Class Notes

Name: Jessica Liverman

Class Year(s): 2018

Note: Jessica Liverman ’18 (COLA) and Gautam Jagannathan MS ’14 (GCCIS) had two wedding ceremonies this past fall on August 25, 2019 in Chennai, India and on October 5, 2019 in Penn Yan, NY. The two met at RIT at Building M in the spring of 2012 and now live in Fairport, NY. Family, friends and many RIT alumni attended the wedding, including Lilia Pikulyak ’12 (CIAS), Karthik Vaidyanathan MS ’13 (GCCIS), Rahul Navinchand MS ’13 (GCCIS), Sree Anirudh Bhandaram MS ’15 (GCCIS), Robert Staunton ’84 (KGCOE) MS ’96 (KGCOE), Egzona Imeri ’14 (COLA), Michael Buonaccorso ’11 (KGCOE), Swati Agarwal MS ’15 (GCCIS), Shitij Kumar MS ’14 (KGCOE), Ph.D. ’19 (KGCOE) , Kinesh Satiya MS ’13 (GCCIS), Rujul Shah MS ’14 (KGCOE), Theresa Neidermeyer ’14 (CIAS), Srikant Ayengar MS ’15 (GCCIS), Shannon Bean ’10 (COS), and Nick Wyble ’19 (KGCOE).

Submitted on: September 20, 2020

Name: Erin Malone

Class Year(s): 1994

Note: Erin Malone MFA ’94 (CIAS) has been promoted to Chair of the Interaction Design BFA program at California College of the Arts (January 2020). She has been teaching as an Associate Professor at the College in the program since 2016 in addition to her consulting practice.

Submitted on: September 20, 2020

Name: Victor Santiago

Class Year(s): 2013

Note: Victor Santiago ’13 (CIAS) was one of thirty men honored in this year’s awardees of the Thirty Under 30, an award presented by his fraternity, Pi Kappa Phi. He was honored for his work in the LGBTQIA+ community and his dedication to developing the undergraduate men of the fraternity and Greek life.

Submitted on: September 20, 2020

Name: Leslie Figueroa

Class Year(s): 1991

Note: Leslie Figueroa ’91 (KGCOE) visited campus in September 2019 after being away for 28 years. She was a little disoriented until she found the tiger. Wow, how the campus has changed!

Submitted on: September 20, 2020

Name: Christine Holtz

Class Year(s): 2002

Note: Christine Holtz ’02 (CIAS) and Lauren S. Zadikow ’02 (CIAS) have photographic works on exhibit in "Counterpressures", the 83rd installment of Carnegie Museum of Art’s Forum series presenting a thematic group exhibition that addresses the present urgency of global warming. The title, taken from a quotation in Pittsburgh environmentalist Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring (1962), identifies the show’s specific focus on the fraught relationship between human impact and environmental response. The exhibition opens at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh PA on February 20, 2020 and will be on view until July 12, 2020

Submitted on: September 20, 2020

Name: Nancy Weigle

Class Year(s): 1994

Note: Twenty-five years after graduation, Nancy Weigle ’94 (CIAS) and her friends still get together. Their Photo House friendship is as strong as ever!

Submitted on: September 20, 2020

Name: Nancy Weigle

Class Year(s): 1994

Note: Nancy Weigle ’94 (CIAS) and her husband celebrated their 20th anniversary in the fall of 2019. They also celebrated his 50th birthday by attending an RIT Women’s Hockey game at Penn State!

Submitted on: September 20, 2020

Name: Ryan Griske

Class Year(s): 1998

Note: Jasper Patrick Griske, Ryan Michael Griske’s ’98 (CAST), MS 00 (CAST) newest son, was born on November 9, 2019.

Submitted on: September 20, 2020

Name: Brian Moon

Class Year(s): 2000

Note: Brian Moon ’00 (CLA) was promoted to Vice President, Sales and Business Development at the Consumer Electronics Association. In his new role, he oversees global sales and business development for CES, the world’s largest technology event, and CES Asia, Asia’s premier technology event.

Submitted on: September 20, 2020

Name: Samantha Robinson

Class Year(s): 2014

Note: Samantha Robinson ’14 (SOIS) married Ryan Thompson BS/MS ’14 (COS) on August 10, 2019. Their ceremony was officiated by Jay Howson ’13 (COS). They were joined by many other alumni, including members of their bridal party: Tricia Chapman ’12 (COS), Chelsea Viele ’16 (COS), and Tim Shank ’11 (COS). Even their photographer, Bob Kniley ’05 (CAST), was an alumnus. Thank you to all of the Tigers who attended!

Submitted on: September 20, 2020