Tech Topics - Summer 2008 - (Page 5) QuickRead STANLEY LEARY TECHTOPICS Vol. 44, No. 4 • Summer 2008 • gtalumni.org Publisher: Joseph P. Irwin, IM 80 Editor: John C. Dunn Managing Editor: Kimberly Link-Wills Assistant Editor: Leslie Overman Design: Ryan Giusti Student Assistants: Melissa Gerrior, Carol Iversen, Paul Wong On the Cover The Search Begins Wayne Clough will be vacating the president’s office in June. Of his decision to leave Georgia Tech to serve as secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, Clough said, “This is America’s treasure and we’ve got to make it work for future generations. It’s something I could give myself to.” See page 18. Cover photo by Gary Meek Georgia Tech Alumni Association Executive Committee C. Meade Sutterfield, EE 72 Chair Janice N. Wittschiebe, Arch 78, M Arch 80 Past Chair William J. Todd, IM 71 Chair-elect/Finance Joseph W. Evans, IM 71 Vice Chair for Roll Call Thomas Davenport III, IM 84 Terry Graham, IM 69 Sonya C. Rush, ChE 81 Members At Large Joseph P. Irwin, IM 80 President 9 Perfect Timing The April showers stopped long enough for the running of the 36th annual Dean Griffin Pi Mile 5K Road Race. 10 And the Nominees Are A select group of exemplary alumni have been tapped to serve on the Association’s executive committee and board of trustees. 9 Perfect Timing GARY MEEK 15 Keeping the Faith Architect Benjamin Hirsch, himself a Holocaust survivor, honors his parents and two of his siblings as well as the other Jews who lost their lives through the Memorial to the Six Million, a 2008 designate to the National Register of Historic Places. 20 Ted Turner Takes the Prize “What has nearly driven me nuts over the years is people doing stupid things, when it’s not really that much harder to do the smart thing and the right thing,” the outspoken philanthropist said after accepting the Ivan Allen Jr. Prize for Progress and Service. Board of Trustees Ana I. Anton, ICS 90, MS ICS 92, PhD CS 97 Thomas G. Arlotto, ME 82 John C. Bacon, IE 67 Laurie D. Bagley, IM 84 James R. Borders, ME 83 David A. Bottoms, Mgt 01 William B. Bourne III, GMgt 72 Kevin R. Cantley, Arch 76, M Arch 78 Gina D. Carr, IE 84 J. Abner Conner, CE 66 Karl F. Dasher, IE 93 Frederick C. Donovan Sr., CE 62 Ernest P. Epps, ME 56 Angela D. Fox, EE 91 Richard A. Guthman Jr., IE 56 James P. Harris, ChE 70 Kelvin C. Hawkins, MS EE 92 Carl E. Hofstadter, CE 77 Selma A. Jabaley, CE 74 Craig R. Lentzsch, Math 70 A. Wayne Luke, IE 72 Benton J. Mathis Jr., IM 81 LeShelle R. May, MS OR 89 Neal W. McEwen, IE 71 William C. Mizell, Mgt 87 Kevin P. Murray, Mgt 90 Jess Newbern III, IE 65 Daren B. Pietsch, ME 91 Randall E. Poliner, EE 77 Mack Reese, IM 83, MS Mgt 85 Magd Riad, IE 01 John E. Robertson, ChE 66 Brittany A. Robinson, ChE 95 Julie L. Swann, IE 96 James E. Trimble Jr., Mgt 91 Advertising Jim Shea (404) 894-0764 E-mail: jim.shea@alumni.gatech.edu 21 Urban Warming Brian Stone, an associate professor in city and regional planning in Tech’s College of Architecture, says large cities are warming at a faster rate than the rest of the planet. 24 Electing to Serve Rep. Phil Gingrey advised student leaders to remain involved as Tech alumni. “As time goes on and you reflect back, as I’ve had many, many opportunities to do, then you love this place, you really do.” 15 Keeping the Faith STANLEY LEARY 27 An Electric Dream Driving the Tesla Roadster is the most fun Paul Lomangino has had behind the wheel of a car. The opportunity for him to be a part of something new and potentially revolutionary was impossible to pass up. 41 3-D Scores on Airwaves Dennis Scott’s days on the court at Alexander Memorial Coliseum are behind him, as are his days playing in the NBA. But Scott isn’t finished with basketball — not by a long shot. 45 Fair Question “Let someone else pay you to make mistakes.” That’s one nugget of advice Meade Sutterfield gives budding entrepreneurs. He delivered a plateful of job-building tips during the Alumni Career Fair. Departments 07 Mail Call 9 Alumni House 15 Living History 18 The Hill 23 Giving Back 24 Student Life 27 Burdell & Friends 41 Yellow Jackets 45 Real World Alumni Association (404) 894-2391 TECHTOPICS (ISSN 1062-077X) is published quarterly (Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter) by the Georgia Tech Alumni Association, Alumni/Faculty House, 190 North Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30313. Periodicals Postage paid at Atlanta, GA, and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to TECH TOPICS, Georgia Tech Alumni Association, Alumni/Faculty House, 225 North Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30332-0175. Georgia Institute of Technology is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action institute. © 2008 by TECH TOPICS. 27 An Electric Dream TECHTOPICS | SUMMER 2008 5 http://gtalumni.org
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