Burton and John Stratton collection

Burton E. Stratton was a graduate of the Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute's Electrical Department in 1928. Burt joins the Mechanics Institute staff in 1934, teaching students to write lab reports. He worked under President Randall, and shared an office with then faculty member Mark Ellingson, who later became President of the Institute. He became Dean of the Evening School in 1941, retiring in 1962. He also served as the executive secretary of the RIT Alumni Association for almost 25 years.

John Stratton served RIT and the College of Applied Science & Technology for decades, extending the legacy begun by his father, Burt, who served under Mark Ellingson. John started as a student in RIT's Electrical Department in 1960 and began his teaching career at RIT in 1971 as Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering Technology. He went on to become chair of the department, and then Associate Dean of the College of Applied Science & Technology in 1989, overseeing the transition of CCE to CAST and the move from the City Center location to the Henrietta campus. He also launches the Center for Multidisciplinary Studies. He retired in 2008.

John Stratton, professor emeritus in the College of Applied Science and Technology at Rochester Institute of Technology, was designated the 2009 James H. McGraw Award winner by the American Society for Engineering Education. The award is given for distinguished service, educational excellence and advancing the engineering technology profession.