Distinguished Alumni Award

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This honor is presented to alumni who have brought distinction at the highest levels to their college or RIT through professional, community, or philanthropic achievements.

This year's award recipients

Headshot of Chris Wairegi

Chris Wairegi

BFA '14

College of Art and Design

Headshot of Mark Chaney

Mark Chaney

DIP '83

College of Engineering Technology

Headshot of JoAnne Ryan

JoAnne Ryan

MS '04

College of Health Science and Technology

Potrait of Dorothy Cole Farris

Dorothy Cole Farris

BS '73

Saunders College of Business

Potrait of Fernando Silva

Fernando Silva

BT '82, MS ’87

Kate Gleason College of Engineering

Potrait of Louis Cantolupo

Louis Cantolupo

BS '93

College of Science

Potrait of Robert Moore, Jr.

Robert Moore Jr.

BS '91

Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences

Potrait of Erich Hernandez-Baquero

Erich Hernandez-Baquero

Ph.D. '00

RIT Graduate School

Potrait of Jeffrey McCaw

Jeffrey McCaw

BS '89

National Technical Institute for the Deaf

Potrait of Ryan Rich

Ryan Rich

BS '13

School of Individualized Study