Tech Topics - Spring 2009 - (Page 9) ALUMNI HOUSE KEN RAHAIM/SMITHSONIAN Wayne Clough DISTINGUISHED SERVICE As the first alumnus to serve as Georgia Tech’s president, Wayne Clough, CE 63, MS CE 65, enjoyed a remarkable tenure at the Institute’s helm. Under his watch, Georgia Tech developed a new master plan that resulted in more than $1 billion of new construction — including the creation of Technology Square and the Savannah campus — and a more than $260 million increase in research expenditures. Georgia Tech vaulted up the U.S. News & World Report rankings during Clough’s 14 years of leadership, being consistently rated in the top 10 overall. He helped the Institute bring in more than $1 billion in private gifts, and his lasting impact is evident in construction of the G. Wayne Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons. What does the Gold & White honor mean to you? That all the faculty who taught me as a freshman and wondered why I was admitted can rest easy. What is your most memorable experience at Tech? Surviving my freshman year. What is the best advice you’ve ever received? Never give up. What is the most surprising way Tech has impacted your life? The pleasure of telling people I graduated from Tech. What book is on your nightstand right now? I have a Kindle on my nightstand that has more than a hundred books in it. As a student at Tech, where did you live? Dorms (left under a cloud), Fiji House and an apartment with my bride. What was your hardest class? Anything in the freshman year. Your easiest? Nothing in the freshman year. What was your GPA when you graduated? Part of history. What kind of car did you drive during college? A used Austin Healey 1500 — wish I had it today — but the electrical system was in name only. What was your favorite place near campus for a night out? My future wife’s apartment. What hobby do you currently have? My new job. Do you have any pets? Happy, the dog, and Hale Bopp, the cat. Anne Clough ALUMNA HONORARY During 14 years as first lady of the Georgia Institute of Technology, Anne Clough stood by former President Wayne Clough at countless Tech events, dinners and ribbon cuttings. Throughout that time — and throughout the Cloughs’ nearly five decades of marriage — she supported her husband as he took on leadership challenges at Georgia Tech and other institutions. Now that support continues as he tackles his new role as secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. Anne Clough also involved herself in organizations at the Institute, including serving as a member of the Georgia Tech Faculty Women’s Club. In 2003, she won the club’s Friendship Award, and the club installed a bench on campus in her honor. A master gardener, she also has worked with the American Horticultural Society. While at Tech, the Cloughs also cohosted several Alumni Travel tours and participated in many alumni events. The Cloughs have two grown children and three grandchildren. TechTopics | Spring 2009 9
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