video graphics designer Jim Blinn, computer scientist known for his work as a computer graphics expert at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory Edwin Catmull, computer scientist and current president of Pixar Animation Studios and Walt Disney Animation Studios James H. Clark, entrepreneur and computer scientist, founded companies, including Netscape Communications Corporation Alvy Ray Smith, pioneer in computer graphics Greg Panos, writer, futurist, educator Mehrdad Izady, contemporary writer on ethnic and cultural topics, particularly the Greater Middle East, and Kurds Lynn Rogoff, film and television producer, and stage playwright, theatre director and professor Ahmed Awad, computer scientist, invented the mouse dynamics biometric, a new technology that identifies a user's unique way of using a mouse. Harvey Jerome Brudner, theoretical physicist/engineer Sheldon D. Fields, scientist Frank Genese, architect Ernie Anastos, won 28 Emmy Awards and nominations, and was nominated for the Edward R. Murrow Award for excellence in writing Pat Hanrahan, computer graphics researcher Rebecca Allen, international artist Frederic Parke, creator of the first CG physically modeled human face Carter Burwell, composer of film scores Barbara, Lady Judge, Chairman Emeritus of the UK Atomic Energy Authority David DiFrancesco, photoscientist, inventor, cinematographer, and photographer. Jacques Stroweis, visual effects artist and computer scientist Andrew Glassner, American expert in computer graphics Bruce Perens, computer programmer and advocate in the free software movement Harry Hurwitz, film director, screenwriter, actor and producer Morrie Yohai, food company executive best known for his creation of Cheez Doodles Joel B. Snyder, served as the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers president W. Kenneth Riland, osteopathic physician (D.O.) whose patients included 37th president of the United States Richard Nixon and Nelson A. Rockefeller Manfred Kirchheimer, documentary film maker Ed Emshwiller, visual artist William E. Glenn, inventor known for his contributions to imaging technology. He was awarded 136 U.S. patents. Melda N. Yildiz, two-time Fulbright Scholar. Tom Duff, computer programmer Franklin C. Crow, computer scientist John Lewis, computer scientist Richard "Buz" Cooper, MD, a hematologist/oncologist who founded University of Pennsylvania's Cancer Center. Athletic coaches Bob Malvagna Ron Ganulin David Sweder Presidents and provosts Benefactors NYIT financial supporters include: Alexander P. de Seversky, namesake of NYIT's DeSeversky Mansion and DeSeversky Center Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney Rockefeller family, namesake of the Rockefeller Auditorium and the Rockefeller Building on NYIT's Old Westbury campus. Nelson Rockefeller, namesake of NYIT's Nelson A. Rockefeller Academic Center Laurance Rockefeller Henry Kissinger, National Security Advisor and United States Secretary of State. Richard