Alumni News & Features

The videography lessons he learned at RMU now help Nazari shoot dramatic drone footage of the Golden Triangle and all around the world.

From the moment Nazari Dorosh first picked up a video camera as a 12-year-old, he knew he wanted to work behind the lens. It was Robert Morris University that sharpened his focus.

“From the second you walk in the door, they’re not holding your…

Tyson Klukan ‘15 M’15 is proud to have been involved with starting six different local businesses in his hometown of Ford City over the past two years. Since being elected to city council in 2016, Klukan has become the vice president…

Mary Gerard M’05 

If you’ve been to a Robert Morris University alumni event in the past 20 years, there’s a good chance you’ve seen Mary Gerard M’05 welcoming guests or speaking at the podium. As director of the RMU alumni relations office, Mary has served as liaison…

Janene Szpak M‘11 D‘11

With Nicaragua’s civil protests deeming the country unsafe for travel, Janene Szpak M‘11 D‘11, associate professor of nursing, was unable to take RMU nursing students there for their annual medial mission trip. Instead, Szpak and Carl Ross, university…

Just three days after Susan Green Smith ’84 M’11 walked across the commencement stage, she landed a full-time managerial job at Gold Circle Stores. For the next two decades she would work in the business management industry, holding positions at Hills, Express, Dollar Bank, and LSI. 

Just three days after Susan Green Smith ’84 M’11 walked across the commencement stage, she landed a full-time managerial job at Gold Circle Stores. For the next two decades she would work in the business management industry, holding positions at Hills…

Think like an insurance company, says Chris Groendyke, director of RMU’s top-ranked actuarial science program.

Risk is something we all must take into account and plan our strategies around. Actuaries are trained experts in risk who use statistics, data analysis, and the rules of finance to help insurers  turn unpredictable events into a profitable business…

Tim Friez ’07

In middle school Tim Friez ’07 broke his parents’ new computer and was told he had to fix it himself. Tinkering with that machine kick started his passion for computers and led him to become the chief operating officer of Robomatter, Inc. in…

Jamall Brimage ’13

Jamall Brimage ’13 always had a knack for leadership. As an undergrad he was president of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity for two years and member of the Black Student Union and Pittsburgh Promise cohort. These positions helped him perfect his presentation…

Eric Linn M’99

Eric Linn M’99 was given an educational opportunity at RMU that he will never forget. After his applications to two graduate schools of business were denied, he was accepted to RMU on a probationary admittance.

Now Eric owns a consulting…

RMU women’s rowing coach Nelle Stahura '07 M'15 just couldn't stay away from her alma mater.

Nelle Stahura ’07 M’15 gave up her job as an account executive in New York to follow one of her passions – rowing. She is now the head coach for the Colonials women’s rowing team. “As an employee, it is amazing to give students the personal attention…