Past Class Notes
Submission Date:
First Name: Grace
Last Name: Anne
Class Year: 2021
Photo:
Grace Anne working Veterans info booth at MN State Fair on Veterans Day
Note: Grace Anne '21 (NTID) recently completed her first term with AmeriCorps through Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa. While there, she helped create and grow a new division called the Veteran’s Corps - a program specially designed for newly separated or currently serving veterans who have a desire to pursue a career in conservation and/or outdoor recreation.
During her term, she educated social media and website design teams on good accessibility practices, earned her Wildland Firefighter certification, rehabilitated native prairies, removed invasive plant species, and created and maintained park trails. November through December, she had the opportunity to deploy to Fort Meyers, Florida, for disaster response. Hurricane Ian was the deadliest hurricane to strike the state of Florida since 1935. Such a large-scale disaster required a large-scale mission response. She had the opportunity to serve as Logistics Deputy and, later, transitioned to Public Information Officer which involved interviewing with survivors, field crew members and local news outlets; disseminating fliers and brochures, as well as creating and maintaining social media pages. Additionally, she had the opportunity to utilize her skills as an ASL interpreter by interpreting for crews who were working with Deaf survivors.
Serving with AmeriCorps’ Conservation Corps prepared me for her next career move in ways she never would have anticipated. She looks to additional experiences with them and internationally through PeaceCorps in the future. If any readers are interested in outdoor recreation, conservation, wildland firefighting, or disaster response, she cannot recommend Conservation Corps enough.
During her term, she educated social media and website design teams on good accessibility practices, earned her Wildland Firefighter certification, rehabilitated native prairies, removed invasive plant species, and created and maintained park trails. November through December, she had the opportunity to deploy to Fort Meyers, Florida, for disaster response. Hurricane Ian was the deadliest hurricane to strike the state of Florida since 1935. Such a large-scale disaster required a large-scale mission response. She had the opportunity to serve as Logistics Deputy and, later, transitioned to Public Information Officer which involved interviewing with survivors, field crew members and local news outlets; disseminating fliers and brochures, as well as creating and maintaining social media pages. Additionally, she had the opportunity to utilize her skills as an ASL interpreter by interpreting for crews who were working with Deaf survivors.
Serving with AmeriCorps’ Conservation Corps prepared me for her next career move in ways she never would have anticipated. She looks to additional experiences with them and internationally through PeaceCorps in the future. If any readers are interested in outdoor recreation, conservation, wildland firefighting, or disaster response, she cannot recommend Conservation Corps enough.
Submission Date:
First Name: Paul
Last Name: Tracy
Class Year: 1989
Photo:
Amanda Phelps in the starring role as Anya
Note: While Paul Tracy '00 (CIAS) has had a successful video production business running for 28 years, in 2022 he started Westwood Studios, LLC as a local cinematic film company. His first film is called A Date for Anya, and they shot a trailer in July 2022. The studio is expected to make the full film in 2023 after raising funds. The film's website is www.adateforanya.com
Submission Date:
First Name: Ron
Last Name: Sherman
Class Year: 1964
Photo:
Ron Sherman Finishing Photo Archives Edits
Note: In June 2022, the Stuart A Rose Library at Emory University acquired the photo archives of Ron Sherman '64 (GAP), which were collected from 1971 to 2001. The collection comprised 500,000 black & white negatives, contact sheets, 35mm transparencies, digital files and notes. The Rose Archives originally acquired 750 black & white prints in 2014 that documented Atlanta's 1970s political, social, sports, and events that he documented that decade.
In August and September, 2022, the Roswell Cultural Arts Center exhibited twenty five of Ron's selected photographic prints. That exhibit was held at the Atlanta Photography Gallery from November 2022 to January 2023.
In August and September, 2022, the Roswell Cultural Arts Center exhibited twenty five of Ron's selected photographic prints. That exhibit was held at the Atlanta Photography Gallery from November 2022 to January 2023.
Submission Date:
First Name: Erika
Last Name: Heffernan
Class Year: 2011
Photo:
Day 111
Note: Erika Heffernan MFA '11 (CIAS) was recently awarded $7,500 for The Florida Keys Council of the Arts' Art Builds Community Grant to build cultural equity by creating an art exhibition that displays a variety of works of art that evokes the various emotions and experiences during the pandemic for people with disabilities.
Submission Date:
First Name: Mike
Last Name: Mooney
Class Year: 1983, 1985
Photo:
Hello RIT Alumni & friends
Note: Mike Mooney MFA '85 (FAA) enters his second year of teaching Graphic Design at Spring Arbor University in Spring Arbor, Michigan. Just as cold & snowy as Rochester!