# List of Rochester Institute of Technology alumni

Rochester Institute of Technology has over 145,000 alumni from all 50 U.S. states and over 100 countries. This is a list of some notable alumni.

## Government

* John Cebrowski – member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
* Brian Chontosh (2000) – United States Marine Corps officer, Navy Cross Recipient
* Robert J. Duffy (1993) – Lieutenant Governor of New York (2011–2014); mayor, (2006–2010) City of Rochester; past Chief of Police, City of Rochester
* David Egan (1962) – New York State Supreme Court Justice
* Bruce James – former Public Printer of the United States
* Fiona Ma – California State Assembly Majority Whip and a San Francisco politician
* Tom McMahon – Mayor of Reading, Pennsylvania
* Rodney C. Moen – Wisconsin State Senator

## Science and Engineering

* Kate Gleason – engineer and businesswoman known both for being a revolutionary in the predominantly male field of engineering and for her philanthropy
* Ralph Peo – engineer, inventor, chairman and CEO of Houdaille Industries, 1957 alumnus of the year
* Patricia Moore (1974) – industrial designer, gerontologist and author of Disguised: A True Story(1985) ;Recognized by ID Magazine as one of the "40 Most Socially Conscious Designers" in the world
* Steve Capps (1980) – noted computer programmer and designer of the original Apple Macintosh computer
* Steven Van Slyke (1988) – co-inventor of the Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) displays used in smartphones, digital cameras, HD and Ultra HDTVs
* Rick Kittles (1989) – noted Biologist specializing in Human genetics
* Caleb Barlow (1995: Electrical Engineering) (1999 MS Manufacturing Management and Leadership) - Chief Executive Officer - Cyberbit - an information security entrepreneur, innovator and operator with success in both product and services businesses.
* Bob Kalka (1989) – vice president of the Security Business Unit at IBM
* Elan Lee (1998) – founder and creator of Exploding Kittens game; former chief design officer at Xbox Entertainment Studios; alternate reality game designer
* Alex Kipman (2001) – primary inventor of Kinect and HoloLens
* John Resig (2006) – creator of jQuery
* James Luening (1987) – Former Associate Director of Engineering with a concentration on Information and Intelligence at RTX technology's

## Humanities

* Kwaku Alston (1994) – celebrity portrait photographer
* Barbara Astman (1970) – artist, photographer
* Ralph Avery (1928) – artist
* Paul Benoit (1976) – Feature Pulitzer Prize, Boston Herald in 1979
* Bernie Boston (1955) – photojournalist, twice nominated for a Pulitzer Prize, including his 1967 Flower Power photo
* Marilyn Bridges (1979, 1981) – aerial photographer
* Robert F. Bukaty (1982) – Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer for feature photography with the Associated Press in 1999
* Dean Chamberlain (1977) – effect photographer
* Emma Lampert Cooper (1897) – painter
* Jeff Daly – chief designer of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
* Bruce Davidson – photographer
* Ken Geiger (1985) – Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist for spot news with The Dallas Morning News in 1993
* Stan Grossfeld (1973) – two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist with the Boston Globe in 1984 and 1985
* James D. Havens (ca 1920) – woodblock printmaker, painter, and first American insulin recipient
* N. Katherine Hayles (1966) – critical theorist
* Tom Hussey – photographer specializing in commercial advertising and lifestyle photography
* Kenneth Josephson (1932) – photographer; founder of the Society for Photographic Education
* Jeannette Klute – Kodak research photographer who helped develop the Dye-transfer process and demonstrated color photography as an art form
* Bryan Kocis – founder of Cobra Video
* Leon Lim – artist, contestant on Work of Art: The Next Great Artist
* Dan Loh (1995) – Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist for feature photography with the Associated Press in 1999
* Mary Lum (artist) – visual artist, recipient of Guggenheim Fellowship, professor at Bennington College
* Zwelethu Mthethwa (1989) – South African painter and photographer
* David Muench – landscape and nature photographer
* Elli Perkins – professional glass artist
* Fredericka Douglass Sprague Perry – activist, philanthropist
* Wallace Seawell (1940) – Hollywood photographer
* Daria Semegen – composer of classical music
* Ronald Senungetuk – Inupiat artist
* William Snyder (1981) – four-time Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist; director of photography, Dallas Morning News
* David Spindel – photographer
* Anthony Suau (1978) – Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist for feature photography with the Denver Post in 1978
* Emily Thompson (1984) – associate professor of history, University of San Diego; 2005 MacArthur Foundation Fellow
* Jerry Uelsmann (1957) – photographer, darkroom artist and Professor Emeritus of the University of Florida
* Craig Varjabedian – photographer
* Eloise Wilkin (1923) – illustrator for Little Golden Books

## Social Sciences

* Thomas R Keene – economist for Bloomberg News
* C. A. Tripp – psychologist and writer

## Arts & Design

* Kevin Auzenne – visual artist
* Mike Battle (2002) – digital restoration artist
* Brian Bram – comic artist for American Splendor, founder of two interactive agencies in Boston
* Kei Ito (2014) – contemporary photographer and installation artist
* Elan Lee (1998) – alternate reality game designer
* Junco Sato Pollack – contemporary artist
* Todd Chadwick Wilson – director
* Chuck Baird (1974) – deaf artist and one of the founders of the De'VIA art movement
* Sean Forbes (2008) – co-founder of D-PAN, the Deaf Professional Arts Network
* Adam Kubert (1981) – comics artist known for his work for publishers such as Marvel Comics and DC Comics
* David Spindel (born 1941), photographer
* Glynis Sweeny (1984) – illustrator and nationally recognized caricaturist
* Ryan Adriandhy [id] (2019) – Indonesian animator, stand-up comedian

## Journalism & Media

* Liz Bonis (1988) – reporter, WKRC-TV, Cincinnati (Clear Channel Communications), Channel 13 WHAM-TV
* Gale Gand (1981) – cookbook author, chef and host of TV Food Network's Sweet Dreams
* Debra Meiburg – wine journalist, Master of Wine holder
* Jack Van Antwerp (1986) – former director of photography for The Wall Street Journal
* Frederick Elmes (1986) – cinematographer, two-time winner of the Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography
* Michael Slovis (1976) – cinematographer and television director, including Breaking Bad

## Business

* Donald N. Boyce (1967) – chairman of the board, IDEX Corporation
* Daniel Carp (1973) – former chairman and CEO of the Eastman Kodak Company
* Tom Curley (1977) – president and CEO, Associated Press
* Jeffrey K. Harris (1975) – vice president and managing director for Situational Awareness Systems, Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems and Solutions
* Roger W. Kober (1984) – chairman and CEO, Rochester Gas & Electric Corporation
* Ralph Peo (1915) – founder of Frontier Industries and former CEO and chairman of Houdaille Industries
* Mike Rundle – co-founder, 9rules Network
* Kevin Surace (1985) – entrepreneur, CEO of Appvance, CNBC Innovator of the Decade
* Robert Fabbio (1985) – venture capitalist, founder of Tivoli Systems and WhileGlove Health

## Sports

* Alex Crepinsek – National Lacrosse League player for the Minnesota Swarm
* Matt Hamill – champion wrestler at NCAA Division III and 2001 Summer Deaflympics; Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial artist
* Steve Pinizzotto – Canadian professional ice hockey player
* Jerry Ragonese – Major League Lacrosse player for the Rochester Rattlers
* Chris Tanev – National Hockey League player for the Toronto Maple Leafs
* Steve Toll – National Lacrosse League Player
* John Williams – equestrian Olympic bronze medal winner