News by Topic: Alumni
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March 20, 2025
![Kwaku Alston, smiling in a black cap and glasses, is honored as the 2024-2025 Outstanding Alumnus of the Year in a graphic with bold orange text and accents.]()
Kwaku Alston named Outstanding Alumnus
Kwaku Alston ’94 (photography) has been named RIT’s Outstanding Alumnus for 2024-2025. Established by the Office of the President in 1952, it is the highest honor RIT can bestow upon a graduate.
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March 19, 2025
![A pain scale chart from 0 to 10 with five colored emoji faces representing pain levels: green smiling face for 'No Pain' (0-2), light green smiling face for 'Mild' (3-4), yellow neutral face for 'Moderate' (5-6), orange frowning face for 'Severe' (7-8), and red distressed face with X eyes for 'Worst' (9-10).]()
Pain And Pleasure In Project Management Of CDMOs
Outsourced Pharma talks to Tony Sampognaro '23 (Executive MBA) about how his degree has enhanced his abilities in navigating the business complexities of Contract Development and Manufacturing Organizations.
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March 17, 2025
![Smiling woman in a red sweater sits in a blue chair in the foreground of a busy networking event with people conversing in the background.]()
Camp Good Days inspires RIT physician assistant student
Deeply interested in how disease shapes children's lives, her experience interacting with pediatric cancer patients, survivors, and family members at Camp Good Days has enhanced her RIT education with interpersonal skills that are difficult to learn through textbooks.
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March 14, 2025
![Newlywed couple in matching white suits share a kiss at their wedding ceremony, holding hands under an outdoor arch, while an officiant and a sign language interpreter stand nearby.]()
Learning a Shared Love Language — One That Includes Signing
The New York Times features the love story of alumnus Jerald Creer and his husband, Kent Williams.
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March 14, 2025
![Split view of a fitness center at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), with one side featuring turf and functional training equipment, and the other side equipped with squat racks and barbells. Students exercise in both areas, with the RIT logo and tiger mascot on the walls.]()
Renovated Student Life Center offers more opportunities for students
Whether your idea of recreation is lifting weights, playing basketball, running, doing yoga, or playing darts, RIT’s Hale-Andrews Student Life Center is accommodating more visitors than ever, thanks in part to recent renovations and additions.
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March 10, 2025
![A woman in a black dress sits on a geometric bench in an outdoor space with modern architecture featuring circular windows. She smiles at the camera, surrounded by sculptural blue bird-shaped seats and greenery.]()
Inequity and suffering bother me, says design pioneer who has changed lives
The New Straits Times speaks to Patricia Moore '74 (industrial design).
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March 5, 2025
![Smiling person with gray hair and red glasses sits in a workshop or classroom, leaning back in a chair. A laptop, projector, and cables are visible in the background.]()
Let’s Hear It for the Ladies Who Lathe
The New York Times features the work of Wendy Maruyama '80 MFA (woodworking and furniture design), one of the first two women to graduate with a master's degree in furniture making.
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March 3, 2025
![Book cover for 'Thinking Made Visible: Movement, Narrative, and the Work of Saul Bass' by Jacob A. Dickerson. The left side has a black background with the title in bold white and red text, while the right side features a black-and-white photograph of Saul Bass smiling and gesturing. The cover includes design elements in blue and green.]()
Saul Bass’ iconic graphic designs are the focus of a new RIT Press book
Bass’ work ranges from the iconic movie poster and title sequences of the 1955 film noir, The Man with the Golden Arm, to familiar corporate logos for the Girl Scouts, United Way, Special Olympics, Exxon, AT&T, and more.
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February 27, 2025
![A graphic that shows a square portrait of Loryn Johnson on the right. On the left, text encased in an orange box outline reads, Loryn Johnson '20 (biotechnology and molecular bioscience)]()
Fischell Institute Black History Month Spotlight: Loryn Johnson
The Robert E. Fischell Institute for Biomedical Devices interviewed Loryn Johnson '20 (biotechnology and molecular biosciences), a neuroscience Ph.D. student at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
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February 26, 2025
![A man with white hair and glasses shows an old document to a woman wearing glasses and a red cardigan, as they sit at a table with archival materials in a modern office setting.]()
Sculptor Albert Paley gives personal archive to RIT
The Albert Paley Collection in the RIT Archives preserves the legacy of a celebrated working artist, entrepreneur, and educator. Paley is known around the world for his large-scale municipal works, sculptures, gates, architectural pieces, furniture design, and decorative arts.
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February 25, 2025
![A woman in a red blouse speaks at a podium with a microphone, gesturing with her hand. A banner behind her reads RIT Saunders College of Business with keywords like leadership and innovation.]()
Saunders College of Business to host third Women’s Leadership Weekend
The Power Your Potential (PYP) Women’s Conference on Feb. 28, kicking off the upcoming national Women’s History Month in March, serves as a dynamic platform for area businesswomen to gather insights from peers, engage in educational activities, and foster an environment conducive to women’s success in various professional spheres.
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February 25, 2025
![Five professionally dressed men stand together at an event, two wearing gold medals on orange ribbons. A large screen behind them displays 'John Traver Professorship' along with the RIT logo.]()
Ricky Figueroa honored as the inaugural John Traver Endowed Professor
An electrical engineer turned creative technologist, Ricky Figueroa is invigorated by working at the intersection of technology, the arts, and design. Embracing an interdisciplinary approach to teaching and research has led to success for both Figueroa and the students who pass through his classroom.
