Class Notes

Stephen Mansour ’94 (SCB) - Additive Construction Specialist

Name: Stephan Mansour

Class Year(s): 1994

Note: Stephen Mansour ’94 (SCB) is an additive construction (AC) specialist and advisor with nearly two decades of experience in the construction industry. Mansour leads several international initiatives in both the public and private sectors to advance additive construction (Construction 3D Printing) as a common tool within the field. Mansour further lead several AC standard development initiatives as chair of ASTM’s F42.07.07 - Construction and co-convenor of ISO’s TC 261/JG 80. A key milestone was the publication of ISO/ASTM 52939:2023 - Additive manufacturing for construction — Qualification principles — Structural and infrastructure elements. If you want to learn more about Additive Construction? Feel free to connect - https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanmansour/

Submitted on: October 24, 2025

Brad Hankin ’85 (GAP) - Somewhere along the path

Name: Brad Hankin

Class Year(s): 1985

Note: Brad Hankin ’85 (GAP) is the sales manager at Larson Tool & Stamping in Attleboro, MA. A Massachusetts resident, Hankin enjoys traveling the world with family in search of new experiences.

Submitted on: October 24, 2025

Name: Gerard Kiernan

Class Year(s): 1983

Note: Gerard Kiernan ’83 (CAST) is retired but recently began working part time as a ski instructor at Mount Snow. Kiernan has always loved skiing and now uses that experience to help others learn the sport.

Submitted on: October 24, 2025

Carson Avery Brazee - August 2025 - Photo Credit Anka Parzych ’17 (CIAS) a fellow RIT sports alumni

Name: Courtney Brazee

Class Year(s): 2013, 2014

Note: Carson Avery was born in August 2025 to RIT alumni, Brian Brazee ’13 (SCB), Baseball alum and Courtney (Tennant) Brazee ’13 (SCB), MBA ’14 (SCB), Basketball alum. Carson joins big brothers Trevor and Baylor.

Submitted on: October 24, 2025

Name: Jennifer Walkowski

Class Year(s): 2001

Note: Jennifer Walkowski ’01 (CIAS) recently celebrated her first anniversary as capitol restoration coordinator for OGS Design & Construction. In this role, Walkowski works directly under the capitol architect to oversee the historic preservation and restoration of the New York State Capitol, the Empire State Plaza, and the Executive Mansion, as well as supporting other client agencies across the state.

Submitted on: October 24, 2025

Name: David Neff

Class Year(s): 1990

Note: David Neff ’90 (GAP) made a career change after 28 years as a photographer. David is now a L1 Juris Doctor candidate at New York Law School, Class of 2028, and is currently the oldest student enrolled.

Submitted on: October 24, 2025

Alumni photo at Cullen-Fowler Wedding

Name: Nicole Cullen

Class Year(s): 2020

Note: On Oct. 11, 2025, Paul Fowler ’19 (CET) and Nicole (Cullen) Fowler ’20 (CET) were married. They met at RIT and spent nearly 7 years together before tying the knot. They celebrated with family and friends. Nearly 30 others were also RIT alumni, including the parents of the bride. Cheers to a long and happy marriage!

Submitted on: October 13, 2025

Mark Turner ’77 (CCE) - Weeds of the Pacific Northwest cover

Name: Mark Turner

Class Year(s): 1977

Note: Mark Turner ’77 (CCE) is the author of a recent field guide, Weeds of the Pacific Northwest, which won the GardenComm Gold Laurel award for photography in the technical reference book category. The same book also received the 2025 Award of Excellence: Horticulture from The Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL). The book was published by Timber Press in 2024. His two previous books, Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest and Trees & Shrubs of the Pacific Northwest, also published by Timber, continue to sell well. Mark is the photographer of all three, with co-authors contributing the descriptive text.

Submitted on: October 13, 2025

Tom Klinkowstein ’71 (GAP)

Name: Tom Klinkowstein

Class Year(s): 1971

Note: Tom Klinkowstein ’71 (GAP) is creating an art project together with vice dean Barbara Brownie at the Royal College of Art on the occasion of his sub-orbital space flight with Virgin Galactic in 2027. Tom is president of Media A LLC in New York, a tenured professor of new media design at Hofstra University on Long Island, and a part-time tenured adjunct professor in graduate communications design at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY.

Submitted on: September 22, 2025

Cindy Byer BS ’98 (CAST), MBA ’99 (SCB)

Name: Cynthia Byer

Class Year(s): 98, 99

Note: Cindy Byer ’98 (CAST), MBA ’99 (SCB) recently authored and published her memoir: Unmuted: How I Stopped Shrinking and Learned to Use My Voice. The book traces her journey of finding her voice after years of silence and self-doubt and includes her time and formative experiences at RIT.

Submitted on: September 16, 2025