Tech Topics - Winter 2007 - (Page 43) Burdell&Friends presented the Silver Beaver Award. Harry Dearman Wise, EE 52, of St. Paul, Minn., on Sept. 8. Mr. Wise worked in system design engineering for 50 years, retiring from Lockheed Martin, which he joined in 1956. He served in the United States and United Kingdom with the Air Force. He was a member of the Original Greek Squad, Monte Carlo Computer Club lunch group, Futurist Group and Sierra Club. Georgia Tech, where he was a member of Alpha Tau Omega, he joined the Marine Corps. He served six years, attaining the rank of sergeant. Eugene R. Pledger, EE 60, of Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., on May 20. He was the owner of E.R. Pledger Consultant. Norman Neil Smith, IM 62, of Mesa, Ariz., on Sept. 26. Mr. Smith was an industrial engineer with McDonnell-Douglas/Boeing from 1980 until his death. He received an athletic scholarship to attend Georgia Tech, where he ran on the track team. He received a master’s degree from Embry Riddle in Florida. Lester N. Tharp, Phys 63, MS Phys 65, PhD Phys 68, of Rainbow City, Ala., July 1. Robert Edgar “Woody” Wood, Phys 60, MS Phys 62, PhD Phys 64, of Eagle, Idaho, on Sept. 30. A third generation railroader, Dr. Wood began a 24-year career in operations research and industrial engineering with Southern Railway in 1974. Following graduation from Tech, he taught physics, astronomy and math at Emory University for 11 years, during which time he played guitar in the physics department’s band, The Firehouse Five Minus Two. He also played in a guitar/banjo duo with a friend for more than 50 years. in the insurance and banking fields, most recently with Chase Manhattan Bank in New York. He received an accounting degree from Florida Atlantic University. Frederick J. Osgood, M CP 71, M Arch 71, of Mesa, Ariz., on Aug. 25. He retired from the city of Phoenix as a city planner in 1999. He served in the Navy and retired as a commander. He devoted much of his life to scouting and died while in England for the 2007 World Scout Jamboree. Lawrence C. Petersen, MS OR 78, of Bryan, Texas, on May 26. He retired from the Army and was a senior lecturer in the computer science department of Texas A&M University, from which he received his master’s and doctoral degrees. John A. Price, MS IM 73, of Marietta, Ga., on July 1. Gary Rowe, Arch 71, of St. Simons Island, Ga., on Aug. 31. He worked for Northrop Grumman for many years. Lyles William “Terry” Story, IM 70, of Frostproof, Fla., on Oct. 12, 2006. He served in the National Guard and was a pilot instructor and aerial applicator for 35 years. Attending Tech on a football scholarship, he played in the 1966 Orange Bowl game, was asked to play as a senior at the East/West Shrine game and was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals. He was past president and director of the Florida Agriculture Aviation Association and director of the National Agriculture Aviation Association and National Agricultural Aviation Research and Education Foundation. Peter Woodhouse Ware, ME 72, of Carrollton, Ga., on Aug. 19. He worked for Southwire Co. for 32 years, contributing greatly to the development and marketing of the Southwire Continuous Rod system. At the time of his death, he was senior vice president of SCR technology. A registered professional engineer, he was a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and Wire Association International. He held numerous patents and received many awards within Southwire, including being named the Roy Richards Engineer of the Year in 1985. He received an MBA from the University of West Georgia. joined the engineering faculty at Tech. He left to work for the Tennessee Valley Authority. He was an Air Force officer during World War II. Survivors include his son, Jerome J. Erpenbach Jr., ME 71, MS NE 72, and grandson Michael Erpenbach, Mgt 01. John Evans Hart, 81, of Fayetteville, Ga., on Aug. 20. A graduate of the University of South Carolina, he completed additional studies at Tech. He worked at Lockheed Georgia for 33 years. He also was employed at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, D.C. He served in the Navy during World War II. Carolyn B. Hochman, 71, of Duluth, Ga., on Aug. 7. The wife of Robert F. Hochman, a retired scientist with the Georgia Tech Research Institute, she served as president of the Institute’s Faculty Women’s Club from 1975-76. She received her