RIT
Presents Outstanding and Distinguished Alumni Awards
On Oct. 6, the annual
Alumni Awards Banquet took place at the Country Club of Rochester.
The following alumni were honored.
Outstanding
Alumnus John Sturge received his BS in photo science
from RIT in 1961. After 25 years of service at Xerox, working
in top positions in program development and product management,
Sturge formed Marketech Associates, which assists both business
and government clients in strategic problem solving. He served
on the RIT Board of Trustees and was president of the RIT Alumni
Network Board of Directors. He is one of the founders and director
of the CURE Childhood Cancer Association, now going worldwide
with the help of RIT. Sturge has edited and authored books on
photography, imaging and marketing. For his character and accomplishments,
RIT is proud to add him to the esteemed group of Outstanding
Alumni Award Recipients.
Kate
Gleason College of Engineering Distinguished Alumnus Gilbert
J. Hatch earned both a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering
in 1972 and an M.S. degree in mechanical engineering in 1980
from RIT. He joined Xerox Corp. in 1969 and during his tenure
there he has held a number of senior technical and general management
positions in the United States and United Kingdom. Hatch is
a member of the RIT Board of Trustees and a member of the Monroe
Community College Foundation and serves as chair of its fund-raising
committee. He holds three patents in the fields of xerography
and digital imaging. In his career, he has received the Recognition
Award for Excellence from the former Xerox Reprographic Business
Group and the Senior Management Outstanding Achievement Award.
College
of Applied Science and Technology Distinguished Alumnus Alfred
M. Rodgers received a B.S. degree with high honors in mechanical
engineering technology in 1992 from RIT. He has held various
engineering-oriented positions with several companies. Rodgers
has been an adjunct faculty member of the College of Applied
Science and Technology, Mechanical Engineering Technology Department
since 1993. He currently teaches upper level MET. courses. He
has served on the Mechanical Engineering Technology Advisory
Board at RIT since 1995.
College
of Liberal Arts Distinguished Alumna Terri Standish-Kuon
holds a B.S. in professional and technical communication and
an A.A.S. in biomedical photography from RIT. She currently
is engaged in doctoral study at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's
Lally School of Management and Technology, where her focus is
on entrepreneurship and organizational behavior, particularly
the new venture team formation process. Standish-Kuon is director
of communications for the Commission on Independent Colleges
and Universities, an Albany-based non-profit membership association
representing more than 100 private colleges and universities
in New York state.
College
of Business Distinguished Alumna Susan R. Holliday received
her M.B.A. from RIT in 1985. She began her career with Telmark
Inc., ultimately serving as the Marketing and Strategy Manager.
In 1988, she purchased Rochester Business Journal and assumed
the position of president and publisher. Holliday has been active
with a number of organizations and currently serves as a director
of the board of RGS Energy Group Inc. and the Rochester Regional
Advisory Board for Key Bank. She serves as a trustee of RIT
and is vice-chair of the boards of the Rochester Museum & Science
Center and the United Way of Greater Rochester. She is a member
of the executive committee of the boards of the George Eastman
House and the University of Rochester Medical Center. Holliday
is the recipient of the Lantern Award from the Advertising Council
of Rochester, the Matrix Award from the Rochester Chapter of
Women in Communications, and the Media Advocate of the Year
Award from the U.S. Small Business Administration.
NTID
Distinguished Alumna Angela Officer earned a B.A. in
graphic design in 1988 from RIT. She is currently a senior federal
program manager for Sprint's Government Systems Division. Before
joining Sprint, she was an Art Director at Koba Associates Inc.,
in Washington, D.C., and was involved in public relations for
domestic and international clients from 1988-1992. Officer was
voted the company''s "Most Valuable Employee" in 1990. She remains
active as an RIT alumna and was a key participant of NTID's
Alumni Campaign Leadership Committee, a 16-member body charged
with supporting The Campaign for NTID. Officer is very active
in her community and has a long list of awards, including the
National Business and Disability Council's Silver Employee of
the Year in 1999. She also was named 1996 Quota International
Deaf Woman of the Year.
College
of Science Distinguished Alumnus Kenneth J. Reed earned
his B.S. in chemistry from RIT's College of Science in 1971
and a Ph.D. in physical chemistry from Stanford University in
1975. Upon graduation, he secured an industrial research position
at Eastman Kodak Co. During the course of his career at Kodak,
he has been a member of the teams that introduced several innovative
products. He holds 18 patents and is responsible for 50 technical
reports. Reed is a member of the American Association for the
Advancement of Science and the New York Academy of Sciences.
He serves as co-vice chair of the RIT Alumni Network Board of
Directors and is very active in the local alumni chapter.
College
of Imaging Arts and Sciences Distinguished Alumnus Timothy
J. Callahan received both his A.A.S. and his B.S. in professional
photography from RIT. He has taught photography and motion picture
film production at RIT. His professional involvement in the
motion picture film business includes a range of public broadcasting
shows such as Nova, Discover, Scientific American Frontiers,
Bill Moyers' Healing and the Mind, and a feature documentary
on tenor Luciano Pavarotti's 1987 trip to China. He now works
in Cleveland as the executive director of the Lennon Charitable
Trust. Callahan serves on numerous nonprofit boards, including
the Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art, the Cleveland Institute
of Music, and the Cleveland Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes
Foundation.
