Allison Parssi, a 2012 graduate of Wellington High School, will graduate magna cum laude from the Rochester Institute of Technology, where she takes part in the school’s honors program.
Parssi was one of 38 women out of 1,200 to be selected as a Legacy Leader at RIT, bestowed by the Center for Women and Gender and the RIT Leadership Institute and Community Service Center.
Parssi, a Pathfinder Award recipient in 2012, graduates in May with a bachelor’s degree in photographic illustration, with a minor in museum studies. She was selected for the honors program from the RIT College of Imaging Arts & Sciences and served as the honors board representative to the University Honors Council.
In addition to her academic achievements, Parssi worked at the school’s radio station, WITR 89.7, as promotions manager and photographer, and had a weekly radio show of her own. She was also editor of Draft 13, a yearly publication planned, organized and curated by a handful of fine art photography seniors outside of the school curriculum. She also worked as a teaching assistant and as student manager at the photography facilities.
During her tenure at RIT, Parssi traveled to Italy, Spain and Cuba. She was in Cuba the day President Barack Obama normalized relations with the island nation. Photographs from her travels have been selected for display in the upcoming Student Honors Photography Exhibition.
