List of Rochester Institute of Technology alumni

Rochester Institute of Technology boasts over 100,000 alumni from all 50 U.S. states and over 90 countries. This is a list of some notable alumni.

Government

* Brian Chontosh (2000) - United States Marine Corps officer, Navy Cross Recipient
* Robert J. Duffy - Mayor (2006), City of Rochester; past Chief of Police, City of Rochester
* David Egan (1962) - New York State Supreme Court Justice
* Bruce James - Former Public Printer of the United States
* Fiona Ma - California State Assembly Majority Whip and a San Francisco politician
* Tom McMahon - Mayor of Reading, Pennsylvania
* Kristine Mamula Simmons (1990) - Former Special Assistant to the President George W. Bush for Domestic Policy

cience and related fields

* Kenneth R. Bielenberg (1987) - Visual Effects Supervisor, PDI/Dreamworks (Shrek)
* Kate Gleason - American engineer and businesswoman known both for being a revolutionary in the predominantly male field of engineering and for her philanthropy.
* Michael J. Governale (1999) - Creator of award winning Giggles Computer Funtime for Baby software
* John Resig, founder of jQuery
* Jakob Lodwick, co-founder of Vimeo

Humanities

* Kwaku Alston (1994) - California based celebrity portrait photographer
* Ralph Avery - (1928) - Famous artist
* Paul Benoit (1976) - Feature Pulitzer Prize, Boston Herald-American in 1979
* Alex Gabriel Bernstein (2001) - Famous glass artist
* Mario Biagioli, Historian of Science
* Bernie Boston (1955) - Photojournalist
* Eric Breitenbach (1979) - Photographer and professor
* Marilyn Bridges (1979 + 1981) - Aerial photographer
* Robert F. Bukay (1982) - Pulitzer Prize winning photographer for feature photography with the Associated Press in 1999 [ [http://www.ap.org/pages/about/pulitzer/list.html Pulitzer Prizes ] ]
* Dean Chamberlain (1977) - Effect photographer
* Emma Lampert Cooper (1897) - Painter
* Jeff Daly - Chief Designer of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
* Bruce Davidson - Photographer
* Eric Donaldson (2005) - Contemporary American sculptor and a singer/songwriter
* Ken Geiger (1985) - Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist for spot news with The Dallas Morning News in 1993
* Stan Grossfeld (1973) - Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist with the Boston Globe in 1984 and 1985
* Bryan Kocis - Founder of Cobra Video
* Adam Kubert - Comic book artist
* Dan Loh (1995) - Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist for feature photography with the Associated Press in 1999
* Zwelethu Mthethwa (1989) - South African painter and photographer
* David Muench - Landscape and nature photographer
* Elli Perkins - Professional glass artist
* Ramon Raul Santiago Jr. (1965) - Renowned painter
* Wallace Seawell (1940) - Hollywood photographer
* Daria Semegen - Composer of classical music
* Ronald Senungetuk - Inupiat artist
* William Snyder (1981) - Three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist, Director of Photography, Dallas Morning News [ [http://www.nppa.org/news_and_events/news/2005/03/snyder.html William Snyder Named 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
* Glynis Sweeny - Illustrator and cartoonist
* Emily Thompson (1984) - Associate Professor of History, Univ. of San Diego, 2005 MacArthur Foundation Fellow
* Jerry Uelsmann (1957) - Photographer, Darkroom Artist and Professor Emeritus of the University of Florida
* Clifford McCormick Ulp (1908) - Painter and Teacher
* Craig Varjabedian - Photographer

ocial sciences

* N. Katherine Hayles - Critical Theorist
* Thomas R Keene - Economist to Bloomberg News
* C. A. Tripp - Psychologist and Writer

