Class Notes

Barbara “Bobbie” (Venerus) Flintrop ’84 (FAA), Suzanne (Estep) Thorpe ’84 (FAA) and R. Tod Thorpe ’84 (KGCOE)

Name: Bobbie Flintrop

Class Year(s): 1984

Note: Bobbie (Venerus) Flintrop ’84 (FAA) joined Suzanne (Estep) Thorpe ’84 (FAA) and R. Tod Thorpe ’84 (KGCOE) in celebrating the wedding of their eldest daughter on Oct. 10, 2025, in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Submitted on: November 23, 2025

Bob Wagner MBA ’93 (SCB)

Name: Robert Wagner

Class Year(s): 1993

Note: Bob Wagner MBA ’93 (SCB) joined the University of Rochester as associate director of Strategic Communications. Bob is a proud supporter of RIT through the Sentinel Society.

Submitted on: November 20, 2025

William Streeter ’60 (GAP) - From Daguerre to Digital: The Life Cycle of Silver Halide Photography 1839 - 2005

Name: William Streeter

Class Year(s): 1960

Note: Bill Streeter ’60 (GAP) has a new book, From Daguerre to Digital: The Life Cycle of Silver Halide Photography 1839 to 2005, and it is now in print and available in the U.S., the Netherlands, and on Amazon.com. This is a comprehensive presentation of the 166 year life cycle of silver halide photography. It covers market segments, product innovations, and the biggest producers of silver halide film. The book is available for e-book download on payhip.com which provides a 150MB pdf file. https://payhip.com/b/8Rv5h.

Submitted on: November 19, 2025

Kevin Hall ‘77 (FAA) - Smiling Sun Art

Name: Kevin Hall

Class Year(s): 1977

Note: Kevin Hall ‘77 (FAA) had his Smiling Sun Art appear on the nationally televised CBS Sunday Morning, following a news segment on Nov. 2, 2025.

Submitted on: November 18, 2025

Name: Paul Gard

Class Year(s): 1971

Note: Paul Gard ’71 (SCB) retired after a 50-year career as a CPA in Corporate and Public Accounting.

Submitted on: November 18, 2025

Tim Beal ’20 (KGCOE)

Name: Tim Beal

Class Year(s): 2020

Note: Tim Beal ’20 (KGCOE) has been promoted to a level 2 process engineer at TTM Technologies, after 2.5 years with the company. Tim now works with an array of PCB equipment, including screen printing, SMT, X‑Rays, AOIs, and rework stations. He continues to expand his expertise and grow professionally every day.

Submitted on: November 18, 2025

Nicole Lopez ’21 (CAD) and Dean Nguyen ’21 (CET) - Wedding

Name: Nicole Lopez

Class Year(s): 2021

Note: Nicole Lopez ’21 (CAD) and Dean Nguyen ’21 (CET) met each other at RIT in 2016, and they just recently celebrated their wedding on November 14, 2025, surrounded by family and friends. Many of their guests were fellow RIT alumni, involved in the founding and early growth of the RIT Game Symphony Orchestra club, making the celebration a joyful mini‑GSO reunion.

Submitted on: November 17, 2025

Name: Tom Turchioe

Class Year(s): 1985

Note: Tom Turchioe ’85 (KGCOE) is delighted to announce the arrival of his granddaughter, Natalie.

Submitted on: November 17, 2025

Emily Finn ’18 (CHST), MS ’18 (CHST) and Jake Timmons ’18 (KGCOE), ME ’18 (KGCOE)

Name: Emily Finn

Class Year(s): 2018

Note: Emily Finn ’18 (CHST), MS ’18 (CHST) and Jake Timmons ’18 (KGCOE), ME ’18 (KGCOE) celebrated their wedding with friends and family, including several RIT alumni, in November 2025, in Rochester, NY. Jake and Emily met at RIT in 2013 and have been together ever since.

Submitted on: November 16, 2025

Book cover for Build Better Slide Decks: Create Sharper Slides, Smarter Stories, and Standout Presentations

Name: Andrew Quagliata

Class Year(s): 2001, 2003

Note: Andrew Quagliata, Ph.D., ’01 (CLA), MBA ’03 (SCB) published Build Better Slide Decks: Create Sharper Slides, Smarter Stories, and Standout Presentations. Quagliata is a senior lecturer of management communication at Cornell University and founder of Ethos Communication Advisors, LLC. His book helps professionals create more compelling presentations and builds on more than two decades of teaching and executive education experience. Link to book: https://www.andrewquagliata.com/build-better-slide-decks

Submitted on: November 11, 2025