Class Notes
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
Name: Kathryn Robinson
Class Year(s): 2012
Note: On October 11, 2019, Kathryn Goodridge ’12 (CIAS) married Leo Rausch ’13 (GCCIS) in Richmond, Virginia. They met through Greek Life at RIT through mutual friends. Kate and Leo were joined by other Tigers at their celebration, including several members of their wedding party. The bridesmaids were: Matron of Honor Emalee Shea ’13 (CAST), Liane Sauda (nee Schneegass) ’12 (CHST), Anna Hazelwood ’12 (CIAS), ’19 (SOIS), and Lia Schapero ’21 (SOIS). The groomspeople included: Best Man Greg Warchol ’13 (GCCIS), Alex Bowden ’12 (GCCIS), John McCall ’12 (GCCIS), Stephanie Johnson ’13 (CHST), and Katie Burke ’12 (CIAS), MS ’15 (SOIS).
Submitted on: September 20, 2020