Class Notes

Name: Tom Klinkowstein

Class Year(s): 1971

Note: Tom Klinkowstein ’71 (GAP), Professor, Hofstra University, Adj., Professor, Pratt Institute, President, Media A (New York), presented a lecture and workshop in the Digital Media Design program at the National Yun-Lin University of Science and Technology in Taiwan, entitled, "The Future Frame of Reference".

Submitted on: December 21, 2020

Name: Bruce Thompson

Class Year(s): 1980

Note: Bruce Thompson, ’80 (KGCOE) retired in December 2017 from Xerox Corp.

Submitted on: December 21, 2020

Name: Thomas A. Ethington

Class Year(s): 1977,1981

Note: Thomas Ethington, ’81 (GAP" writes: After 30+ years at Independent Commercial Studio, 7+ years as a staff photographer, 3+ years as an intern and lab tech at Eastman (while at RIT and just after), and "dabbling" in Photography from 1971 until enrolling at RIT. It’s time to let somebody else have all the fun! Photo By Ethington...Hangin’ it up 12/31/2020. see ya! TAE

Submitted on: December 21, 2020

Name: Hammad Ahsan

Class Year(s): 2019

Note: Hammad Ahsad ’19 (CET) writes: My degree from RIT equipped me to transfer jobs during a pandemic and canceled aircraft program, survive 4 more layoff cycles and got promoted to a level 2 engineer after 8 months in this position!

Submitted on: December 21, 2020

Name: Joshua Zatulove

Class Year(s): 2003

Note: Joshua Zatulove ’03 (GCCIS) and Jessica Peltz-Zatulove have welcomed their second sweet and smiley daughter, Dahlia Raine Zatulove, on February 11, 2020.

Submitted on: December 21, 2020

Name: Charles Wilson

Class Year(s): 1997

Note: Charles Wilson, MFA ’97 (CIAS) writes: After successfully teaching a Spring semester class on Animation History, I have recently been invited back to Central Michigan University to continue teaching the same class during both Spring and Fall 2021 semesters.

Submitted on: December 21, 2020

Name: Bill Coons

Class Year(s): 1979

Note: Bill Coons, ’79 (FAA) writes: Creative Dynamics Studio, a Chicagoland corporate video production agency that I founded, has celebrated its 20th Anniversary. Clients include exclusively Fortune 500 class companies, including many top Pharma, Finance, Tech and Consultancy companies.

Submitted on: December 21, 2020

Name: Lydia Yeckley

Class Year(s): 2019

Note: Lydia Yeckley ’19 (KGCOE) and her father competed on Discovery Channel’s Rocket Around The Xmas Tree as the Snow It Alls. On the air in December 2020, the rocket competition featured launching holiday trees, sleighs, toy soldiers and more.

Submitted on: December 21, 2020

Name: Eric Thomas

Class Year(s): 2016

Note: Eric Thomas ’16 (CHST) MS ’16 (CHST) graduated from the Simon School of Business in Rochester with a Master’s of Business Administration in December of 2020. Thomas also holds a Master’s of Medical Management from Simon. In 2020, Thomas was also promoted to Deputy Chief and Vice President of Clinical Care at CHS Mobile Integrated Health Care (in Rochester) where he oversees ~200 prehospital medical providers. Thomas is also appointed to the Department of Emergency Medicine, and Divisions of Cardiac Surgery and Prehospital Medicine at the University of Rochester Medical Center.

Submitted on: December 21, 2020

Name: Lauren Iuranich

Class Year(s): 2011

Note: Lauren Iuranich ’12 (CAST) and her husband, John, are excited to announce a third addition to their family, Apollo Oberon, born October 27, 2020.

Submitted on: December 21, 2020