Media

* Liz Bonis, (1988) Health Reporter, WKRC-TV, Cincinnati (Clear Channel Communications), Channel 13 WHAM-TV
* Brian Bram, comix artist for "American Splendor," founder of 2 interactive agencies in Boston
* Gale Gand, (1981) Cookbook Author, Chef and Host of TV Food Network's Sweet Dreams program
* Susan R. Holliday, (1985) - President and Publisher, Rochester Business Journal
* Katie Linendoll (2005) - "Tech Expert" on A&E's "We Mean Business" [cite web|url=http://www.rit.edu/news/?v=46305 | title=Alumna Katie Linendoll 'Means Business' | author= Kathy Lindsley | date=2008-09-19]
* Carey Steinberg, Actor in children's show Barney And Friends [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carey_Steinberg]
* Todd Chadwick Wilson, Director

Business

* Daniel J. Bader (1987) - President, Helen Bader Foundation, Inc.
* Andrew N. Brenneman (1988) - Senior National Government Account Executive, Sprint
* Donald N. Boyce (1967) - Retired Chairman of the Board, IDEX Corporation
* Charles S. Brown, Jr. (1979) - Chief Administrative Officer and Senior Vice President, Eastman Kodak Company
* William A. Buckingham (1964) - Retired Executive Vice President of M&T Bank
* Daniel Carp (1973) - former Chairman and CEO of the Eastman Kodak Company
* Terry Clapham (1971) - Co-founder, VISX, Inc.
* Tom Curley (1977) - President and CEO, Associated Press
* Sudhakar G. Dixit (1974) - Chairman, Newtex Industries, Inc.
* Michael T.Dugan (1978) - Chief Technical Officer and Director, Echostar Communications Corp.
* Robert Fabbio - President and CEO, Cesura Solutions and serial entrepreneur
* Nancy L. Fein (1976) - Vice President, Lexus Service, Parts, Customer Satisfaction & Training Toyota Motor Sales, USA
* Klaus Gueldenpfennig (1977) - President and Chairman of the Board, Redcom Laboratories, Inc.
* Brian H. Hall (1978) - Former President and CEO, Thomson Legal and Regulatory
* Jeffrey K. Harris (1975) - Vice President & Managing Director for Situational Awareness Systems, Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems and Solutions
* Julianne Klie (1989) - President and CEO, Veritor Executive Advisors & co-founder Digital Rochester
* Roger W. Kober (1984) - Retired Chairman and CEO, Rochester Gas & Electric Corporation
* Robert J. Kohler, Jr. (1959) - Retired Executive Vice President and General Manager, TRW Avionics & Surveillance Group
* Gary J. Lindsay (1964) - CPA
* Joseph M. Lobozzo II (1995) - President and CEO, JML Optical Industries, Inc.
* Michael P. Morley (1969) - Retired Chief Administrative Officer and Executive Vice President, Eastman Kodak Company
* Sue Newhouse (1979) - Owner and President, Ajettix, Inc
* Mike Rundle, co-founder, 9rules Networkcite web | url=http://www.rit.edu/success.php?s=98 | title=RIT - Success Stories - For the best of the blogs, 9rules | author=The University Magazine | date=Spring 2007 | accessdate=2007-12-27]
* Harris H. Rusitzky (1991) - President, The Greening Group
* Carl E. Sassano (1972) - President and Chief Executive Officer, Transcat, Inc.
* Frank Sklarsky (1979) - Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Eastman Kodak Company
* Linda Stutsman (1994) - Chief Information Security Officer, Xerox
* Frederick T. Tucker (1963) - Former Executive Vice President and Deputy To The CEO, Motorola
* Chester N. Watson (1974) - General Auditor, General Motors
* Brian Wells (1980) - Chief Technology Officer, University of Pennsylvania Health System in Philadelphiacite web|url=http://www.rit.edu/news/umag/fall2008/class_Notes.html|title=RIT - University Magazine - Class Notes|accessdate=2008-08-20|author=The University Magazine|date=Fall 2008]
* Lynn Woodworth (1986) - President and Chief Operating Officer, Stone Construction Equipment, Inc.

Athletics

* Matt Hamill - Fighter in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)
* Ben Hunt - Former National Lacrosse League player
* Steve Pinizzotto - Canadian professional ice hockey player
* Steve Toll - National Lacrosse League Player
* John Williams - Equistrian Olympic bronze medal winner

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