Class Notes

Photo by Rick Reyes, Walter Reed Bethesda Command Communications (Reprinted with Permission)

Name: Harvey Duze

Class Year(s): 1972

Note: "Imagine coming to work one day and seeing on a wall in one of the buildings and unbeknownst to you, a large photograph with your mother in it taken nearly 80 years ago. Harvey Duze ’7 (GAP), a photographer and graphic designer at Walter Reed Bethesda, didn’t imagine it, but lives it nearly every day. The photograph with Duze’s mother in it hangs in the pedestrian corridor connecting the America Building to Main Street and the historic Tower at the medical center. In the photograph, Duze’s mother - then Ruth Bloom - a member of the Women’s Army Corps during World War II, appears on the far right with three other WACs on back of a fire engine. "...I think it had to have been taken around 1943 or 1944. I first noticed the photo a week after I started work at Walter Reed Bethesda (WRB) in 2015. My mother passed in 1999, so seeing her there in the hallway was both emotional and exciting, as you can imagine. It was as though her presence there was her approval of my working here... I pass the photo almost every day and always say hello to her. It always makes my day to see her there, as I still miss her... I am proud of the fact that she has found a place of honor here at Walter Reed Bethesda." Duze’s mother was part of a communications battalion based near Indianapolis. His father also served in the Army during World War II. Duze said he’s proud to work at WRB, continuing a family tradition of service to the nation. Written by Bernard Little, Walter Reed Bethesda Command Communications - (Reprinted with permission.)

Submitted on: September 18, 2020

Ted shown working on a monotype at Pondside Press

Name: Theodore Braggins

Class Year(s): 1974, 1975

Note: Theodore Braggins ’74/MST ’75 (CIAS) retired in June from Arlington H.S. in LaGrangeville, NY after 33 years as an art teacher. While there Ted became head of the Art Department, and later the K-12 Visual Arts Coordinator. He was instrumental in beginning AP Art course offerings, and starting the Computer Graphics program which he instructed. "I always tried to use RIT as a model with strong foundations in 2D and 3D design while providing a number of advanced art electives for our students." Ted (RIT lacrosse ’71-73) was also a founding member of the Arlington lacrosse program where he coached for over 20 seasons. In addition to teaching, Ted and his wife, Melissa Katzman ’76 (CAD) have operated Pondside Press Graphics Workshop & Gallery (pondsidepress.com) in Rhinebeck, NY since 1985. They produce their own original graphic art using lithography, relief printing, and monotype. They also collaborate with other artists and have produced many print projects over the years. Recently they exhibited their work at Shahinian Fine Art in Rhinebeck, and participated in Art Studio Views (artstudioviews.com) over Labor Day weekend. They will be having a solo show "Ink and Paper and Ceramics" at the Tivoli Art Gallery, Tivoli NY October 26 - November 17, 2019 (TivoliArtistsGallery.com).

Submitted on: September 18, 2020

Beth Kiefer ’11 and Pat Ciambrone ’11 wedding photo

Name: Elizabeth Kiefer

Class Year(s): 2011

Note: Elizabeth Kiefer ’11 (CAST) and Patrick Ciambrone ’11 (KGCOE) were married on August 10, 2019 on Seneca Lake in Dundee, NY. They met on Move In Day in 2006 as members of Engineering House. Many RIT and EH alumni were in attendance to celebrate!