With up to 55 potential active
members, RIT has one of the largest boards of trustees among the nation’s
universities. Currently, there are 50 active members and 27 honorary
or emeritus members.
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Curley '77, Harris Rusitzky '91 and '56 and Kenneth Reed '71 (from
left) are among the alumni who serve on RIT's Board of Trustees.
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The university has made an
effort during the past decade to add alumni to the board. “Alumni
have a vested interest in the university,” says Harris “Bud”
Rusitzky ’56 and ’91, the first alumnus appointed as a full
board member, in 1972. “And, as former students, we have insider
knowledge and a sense of the history.”Bruce James ’64 will
be the second alumnus to serve as chair when he takes office in November.
William Buckingham ’64, elected to the position in 1997, was first.
Following are the alumni
currently serving on the RIT Board of Trustees:
Daniel J. Bader ’87
(business administration) and ’85 (computer information
services); president, Helen Bader Foundation, Inc.
Donald N. Boyce ’67
(business administration); retired chairman of the board, IDEX Corporation
William A. Buckingham
’64 (business administration); retired executive vice president,
M&T Bank
Thomas A. Curley ’77
(MBA); president and publisher, USA Today
Sudakar G. Dixit ’74
(MBA); president, founder, and chief executive officer, Newtex Industries,
Inc.
Klaus Gueldenpfennig ’77
(MBA) and ’74 (M.S. electrical engineering); president and
chairman of the board, Redcom Laboratories, Inc.
Brian H. Hall ’78
(MBA); president and chief executive officer, Thomson Legal & Regulatory
Group
Gilbert J. Hatch ’80
(M.S. mechanical engineering) and ’72 (B.S. mechanical engineering);
president, Office Systems Group, Xerox Corporation
Susan R. Holliday ’85
(MBA); president and publisher, Rochester Business Journal
Bruce R. James ’64
(printing management and sciences); retired chairman and chief executive
officer, Barclays Law Publishers
Roger W. Kober ’84
(mechanical engineering); retired chairman and chief executive officer,
Rochester Gas & Electric Corporation
Robert J. Kohler Jr. ’59
(imaging science); retired executive vice president and general manager,
TRW Avionics & Surveillance Group
Gary J. Lindsay ’64
(business administration); CPA
Joseph M. Lobozzo II ’95
(MBA); president and chief executive officer, JML Optical Industries
Inc.
Michael P. Morley ’69
(business administration); chief administrative officer and executive
vice president, Eastman Kodak Company
Kenneth J. Reed ’71
(chemistry); research associate, Eastman Kodak Company
Harris H. Rusitzky ’91
(M.S.) and ’56 (hospitality and tourism management); president,
The Greening Group
Carl E. Sassano ’72
(Eisenhower College); president and chief executive officer, Transmation,
Inc.
Frederick T. Tucker ’63
(electrical); retired executive vice president and deputy to the chief
executive office, Motorola, Inc.
