Vincent J. Russo, Ph.D.
'62
At Rochester:
- One of UR's best Guards in Football and leader on and off the field
- 4-years on Offense and Defense
- Scored 40-yard TD v. Hobart
- 1960 Ball-Keating Award and All-Northeast Small College Scholar/Athlete
- Senior Co-Captain
- Dean's List
- Graduated with a BS in ME, and US Air Force-ROTC commissions as 2nd Lt., 1962
Post-Graduate:
- MS in Materials Engineering, AFIT, 1964
- Ph.D. in Metallurgical Engineering, OSU, 1974
- 1988 Nat'l. and Int'l. Security at JFK School of Govt. at Harvard
- Retired after 41 years from the USAF Senior Executive Service, as highest ranking civilian, Executive Director of Aeronautical Systems Center
- Received US Presidential Distinguished Executive Award… Executive Advisor, Corporate Consultant and College Professor
- Founder, Pres/CEO of Growing Splendid Leaders
- Married to Fran, father of Vincent, Rita, Lisa and Jennifer and has eight grandchildren
