Past Class Notes

Submission Date:
First Name: Kevin
Last Name: Smith
Class Year: '08, '09
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Chief Engineer
Note: Kevin Smith '09, MS '09 (KGCOE) was recently named Chief Engineer of Orbit Fab. An industry veteran, Kevin will lead the Systems, Electrical, Fluids, and Mechanical engineering teams and internal development, testing and overall readiness of RAFTI™ and GRIP™ in-space fueling systems.
Submission Date:
First Name: Anthony
Last Name: Macri
Class Year: 2008
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Nicolas
Note: Anthony Macri '08 (KGCOE) and wife, Alisha welcomed the birth of their 3rd child, Nicolas Simon on July 4, 2022. Nicolas was welcomed home by older siblings Maggie (4) and Bennett (2).
Submission Date:
First Name: Laura
Last Name: Silva
Class Year: 2017
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Nicholas Marchionda and Laura Silva on their wedding day. They are surrounded by other graduates and are holding RIT signs.
Note: Nicholas Marchionda ’17 (GCCIS) and Laura Silva ’17 (GCCIS) got married on September 23, 2023 in Nahant, MA, and were joined by RIT graduates.

Pictured left to right: Evan O’Malley (GCCIS ’15), Amanda O’Malley (CIAS ’17), Ryan Jackman (GCCIS ’18), Leah Bockhahn (CAST ’17), Alissa Roy (CIAS ’16, SCB ’17), Gavin Keirstead (GCCIS ’18), Joel Yuhas (KGCE ’18), Simon Voorhees (GCCIS ’18), John Quackenbush (COS ’18), Michaela Sansouci (CIAS ’19), and Zack Santos (COS ’18).
Submission Date:
First Name: Armen
Last Name: Chakmakjian
Class Year: 1987
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Armen Chakmakjian
Note: Armen Chakmakjian '87 (KGCOE) was recently promoted to vice president of software development, messaging security group at Sophos, a British-based security software and hardware company.
Submission Date:
First Name: Bob
Last Name: Green
Class Year: 1975
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Bob Green- NTID/FAA '75 with his poster design at South Bend, Indiana
Note: Bob Green '75 (FAA) was recently named a finalist in the "South Bend: The Next 100 Years" poster design contest through the History Museum and the Studebaker National Museum.

Green was awarded 3rd place for his work and the illustrations of both workers were created by another local artist, Val Nelson-Metlay (Many thanks to Val for her work). This poster reflects the industrial era and today's technologies we live to this day & to recognize the efforts of many people / workers that have impacted the South Bend community many years. Bob still resides in Scottsville, NY that is located seven miles from RIT campus and still currently owns Green Graphics Design today.