bachelor’s degree from Indiana University and completed advanced studies at Notre Dame and the University of Michigan. She also is survived by son Robert Hochman Jr., IM 87, ME 99. Dorothy Ohlson Ingols, 91, of Atlanta, on Oct. 8. She was the wife of the late Robert S. Ingols, a Tech professor. She was active for many years in the Georgia Tech Faculty Women’s Club and had the distinction of being the member with the most longevity. Trained as a nurse, Mrs. Ingols volunteered at Northside Methodist Church School and Northside Hospital. Memorials in her name may be made to the Georgia Tech Foundation. Ernest C. Tsivoglou, 85, of Atlanta, on Oct. 22. He taught sanitary engineering and river self-purification processes at Tech for eight years. He and his graduate students performed the first stream selfpurification studies of the Chattahoochee River through the metro Atlanta area. He was a sanitary engineer in the Public Health Service in Cincinnati and played an instrumental role in the development of national water pollution control regulations. GT 1980s Archie Leroy “Art” Clemons Jr., ME 84, MS ME 90, of Spanish Fort, Ala., on Sept. 3, in a traffic accident. He was a KimberlyClark Corp. engineering team leader. Charles R. Moseley, ABiol 89, of Statesboro, Ga., on July 11. Robert Taylor Stuckey, Arch 80, of Atlanta, on Sept. 6. He was a principal partner at InSight Design in Atlanta, a member of the Atlanta chapter of Comraderie de Bordeaux and a High Museum of Art board member. 1960s Jackson Arnold Baker, IM 61, of Bellevue, Wash., on Aug. 20. Mr. Baker was a longtime employee of Sea-Land Service Inc., working his way up from dock foreman to president and chief operating officer. He received a football scholarship to attend Georgia Tech, where he played quarterback. Alvin M. Bryski, MS CE 67, of Poestenkill, N.Y., on Aug. 5. He was professor and department chair for the civil and construction department of Hudson Valley Community College for 30 years and was a consultant for Intertech in Troy, N.Y., for many years. He was a member of the American Council for Construction Education and Keepers of the Flame at HVCC. Charles D. Cunningham, M CP 60, of Asheville, N.C., on May 12. He was a retired city planner with Asheville. Henry B. Jones, IM 62, of Wrens, Ga., on Aug. 29. Employed by M.B. Jones Oil Co. Inc. and the founder of Town and Country Gas Inc. for the past 40 years, Mr. Jones served as president of both businesses and as vice president of Sprint Food Stores Inc. He served as chairman of the board of Georgia Oilman’s Association in 1994. For 30 years, he served on the board of directors of First State Bank and was chairman of the board from 1995 to 2003. He also served on the boards of directors of Stapleton and Thomas Jefferson academies. Following graduation from Friends Austin Bert Caseman, 85, of Atlanta, on Sept. 3. A Tech faculty member for 28 years, he also was a consultant on structural engineering for Boeing, Douglas Aircraft and Lockheed. He was a fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers and a member of Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, Chi Epsilon, Sigma Tau and the Blue Key National Honor Society. He received a science faculty fellowship from the National Science Foundation for 1957-59 and the Outstanding Faculty Award from the student chapter of ASCE at Tech in 1968. Survivors include a daughter, Cathy Caseman Berdahl, IM 77. Dorothy Guinn Curry, 88, of St. Simons Island, Ga., on Oct. 3. She retired from Tech in 1991 after a 22-year career as staff benefits manager in the Personnel Department. She received the 1987-88 Administrative Service Award. Jerome Joseph Erpenbach, 89, of Knoxville, Tenn., on Oct. 1. After graduating from the University of Wisconsin, Menomonie, in 1940, he 1970s James Marshall Andrews Jr., MS SanE 76, of Atlanta, on Sept. 24. He was president of the real estate development company Andrews Properties Inc. He earned an MBA from Georgia State University. A veteran of the Vietnam War, he served as a lieutenant in the Navy. Hugh Beard Jr., IM 73, of Riverside, Calif., on Dec. 11, 2006. He was a controller with BFI Waste Systems in Houston. David Keith Hartlep, GMgt 71, of Statesboro, Ga., on Aug. 6. He was an auditor with the Department of Labor, Department of Agriculture and NASA. In private industry, he worked TECHTOPICS | WINTER 2007
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