{"id":50262,"date":"2016-04-23T14:04:10","date_gmt":"2016-04-23T14:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/owegopennysaver.com\/?p=50262"},"modified":"2016-04-25T14:05:14","modified_gmt":"2016-04-25T14:05:14","slug":"john-conklin-of-apalachin-named-as-rit-distinguished-alumnus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/2016\/04\/23\/john-conklin-of-apalachin-named-as-rit-distinguished-alumnus\/","title":{"rendered":"John Conklin of Apalachin named as RIT Distinguished Alumnus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>John Conklin, of Apalachin, N.Y., is the recipient of a 2016 Rochester Institute of Technology Distinguished Alumni Award.<\/p>\n<p>Conklin, who graduated from RIT in 2015 with a degree in applied arts and sciences, is the president, CEO and director of SolarWindow Technologies Inc., a company developing first\u2010of\u2010its\u2010kind electricity\u2010generating see\u2010through windows and products. Conklin is focused on developing a team and technology, and eventual commercialization of an emerging next\u2010generation transparent electricity\u2010generating coating for glass and plastic for America\u2019s 85 million detached homes and commercial buildings.<\/p>\n<p>He is the founder and vice president of National Solar Systems LLC, a New York-based renewable and alternative energy design and installation firm. He also founded and serves as president of Tellurium Associates LLC, an industrial process design and operations company.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Conklin is a director for Strategic Edge LLC, a consulting venture advisory and management consulting firm with expertise in startup and venture space. He is an adviser to GlobalOne Sciences LLC, specializing in providing energy analyst and business and product commercialization development services.<\/p>\n<p>Each year, RIT\u2019s leaders select one graduate from each college who represents the best of RIT. This year, RIT honors 10 distinguished alumni who stand out among the more than 118,000 accomplished alumni. The awards were to be presented on April 15. For more information, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rit.edu\/alumni\/daa\" target=\"_blank\">rit.edu\/alumni\/daa<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Conklin, of Apalachin, N.Y., is the recipient of a 2016 Rochester Institute of Technology Distinguished Alumni Award. 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