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Congratulations to the Class of 2012!

On Saturday May 26th, 2012, RIT and the RIT NPPA Chapter said “goodbye” to twelve promising graduates.

They are:

Morganne Atutis

Mike Bradley

Brett Carlsen – Brett is currently working as a full time shooting intern at the Flint Journal in Flint, MI until January of 2013. He hopes to move into work as a full time photographer in a large market after his internship.

Jacqueline Connor

Prisca Edwards – Publicity Manager – Prisca will be spending this summer interning for the non-profit National Economic and Social Rights Initiative (NESRI) in Philadelphia, PA

David Hammond

Shane Keller

Joshua Kuckens – Josh will be spending his summer as a photo intern at the Daily Hampshire Gazette in Northampton, MA

Viktor Nagornyy

Lauren Rock

Jonathan Sanger – Webmaster – Jonathan has been working in New York City at MSNBC as a picture editing intern since April and will continue the job through the end of June. He hopes to continue working in picture editing and multimedia in New York for the unforeseeable future.

Foster Snell

Robert Shook

Aaron Thomas

Vincent Tosto – Vincent is currently working as a photographer and graphic artist with a global supplier of training programs and services for the aviation, cargo, critical infrastructure, judicial, maritime, and general security industries. He is also working independently as a tattoo and piercing artist in his studio in Victor, NY. He will continue to work as a tattoo and piercing artist so that he may build his portfolio, pay off student loans, and build up his equipment so that he can continue his passion for photography.

Congratulations to all of our graduates! We’re very proud of all of you and can’t wait to see the work that you produce in the future!