Tiger's Tale: Alumni Tale - February 2022
Tiger's Tale
February 2022
RIT Alumni Awards
The RIT Alumni Association is proud to honor 11 exceptional alumni who have brought distinction at the highest level to RIT through professional, community, or philanthropic achievements.
The Distinguished Alumni Awards are bestowed annually upon an alum from each college within RIT. Each year, the colleges name a deserving graduate who has performed with distinction at the highest levels of their chosen profession; or who has contributed significantly to the advancement and leadership of noteworthy civic, philanthropic, or service organizations over the course of many years. Those honored have brought distinction to their colleges and RIT.
In addition to our Distinguished Alumni Award recipients, we are honored to announce our 2021-2022 Outstanding Alumni Awards winners, Sudhakar 'Bal' Dixit MBA '74 and Anita Dixit MS '91. Established by the Office of the President in 1952, this is the highest honor the university can bestow upon a graduate in recognition of professional accomplishments as well as service and generosity to the university.
Alumni Association Board
The RIT Alumni Association is proud to welcome six members of the RIT community to the RIT Alumni Association Board, which serves as the advisory body of the RIT Alumni Association. The Board's primary responsibility is to provide leadership in developing and executing stimulating and engaging alumni programs and activities.
Omar Aponte ME '08, Jenna Deutsch BS '13, Emily Moore BFA '16, Eric Senna BS '91, Mashal Waqar BS '17, and Stephanie White ME '16 were selected from a variety of graduation years and geographic areas. For the next three years, they will provide leadership in the development and execution of engaging alumni activities.
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Omar Aponte ME '08
Jenna Deutsch BS '13
Emily Moore BFA '16
Eric Senna BS '91
Mashal Waqar BS '17
Stephanie White ME '16
Exciting Alumni
Events & New
Women's Council of RIT: February Learning and Networking Session
Topic: "Communications Runs Through It";
Speaker: Lydia Palmer MS '09
February 17, Noon Eastern
The RIT Women's Council wants to meet you! All are welcome to join for this thirty minute professional development and networking session to sharpen your skills, and make connections, and learn about the RIT Women's Council, membership, and our vision for the future.
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Buying Your First Home
February 17, 6-7 p.m.
Purchasing your first home starts by becoming an educated home buyer! This workshop, led by alum Gary Norselli BS '09, will help you understand key topics and concerns related to purchasing your first home, as well as a snapshot of the process and what to expect!
The goal of this workshop is to help you gain the knowledge and insights that will be relevant in helping you decide whether owning a home is right for you, and to best prepare you for the process.
The RIT Alumni Association invites you to join fellow RIT alumni, family, and friends, February 26 in Colorado Springs, CO as the RIT Men's Hockey team takes on Air Force.
Join us from 2:30-4:30 p.m. MT for a pre-game dinner at Viewhouse Colorado Springs. Hear an update from RIT, enjoy some great food and company, then head over to the Cadet Field House/Ice Arena to cheer on our RIT Tigers as they take on the Air Force Falcons at 5:05 p.m. MT!
RIT to offer scholarships to its Division I men's and women's hockey student-athletes. The vote was overwhelmingly passed by a 388-18-39 margin putting the Tigers the same footing as the rest of our peers across the country with a full 18 scholarships available to each hockey team.
"This is a great day for our department and our hockey programs," said Executive Director of Athletics Jacqueline Nicholson. "I'm grateful for the Division III membership's support of this legislation which will have a profound effect on the lives of our student-athletes and what our teams can accomplish."
The SHED: Sign the Virtual Beam:
Thank you Tigers!
Over 900 of you made your mark on our virtual beam. Thank you for signing the beam and being part of RIT history!
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RIT celebrates our motion picture science alumni!
Two RIT grads part of production team for 'Spider-man: No Way Home'
Both Anna Dining BS '17 and Chris Brands BS '14 majored in motion picture science here at RIT.
RIT connections abound in top 2021 photos recognized by TIME, New York Times
The story of 2021'told visually in the top images of the year chosen by photo editors at TIME and The New York Times has multiple connections to RIT's nationally recognized School of Photographic Arts and Sciences (SPAS).
2021 Year in Review
From mapping the universe to building a new campus in Dubai to winning national championships, RIT is always on to something amazing. We went back and looked through our news archives for 2021, and here are some of the top stories that resonated with our readers.
RIT Celebrates Black Heritage Month
RIT alumni bond remains strong
Five RIT graduates recently got together for an event in Rochester and got the chance to reminisce about the good old days. They traveled from their homes in Virginia, New Jersey and Florida. The miles that separate them can't penetrate the strong bond they formed during their years at RIT in the early 1980s.
Tiger Heritage Spotlight: Kenneth Everett
BS '69
Kenneth recently shared his experiences and insights regarding success, student empowerment, and the significance of Black History Month. Kenneth Everett BS '69 established the groundwork for his career as a business administration student at RIT, where he was immersed in a co-op at the company that would later become his life-long employer IBM.
RIT's Expressions of King's Legacy event
RIT held its 40th annual Expressions of King's Legacy event on January 27, 2022. Harvard professor, Emmy and Peabody Award-winning filmmaker, cultural critic, and host of "Finding Your Roots," Henry Louis Gates Jr. delivered the keynote address, which connected the history of Reconstruction to current events in the United States.
WOMBA Africa, a cultural drum and dance group formed in Nungua, Ghana performed at the celebration of the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
2022 Let Freedom Ring
NTID Senior Lecturer Thomas Warfield delivered the keynote address at RIT's annual Let Freedom Ring event celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
RIT Philanthropy
Planned Giving: New Year New Future
While no one can control the future completely, a little bit of certainty and predictability is good and healthy. Fortunately, we can help you create a new year and new future where you can provide for yourself, your family, and the causes you value at the same time. We have seen the future and can give you the tools you need to get there.
Qualified Charitable Distributions: A Gift that Reduces My Taxes? Tell Me More.
A Qualified Charitable Distribution is a simple way to make an impactful gift while you reduce your taxes by lowering your taxable income.
Visit RIT's planned giving resource page for informative documents to help you with your will and other estate plans.
Loyal Tigers
Renew your Gift
Loyal Tigers are donors who embody the spirit of RIT by giving to the university they love. We recognize donors with two or more years of consecutive giving for their ongoing generosity each calendar year with increased recognition in milestone years. Loyal Tiger Society members know that gifts of any size make an impact, and Loyal Tigers significantly impact the university and our students. Renew your gift to RIT to show your loyalty or make your first gift and you're on your way to being a Loyal Tiger. Make a gift of any size to the area of RIT that means the most to you, and make a difference.
Class Notes
Life Coach Lisa M. Bennett MS '01 releases Uplifting Book "Just Keep Living: Conversations With Granny" In An Effort To Share Positivity & Wisdom To Help People Through Difficult Times
Dave Sheble BS '78 met up with a group of RIT alumni at SoFi Stadium. The group proudly wore their RIT masks while cheering on the New York Giants against the hometown Los Angeles Chargers. From left to right: Patrick Roche, Greg Appel BS '75, Dave Sheble BS '78, Dean Reinmund AAS '76.
Kenneth Corpus BT '87 is President and CEO of Computer Works Pro, Inc., which was recently honored with the Webster Chamber of Commerce Business of the Month for 2021.
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Update: 1,650 alumni and 1,682 students have joined RIT's virtual community making connections for life. It takes less than 2 minutes and you're instantly connected with students and fellow alumni on our exclusive digital platform.