A Place to Succeed
Meet a few of the students, alumni, faculty and staff who have found success at RIT/NTID.
Sara Beth Weiner
After earning her bachelor's degree at RIT/NTID, Sara Beth went on to earn two master's degrees at Columbia University, and was recently selected as a Fellow for the CDC's Public Health Prevention Program.
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Chamoreun Dee
An RIT bachelor's degree in Management Information Systems prepared Chameoreun for his current job: working as a systems analyst in the White House.
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Evelyn Wiggins
This 2004 alumna of the Applied Computer Technology program now applies her computer and database skills at a leading biopharmaceutical company.
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John Anderson
In 1989, John became one of the first-ever RIT students to major in Information Technology. Since graduation, he has worked in a variety of IT roles, and says that RIT prepared him to "wear many different hats in the high-tech field."
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Paul Casanova
Paul utilizes the technical skills he learned as a Mechanical Engineering Technology major at RIT/NTID to build joint and extremity implants for amputees and other patients.
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Jelica Bruer Nuccio
Jelica, whose vision loss was first discovered at NTID, was recognized in 2005 as an NTID Distinguished Alumna for her leadership as executive director of the Deaf-Blind Center in Seattle, Washington.
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Alan Gifford
This 1977 RIT/NTID Civil Engineering alumnus had his construction management skills put to the test when was dispatched by his employer to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina struck.
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Elizabeth Ayers Gibson
A graduate of the Diagnostic Medical Sonography program, Elizabeth is one of the few in her field to have earned Advanced Practice Sonographer status from the Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography.
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Michael L. Cross Jr.
A 1996 Civil Engineering Technology graduate, Michael now applies his fascination for mathematics and design to his work as a design engineer for the New York State Department of Transportation.
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Arthur Babin
Taking a leadership role in the NTID Student Congress helped Arthur become "a more energetic and compassionate person," and gave him the confidence he needed to succeed as an application programmer at Fidelity National Financial.
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