Class Notes

Name: Nick Fishman

Class Year(s): 2014

Note: Nick Fishman ’14 (COS) and his wife, Rose Fishman, delightedly welcomed their child, Luna Fishman, on Feb. 3, 2026.

Submitted on: March 2, 2026

Name: Chris Kulbago

Class Year(s): 2014

Note: Chris Kulbago ’14 (KGCOE) was recently promoted to director of life sciences at RoviSys, where he supports facilities systems integration for regulated manufacturers in pharmaceutical, biotech, and food & beverage industries across the globe.

Submitted on: February 28, 2026

Name: Chih-Tao Tu

Class Year(s): 2012

Note: Chih-Tao Tu MFA ’12 (CHST), MFA ’12 (CIAS) is a medical translator at Cochrane Taiwan/ Taipei Medical University.

Submitted on: February 28, 2026

Name: Kathryn (Shields) Molnar

Class Year(s): 2022

Note: Kate (Shields) Molnar ’22 (CAD) and Marc Molnar ’22 (GCCIS) were married in July of 2025. They met in the second week of their first semester at RIT in 2018 and have been together ever since!

Submitted on: February 21, 2026

Name: John Raugalis

Class Year(s): 1977

Note: John Raugalis ’77 (GAP) retired after more than 30 years as a lighting technician with Local 52 IATSE in New York City. He is also pleased to share that six of his photographs were featured in Hudson Valley Artists 2026: Terrestrial Extra at the Samuel Dorsky Museum at SUNY New Paltz, with one image selected as the exhibition poster.

Submitted on: February 18, 2026

Name: Mike Krupnicki

Class Year(s): 1999

Note: Mike Krupnicki MBA ’99 (SCB) is the new owner of Rochester Brainery, which is connecting the people and places in Rochester, NY through educational experiences. Krupnicki also owns Arc + Flame, an education and art space in Chili, focused on flameworking: welding, blacksmithing and glass working.

Submitted on: February 18, 2026

Name: Erin (Hallett) Fernsler

Class Year(s): 2000, 2001, 2003

Note: After many years of encouragement, Erin (Hallett) Fernsler ’01 (CAST), MS ’03 (NTID) published a book! Blue Hawk’s Journey follows a young shy blue-feathered hawk on a quest to understand who he truly is. The book can be purchased on Amazon.

Submitted on: February 17, 2026

Name: Lawrence Christensen

Class Year(s): 1973

Note: L G Christensen MS ’73 (CCE) has a new book, NEXUSES. This novel was inspired by the war time experiences of Christensen’s Danish immigrant father, Helmuth Christensen, and by the sacrifices he and millions of immigrants like him have made for the United States, both in war and in peace time. The story is also dedicated to those who serve in the United Nations and the long legacy of one of its greatest founders, Eleanor Roosevelt, former First Lady and first US representative to the UN.

Submitted on: February 17, 2026

Name: Stuart Oring

Class Year(s): 1959

Note: Stuart Oring ’59 (FAA) has recently published two books: A Creative Path to Understanding Pictures and Artificial Intelligence and Photography. For more information, please visit: www.understandingpictures.com

Submitted on: February 17, 2026

Name: James Edmonds

Class Year(s): 1979

Note: James Edmond ’79 (GAP) retired as a program manager with U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, Mission Support, Training Division. He and his wife of more than 42 years are relocating to their retirement home in Ohio to be closer to family and grandchildren.

Submitted on: February 16, 2026