Alumni Magazine - Summer 2008 - (Page 22) David Bottoms Alumni Advocate D avid Bottoms comes from a white-and-gold tradition that he has embraced and enhanced. “I have been going to Georgia Tech alumni and sporting events for as long as I can remember,” says Bottoms, Mgt 01, whose collegiate career follows in the footsteps of his dad, Gary Bottoms, IM 75. Bottoms, 29, is a member of the Georgia Tech Alumni Association board of trustees, past chair of the Association’s Young Alumni Council, president of the Georgia Tech Alumni Club of Marietta/Cobb County and president of the 1st and 10 Board of the Georgia Tech Athletic Association. Bottoms is vice president of benefits and communications at The Bottoms Group, an employee benefits and insurance brokerage firm in Marietta, Ga., founded by his grandfather, J.H. Bottoms. He and his wife, Brittney, live in Marietta. He is a member of the honorary commanders of the Cobb Chamber of Commerce, which pays tribute to local servicemen and women in the military, and the Marietta Rotary Club. He serves on the boards of the Good Samaritan Health Center and Tommy Nobis Center. A President’s Scholar, Bottoms was involved in a number of campus activities as a student, including Ambassadors, the Student Foundation, Omicron Delta Kappa and Anak society. “The reasons that I am motivated to participate and give back to Tech and the Alumni Association are numerous,” Bottoms says. “As a student, my involvement with Alumni Associationrelated organizations, such as Ambassadors and the Student Foundation, helped me understand the value of the Alumni Association. My experience as a President’s Scholar helped me understand the importance of Roll Call. “As an alum, the ability to support Tech while staying connected to Tech and my friends is a great benefit,” he says. “Alumni involvement is critically important as Tech strives to provide future students with the same quality educational experience that past students have received.” — JD Pratyush Lal Skilled Juggler F Photo: Gary Meek or Pratyush Lal, entrepreneurship is a family tradition dating back generations in India. To follow in his forebears’ footsteps as a successful business leader, Lal is earning his MBA through the College of Management’s Evening Program. “Growing up in that environment, I saw the passion and commitment that goes into running your own business,” Lal says. He co-founded the Adept 22 Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine • Summer 2008
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