr., on Dec. 24, 2013. 17 and Jeremy Quesnel ’09 (CAST) 25 wife, Viviana, welcomed their son, his fi rst grandson, Liam Lynn Butler, welcomed a baby boy, Mason Gary Henry Lee Holze, to the world on July on Oct. 7, 2013. Stacey (Price) Spivak ’04 (CIAS) Quesnel, on Feb. 2, 2014. 10, 2014. 11 and her husband, Izar, are proud William Davis ’77 (CCE) is proud to to announce the birth of a baby girl, Sarah Cowan ’09 (COS) is proud Jacob LaManna ’10 (KGCOE), announce the birth of his fi rst grand- Ellie. She was born on April 15, 2014, to announce the birth of a baby girl, 26 and Sarah LaManna are proud to child, Jackson Charles DeVolder, on and joins her four-legged big brothers, Emmelyn Aubrey, on Oct. 14, 2013. announce the birth of their baby boy, Feb. 7, 2013. Jack and Ernie. Lukas John, on July 11, 2014. Elizabeth (Giraldi) McGlone ’07 Stacy (Harris) Vestel ’95 (CAST) Phillip Maskelony ’05 (KGCOE) and 18 (NTID), ’09 (SCB) and Todd Sandra (Woods) Jimenez ’11 3 and her husband, Gene Vestel, are Lauren (Williams) Maskelony ’05 McGlone ’99 (NTID) are proud to 27 (SCB) lives in Houston, Texas, proud to announce the birth of a baby (KGCOE) are proud to announce the announce the birth of a baby girl, with her daughter, Catherine Jimenez, boy, Max Samuel Vestel, on Jan. 25, 2014. birth of their son, Peter, on Aug. 5, Michaela, on May 31, 2014. who was born on Dec. 28, 2012. 2014, in Rochester. Mistie Munton ’99 (CLA) is proud Amanda O’Connell ’09 (NTID) John Markidis ’13 (KGCOE) is 4 to announce the birth of a baby Kira Wilson ’05 (CAST) and Dan 19 and Daniel O’Connell ’09 28 proud to announce the birth of boy, Harlow James Frey, on May 7, 2014. 12 Wilson ’05 (CAST) are proud to (KGCOE) welcomed their fi rst child, a baby girl, Scarlett Vivian Margarethe, announce the birth of a baby girl, Kacie, Emelia Rose, on April 4, 2014. on March 30, 2014. Clay Westbrook ’00, ’09 (CAST) on June 26, 2013. 5 and his wife, Meghan, welcomed Chuanshi Qin ’09 (CIAS) is Jinkai Qian ’13 (CIAS) and Wei a new baby this past spring, Beau Ewan Kathleen (Casey) DiPaola ’06 20 proud to announce the birth 29 (Fenway) Fan ’13 (CIAS) are Westbrook. 13 (CAST) is proud to announce the of a baby boy, Albert Hugh Qin, on proud to announce the birth of a baby birth of a baby boy, Evan Michael, on Jan. 22, 2014, in Tampa, Fla. boy, Joy Jiayou, on Sept. 6, 2014, in Amanda Masiello ’01 (CIAS) Oct. 24, 2013. Orlando, Fla. 6 and Ed Masiello are proud to Daniel Ringwald ’10, ’09 (SCB) announce the birth of baby girl, Mia Joshua Duewer ’06 (GCCIS), ’08 21 and Jordanne Ringwald ’09 Piper, on Aug. 14, 2013. (SCB) and his wife, Kelly (Burgess) (CAST) welcomed their fi rst child, Duewer ’06 (CHST), had their third Madison Jean, on Aug. 13, 2014, in Jessica (Barnard) Koehler ’02 son, Jason, on April 6, 2014. Joshua Syracuse, N.Y. 7 (CIAS) gave birth in January 2014 is now a senior database engineer at to her son, Scout Crosby. She and her Sensus USA in Raleigh, N.C., and is Rachel (Unkle) Marcotte ’09, ’10 husband, Adrian, have lived in Los Angeles working toward achieving his black 22 (CIAS) and Kyle Marcotte ’11 for nine years. She is currently shooting belt in Lean Six Sigma. (GCCIS) are proud to announce the lifestyle commercial work and is repre- birth of a baby girl, Madeleine Grace, sented by MergeLeft in New York City. Cristin (Sick) Mancuso ’06 (CLA) on July 23, 2014. Tiger 14 is proud to announce the birth of baby bibib Paul Gebel ’03 (CIAS), ’09 (SCB) a baby girl, Grace, on April 2, 2014. Amanda (Kristoff ) Weissman If you are a graduate of RIT 8 and Abbey welcomed Claire 23 ’09 (COS), ’09 (KGCOE) and and you have recently had a Margaret to their family on May 13, 2014. Kimberly (Schultz) Denno ’07 Adam Weissman ’09 (KGCOE) child join your family, request 15 (COS) and Patrick Denno ’06 are proud to announce the birth of your free future RIT tiger baby Bhairav Mehta ’03 (KGCOE) is (COS) are proud to announce the birth their daughter, Amelia Kaelin, on bib at www.rit.edu/alumni/ 9 proud to announce the birth of a of a baby boy, Colin Gregory, on May July 18, 2014. updateinfo/babybib.php. baby girl, Arya Mehta, on March 13, 30, 2014, in Concord, Mass.

