Class Notes
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
Name: Erin (Hallett) Fernsler
Class Year(s): 2000, 2001, 2003
Note: After many years of encouragement, Erin (Hallett) Fernsler ’01 (CAST), MS ’03 (NTID) published a book! Blue Hawk’s Journey follows a young shy blue-feathered hawk on a quest to understand who he truly is. The book can be purchased on Amazon.
Submitted on: February 17, 2026
Name: Lawrence Christensen
Class Year(s): 1973
Note: L G Christensen MS ’73 (CCE) has a new book, NEXUSES. This novel was inspired by the war time experiences of Christensen’s Danish immigrant father, Helmuth Christensen, and by the sacrifices he and millions of immigrants like him have made for the United States, both in war and in peace time. The story is also dedicated to those who serve in the United Nations and the long legacy of one of its greatest founders, Eleanor Roosevelt, former First Lady and first US representative to the UN.
Submitted on: February 17, 2026
Name: Stuart Oring
Class Year(s): 1959
Note: Stuart Oring ’59 (FAA) has recently published two books: A Creative Path to Understanding Pictures and Artificial Intelligence and Photography. For more information, please visit: www.understandingpictures.com
Submitted on: February 17, 2026
Name: James Edmonds
Class Year(s): 1979
Note: James Edmond ’79 (GAP) retired as a program manager with U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, Mission Support, Training Division. He and his wife of more than 42 years are relocating to their retirement home in Ohio to be closer to family and grandchildren.
Submitted on: February 16, 2026
Name: Thomas Peeples
Class Year(s): 1994, 2003
Note: Thomas Peeples ’94 (KGCOE), MS ’03 (CAST) is starting a new position as the T901 Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) Program Manager at GE Aerospace!
Submitted on: February 6, 2026
Name: Dean Ganskop
Class Year(s): 2006, 2010
Note: Dean Ganskop ’06 (GCCIS), MS ’10 (GCCIS) started a new position as vice president of Product Technology at Iter Opus Corporation, a SaaS firm based in Rochester, NY. The flagship product, Levii.io, is an intelligent career concierge service. Levii.io is known for helping people understand viable career paths, identify the skills they have and the ones they need, and receive a guided, personalized roadmap rather than the fragmented experience of job boards, training platforms, or generic advice. For employers, it provides real-time visibility into skills, internal mobility, talent pipelines, and future staffing projections.
Submitted on: February 6, 2026
Name: Kayla Stephan
Class Year(s): 2019
Note: Allison Carey ’22 (KGCOE) and Kayla Stephan ’19 (KGCOE), MS ’19 (CLA), married on March 29, 2025, six years after meeting at RIT.
Submitted on: February 4, 2026
Name: Michael Bienenstock
Class Year(s): 1976
Note: Michael Bienenstock ’76 (COS) has recently published a fiction novel named Love and Hope Have No Borders: An interfaith Story. The novel is available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
Submitted on: January 27, 2026