List of Rochester Institute of Technology alumni

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Rochester Institute of Technology has over 145,000 alumni from all 50 U.S. states and over 100 countries. ^[1] This is a list of some notable alumni.

Government

• John Cebrowski – member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives ^[2]
• Brian Chontosh (2000) – United States Marine Corps officer, Navy Cross recipient ^[3]
• Robert J. Duffy (1993) – lieutenant governor of New York (2011–2014); mayor, City of Rochester (2006–2010); past chief of police, City of Rochester ^[4]
• David Egan (1962) – New York State Supreme Court justice ^[4]
• Fiona Ma – California State Assembly Majority Whip, San Francisco politician^{[ citation needed ]}
• Tom McMahon – mayor of Reading, Pennsylvania^{[ citation needed ]}
• 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^{[ citation needed ]}
• Alex Kipman (2001) – primary inventor of Kinect and HoloLens ^[5]
• 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 ^[6]
• John Resig (2006) – creator of jQuery ^[7]
• Steven Van Slyke (1988) – co-inventor of the organic light emitting diode (OLED) displays used in smartphones, digital cameras, HD and Ultra HDTVs
• Grant Tremblay (2011) – astrophysicist specializing in black holes

Humanities

• Kwaku Alston (1994) – celebrity portrait photographer ^[4]
• Barbara Astman (1970) – artist, photographer ^[8]
• Ralph Avery (1928) – artist^{[ citation needed ]}
• Bernie Boston (1955) – photojournalist, twice nominated for a Pulitzer Prize, including his 1967 Flower Power photo
• Marilyn Bridges (1979, 1981) – aerial photographer^{[ citation needed ]}
• Dean Chamberlain (1977) – effect photographer^{[ citation needed ]}
• Emma Lampert Cooper (1897) – painter^{[ citation needed ]}
• Jeff Daly – chief designer of the Metropolitan Museum of Art ^{[ citation needed ]}
• Bruce Davidson – photographer^{[ citation needed ]}
• Stan Grossfeld (1973) – two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist with the Boston Globe in 1984 and 1985 ^[4]
• James D. Havens (ca 1920) – woodblock printmaker, painter, ^[9] and first American insulin recipient ^[10]
• N. Katherine Hayles (1966) – critical theorist ^[11]
• Tom Hussey – photographer specializing in commercial advertising and lifestyle photography
• Kenneth Josephson (1932) – photographer; founder of the Society for Photographic Education ^[12]
• 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 ^[13]
• 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^{[ citation needed ]}
• David Muench – landscape and nature photographer^{[ citation needed ]}
• Elli Perkins – professional glass artist^{[ citation needed ]}
• Fredericka Douglass Sprague Perry – activist, philanthropist ^[14]
• Wallace Seawell (1940) – Hollywood photographer^{[ citation needed ]}
• Daria Semegen – composer of classical music^{[ citation needed ]}
• Ronald Senungetuk – Inupiat artist^{[ citation needed ]}
• William Snyder (1981) – four-time Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist; director of photography, Dallas Morning News ^[15]
• David Spindel – photographer^{[ citation needed ]}
• Anthony Suau (1978) – Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist for feature photography with the Denver Post in 1978^{[ citation needed ]}
• Marc Tedeschi (1976) – martial artist, designer, photographer, writer, educator
• Emily Thompson (1984) – associate professor of history, University of San Diego; 2005 MacArthur Foundation Fellow^{[ citation needed ]}
• Jerry Uelsmann (1957) – photographer, darkroom artist and professor emeritus of the University of Florida ^[4]
• Craig Varjabedian – photographer^{[ citation needed ]}
• Eloise Wilkin (1923) – illustrator of Little Golden Books ^[16]

Social sciences

• Thomas R Keene – economist for Bloomberg News ^[17]
• C. A. Tripp – psychologist and writer^{[ citation needed ]}

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 ^[4]
• Dorothy Feibleman (1973) – ceramics artist ^[18]
• 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
• David Spindel (born 1941), photographer
• Glynis Sweeny (1984) – illustrator and nationally recognized caricaturist
• Todd Chadwick Wilson – director ^[19]

Journalism & media

• Liz Bonis (1988) – reporter, WKRC-TV, Cincinnati (Clear Channel Communications), Channel 13 WHAM-TV ^[4]
• 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 ^[4]
• 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 ^[20]
• Evan Vucci (2000) – chief photographer for the Associated Press

Business

• Donald N. Boyce (1967) – chairman of the board, IDEX Corporation ^[4]
• Daniel Carp (1973) – former chairman and CEO of the Eastman Kodak Company ^[4]
• Tom Curley (1977) – president and CEO, Associated Press ^[21]
• 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 ^[4]
• Roger W. Kober (1984) – chairman and CEO, Rochester Gas & Electric Corporation ^{[4] [22]}
• Ralph Peo (1915) – founder of Frontier Industries and former CEO and chairman of Houdaille Industries ^[23]
• Mike Rundle – co-founder, 9rules Network ^[24]
• Kevin Surace (1985) – entrepreneur, CEO of Appvance, CNBC Innovator of the Decade
• 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 ^[25]

Sports

• Alex Crepinsek – National Lacrosse League player for the Minnesota Swarm ^[26]
• Matt Hamill – champion wrestler at NCAA Division III and 2001 Summer Deaflympics; Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial artist ^[27]
• Steve Pinizzotto – Canadian professional ice hockey player ^[28]
• Jerry Ragonese – Major League Lacrosse player for the Rochester Rattlers
• Chris Tanev – National Hockey League player for the Toronto Maple Leafs
• Steve Toll – National Lacrosse League Player^{[ citation needed ]}
• John Williams – equestrian Olympic bronze medal winner^{[ citation needed ]}
• Zach Miller (runner) - professional ultrarunner ^[29]

References

• Rochester Institute of Technology. "RIT Board of Trustees : Active Members". Archived from the original on 2007-12-14. Retrieved 2007-12-27.

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