Class Notes

Chasing Chase by Charesse Barett Book Cover

Name: Charesse Forbes (Barrett)

Class Year(s): 1998, 2018

Note: Charesse Forbes (Barrett) ’18 (SOIS) has authored and self-published the first of several children’s books that will be a part of the series she created called ’Chasing Chase’. ’Book 1: Where’s My Toy? (Honesty)’ is sure to be a favorite in any child’s library/collection! Charesse attended RIT’s College of Business as a Finance major from the years of 1998 - 2003. Unfortunately, she left before completing her degree. After experiencing many of life’s hills and valleys she returned as a student of The School of Individualized Studies and obtained her Bachelors of Applied Science with a Major in Management & Finance, and a Minor in Social Inequalities in January of 2018. Charesse’s goal is to positively impact the nation’s youth by equipping them with lessons centered around integrity and self-awareness through fun short stories! The content is loosely based on real life experiences with her four children. You can support Charesse by purchasing a book today! The outlets and links for purchase are listed below: - Lulu Bookstore Online: https://www.lulu.com/shop/charesse-barrett-and-malik-whitaker/chasing-chase/hardcover/product-n8k76k.html?q=Chasing+Chase&page=1&pageSize=4 (Use Discount Code: WELCOME15) Amazon - Chasing Chase: Book 1: Where’s My Toy? (Honesty) https://a.co/d/7SMZ9It As we enter the season of giving, purchase this Chasing Chase Book for a Child you know as a gift!

Submitted on: November 30, 2022

Name: Jeffrey Pollock

Class Year(s): 1966

Note: Jeff Pollock MBA ’66 (GAP) was recently elected Trustee of the George Eastman House in Rochester, NY.

Submitted on: November 30, 2022

George Eastman Musuem, Sweet Creations Exhibit 2022

Name: Timothy Cosgriff

Class Year(s): 1916

Note: Timothy Cosgriff MS ’96 (CAST) exhibited in the George Eastman Museum 2022 Sweet Creations Exhibit. His work, "On the Seventh Day of Keaton, Buster Gave to me!" is a gingerbread creation of the house from Buster Keaton’s 1920 film, "One Week.". The work contains photography work of Cosgriff. A digital image of the Railroad Tracks in Neighborhood of the Arts enhances Buster’s attempt to move his house from Lot 66 to Lot 99 only to be stuck on railroad tracks. Watch the move for the outcome.

Submitted on: November 29, 2022

Name: Ben Braun

Class Year(s): 2022

Note: Ben Braun ’22 (CAD) recently won the Award of Excellence in the Multimedia: Documentary Short category for his movie, Saving our Sons, at the College Photographer of the Year competition. This marks the second-straight year that Braun has collected an award at the competition, as he also the won silver for Multimedia: Individual Story last year. Link to Ben’s award-winning video: https://www.benthebraun.com/saving-our-sons The College Photographer of the Year competition is administered by the University of Missouri, with continuing support from its co-sponsor, Nikon Inc. Entries come from more than 500 students from over 120 colleges and universities worldwide.

Submitted on: November 18, 2022

Jonathan and Joanne sitting on the bench at the Good Luck Restaurant.

Name: Joanne Galvez Dollhopf

Class Year(s): 2012

Note: RIT/NTID Alumni Joanne Galvez ’12 (CCE) married Jonathan Dollhopf in Rochester, NY on September 16, 2022.

Submitted on: November 11, 2022

Name: Alexandra Grant

Class Year(s): 2014

Note: Alexandra Grant ’14 (GCCIS) married Christian Altamura in Savannah, GA on October 8, 2022

Submitted on: November 8, 2022

Name: Samantha Whalen

Class Year(s): 2012

Note: RIT Alumni and college sweethearts Samantha Whalen BS ’12 (CHST) and Alex Bouthillette BS ’14 (CAST) married in Simsbury, CT on September 16, 2022.

Submitted on: October 27, 2022

Name: Ian Berringer

Class Year(s): 2016

Note: Ian Berringer ’16 (CAST) married Kerri Doyle at Allen Hill Farm in Brooklyn, Conn.

Submitted on: October 25, 2022

Bill and Nate after their engagement, 2021.

Name: William Hallett (formerly Gerken)

Class Year(s): 2015

Note: William J. Gerken ’15 (CLA) and Nathaniel C. Hallett were married September 10, 2022 at the Reikart House in Amherst, New York.

Submitted on: October 18, 2022

Dmitriy is monitoring image processing telemetry from the DRACO camera with less than an hour to-go before impact. Photo Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Ed Whitman

Name: Dmitriy Bekker

Class Year(s): 2007

Note: Dmitriy Bekker ’07, MS ’07 (KGCOE) is an engineering lead on NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission. On September 26, 2022 - DART impacted the asteroid Dimorphos and changed its orbit around the larger binary asteroid Didymos - thus completing the world’s first planetary defense technology demonstration. Dmitriy led the development of the onboard image processing and image data handling for the DRACO camera on DART, which was used to autonomously guide the spacecraft to Dimorphos and stream real-time imagery to Earth. Dmitriy participated in Mission Operations on the day of impact and monitored DRACO performance during the crucial terminal approach sequence. Dmitriy is a senior engineer in the Space Exploration Sector at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, where the DART spacecraft was designed, built, and operated for NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office.

Submitted on: October 16, 2022