Alumni in the news

Recent highlights of media coverage of RIT alumni

May 2012

RIT to recognize 4,000 graduates during commencement weekend
Henrietta Post, May 25 (Web Link)
Artisan: Woodworker Ben Rauch makes his magic from fallen trees
Ben Rauch ’08 (woodworking and furniture design) featured, Times Union, May 24 (Web Link)
At the Peabody Essex: Photographer Jerry Uelsmann
Jerry Uelsmann ’57 (imaging science) featured, The MetroWest Daily News, May 20 (Web Link)
‘Second-Story Man’ premieres at County and Ambler cinemas
Neal Dhand ’09 (MFA) featured, The Journal Register, May 18 (Web Link)
Dolgeville filmmaker to premiere ‘The Essentials’
Brendan Nagle ’10 (film and video) featured, The Telegram, May 18 (Web Link)
Venture Forum aids first impressions
Justin Hillery, fourth-year applied arts and sciences major, and Sean Petterson, fourth-year industrial design major, cited, The Buffalo News, May 18 (Web Link)
Arcadia University senior creates largest-known intaglio-type in U.S.
Keith Howard, associate professor, School of Art, and Justin Staller ’06 (MFA) cited, Bucks County Courier Times, May 18 (Web Link)
Art notes: Portraits that get beneath the epidermis
Hollie Heller ’86 (weaving and textile design) featured, The Star-Ledger, May 17 (Web Link)
Pop Star: Lynn Johnson, global photographer
Lynn Johnson ’75 (photography) featured, Pop City, May 16 (Web Link)
Linwood photography studio offers a professional’s touch
Rudy Foschi ’71 (photography) featured, The Press of Atlantic City, May 14 (Web Link)
Art Buff: Michael Mulley
Q&A with Michael Mulley ’91 (photography), Buffalo Rising, May 12 (Web Link)
Staunton parents’ deafness no barrier for kids
Erin (Hallet) Fernsler ’01 (applied arts and sciences), ’03 (secondary education) featured, The News Leader, May 12 (Web Link)
Scene & Herd: The power of photography
Meg Landers ’80 (photography) featured, Lexington Minuteman, May 10 (Web Link)
Mom’s cookbook becomes reality with son’s help
Jared Lyon ’01 (information technology), Web developer, University Publications, featured, Democrat and Chronicle, May 10 (Web Link)
Aspiring singer gets impromptu star turn at Kennedy Center Spring Gala
Jose Laguna ’04 (information technology) featured, The Washington Post, May 9 (Web Link)
For love of the bike and the lens
Dave Valvo ’72 (photography) featured, Democrat and Chronicle, May 9 (Web Link)
Designer Scott Wilson taps Kickstarter again after iPod wristband success
Scott Wilson ’91 (industrial design) featured, Crain’s Chicago Business, May 7 (Web Link)
RIT inducting four into Innovation Hall of Fame
Democrat and Chronicle, May 4 (Web Link)
See three generations of art at the Fladd Family Art Exhibition
John Fladd ’51 (art and design) featured, Messenger Post Newspapers, May 3 (Web Link)
New Orleans Jazz Fest official photographer Girard Mouton III captures spirit of city
Girard Mouton ’74 (photography) featured, The Times-Picayune, May 3 (Web Link)
Charles Schumer calls on government to save grant for veterans
Valerie Pitka ’12 (human resource development) quoted, Democrat and Chronicle, May 1 (Web Link)

April 2012

‘Water a Living Being’ photography exhibit at Scotch Plains Library
Connie Pinkowski ’81 (photography) featured, The Star-Ledger, April 20 (Web Link)
Local animator Alex Salsberg and the art of satire
Alex Salsberg ’08 (film and video) featured, The Somerville News, April 15 (Web Link)
Don Wright puts his label on bedding, other industries
Don Wright ’86 (printing management) featured, Chattanooga Times Free Press, April 12 (Web Link)
Bookbinder finds an avenue for her in dwindling trade
Rachael Gootnick ’09 (graphic media publishing) featured, Democrat and Chronicle, April 12 (Web Link)
The man behind your phone’s fonts
Steve Matteson ’88 (printing management) featured, CNET News, April 10 (Web Link)
Meet Digital Rochester Technology Woman of the Year nominees
Jennifer Indovina ’06, ’07 (electrical engineering, business administration); Jennifer Kruschwitz, color science graduate student; Robin Louvain ’09 (product development); and Cheryl Nelan ’96 (business administration) featured, Democrat and Chronicle, April 9 (Web Link)
B-B art teacher featured in Jamestown exhibit
Melissa Mance-Coniglio ’08 (MFA) featured, The Daily News, April 5 (Web Link)
Reliving a moment in time; Former student-athlete winner fondly recalls her 1998 win
Kristin (Gleason) Griffin ’04 (photography) featured, The Salem News, April 2 (Web Link)

March 2012

The 50-year-old intern: Boomers go back to the bottom
Susan Cherry ’11 (laboratory science technology) featured, The Fiscal Times, March 29 (Web Link)
On the Ladder: Kieran Redmond
Kieran Redmond ’08 (graphic design) featured, Democrat and Chronicle, March 25 (Web Link)
Cultivating creativity
Todd Bachta ’96, ’97 (illustration) featured, The Citizen, March 23 (Web Link)
It’s payback time
Rauf Saiyed ’08 (computer science) quoted, The Hindu, March 22 (Web Link)
Art: He made the Michener what it is
Bruce Katsiff ’68 (photography) featured, The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 18 (Web Link)
New gallery opening in Neighborhood of the Arts
Margot Muto ’07 (fine arts studio), featured, Democrat and Chronicle, March 16 (Web Link)
Purple Eagles coach leads team into playoff game against alma mater
Dave Burkholder, former RIT hockey player, featured, Niagara Gazette, March 15 (Web Link)
Skaneateles High School’s John Smolenski wins OCC award
Q&A with John Smolenski ’69 (School for American Crafts), The Post-Standard, March 8 (Web Link)
Mission beautiful: Art pays for Cuban outreach
Dawn (Campbell) Currie ’83 (photography) featured, Florida Today, March 3 (Web Link)
Artisan: Peter Leue sculptures and furniture
Peter Leue ’68 (BFA) featured, Times Union, February 22 (Web Link)