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A A sold-out crowd of B Jerry Greenfi eld, co-found- C First-year computer D Members of the 1979 E More than 750 10,556 cheered on the er of Ben & Jerry’s, discussed science student Brandon coast-to-coast relay team people enjoyed men’s hockey team at Blue his business philosophy as part Ball and his parents, Barba- supported their former an evening of fun Cross Arena in downtown of the Gasser Lecture Series, ra Bennett and Gregory Ball, coach, Peter J. Todd, as at the Presidents’ Rochester. Boston College presented by Saunders College participated in the Brick City he was inducted into the Alumni Ball. beat the Tigers 6-2. Photo by Ken Huth ’88 Photo by Colin Huth of Business. 5K Fun Run and Walk. Athletics Hall of Fame. Photo by A. Sue Weisler Photo by Colin Huth Photo by Ken Huth ’88

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44 | WINTER 2014-15 F Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN’s Chief Medical Correspondent, G The Golden H Comedian Bill I RIT President Bill Destler and Rebecca Johnson pose with spoke as the Student Government Horton Distinguished Circle luncheon Cosby entertained a Volunteers of the Year Patrick Talty ’92, ’02 and Lisa Talty ’91, Speaker. Kathryn Davis, director of programming for paid tribute to full house of 1,900 ’97 and Outstanding Alumnus John Bartholomew ’60 along Student Government, and Ashley Carrington, Student alumni celebrating at George H. Clark with Alumni Association Board President Ricardo Venegas ’92. Government president, presented the practicing neuro- 50 years or more as Gymnasium. Photo by Ken Huth ’88 surgeon with an RIT orange stethoscope. RIT graduates. Photo by A. Sue Weisler Photo by A. Sue Weisler Photo by Ken Huth ’88

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WINTER 2014-15 | 45 It’s much more than a donation. It’s my legacy.

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Lella and Massimo Vignelli: Two Lives, One Vision Epictetus: His Continuing Infl uence Jan Conradi and Contemporary Relevance Edited by Dane R. Gordon and David B. Suits Th is book is a portrait of Lella and Massimo Vignelli, arguably two of the most important designers of the Epictetus (c.50-120 CE) is a lesser-known philo- 20th century. It focuses not on their work, but on sopher than other Stoics, yet his teaching is their lives, relationships, infl uences, and infl uence profoundly philosophic. Epictetus was not widely upon many others since their careers began in the familiar with other philosophers, but would likely 1950s. Adhering to a minimalist and structured method of design, the have known Socrates’ maxim “know thyself.” Th ese philo sophers Vignellis also adhered fi rmly to the modernist intention of designing shared the belief that life requires the exercise of reason to guide us for a better society: resourceful use of space and materials, clear com- in how we behave. Th is book is a collection of 11 essays that were munication, lasting quality, logical functionality. presented at a conference on Epictetus held at RIT in April 2012. In MEMORIAM

