Rochester Institute of Technology has over 145,000 alumni from all 50 U.S. states and over 100 countries.RIT - Overview - Fast Facts This is a list of some notable alumni.
Government John Cebrowski – member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives Brian Chontosh (2000) – United States Marine Corps officer, Navy Cross recipient Robert J. Duffy (1993) – lieutenant governor of New York (2011–2014); mayor, City of Rochester (2006–2010); past chief of police, City of Rochester David Egan (1962) – New York State Supreme Court justice Fiona Ma – California State Assembly majority whip, San Francisco politician Tom McMahon – mayor of Reading, Pennsylvania Rodney C. Moen – Wisconsin state senator
Science and engineering Steve Capps (1980) – noted computer programmer and designer of the original Apple Macintosh computer Kate Gleason – engineer and businesswoman known both for being a revolutionary in the predominantly male field of engineering and for her philanthropy Alex Kipman (2001) – primary inventor of Kinect and HoloLens Rick Kittles (1989) – biologist specializing in human genetics Elan Lee (1998) – founder and creator of Exploding Kittens game; former chief design officer at Xbox Entertainment Studios; alternate reality game designer Patricia Moore (1974) – industrial designer, gerontologist and author of Disguised: A True Story (1985); recognized by i-D magazine as one of the "40 Most Socially Conscious Designers" in the world Ralph Peo – engineer, inventor, chairman and CEO of Houdaille Industries, 1957 alumnus of the year John Resig (2009) – creator of jQuery Grant Tremblay (2011) – astrophysicist specializing in black holes Steven Van Slyke (1988) – co-inventor of the organic light emitting diode (OLED) displays used in smartphones, digital cameras, HD and Ultra HDTVs
Humanities Kwaku Alston (1994) – celebrity portrait photographer Barbara Astman (1970) – artist, photographerCanadian Who's Who Ralph Avery (1928) – artist Bernie Boston (1955) – photojournalist, twice nominated for a Pulitzer Prize, including his 1967 Flower Power photo Marilyn Bridges (1979, 1981) – aerial photographer Dean Chamberlain (1977) – effect photographer Emma Lampert Cooper (1897) – painter Jeff Daly – chief designer of the Metropolitan Museum of Art Bruce Davidson – photographer Stan Grossfeld (1973) – two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist with the Boston Globe in 1984 and 1985 James D. Havens (ca 1920) – woodblock printmaker, painter,Watrous, James: "The American Color Woodcuts: Bounty from the Block, 1890s-1990s" Elvehjem Museum of Art: University of Wisconsin–Madison, 1993,101. and first American insulin recipientFeudtner, Chris: "Bittersweet: Diabetes, Insulin, and the Transformation of Illness" University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, 2003,48-53. N. Katherine Hayles (1966) – critical theorist Tom Hussey – photographer specializing in commercial advertising and lifestyle photography Kenneth Josephson (1932) – photographer; founder of the Society for Photographic Education Jeannette Klute – Kodak research photographer who helped develop the Dye-transfer process and demonstrated color photography as an art form Bryan Kocis – founder of Cobra Video Leon Lim – artist, contestant on Work of Art: The Next Great Artist Mary Lum – visual artist, recipient of Guggenheim Fellowship, professor at Bennington College Zwelethu Mthethwa (1989) – South African painter and photographer David Muench – landscape and nature photographer Elli Perkins – professional glass artist Fredericka Douglass Sprague Perry – activist, philanthropist Wallace Seawell (1940) – Hollywood photographer Daria Semegen – composer of classical music Ronald Senungetuk – Inupiat artist William Snyder (1981) – four-time Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist; director of photography, Dallas Morning News David Spindel – photographer Anthony Suau (1978) – Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist for feature photography with the Denver Post in 1978 Marc Tedeschi (1976) – martial artist, designer, photographer, writer, educator Emily Thompson (1984) – associate professor of history, University of San Diego; 2005 MacArthur Foundation Fellow Jerry Uelsmann (1957) – photographer, darkroom artist and professor emeritus of the University of Florida Craig Varjabedian – photographer Eloise Wilkin (1923) – illustrator of Little Golden Books
Social sciences Thomas R Keene – economist for Bloomberg News C. A. Tripp – psychologist and writer
Arts & Design Kevin Auzenne – visual artist Chuck Baird (1974) – deaf artist and one of the founders of the De'VIA art movement Mike Battle (2002) – digital restoration artist Brian Bram – comic artist for American Splendor, founder of two interactive agencies in Boston Dorothy Feibleman (1973) – ceramics artist Sean Forbes (2008) – co-founder of D-PAN, the Deaf Professional Arts Network Kei Ito (2014) – contemporary photographer and installation artist Adam Kubert (1981) – comics artist known for his work for publishers such as Marvel Comics and DC Comics Elan Lee (1998) – alternate reality game designer Junco Sato Pollack – contemporary artist Kenneth Solov - Founder of Conlega Design David Spindel (born 1941), photographer Glynis Sweeny (1984) – illustrator and nationally recognized caricaturist Todd Chadwick Wilson – director Steve Matteson (1988) — typeface designer known for Open Sans and Curlz Eric Avar (1990) — Creative Director at Nike, Inc.
Journalism & media Liz Bonis (1988) – reporter, WKRC-TV, Cincinnati (Clear Channel Communications), Channel 13 WHAM-TV Frederick Elmes (1986) – cinematographer, two-time winner of the Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography Gale Gand (1981) – cookbook author, chef and host of TV Food Network's Sweet Dreams Debra Meiburg – wine journalist, Master of Wine holder Michael Slovis (1976) – cinematographer and television director, including Breaking Bad Jack Van Antwerp (1986) – former director of photography for The Wall Street Journal Evan Vucci (2000) – chief photographer for the Associated Press Katie Linendoll (2005) – technology influencer
Business Donald N. Boyce (1967) – chairman of the board, IDEX Corporation Daniel Carp (1973) – former chairman and CEO of the Eastman Kodak Company Tom Curley (1977) – president and CEO, Associated Press Rocky Dwyer – professor and business scholar Robert Fabbio (1985) – venture capitalist, founder of Tivoli Systems and WhileGlove Health Jeffrey K. Harris (1975) – vice president and managing director for Situational Awareness Systems, Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems and Solutions Austin McChord (2009) – founder and former CEO of Datto, a data backup and cybersecurity company that became Connecticut's first unicorn company; sold to Vista Equity Partners for $1.5 billion in 2017 Ralph Peo (1915) – founder of Frontier Industries and former CEO and chairman of Houdaille Industries Mike Rundle – co-founder, 9rules Network Kevin Surace (1985) – entrepreneur, CEO of Appvance, CNBC Innovator of the Decade
Sports Alex Crepinsek – National Lacrosse League player for the Minnesota Swarm Matt Hamill – champion wrestler at NCAA Division III and 2001 Summer Deaflympics; Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial artist Zach Miller – professional ultrarunner Steve Pinizzotto – Canadian professional ice hockey player Jerry Ragonese – Major League Lacrosse player for the Rochester Rattlers Chris Tanev – National Hockey League player for the Toronto Maple Leafs Steve Toll – National Lacrosse League Player John Williams – equestrian Olympic bronze medal winner
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