Class Notes

Name: David Cox

Class Year(s): 1994

Note: David Cox, MS ’94 (GCCIS) writes "After completing a MS in Computer Science, I worked for a few years at Xerox and then moved to Raleigh, NC in 2001. Since 2001, I have worked at ABB Corporation in the U.S. Corporation in the U.S. Corporate Research Center. In 2010 I completed my PhD in Computer Science. During this time I also became involved with my community and public service. In 2015 I was elected to the Raleigh City Council where I represent 90,000 citizens in northeast Raleigh. Thank you to RIT for helping me obtain the foundation for my career!"

Submitted on: September 16, 2020

Name: Peter Gousios

Class Year(s): 1999

Note: Peter Gousios MS ’99 (KGCOE) has earned his AWS system architect certification.

Submitted on: September 16, 2020

Name: Sophia Dower

Class Year(s): 2019

Note: Sophia Dower ’19 (KGCOE) writes "My parents are both RIT alumni and met at RIT (Jon Dower and Nicole Dower). My fiance; and I also are RIT alumni and met at RIT and we are getting married on 10/10/2020!" We also all played sports at RIT! Nicole Dower - Womens Varsity Basketball. Jonathan Dower - Mens Varsity Lacrosse. Sophia Dower - Womens Varsity Lacrosse. Evan Oslakovich - Intramural Hockey."

Submitted on: September 16, 2020

Name: Kathryn Wurman

Class Year(s): 2014

Note: Steven Lucchesi ’14 BS/ME (KGCOE) and Katy Wurman ’14 BS/ME (KGCOE) were married in Rochester, NY on August 3, 2019. Several former and current RIT Tigers were in attendance to celebrate the newlyweds at the Pomona at Blue Barn Cidery. The two met during their first year at RIT and quickly became friends and supporters of each other’s success. They currently reside in Houston, TX where Steve is an Account Executive with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Katy is a Managing Consultant with Simpler Consulting, an IBM Company.

Submitted on: September 16, 2020

Name: Brian Shapiro

Class Year(s): 1962

Note: Brian Shapiro ’62 (CIAS) has a painting, "Girl Blessing Torah" on exhibit at the Dr. Bernard Heller Museum, One West Forth Street, New York, NY (between Broadway and Mercer Street) September 12- June 30, 2020. The painting is part of a group show titled "Relative Relations".

Submitted on: September 16, 2020

Name: Gretchen Romey-Tanzer

Class Year(s): 1979

Note: Gretchen Romey-Tanzer ’79 (CIAS) was awarded the Massachusetts Cultural Council Artists Fellowship in the area of Crafts in January 2019. Her focus was in Woven and Constructed Textile Design. Gretchen has recently retired from 29 years of teaching high school art and is working on building up her weaving studio and gallery in Brewster, MA (The Tanzer Weaving Studio and Gallery, #2623 Main St., Brewster, MA 02631). As well as continuing to design and weave her artwork, she is teaching new and returning weavers the craft of weaving at the Weaving studio. www.tanzersfiberworks.com

Submitted on: September 16, 2020

Name: Christopher Landry

Class Year(s): 2003

Note: Chris Landry ’03 (CAST) co-founded Scan Mailboxes, which began five years ago as a startup to its millionth scan of client mail. Chris and his business partner started Scan Mailboxes in 2014 with a desire to provide a more efficient way for people to read their mail no matter where they are. saving time and environmental waste in the process. The Scan Mailboxes App allows people to read and manage their postal mail and packages on their phones. After opening mail virtually on the Scan Mailboxes app, the client can then decide what to do with the mail, such as to hold for pickup, shred, forward, or take other action such as depositing checks. In five years, Scan Mailboxes has grown into a role as a comprehensive mailroom solution for businesses and individuals that have deposited over $15 million in client checks and securely shredded over 3.3 million pages of mail. Based in Texas, Scan Mailboxes owes its growth in part to its ability to provide customers with an Austin mailing address, a hot commodity due to the city’s growing population. Scan Mailboxes is able to serve as a registered agent or provide a corporate mailing address. San Mailboxes has also been able to nurture its social mission to expand employment opportunities for Deaf individuals. Since 2014, over 15 Deaf people have been hired to work in its Austin offices through more inclusive hiring, a point of pride for the company.

Submitted on: September 16, 2020

Name: Perry Conley

Class Year(s): 1981

Note: Perry Lee or "Willy" Conley ’81 (CIAS) is pleased to announce two new book releases. The first book, "Visual-Gestural Communication: : A Workbook in Nonverbal Expression and Reception", explores universal gestures, facial expressions, body language, and pantomime. The second book, "Listening Through the Bone", examines life cycles and experiences as a deaf individual which he expresses through a collection of poems.

Submitted on: September 16, 2020

Name: Anthony Macri

Class Year(s): 2008

Note: Anthony Macri ’08 (KGCOE) and his wife Alisha celebrated the birth of their first child, Margaret Clare, in May 2019.

Submitted on: September 16, 2020

Name: David Kutz

Class Year(s): 1979

Note: In April 2019 David Kutz ’79 (GAP) was elected President of the International Association of Panoramic Photographers (IAPP). His second term in that position (the first being 2015-2016). The Association was founded in 1984 and consisted of Cirkut and panoramic camera photographers, labs that printed panoramic photos and panoramic camera builders. The IAPP's purpose is to educate and promote panoramic photography and its uses in all forms (film, digital and VR). The Association will be planning a conference for the fall of 2020 in the Rochester area.

Submitted on: September 16, 2020