1. Welcome to Mechanical Engineering at RIT Class of 2019
Welcome to mechanical engineering at RIT. It is indeed a pleasure to have you join our community – a close knit group of individuals from across the United States, and around the globe. We look forward to getting to know you very well over the next five years, and we view this as simply the first step in a relationship that we hope will last a lifetime.
I would like to spend some time with you this morning, to share some recent success that members of our community have enjoyed, and encourage you to take part in the many varied programs and activities that our department offers. I will also identify some hurdles and challenges that you may expect to face during this first year here at RIT. I will close with some words of guidance and a challenge to excel before dismissing you to work closely with your faculty advisors for the balance of the morning.
Dr. Risa Robinson
Professor and Department Head
We Design The Future…….

2. Mechanical Engineering Class of 2019
DIVERSITY
19 states and 6 countries (outside of US)
6 ALAANA students (4%)
45 women (34%)
17 honors students (12%)
7 ROTC
ELITE COMMUNITY
2,136 applications
132 first-year seats
We have a great group of staff and faculty in the ME department, and they are all focused on helping you be successful in your studies and career preparation. Your class has a group of outstanding faculty advisors. Drs. Kempski, Gupta, Venkataraman, Stevens, and Lamkin-Kennard will serve as your academic advisors for the next five years. They will move through the curriculum with you, and assist you in planning your academic career, as well as getting started in your first professional co-op experiences just a couple of years from now.
Retention in mechanical engineering has been a focal point for the improvement of our department for the past several years, and we have seen wonderful progress. When I was a young man, entering college, it was expected that 1/3 of the entering class would fail out of college during their first year. I believe that is wrong. When we admit students to mechanical engineering at RIT, we admit you with the expectation that every single one of you has the ability to be successful in our program. Ultimately, your success in this program depends upon you – BUT – you are not alone in your pursuit of your degree. Our department has achieved nearly a decade of first year retention at RIT in excess of 95%. We are a national leader.

3. LC 1 – GLE-2129 Ms. Stephanie Gosson & Dr. Risa Robinson
Matthew Bartlow
Rebecca Bennett
Alexander Bowman
Robert Burns
Joshua Enrico
Maura Hess-Mahan
Chad Kratina
Catherine Krawiec
Jason Kuang
Ian Kurtz
Matthew Nygren
Matthew Poskus
Evan Rosenberg
Reese Salen
Derek Schomer
Adam Stock
Austin Storms

4. LC 2 – GLE-2139 Ms. Hillary McCormick & Dr. Michael Schertzer
John Ackerman
Bryan Bausinger
Alexander Bowman
James Boyers
Christopher Cannon
Gabrielle Cole
Eric Cooper
Jesse Fronckowiak
James Grace
Christopher Hart
Joshua Hilton
Ryan Jaskiel
Suzanne Kagenski
Noah Lach
Justin Law
Andrew Love
Tyler Maykish
Lily Mazur
Richard Mirsky-Ashby
Olivier Montmayeur
Samantha Poeppelman
Erin Rodgers
Kelly Rogers
Hailey Sanidad
Joshua Sellers
Brent Sorensen
Jordyn Stone
Jeffrey Tyssee
Solomiya Vysochanska
Jacob Watts-St. Germain
Alison Wright

5. LC 3 – GLE-1149 Ms. Amy Powell & Dr. Ali Ogut
Amalachukwu Anene
Kristin Angel
Zachary Anglemyer
Zoe Bottcher
Kollin Brakefield
Joseph Cermak
Kyle DePalma
Matthew Doroz
Ava Enoch
Oscar Estrada Torrejon
Zachariah Fahsi
Hunter Hoffman
Lawrence Holden
Mena Ibrahim
Deanna Johnston
Taylor Kelley
Christopher Kratzer
Richard Laga
Jason Levy
Harley Olsen
Cullen Phillips
Griffin Rule
Shaojun Song
Pamelia Slattery
Mary Claire Steinwachs
Iain Tracton
David Travis

6. LC 4 – GLE-2159 Ms. Stephanie Gosson & Dr. Jason Kolodziej
Nicholas Amato
Deirdre Arcand
Craig Basl
Stephanie Carter
Erin Cherry
Garrett Coletti
Vincent D Arrigo
Elijah Eaton
Andrew Hayden
Christopher Hein
Charles Henle
Jacob Huppe
Ian Kay
Bridget March
Justin Napieralski
Caleb Novko
Maisa Peters
Anna Powers
Bailey Reid
Reagan Schaeffer
Jonathan Schuitema
Esther Septimo
Christian Sossa
Aiara Tria Toribio
Derek Wilson
Dobhran Black
Maria de Sande
Zachary Hayes
Anja Kerkapoly
Brittany Lacy
Cory Mahony
Ethan Marsh
Kyle McAlinn
Nathan Mckerley
David Messner
Melissa Nellist
Nathan O'Hara
Alexanna Page
Steven Paine
Michael Palmer
Richard Price
Zachary Rizzolo
Thomas Robichaud
Nicholas Senita
David Siciliano
Robert Sokolowski
Spencer Steficek
Sarthak Tandon
Victoria Tripp
Tyler Walton

7. LC 5 – GLE-2159 Ms. Stephanie Gosson & Prof. Kate Leipold
Olivia Bernier
Nathan Bracalente
Samantha Cameron
James Challender
Sandesh Chille
Stephanie Chu
Kyler Constable
MacKenzie Crable
Ndeye Diop
Nathanael Fires
Julia Guidry
Ryan Hollender
Kayla Holmes
Anna-Lucia Jacobson-Eckert
Ashley Kosak
Alec Lang
William Lawrence
Zachary Lewis
Mackenzie Maier
Brianna Mancine
Aaron Reckless
Amanda Reimer
Victoria Robinson
Darrien Satterthwaite
Stephen Stork
Brian Strempel
Rachel Taylor
Christopher Thompson
Timothy Turner
Skyler White
Andrew Wright
Lydia Yeckley