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Jennifer Rathbone (2009)
Jennifer Greene (2009) and Casey Rathbone (2010) are happy to announce their marriage on October 7, 2011 in Austin, TX. Alumni Patrick Goodell & Rob Hudson were Groomsmen. Alumni Amber Schinas was the Maid of Honor and alumni Sarah Seltzer was a Bridesmaid. They currently reside in Portland, OR.  Click here for photo
Submitted on Jan 3 2012.
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Liliya Plotkina (2011)
Liliya Plotkina (2011) and Stuart Becktell (2007) are happy to announce their engagement. The wedding ceremony will take place in 2013 in Rochester, NY. Stu & Lili met in December of 2010 online, and discovered that they have much in common--including their alma mater! Stu graduated with a degree in Applied Network & System Administration, and Lili with a degree in Advertising & Public Relations. Currently, both are living and working in the Rochester, NY area, and just purchased a home in East Irondequoit. They are planning their wedding for the 18th of May, 2013.  Click here for photo
Submitted on Jan 8 2012.
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Thomas Turchioe (1985)
Thomas Turchioe (1985) recently accepted a position at Critigen located in Denver, CO as Chief Technology Officer. Thomas recently was employed at SAP as Director, Performance & Scalability. "I was given a chance to work with a company that has a deep legacy of innovation (spun out of CH2M Hill) and drive productization efforts and lead the technology effort overall. I simply could not pass it up!"  Click here for photo
Submitted on Jan 8 2012.
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Harry Drake (1966)
Harry Drake (1966) "As of 12/14/11, I have retired after nearly 22 years as a Platinum Financial Services Advisor from Ameriprise Financial. We anticipate selling our Massachusetts home in 2012 and moving to St. Augustine, Florida to be nearer our family."  
Submitted on Jan 9 2012.
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Casey (Moosmann) Kita (2009)
Casey Moosmann (CIAS, 2009) and Endri Kita (CAST, 2009) are happy to announce their marriage on August 27, 2011 in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. They currently reside in Somerville, MA. RIT Alumni Larissa Stawnychy Chadwick, Joshua Chadwick and Andy McLean were in the wedding party.  Click here for photo
Submitted on Jan 11 2012.
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Katie Anderson (2010)
Katie Anderson (2010) and Jean-Marie Scheid are happy to announce their marriage on October 23, 2011 in Syracuse, NY. They currently reside in East Haven, CT. Alumni Luz Ramirez, Bridget Brennan, and Alyx Kasupski were attendants.  Click here for photo
Submitted on Jan 17 2012.
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Christopher Spiller (2010)
Christopher Spiller (2010) was recently promoted to Operations Center Engineer from Global Service Desk Technician at Yahoo!, Inc. located in Lockport, NY. "As an Operations Engineer, I work with a team of talented individuals who are responsible for first-level triage and support for Yahoo!'s production infrastructure, bringing together engineering, development, and management personnel to investigate and remedy incidents that impact Yahoo!'s customers worldwide."  
Submitted on Jan 17 2012.
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Kathy McClure (2004)
Kathy McClure (2004) and Steve McClure are proud to announce the birth of a baby girl, Kaylee Grace. She was born on November 13, 2011 in Lancaster, PA, and weighed 6 lb., 14 oz.. She has a proud older brother, Caleb, who just turned 2, and very proud parents and grandparents!  Click here for photo
Submitted on Jan 21 2012.
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Ankit Katyal (2008)
Ankit Katyal (2008) recently accepted a position at Evalueserve SEZ located in Gurgaon, Haryana as Research Associate - Intellectual Property. Ankit recently was employed at Jubilant Life Sciences as Executive - Project Manager. "The opportunity to use my RIT Biotechnology degree knowledge that I gained and finally getting to apply it in the role of a Knowledge Matter Expert prompted the change. Also, the prospect of working with US based clients in the life sciences area was very exciting. The key challenges will be to engage in providing consultancy services in IPR, research and development, technical expertise to client’s research team, with a multidisciplinary and continuous innovation approach."  
Submitted on Feb 3 2012.
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Sharon (Ryan) Dobias (1984)
"Sharon (Ryan) Dobias has been named Vice President of Courier Digital Solutions, North Chelmsford. MA. CDS provides digital solutions to the educational book market."  
Submitted on Feb 4 2012.
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Promotions & Career
Ankit Katyal (2008)
Ankit Katyal (2008) recently accepted a position at Evalueserve SEZ located in Gurgaon, Haryana as Research Associate - Intellectual Property. Ankit recently was employed at Jubilant Life Sciences as Executive - Project Manager. "The opportunity to use my RIT Biotechnology degree knowledge that I gained and finally getting to apply it in the role of a Knowledge Matter Expert prompted the change. Also, the prospect of working with US based clients in the life sciences area was very exciting. The key challenges will be to engage in providing consultancy services in IPR, research and development, technical expertise to client’s research team, with a multidisciplinary and continuous innovation approach."  
Submitted on Feb 3 2012.
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Sharon (Ryan) Dobias (1984)
"Sharon (Ryan) Dobias has been named Vice President of Courier Digital Solutions, North Chelmsford. MA. CDS provides digital solutions to the educational book market."  
Submitted on Feb 4 2012.
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Births & Adoptions
Amber Cutter (2009)
Amber Cutter (2009) and Ben Liset are proud to announce the birth of a baby boy, Ezra Thomas Liset. He was born on August 14, 2011 in Chicago, IL, and weighed 9 lb., 2 oz..  Click here for photo
Submitted on Dec 28 2011.
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Kathy McClure (2004)
Kathy McClure (2004) and Steve McClure are proud to announce the birth of a baby girl, Kaylee Grace. She was born on November 13, 2011 in Lancaster, PA, and weighed 6 lb., 14 oz.. She has a proud older brother, Caleb, who just turned 2, and very proud parents and grandparents!  Click here for photo
Submitted on Jan 21 2012.
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Marriages & Commitments
Casey (Moosmann) Kita (2009)
Casey Moosmann (CIAS, 2009) and Endri Kita (CAST, 2009) are happy to announce their marriage on August 27, 2011 in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. They currently reside in Somerville, MA. RIT Alumni Larissa Stawnychy Chadwick, Joshua Chadwick and Andy McLean were in the wedding party.  Click here for photo
Submitted on Jan 11 2012.
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Katie Anderson (2010)
Katie Anderson (2010) and Jean-Marie Scheid are happy to announce their marriage on October 23, 2011 in Syracuse, NY. They currently reside in East Haven, CT. Alumni Luz Ramirez, Bridget Brennan, and Alyx Kasupski were attendants.  Click here for photo
Submitted on Jan 17 2012.
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Educational & Academic
Matthew Syska (2010)
Matthew Syska (2010) received a Master of Science in Industrial & Systems Engineering from University of Southern California in December 2011.  
Submitted on Dec 22 2011.
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Roy Hartmann (1985)
Roy Hartmann, CPhT (1985) recently completed a certificate in Pharmacy Technician vocational training and, also, on December 28, 2011, passed the national Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam and is now seeking employment in his new career.  
Submitted on Jan 2 2012.
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