Alumni News & Features

The Fingerman Family (Louis ‘97, Kimberly ‘98, and Erin ‘25)

Meet the Fingerman Family (left to right: Louis ‘97, Erin ‘25, Kimberly ‘98), a RMU legacy family who got to celebrate Erin’s graduation at the 2025 spring commencement, proudly continuing their family’s tradition of Colonial pride.

Louis and…

Taylor J. Durham ‘11 M’14

Meet Taylor J. Durham ’11 M' 14, an RMU alum and one of RMU’s 2024 Luminary Award recipients. Durham was also the RMU Massey Center's first Designer-in-Residence. Now, Durham lives in Philadelphia with his wife and has worked at the University of…

Angela Earley ‘05

Meet Angela Earley ‘05, an RMU alum and co-founder and owner of Penn Avenue Fish Company, which first opened nearly 15 years ago. Now, Angela is set to open a new restaurant in Highland Park. 

The business alumna described her experience…

Matt McDonald M'21

Meet Matt McDonald M‘21, an RMU alum who was a recipient of the 2024 Pittsburgh Business Times 30 under 30 award.

“It was an incredible recognition,” McDonald said, “I think, to me, it was a marker of being able to know that I am in a position…

April Torrence Ph.D. ‘15

Meet April Torrence D‘15, an RMU alum and recipient of the 2024 Voice for Children Award from the Pennsylvania Association for the Education of Young Children. April earned her Doctorate in Instructional Management…

Cade Skuse ‘24

Meet Cade Skuse ‘24. Cade graduated last Spring with a Bachelor’s in Actuarial Science. Now he’s working at UPMC in their insurance and health plan division as an Actuarial Analyst.

“... I actually interned with UPMC…

Lauren Ferianc '18

Lauren Ferianc ‘18 graduated from RMU with a bachelor of science in Actuarial Science and a minor in Finance. She currently works as a Senior Associate at Mercer, a financial consulting firm, in their wealth practice.…

Alexis Walker '19

Meet Alexis Walker ‘19, an RMU alum who was recently named one of the Pittsburgh Business Times 30 under 30 award recipients.

“When I found out I was named to the 30 under 30 list, I was shocked because I’m not…

Jason Christopher ‘95

Meet RMU alumnus Jason Christopher ‘95, owner and CEO of Acclaim Productions LLC. The comedic magician, hypnotist, and motivational speaker has been in business for nearly two decades. He’s even a regular performer at…

Jennifer Bowman M‘06 M‘14 D‘14, Collette Gibbons ‘20, and Natalie Snyder ‘19

It is not uncommon for a Robert Morris alum to open their own business. Entrepreneurship is at the heart of RMU. But three alumni owning and operating a business…