Class Notes

Name: Denis Kitchen

Class Year(s): 1965

Note: Denis A. Kitchen Jr. ’65 (GAP) received a Lifetime Achiever award from the Clarence Chamber of Commerce

Submitted on: March 20, 2026

Name: Robert Ripps

Class Year(s): 1983

Note: Robert Ripps ’83 (GAP) has been selected to participate in The Other Art Fair Brooklyn, part of an international series of art fairs, taking place April 16-19, 2026 at Agger Fish in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Robert will be exhibiting a selection of his “Negativityness” images as dye sublimation prints on aluminum.

Submitted on: March 19, 2026

Name: Sean Solomon

Class Year(s): 1990

Note: Sean Solomon ’90 (GAP) has officially retired after a successful career in the printing industry, where he specialized in selling printing equipment, cutters, and bindery machines, along with several years in the MRO industry. He now looks forward to spending time with his family, dogs, and enjoying his hobbies.

Submitted on: March 19, 2026

Name: Bill Zink

Class Year(s): 1983

Note: Bill Zink ’83 (SCB) competed in the 2026 USATF National Masters Indoor Track and Field Championships held in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Bill took 1st place in the 800 meters and 2nd in the 400 meters in the 65-69 age group.

Submitted on: March 15, 2026

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 (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