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Burdell&Friends John Roth, MS Mgt 95, has joined Brainware Inc. as a senior account executive. Roth has more than 10 years of software sales and marketing experience with both startups and well-established organizations. Scott Schwerin, EE 91, MS MoT 00, has earned LEED accreditation from the U.S. Green Building Council. Director of electrical engineering at Clark Nexsen, Schwerin has more than 16 years of extensive design experience. Stacey Bidwell Skinner, IE 94, and her husband, Brian, announce the birth of a daughter, Madison Mae, on Aug. 19. Bidwell Skinner is a process executive for Siemens Energy and Automation in Alpharetta, Ga. The family lives in Dacula. Kristen Walker Speth, IE 94, and her husband, Robert, announce the birth of a son, Russell Robert, on July 21. Russell joins sister Jacqueline, 2, at the family’s home in Denver. Speth is an independent software consultant. Suzanne Suddath, IntA 95, MS IDT 98, an interactive marketing specialist, has joined MEDIASolutions as vice president of interactive, expanding the firm’s Web marketing capabilities. Suddath is responsible for providing clients with interactive solutions and creating strategic plans to introduce marketing initiatives that directly impact a client’s bottom line. Prior to joining MEDIASolutions, she was a global account director and acting manager for the Atlanta office of iCrossing Inc. Lisa Caras Taylor, Mgt 93, and Kevin Emory Taylor, MS NE 94, announce the birth of a daughter, Catherine Caras, on Aug. 30. Cate joins sister Lily, 5, and brother Benjamin, 8, at the family’s home in Greenville, S.C. Lisa is a full-time mother and Kevin is a professional engineer and certified health physicist at Earth Tech Inc. Neal E. Venters, ME 98, and his wife, Stephanie, announce the birth of a son, Noah Ethan, on Dec. 12. Noah joins sister Ella, 2, at the family’s home in Murrysville, Pa. Venters is a senior engineering analyst with Curtiss-Wright Electro-Mechanical Corp. Donald L. Walker, EE Alumni Among State’s Most Influential Citizens mong the “100 Most Influential Georgians” are the leaders of the state’s research alliance, Environmental Protection Division and Cancer Coalition. Georgia’s COO and Tech’s president also made the list, as did the CEO of the largest power cooperative. All six are Georgia Tech alumni. CASSIDY The list is published each January in Georgia Trend magazine. In alphabetical order, alumni on this year’s roster are C. Michael Cassidy, G. Wayne Clough, Carol Couch, Jim Lientz, Thomas A. Smith and William J. Todd. Cassidy, MS TASP 87, is president and CEO of the Georgia Research Alliance. “With Cassidy at the helm, the alliance has become an internationCOUCH ally acclaimed model for uniting business, research universities and state government to create and sustain a technology-driven economy,” Georgia Trend said. “To date, it has invested roughly $400 million to attract eminent scholars and create new technology jobs, as well as leverage $2 billion in federal and private funding.” Clough, CE 64, MS CE 65, has SMITH served as Georgia Tech’s president since 1994. The magazine said that since he took office, “research expenditures have increased from $212 million to $425 million and more than $900 million has been spent to improve the campus, including building new dorms, creating the award-winning Technology Square and expanding the Fifth Street bridge. In the process, he’s helping change the character of Atlanta’s Midtown district.” Couch, HSE 78, is the first woman to lead the 850-employee Georgia Environmental Protection Division. She also chairs the Georgia Water Council, the group charged with overseeing development of a comprehensive statewide water plan. Last year, the Ivan Allen College presented Couch CLOUGH with a Legacy Award during its Founder’s Day observance. Couch was not on the “most influential” list in 2007. Lientz, IM 65, is the state’s first chief operating officer. Georgia Trend called Lientz “the man behind the scenes in charge of running state government” and gave him “high marks for his role overseeing the state’s manLIENTZ agers.” Smith, MS IM 80, is president and CEO of Oglethorpe Power Corp., the largest power supply cooperative in assets, annual kilowatt hour sales and ultimate customers served. Oglethorpe Power has assets of more than $4.8 billion and annual revenues in excess of $1 billion. Todd, IM 71, is president and CEO TODD of the Georgia Cancer Coalition. He also is chair-elect of the Georgia Tech Alumni Association. Georgia Trend said Todd “is in the forefront of making Georgia a pacesetter in cancer care. Under his leadership, the coalition has made encouraging progress in attracting funding for research and bringing together all resources, public and private, to focus on one goal: reducing the human suffering and untimely deaths attributed to cancer.” 98, has become a senior associate with Newcomb & Boyd in Atlanta. Joel B. Wells, ME 98, has been named a senior associate with Newcomb & Boyd in Atlanta. Sam Wible, Arch 95, has joined Tuck-Hinton Architects in Nashville, Tenn. Wible, who received a master’s degree in architecture from Yale University, has worked with the firms of Hammond-Beeby and VOA Architects, both in Chicago. He and his wife, Julie, have two sons. Marc T. Willingham, EE 95, and his wife, Stacey, announce the birth of a daughter, Danielle Renee, on Aug. 27. Willingham works for OLH Inc. in Atlanta. Elizabeth Turner Worcester, Phys 97, received a PhD in high-energy physics from the University of Chicago in December. She lives in Chicago with her husband, Matthew, and sons, Ellis, born in August, and Jack, 3. Charlotte Yarkoni, MgtSci 91, has joined Xeround Systems as chief executive officer. She previously served as president of the customer business unit of Amdocs Inc. and held management positions at AT&T, Cingular Wireless, BellSouth and IBM. 2000s Susan M. Adams, ABiol 01, married James Andrew Burran on June 23. Adams, the daughter of Sam Adams, ChE 74, is a PhD fellow at Georgia State University. Katie Aloisio, Arch 06, and Bradley Honeycutt, Mgt 06, were married July 28. Aloisio is an intern architect with Thompson, Ventulett, Stainback and Associates in Atlanta. Honeycutt is pursuing a law degree at Emory University. Elizabeth C. Arnett, Mgt 03, graduated magna cum laude from the University of Georgia School of Law and joined the international law firm of Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker LLP in its Atlanta office. She is a member of the finance and restructuring group in the firm’s corporate department. Gabriel Azar, EE 04, graduated from the Georgia State University College of Law and has joined Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett and Dunner LLP as a patent attorney in the firm’s electrical practice group. Brent Baldwin, Mgt 03, married Lisa Lipton on Sept. 7. The couple live in Roswell, Ga. Elena Trebits Berry, ISyE 00, and Matthew Berry, CE 00, announce the birth of a son, Luke Anderson, on Sept. 27. Luke joins his brother, Nathan Andrew, 2, at the family’s home in Dallas. Karen Souther Brandstetter, IE 01, and Ben Brandstetter, CE 00, announce the birth of a son, Tyler Joseph, on Oct. 22. Tyler joins his brother, Adam, 2, at the family’s home in Hebron, Ky. Karen is a full-time mother and Ben is a transportation engineer with Brandstetter Carroll. Saundra Carter, MS CS 01, has published a book, “How to Help Parents and Kids Get Over the Fear of Math,” which describes timesaving techniques, addresses areas of math that students find most difficult and shares ways of explaining problems that many students find challenging. Lessons are presented using real-world examples to demonstrate how math is used in everyday life. The book is available at www.math1on1. net. Lizette Vizcarra Chaidez, IE 00, and her hus- TECHTOPICS | SPRING 2008 http://www.math1on1.net http://www.math1on1.net

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