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

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 (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
 * Katie Linendoll (2005) – tech expert on A&E's We Mean Business
 * 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 Calgary Flames
 * Steve Toll – National Lacrosse League Player
 * John Williams – equestrian Olympic bronze medal winner