2022 - 2023 Alumni Awards

2022 - 2023 Distinguished Alumni Awardees banner showing all awardees​

The RIT Alumni Association is proud to honor 11 exceptional alumni who have brought distinction at the highest level to their college and RIT through professional, community, or philanthropic achievements.


The Alumni Awards is an annual celebration of a diverse community of extraordinary individuals who have contributed significantly to the advancement and leadership of noteworthy civic, philanthropic, or service organizations. These events bring together alumni, students, faculty, and staff to honor those receiving the RIT Distinguished Alumni award and the RIT Outstanding Alumnus award.

2022 - 2023 Distinguished Alumni Awardees

Image on Left: Head shot John Traver Text on RIght: College of Art and Design John Traver BS'10 Motion Picture Science, Co-Founder & Senior Principal Scientist, Frame.io 2022-2023 Alumni Awards RIT | Rochester Institute of Technology

Image on Left: Head shot William J. Collins III Text on RIght: College of Engineering Technology William J. Collins III BT '83 Electrical Engineering, President, HAECO 2022-2023 Alumni Awards RIT | Rochester Institute of Technology

Image on Left: Head shot Anna S. Cameron Text on RIght: College of Health Sciences and Technology Anna S. Cameron BS'84 Global Market Access and Pricing Breast Cancer and Early Asset Lead, Sanofi Genzyme 2022-2023 Alumni Awards RIT | Rochester Institute of Technology

Image on Left: Head shot Luiz Freitas Text on RIght: College of Liberal Arts Luiz Freitas BS '07 Economics, Vice President, Experience Personalization, Fidelity Investments 2022-2023 Alumni Awards RIT | Rochester Institute of Technology

Image on Left: Head shot Jonathan B. Philips MS '99 Text on RIght: College of Science Jonathan B. Philips MS '99 Color Science, Vice President of Imagine Science, Imatest 2022-2023 Alumni Awards RIT | Rochester Institute of Technology

Image on Left: Head shot Gleb Reznik Text on RIght: Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences Glen Reznik BS '03, Information Technology, CISO for Consumer and Community Banking (Chase) at JPMorgan Chase, 2022-2023 Alumni Awards RIT | Rochester Institute of Technology

Image on Left: Head shot Dr. Bruce Smith Text on RIght: Graduate School Dr. Bruce Smith PhD '95 Imagine Science, Director of Microsystems Engineering, Ph.D. Program & Professor of Electrical Engineering, RIT, 2022-2023 Alumni Awards RIT | Rochester Institute of Technology

Image on Left: Head shot Robert Spina Text on RIght: Kate Gleason College of Engineering Robert Spina, Ph.D., MS '89 Electrical Engineering Chief Technology Officer, Bowhead Specialty Insurance 2021-2022 Alumni Awards RIT | Rochester Institute of Technology

Image on Left: Head shot Christine Sun Kim Text on RIght: National Technical Institute for the Deaf Robert Sidansky BS '77, Social Work, Adminstrator (Retired), National Center of Deafness, California state university, Northridge, 2022-2023 Alumni Awards RIT | Rochester Institute of Technology

Image on Left: Head shot James G. Gould MS '85 Text on Right: Saunders College of Business Business Administration Accounting, President, Alesco Advisors, LLC 2022-2023 Alumni Awards RIT | Rochester Institute of Technology

Image on Left: Head shot Nicholas Lemieux Text on Right: School of Individualized Study Nicholas Lemieux BS'13 Applied Arts and Sciences, CEO, Athletic Studio 2022-2023 Alumni Awards RIT | Rochester Institute of Technology

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