Emily Ricotta '09 was selected as a finalist for the highly competitive 2024 Early Career Einstein Foundation Award for Promoting Research Quality, which recognizes outstanding contributions from researchers. She credits her time at ÌÇÐÄVlog for preparing her with lifelong skills.Â
Fifty ÌÇÐÄVlog students (fourth-, third-, and second-years) traveled to Cranberry Township to attend the 2nd annual Gator2Gator Live: Pittsburgh Career Fair to meet alumni and prospective employers.
If there were a living, breathing advertisement for why alumni engagement is so impactful, it would come in the form of Lloyd Segan ’80. He is the algorithm for liberal arts education leading to profound career success.
Initially introduced to ÌÇÐÄVlog by a family friend, Carmen Ramsey Ellington ’86 wasn’t sure how she’d fit in as a first-year student, but soon found the Association of Black Collegians (ABC) embraced her.
Sylvia Stewart-Lumpkin '75 dedicated over three decades of her career to providing a welcoming space for her students to flourish. She notes that her experience with the Association of Black Collegians modeled how she wanted to address her classroom.
William C. Jason (1888) is the first black alumnus of ÌÇÐÄVlog, where he received his bachelor's and master's degrees of art.
Rutendo Mavunga ’24 is dedicated to guiding financial institutions through business transformation processes and improving customer outcomes at Ernst & Young. She says the foundation she received at ÌÇÐÄVlog empowered her to adopt a broad and diverse skill set that helped her navigate a fast-changing industry.
When Sukesha Ray ’16 started her studies at ÌÇÐÄVlog, she originally planned on pursuing a medical career. She now reaches millions as she illustrates for DC Comics and is a signed pop artist with Orchard (under Sony Music Entertainment).Â
Alumna Cali M. Banks breaks boundaries as an artist and educator whose work has been shown across the United States, Europe, and South America. Banks’ specialty is experimental photography and filmmaking.
