Class Notes

Name: Michael Fuszara

Class Year(s): 1999

Note: Michael Fuszara ’99 (KGCOE) has accepted a new position working for Moog Aircraft Group. It’s been his dream company to work for and he’s looking forward to many more years working for a fantastic company. His son was accepted into the RIT MET program in Robotics and Automation and the MS/BS program; he move in during August 2022.

Submitted on: July 29, 2022

Name: Michael Sperling

Class Year(s): 2005

Note: Michael Sperling ’05 (CIAS) owns Sperling Interactive, a marketing agency, which has been named on the Inc 5000 list as one of the 5000 Fastest Growing Privately Held Companies in the United States.

Submitted on: July 29, 2022

Name: Ryan Vogt

Class Year(s): 2015

Note: Ryan Vogt ’15 (GCCIS) was awarded a Ph.D. in applied mathematics from North Carolina State University (NCSU) in spring 2020. During his studies, he was a fellow at Argonne National Laboratory, part of the U.S. Department Of Energy (DOE), solving partial-differential equation optimization problems that arise in electrodynamics, and optimal control problems, for U.S. interests. Ryan became a postdoctoral fellow at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, another laboratory in the DOE, during the summer of 2020, where he led efforts to develop state-of-the-art singe-flux quantum (SFQ) circuits to demonstrate the feasibility and lucrativeness of the emerging technology for the national laboratories. In the summer of 2021, Ryan joined the U.S Department of Defense (DOD), as well as the National Security Agency (NSA). At the DOD and NSA, Ryan serves as a subject-matter expert in electrodynamics, numerical analysis, scientific computing, optimization theory, and the theory of partial differential equations. He leverages his expertise in these subjects to directly impact U.S. interests and competitiveness, when it comes to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics), in a positive manner.

Submitted on: July 12, 2022

Name: Adam Avrick

Class Year(s): 1985

Note: Adam Avrick ’85 (GAP), was elected chairman of the Printing Industries Alliance (PIA). Prior to his election as chairman, Adam served as PIA vice-chair and secretary, and has served as a director since 2009. Adam also serves as a trustee on the PIA Workers’ Compensation Safety Group Executive Committee. He is currently the president of Design Distributors, Inc., which joined PIA in 2008, soon after PIA acquired the Metro NY/NJ territory. Design Distributors, Inc. is a direct response printing and mailing company located on Long Island. In 1993, the company expanded from an envelope manufacturer to a full-service printing and mailing facility. Design Distributors most recently expanded into digital printing with both Sheet and Continuous Web printers. Adam has also served on the Executive boards of many industry organizations, including The Graphic Arts Professionals, The Young Printing Executives Club, The RIT Printing Alumni Association, and the Long Island Chapter of the Young Presidents Organization. Adam currently serves as treasurer of the Long Island Postal Customer Council (LIPCC) and is a member of the steering committee for the Print Industry Alliance of Long Island (PIALI).

Submitted on: July 1, 2022

Name: Jim Ferris

Class Year(s): 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81

Note: Jim Ferris ’81 (COS) recently retired after more than 40 years in IT and supply chain management, working in the industry and as a management consultant. His plans are to play more tennis, go boating, go on vacations, golf, and continue his passion--leading his own jazz combo. Visit www.jimferristrio.com

Submitted on: June 2, 2022

Name: Terry Terezakis

Class Year(s): 1989

Note: Terry Terezakis ’89 (CAST) has joined E3 as Executive Director - Thermal Generation and will focus on technical and commercial due diligence for thermal power generation projects. Terry, his wife of twenty-two years, Bobbie, and their two sons, Timothy and Michael, live in St Augustine, F.L.

Submitted on: June 1, 2022

Name: Jonathan Gippe

Class Year(s): 1996

Note: Jonathan Gippe ’96 (CAST) achieved his MBA as a Welch Scholar, Highest Honors Graduate with Distinction. He also has an expanded role at Verizon as the Senior Manager, Network Construction for the Eastern United States and Puerto Rico.

Submitted on: May 26, 2022

Name: Tim Kilby

Class Year(s): 1980

Note: Tim Kilby MFA ’80 (GAP) was awarded a 2022 Phillis Wheatley Book Award and a 2021 International AAHGS Book Award for his book, Gourdvine Black and White: Slavery and the Kilby Families of the Virginia Piedmont, published in 2021.

Submitted on: May 25, 2022

Name: Thomas Lambert

Class Year(s): 1987

Note: Captain Thomas Lambert, JAGC, USN ’87 (CLA) retired from the United States Navy on September 1, 2021 following forty-one years of naval service. During that time he served on five continents and seven seas. His last assignment was as legal counsel to the Navy Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer program, which coordinated Navy support of civil authorities during domestic emergencies. His awards include the Legion of Merit, five Meritorious Service Medals, three Navy Commendation Medals, Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal, the Humanitarian Service Medal as well as numerous other personal, unit, and campaign awards. He is currently employed as head of the Office of Legal Affairs for the Virginia State Police.

Submitted on: May 25, 2022

Name: Michael Vanderheyden

Class Year(s): 1985

Note: Michael Vanderheyden ’85 (SCB) retired from Tiffany and Company in June 2022 after 37 years.

Submitted on: May 23, 2022