Alumni George D. Brown ’50 1963 1972 Nicholas P. Kafasis ’79 1991 1934 (KGCOE), July 1, 2014 David L. Franke ’63 (COS), Dale R. Ims ’72 (CCE), (SCB), June 5, 2014 Pauline (Hahn) Bartlett Elizabeth K. (Kurtz) Stanton Donald E. Dutt ’50 July 5, 2014 July 9, 2014 Charles Leon Smith ’79 ’91 (CAST), July 18, 2014 ’34 (FAA), May 2, 2014 (KGCOE), June 26, 2014 William A. Seyboth ’63 Stanley E. Telga ’72 (CCE), (NTID), Aug. 1, 2014 Walter E. Evans ’50 (GAP), (CCE), April 30, 2014 Aug. 6, 2014 Kenneth Clark Steele Jr. 1993 1935 July 18, 2014 Robert C. Th ayer ’72 ’79 (CCE), June 1, 2014 Roseann Sentman ’93 Lois M. (Yauchzi) Wegman Louis Lanzi ’50 (FAA), 1964 (SCB), June 9, 2014 Edward A. Steff ens ’79 (CAST), ’94 (CCE), ’35 (SCB), July 6, 2014 July 28, 2014 Richard J. Krebbeks ’64 (SCB), May 22, 2014 June 3, 2014 (CCE), April 22, 2014 1973 Frank Rabiega ’50 (GAP), Carl James Tacci ’79 1997 1939 April 23, 2014 Robert Ryer ’64 (SCB), Antimo J. Cuccaro ’73 (CAST), April 28, 2014 Michael G. Masseau ’97 Ralph H. Zinke ’39 Donald K. Vanzile ’50 April 28, 2014 (CCE), June 27, 2014 (KGCOE), May 31, 2014 William M. Szawranskyj 1980 (CAST), Aug. 19, 2014 (KGCOE), July 1, 2014 1965 ’73 (CCE), July 22, 2014 Mark J. Baniewicz ’80 1998 1940 1951 Harold L. Comstock ’65 (SCB), July 9, 2014 Gary W. Tycha ’73 George H. Schnakenberg III Robert E. Downhill ’40 Phillip W. Fritz ’51 (CCE), (CCE), June 4, 2014 (KGCOE), July 26, 2014 Barry D. Nester ’80 (SCB), (CCE), July 14, 2014 ’98 (CIAS), July 22, 2014 June 30, 2014 1966 May 21, 2014 Phillip Kellogg ’51 1974 1941 Daniel J. Corcoran Jr. ’66 2001 (KGCOE), July 17, 2014 Lynne (Smith) Bull ’74 1981 Avery D. Piersons ’41 (CCE), April 29, 2014 Patricia M. Sadler ’01 Kenneth Wells ’51 (GAP), (FAA), May 30, 2014 George L. Monkovic ’81 (GAP), Aug. 5, 2014 Leonard D. Radzinski ’66 (CAST), June 2, 2014 May 31, 2014 Laverne S. Jackson ’74 (KGCOE), ’88 (KGCOE), Marilyn F. (Smith) Woodhull (CCE), June 18, 2014 (CCE), April 21, 2014 July 1, 2014 2002 ’41 (SCB), June 11, 2014 1952 Robert F. Tescione ’66 August Leon ’74 (CCE), Roslyn C. Smith ’02 (GAP), Aug. 12, 2014 1982 1942 John R. Ross ’52 (GAP), July 7, 2014 (CAST), July 23, 2014 June 3, 2014 Kevin Alton Moyer ’82 Lionel Alderman ’42 1968 William C. Mayer Jr. ’74 (SCB), May 31, 2014 (SCB), May 1, 2014 2011 (GAP), July 19, 2014 1953 Daniel D. Houlihan ’68 Barbara M. Healy ’82 (CCE), Matthew C. Starn ’11 (CCE), May 5, 2014 1946 William Enssle Jr. ’53 1975 ’87 (SCB), May 5, 2014 (GCCIS), July 10, 2014 (SCB), Aug. 10, 2014 Stanley J. Lojek ’68 (CCE), Mathew L. Gingold ’46 Chana H. Isaacs ’75 Roger C. Noe ’53 (GAP), Aug. 16, 2014 1983 (GAP), June 9, 2014 (CLA), June 25, 2014 June 4, 2014 Harold R. Wickman ’68 Mark Anthony Altobelli Faculty and staff 1947 Judith M. (Moss) Wylie (CCE), May 6, 2014 1977 ’83 (COS), ’00 (COS), May 3, 2014 James C. Duff us, a member Peggy M. Cole ’47 (SCB), ’53 (SCB), June 10, 2014 Tim R. Durkin ’77 1969 Samuel Tortorici ’83 and past chairman of RIT’s May 