Class Notes

Name: Viren Desai

Class Year(s): 1985

Note: Viren Desai BFA ’85 self-published a book entitled, Footprints in Time, a collection of Viren’s poems in English and Hindi, juxtaposed with images Viren shot over the years.

Submitted on: July 9, 2025

Name: Kathryn McGuire

Class Year(s): 97

Note: Kathy McGuire MS ’97 retired after 40 years of executive health care leadership. In her transition, she created McGuire Advisor LLC and has taken on the role of executive advisor to several health care organizations and health tech start-ups, including inventors, founders, and leaders. She’s also working on her golf game in FL. She was thrilled to see the RIT orange and brown recently in Grand Central Terminal in NYC - with great promotion of various RIT colleges and programs.

Submitted on: July 8, 2025

Name: Joel Miller

Class Year(s): 1977

Note: Joel Miller BS ’77 has been a Jewish communal professional for approximately five decades. Joel is currently director of operations at North Shore Congregation Israel in Glencoe, IL. This is one of the largest reform congregations in the US.

Submitted on: July 8, 2025

Name: Ethan Feldman

Class Year(s): 2007

Note: Ethan Feldman BS ’07 and his wife welcomed their second daughter, Bexleigh.

Submitted on: July 8, 2025

Name: CJ Wurster

Class Year(s): 2000

Note: Dr. CJ Wurster BS ’00 was recently appointed as president of Chandler-Gilbert Community College, which is a part of the Maricopa County Community College District in the Greater Phoenix Metro area. CJ is the fifth college president to lead the institution, which serves over 19,000 students per year.

Submitted on: July 8, 2025

Name: Robert Stone

Class Year(s): 2021

Note: Robert Stone MFA ’21 was hired as a photography instructor at CT State Manchester in Manchester, CT, USA. This is a full-time tenure-track position! Robert will be starting Fall 2025, and he couldn’t be more excited. A dream come true, and a journey a decade in the making.

Submitted on: July 8, 2025

Name: Rose Blanchard

Class Year(s): 2023

Note: Rose Blanchard MS ’23 started a new job as an EO/IR engineer at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab in May 2025.

Submitted on: July 8, 2025

Name: Ron Flicker

Class Year(s): 1964

Note: Ron Flicker MS ’64 enjoys building thousands of Bluebird Houses. Ron is in his 15th year playing Duplicate Bridge at the Lynchburg Virginia. He attends the Duplicate Bridge Club three times a week.

Submitted on: July 8, 2025

Name: Renzo Vizarreta

Class Year(s): 2022

Note: Physics Ph.D. student, Renzo Vizarreta BS ’22, has been awarded the Donald M. and Janet C. Barnard Fellowship for the 2025-2026 academic year at the University of Rochester. The fellowship recognizes Vizarreta’s work on the DUNE and ICARUS neutrino experiments as well as his commitment to mentoring undergraduate students in Peru as they prepare for graduate school.

Submitted on: July 8, 2025

Name: Bill Truran

Class Year(s): 1975

Note: Bill Truran BS ’75 is still shooting images for clients, not because he has to, but because he loves it! Ever since Bill left RIT for NYC back in 1975, he has loved trading images for checks. Bill loves all of his faithful clients, even though he has not ever met many of them face to face. RIT had a big hand in Bill’s success. During his 15 years in NYC, he didn’t think so, but his degree helped him land 15 years as a head photographer for Nabisco and Kraft food, and he still shoots for many people that he met during his years at Nabisco. Think about it: This autistic ADD person found a career that is still going after 50 years. Thank you RIT.

Submitted on: July 8, 2025