Alumni Magazine - Spring 2008 - (Page 37) Clough received the 2002 National Engineering Award by the American Association of Engineering Societies and was Technology Square was a major expansion named as a distininitiative of the Clough years. During his guished alumnus presidency, campus expansion resulted from the College of in more than $1 billion in new facilities, Engineering at U.C. and research expenditures more than Berkeley in 2004. He received an doubled, from $212 million to $425 million. honorary doctorate of science from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2005. President George W. Bush appointed Clough to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology in 2001 and to the National Science Board in 2004. Clough’s other service activities include vice chair of the U.S. Council on Competitiveness, for which he co-chaired the 2004 National Innovation Initiative, chair of the National Academies Committee on New Orleans Regional Hurricane Protection Projects and chair of The Engineer of 2020 Project for the NAE. Building a Team at Tech lough has said his most rewarding achievement at Tech was “helping to create an outstanding team of administrators, faculty and staff that has led to the advancement of Georgia Tech as an institution — creating a standing that is seen in a similar light with some of the great institutions in the country. A coordinated and inspired team effort C allowed Georgia Tech to make strides few others can match.” One of Clough’s first objectives at Tech was to develop a strategic plan. In recalling that effort, Clough said, “As we began the process of developing a strategic plan, people asked me what my vision was. My vision was not relevant at that stage — we very much needed to develop a shared vision for the future of the Institute. “At the time of my arrival on campus, there was a lack of appreciation of the need for a team approach and for faculty, staff and administration to work together to advance the cause,” he said. “Once we had a shared vision, we all knew exactly what we were working toward.” In discussing the goal to define the technological university of the 21st century, Clough said, “It is important to set a standard for everything we do. If we say we want to be good at leadership, it means we want to be one of the very best. If we say we’re interested in having a diverse student body, we want to be a national leader. If we say that technological policy is important, that means that Georgia Tech wants to help the nation in this endeavor. “It also never allows us to be complacent, even when we have accomplished what seems to be a lot. “The goal remains well in front of us,” Clough said. “It will take the work of many generations to achieve it.” GT brilliantly by painting a broad strategic vision and energizing the people around him to fulfill that vision both within their responsibilities and across the organizational boundaries that usually hold back organizations of our size. It is up to those of us in the Tech community to keep that momentum and sense of cooperation that have marked his years. — Sutterfield, EE 72, is chair of the Georgia Tech Alumni Association ” Don Chapman: Wayne Clough was the right man for Georgia Tech at the right time. He brought the right vision, the right execution skills “ and the right people skills to take Tech not just to the next level but several levels up. Most of all, he swept all complacency and put in its place a desire to exceed. Georgia Tech has been blessed by its partnership with Anne and Wayne Clough. — Chapman, IM 61, is past chair of the Georgia Tech Foundation ” Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine • Spring 2008 37
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