Outstanding
Alumnus John Sturge received his BS in photo science
from RIT in 1961. After 25 years of service at Xerox, working
in top positions in program development and product management,
Sturge formed Marketech Associates, which assists both business
and government clients in strategic problem solving. He served
on the RIT Board of Trustees and was president of the RIT Alumni
Network Board of Directors. He is one of the founders and director
of the CURE Childhood Cancer Association, now going worldwide
with the help of RIT. Sturge has edited and authored books on
photography, imaging and marketing. For his character and accomplishments,
RIT is proud to add him to the esteemed group of Outstanding
Alumni Award Recipients.
Kate
Gleason College of Engineering Distinguished Alumnus Gilbert
J. Hatch earned both a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering
in 1972 and an M.S. degree in mechanical engineering in 1980
from RIT. He joined Xerox Corp. in 1969 and during his tenure
there he has held a number of senior technical and general management
positions in the United States and United Kingdom. Hatch is
a member of the RIT Board of Trustees and a member of the Monroe
Community College Foundation and serves as chair of its fund-raising
committee. He holds three patents in the fields of xerography
and digital imaging. In his career, he has received the Recognition
Award for Excellence from the former Xerox Reprographic Business
Group and the Senior Management Outstanding Achievement Award.
College
of Applied Science and Technology Distinguished Alumnus Alfred
M. Rodgers received a B.S. degree with high honors in mechanical
engineering technology in 1992 from RIT. He has held various
engineering-oriented positions with several companies. Rodgers
has been an adjunct faculty member of the College of Applied
Science and Technology, Mechanical Engineering Technology Department
since 1993. He currently teaches upper level MET. courses. He
has served on the Mechanical Engineering Technology Advisory
Board at RIT since 1995.
College
of Liberal Arts Distinguished Alumna Terri Standish-Kuon
holds a B.S. in professional and technical communication and
an A.A.S. in biomedical photography from RIT. She currently
is engaged in doctoral study at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's
Lally School of Management and Technology, where her focus is
on entrepreneurship and organizational behavior, particularly
the new venture team formation process. Standish-Kuon is director
of communications for the Commission on Independent Colleges
and Universities, an Albany-based non-profit membership association
representing more than 100 private colleges and universities
in New York state. 
College
of Business Distinguished Alumna Susan R. Holliday received
her M.B.A. from RIT in 1985. She began her career with Telmark
Inc., ultimately serving as the Marketing and Strategy Manager.
In 1988, she purchased Rochester Business Journal and assumed
the position of president and publisher. Holliday has been active
with a number of organizations and currently serves as a director
of the board of RGS Energy Group Inc. and the Rochester Regional
Advisory Board for Key Bank. She serves as a trustee of RIT
and is vice-chair of the boards of the Rochester Museum & Science
Center and the United Way of Greater Rochester. She is a member
of the executive committee of the boards of the George Eastman
House and the University of Rochester Medical Center. Holliday
is the recipient of the Lantern Award from the Advertising Council
of Rochester, the Matrix Award from the Rochester Chapter of
Women in Communications, and the Media Advocate of the Year
Award from the U.S. Small Business Administration.
NTID
Distinguished Alumna Angela Officer earned a B.A. in
graphic design in 1988 from RIT. She is currently a senior federal
program manager for Sprint's Government Systems Division. Before
joining Sprint, she was an Art Director at Koba Associates Inc.,
in Washington, D.C., and was involved in public relations for
domestic and international clients from 1988-1992. Officer was
voted the company''s "Most Valuable Employee" in 1990. She remains
active as an RIT alumna and was a key participant of NTID's
Alumni Campaign Leadership Committee, a 16-member body charged
with supporting The Campaign for NTID. Officer is very active
in her community and has a long list of awards, including the
National Business and Disability Council's Silver Employee of
the Year in 1999. She also was named 1996 Quota International
Deaf Woman of the Year.
College
of Science Distinguished Alumnus Kenneth J. Reed earned
his B.S. in chemistry from RIT's College of Science in 1971
and a Ph.D. in physical chemistry from Stanford University in
1975. Upon graduation, he secured an industrial research position
at Eastman Kodak Co. During the course of his career at Kodak,
he has been a member of the teams that introduced several innovative
products. He holds 18 patents and is responsible for 50 technical
reports. Reed is a member of the American Association for the
Advancement of Science and the New York Academy of Sciences.
He serves as co-vice chair of the RIT Alumni Network Board of
Directors and is very active in the local alumni chapter.
College
of Imaging Arts and Sciences Distinguished Alumnus Timothy
J. Callahan received both his A.A.S. and his B.S. in professional
photography from RIT. He has taught photography and motion picture
film production at RIT. His professional involvement in the
motion picture film business includes a range of public broadcasting
shows such as Nova, Discover, Scientific American Frontiers,
Bill Moyers' Healing and the Mind, and a feature documentary
on tenor Luciano Pavarotti's 1987 trip to China. He now works
in Cleveland as the executive director of the Lennon Charitable
Trust. Callahan serves on numerous nonprofit boards, including
the Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art, the Cleveland Institute
of Music, and the Cleveland Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes
Foundation.