19, 2014 (KGCOE), June 5, 2014 Jonathan M. Koch ’69 (CCE), April 19, 2014 Institute of Fellows, June Marjorie (Droste) Takasawa 1954 Cliff ord Graves ’54 (CCE), (GAP), June 7, 2014 1978 28, 2014 ’47 (FAA), May 6, 2014 1984 April 27, 2014 Larry Th omas Anschutz Richard Lane, profes- 1970 James D. Hughey ’84 (SCB), 1948 ’78 (CAST), Aug. 14, 2014 sor emeritus in the 1955 Andrew Richard Dzembo ’85 (SCB), June 8, 2014 Richard R. Dorman ’48 Robert Blair Dodenhoff Kate Gleason College of Warren L. Bills ’55 (GAP), ’70 (SCB), June 18, 2014 (GAP), July 5, 2014 ’78 (SCB), May 26, 2014 Engineering, Aug. 30, 2014 May 14, 2014 Raymond V. Malpocher 1986 1949 ’70 (CCE), June 25, 2014 1979 Michael Paul Lahaye ’86 Robert F. Panara, NTID’s (SCB), April 22, 2014 Cliff ord Swick ’49 (SCB), 1958 Susan Rebecca Chaples ’79 fi rst deaf professor, July 20, Herman J. Peek ’58 (GAP), 1971 July 20, 2014 (CLA), June 5, 2014 2014 June 27, 2014 John A. Bills ’71 (CCE), Miriam Goldman Gould 1988 1950 June 5, 2014 ’79 (SCB), April 26, 2014 Darlene (Fromel) Howard E. Ross Stuckless, NTID’s ’88 (COS), June 3, 2014 Carol W. (Walsh) 1960 Joseph H. Enright ’71 Jonathan Noel Ishii ’79 fi rst hearing faculty mem- James B. Newman Jr. ’60 James R. Tetlow ’88 Bladergroen ’50 (SCB), (CCE), July 6, 2014 (GAP), May 4, 2014 ber, July 21, 2014 (CCE), July 27, 2014 (CAST), May 12, 2014 July 9, 2014 Richard S. Grabski ’71 Sharon (Keen) Johnson (CCE), Aug. 11, 2014 Vienchaleun Vino Walter F. Blue ’50 (KGCOE), 1962 ’79 (CCE), ’82 (CCE), June 1989 Kettavong, former truck July 27, 2014 Norman J. Swartz ’71 10, 2014 Ned Bergstresser ’62 (SCB), (CCE), April 25, 2014 Paul Mudry ’89 (GAP), driver and custodian, Sept. May 17, 2014 ’90 (GAP), Aug. 1, 2014 23, 2014

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WINTER 2014-15 | 47 from the Archives 1950s

A parade fl oat passes in downtown Rochester during Spring Weekend. The exact year of this picture is unknown. RIT Archive Collections

Downtown parade kicks off Spring Weekend

IT’s Spring Weekend was an annual Rochester that was followed by a carnival, a Th e following day, more than 1,000 celebration that began around 1950 formal dance and a concert. Each year, a dif- couples danced to the jazzy rhythms of Count Rand was easily the biggest social event ferent theme was chosen for the weekend. Basie in the Columbus Civic Center. of the school year. In 1951, the Spring Weekend theme was When RIT relocated its campus to Th e event was held near RIT’s downtown “Springtime Along the Mississippi.” A World’s Henrietta in 1968, Spring Weekend campus and was once described as “RIT’s Fair-themed carnival featured booths repre- disappeared. However, the celebration’s Mardi Gras” by Reporter magazine. Festivities senting countries all over the world, includ- spirit lives on in the present day through were kicked off with a large parade through ing Argentina, Ireland, Russia and India. SpringFest.

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