Dean Ippolito's personal achievements include coaching over 300 nationally ranked players since 1994, this includes the following students:

 

• Coach of the youngest national champion in US history aged 4 years old, Eric Liao

• coached Christopher Wu from age 4-10-10x time national champion; became one of youngest masters-now senior master

• Coached IM Alexander Katz at age 6

• Coach of former 11th grade national champion Scott Lalli

• Coached current National Master Ian Harris

• Coached national champions Taran and Roshan Idnani

• Coach of top 10 nationally ranked Angelica Chin

• Coach of nationally ranked Jonathan Chin