The following is a list of some notable current and former faculty of New York Institute of Technology.
Reino Aarnio, architect Rebecca Allen, artist Ernie Anastos, won 28 Emmy Awards and nominations; nominated for the Edward R. Murrow Award for excellence in writing Myrna Bain, political activist, grass-roots organizer, scholar and writer Phyllis Birkby, architect, feminist, filmmaker, teacher Jim Blinn, computer scientist known for his work as a computer graphics expert at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory Harvey Jerome Brudner, theoretical physicist/engineer Carter Burwell, composer of film scores Frank Catalanotto, baseball coach Edwin Catmull, computer scientist and president of Pixar Animation Studios and Walt Disney Animation Studios; Turing Award winner Tyler Cymet, physician; discovered Erondu–Cymet syndrome James H. Clark, entrepreneur and computer scientist, founded companies, including Netscape Communications Corporation Terese Coe, writer, translator, and dramatist Evan Conti (born 1993), American-Israeli basketball player and coach Franklin C. Crow, computer scientist James DeWoody, painter, printmaker, and sculptor David DiFrancesco, photoscientist, inventor, cinematographer, and photographer Leonard Dinnerstein, historian and author Tony DiSpigna, type designer and graphic designer Tom Duff, computer programmer Ed Emshwiller, visual artist Sheldon D. Fields, scientist Hank Foley, scientist Fran Fraschilla (born 1958), assistant basketball coach at NYIT; basketball commentator and former college basketball coach Bernard Fryshman, physicist Frank Genese, architect Norman Gevitz, medical sociologist and historian Andrew Glassner, expert in computer graphics Francis Glebas, keynote speaker, writer, film director, storyboard artist, and teacher; Aladdin, The Lion King, Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Dinosaur, Hercules, Treasure Planet, Fantasia 2000,Kuklenski, Valerie. "'Fantasia 2000' breaks many Disney rules". Deseret News, January 7, 2000, pp. W6, W7. Retrieved on June 16, 2013. Piglet's Big Movie,Lemire, Christy. "'Piglet's Big Movie' charms its way into children's hearts" (Review). The Daily Gazette, March 21, 2003, p. D2. Retrieved on June 16, 2013. Space Chimps, Rio and Ice Age: Continental Drift William E. Glenn, inventor known for his contributions to imaging technology; was awarded 136 U.S. patents Ralph Guggenheim, video graphics designer Edward Guiliano, author William L. Haney, painter Pat Hanrahan, computer graphics researcher, Turing Award winner Harriet Harriss, UK-licensed architect, writer, and historian Harry Hurwitz, film director, screenwriter, actor and producer Alicia L. Hyndman, assembly member for the 29th District of the New York State Assembly Omar Imady, scholar, novelist, and poet Mehrdad Izady, contemporary writer on ethnic and cultural topics, particularly the Greater Middle East, and Kurds Peter G. Jordan, educator Barbara Judge, chairman emeritus of the UK Atomic Energy Authority Manfred Kirchheimer, documentary film maker Stephen A. Lesser, architect John Lewis, computer scientist Alexandra W. Logue, behavioral scientist Bob Malvagna, college baseball coach Jerry W. McDaniel, heterogeneous artist, graphics artist, illustrator, communication designer, and modernist painter Alessandro Melis, Italian architect and the curator of the Italian National Pavilion at the 17th Venice Biennale Frank Mruk, architect, author, artist and researcher Frederic Parke, creator of the first CG physically modeled human face Bruce Perens, computer programmer and advocate in the free software movement Michael Rees, artist practicing sculpture making, installation, animation, and interactive computing Aaron Resnick, structural engineer and architect W. Kenneth Riland, osteopathic physician (D.O.) whose patients included President Richard Nixon and Nelson A. Rockefeller Lynn Rogoff, film and television producer, and stage playwright, theatre director and professor Stefan Roloff, painter, video artist, filmmaker, and pioneer of digital video and photography Barbara Ross-Lee, physician, academic, first African-American woman to serve as dean of a U.S. medical school; sister of Diana Ross; aunt of actress Tracee Ellis Ross, and singer-songwriters Rhonda Ross Kendrick and Evan Ross Han Schröder, Dutch architect and educator Alexander Schure, academic and entrepreneur Matthew Schure, educational psychologist, professor Rahmat Shoureshi, scientist Alvy Ray Smith, pioneer in computer graphics Joel B. Snyder, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers president Roberto FE Soto, communicator and educator; specializes in academia and media, startups, and turnaround projects Jacques Stroweis, visual effects artist and computer scientist Elliot Tiber, artist, professor, and screenwriter Lance Williams, graphics researcher Morrie Yohai, food company executive best known for his creation of Cheez Doodles
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