Tech Topics - Winter 2007 - (Page 5) QuickRead GARY MEEK TECHTOPICS Vol. 44, No. 2 • Winter 2007 • 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, Gabriene Hansen, Tiffany Savage On the Cover Lynne Schleiffarth performs with the band during halftime. Photos spotlighting Homecoming and Family Weekend highlights begin on page 11. Photo by Ethan Trewhitt 16 Family Weekend Much-needed rain did dampen Friday festivities, but the skies were bright on Saturday. Students, parents and siblings turned out en masse for the requisite barbecue, face painting, poses with Buzz and the game. 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 17 A Full Century Georgia Tech’s oldest living alumna, Anne Marie Eaton turns 100 in November. But she’s not sitting back and reflecting on life. She’s still living it. Eaton currently is at work on at least one nonfiction book. 18 State of the Institute Wayne Clough envisions a campus where “boundaries cease to limit what is possible; where technology and the liberal arts are intertwined; where technology is suffused with appreciation of sustainability.” 11 Fall Festivities SCOTT DINERMAN 25 Record Reunion Giving The Class of 1957 produced a check for an astounding $20 million during its 50th reunion celebration. After the totals were tallied from the 40th and 25th reunions, the three classes together raised $33.6 million. 27 Solar Decathlon After two years of planning, a year and a half of construction and one week of intensive tours and competitions, Georgia Tech students and faculty enjoyed their moment in the sun in Washington, D.C. 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 Maris Ozug (404) 894-0766 E-mail: maris.ozug@alumni.gatech.edu 29 A Doctor’s Diary John Burson stayed connected to family, friends and fellow Georgia Tech alumni during his second tour of duty at a combat support hospital in Iraq by sending e-mail journal entries about his work and the war. 33 TEAM Buzz’s Dog-day Afternoon The Columbus, Ohio, Georgia Tech Club conducted its first TEAM Buzz project at an animal shelter, where they gathered newspapers for dog cages and walked and played fetch with their new best friends. 35 Leadership Georgia Tech 17 A Full Century The Alumni Association applauds advocates and volunteers during an annual event that provides Georgia Tech Club officers from around the country with fresh ideas to keep alumni connected to the Institute. 45 ‘Tremendous Opportunity’ Head basketball coach Paul Hewitt doesn’t see a difficult schedule as a bad thing. It’s a chance, he says, to “have a great year and put ourselves in a significant position down the line. It’s a good schedule.” 49 Marrying Technology and Management Alumni and corporate support are helping Tech students acquire interdisciplinary skills through a joint program developed by the Colleges of Management and Engineering that will be launched next fall. Departments 07 Mail Call 11 Alumni House 17 Living History 18 The Hill 25 Giving Back 27 Student Life 29 Burdell & Friends 45 Yellow Jackets 49 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. © 2007 by TECH TOPICS. 33 TEAM Buzz TECHTOPICS | WINTER 2007 5 http://gtalumni.org
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