Alumni in the news

Recent highlights of media coverage of RIT alumni

September 2013

Three bears and one tough hiker
Amy Stafford ’13 (professional photographic illustration) featured, Times Union, September 27 (Web Link)
‘Breaking Bad’ ends its run on Sunday still looking good, with credit to the man at the camera
Michael Slovis ’76 (professional photographic illustration) featured, Yahoo, September 26 (Web Link)
Pawtucket’s Usher exhibits ‘Ice Abstractions’
Aaron Usher ’79 (professional photography) featured, The Valley Breeze, September 24 (Web Link)
Great Falls Resident Angie Officer Is Volunteer of the Year
Angie Officer ’88 (graphic design) featured, Virginia Connection, September 24 (Web Link)
Hot jobs: Changing world of web development seeks new talent
Peter Yim ’11 (applied networking and systems administration) featured, Democrat and Chronicle, September 21 (Web Link)
A Tale of Two Flint, Michigans
Brett Carlsen ’12 (professional photographic illustration) and Juan Madrid ’13 (professional photographic illustration) featured, Slate, September 20 (Web Link)
Your guide to the Fringe
Democrat and Chronicle, September 15 (Web Link)
Irondequoit teacher uses many methods to make physics fun
Dan Fullerton ’97, ’03 (microelectronic engineering and microelectronic manufacturing engineering) featured, Democrat and Chronicle, September 13 (Web Link)
FRINGE 2013: Critic picks
RIT/NTID Dance Company mentioned, City Newspaper, September 11 (Web Link)
Going Pro as a Furniture Maker
Peter Harrison ’96 (woodworking and furniture design) featured, Fine Woodworking, September 10 (Web Link)
Greece man, a retired cop, travels a new path
Gary Pudup ’79 (criminal justice) featured, Democrat and Chronicle, September 7 (Web Link)
Designer with a heart raising funds for Zimbabwe
Alexandra Hart ’94 (metalcrafts and jewelry) featured, National Jeweler, September 6 (Web Link)
For Farmers, Immigration Questions Are Crucial
Librada Paz ’03 (mechanical engineering technology) featured, National Journal, September 3 (Web Link)
Can Kodak reinvent itself after bankruptcy?
Frank Romano, professor emeritus, College of Imaging Arts and Sciences, quoted, USA Today, September 1 (Web Link)

August 2013

David N. Ebner sculpts furniture like art
David Ebner ’68 (fine arts) featured, Newsday, August 30 (Web Link)
Smaller Markets Photographers Are Big On: Portland, Oregon
Andy Batt ’95 (professional photographic illustration) and Therese Gietler ’91 (professional photographic illustration) featured, Photo District News, August 29 (Web Link)
Mount Morris still buzzing with new business
Thomas Provo ’10 (hospitality and service management) featured, The Livingston County News, August 27 (Web Link)
Demand seen for construction managers
Michelle Schleher ’97 (civil engineering technology) featured, Democrat and Chronicle, August 27 (Web Link)
Heavy mettle
Gareth Fitzgerald Barry ’13 (fine arts studio) featured, City Newspaper, August 21 (Web Link)
Launch NY working to grow companies, create jobs
Ed Bizari ’94, ’95 (electrical engineering technology, MBA) featured, Democrat and Chronicle, August 19 (Web Link)
Hot jobs: Software developers are in demand
Debbie Reid ’93 (computer science) featured, Democrat and Chronicle, August 19 (Web Link)
RIT to hold RIT Day with the Rochester Red Wings
Brighton-Pittsford Post, August 16 (Web Link)
An Insider's Look at Flight Attendants in the 1970s and ’80s
Lucien Samaha ’91 (imaging and photographic technology) featured, Slate, August 11 (Web Link)
Deaf rapper, 'Switched at Birth' actors now mainstream stars
Sean Forbes ’08 (multidisciplinary studies) featured and Matt Hamill ’99 (electromechanical technology) mentioned, FoxNews.com, August 7 (Web Link)
Working on the First Coast: Legal Art Works draws up images for tough cases
Jeff Davis ’06 (MFA, medical illustration) featured, The Florida Times-Union, August 6 (Web Link)
MORE Magazine’s 3rd Annual Fierce List
Lydia Callis ’10 (ASL-English interpretation) featured (slide 35), MORE, August 6 (Web Link)
Jerry Uelsmann is a ‘Florida Icon’
Jerry Uelsmann ’57 (imaging science) featured, Florida Trend, August 5 (Web Link)
How Spring Break Changed My Life
Guest essay by Chloe Coleman ’13 (professional photographic illustration); Keith McManus, professor in School of Photographic Arts and Sciences, featured, National Public Radio, August 3 (Web Link)
They believe in the city's future
Jason Schwingle ’01 (business administration) featured, Rochester Business Journal, August 2 (Web Link)
Women study engineering but don't always pick the career
Susan Matzat ’86 (civil engineering technology); Harvey Palmer, dean, Kate Gleason College of Engineering; Jodi Carville, director, Women in Engineering program, quoted, Rochester Business Journal, August 1 (Web Link)
Finalists named for annual Digital Rochester awards
Eric Irish ’12 (information technology), MBA student, and Jingjia Xu, computing and information sciences Ph.D. student, mentioned, Rochester Business Journal, August 1 (Web Link)

July 2013

Greentopia adding indie craft fair, percussion event
RIT referenced, Democrat and Chronicle, July 29 (Web Link)
Thom Craver helps clients get the most from websites
Thom Craver ’11 (information technology), adjunct professor, Saunders College of Business, featured, Democrat and Chronicle, July 26 (Web Link)
Water From a Stone to Refresh Your Plants
Casey Schneider ’12 (industrial design) featured, The New York Times, July 24 (Web Link)
Fast Start: A life rich in design, crafted with care
Anne Sherman ’06 (interior design) featured, Rochester Business Journal, July 19 (Web Link)
A not-so-secret life for Geneseo artist
Jerry Alonzo ’90 (woodworking and furniture design) featured, The Livingston County News, July 18 (Web Link)
Stephen Alcorn Loves a Challenge
Stephen Alcorn ’89 (professional photographic illustration) featured, The Watch, July 17 (Web Link)
Business is an art for this third-generation leader
Valerie O'Hara ’76 (art and design) featured, Rochester Business Journal, July 12 (Web Link)
Kosovo Couple Offer Beer Buffs New Flavours
Alex Butler ’11 (MBA) and Etida Zeka ’09, ’10 (applied arts and sciences and MBA) featured, Balkan Insight, July 8 (Web Link)
Rochester’s artists travel the art-fair circuit
Chip Arnold ’66 (art and design) featured and Robin Cass, professor and chair, School for American Crafts, quoted, Democrat and Chronicle, July 7 (Web Link)
Resident running for Frederick mayor calls herself a ‘pioneer’
Carol Hirsch ’91 (imaging technology) featured, The Frederick News-Post, July 4 (Web Link)
A signer of the times: Falmouth woman's rap hands go viral
Holly Maniatty ’00 (ASL-English interpretation) featured, Kennebec Journal, June 29 (Web Link)