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WINTER 2008 TechTopics Vol. 45, No. 2 • Winter 2008 • gtalumni.org Publisher: Joseph P. Irwin, IM 80 Managing Editor: Kimberly Link-Wills Assistant Editor: Van Jensen Assistant Editor: Leslie Overman Design: Ryan Giusti Student Editorial Assistant: Paul Wong Student Photographer: Eric Turner Alumni House 8 11 Buzz Around Town / Painted, decoupaged and shellacked mascots are all over campus. Rockin’ Good Time / Buzz Bash was a blast, and the Ramblin’ Wreck Parade was a gas. 8 The Hill 16 State of the Institute / Tech remains on the move during the economic slowdown. Presidential Search / Committee listens to input from alums and the campus community. Georgia Tech Alumni Association Executive Committee William J. Todd, IM 71 Chair C. Meade Sutterfield, EE 72 Past Chair Joseph W. Evans, IM 71 Chair-elect/Finance Alfredo Trujillo, AE 81 Vice Chair/Roll Call Scott P. Jennings, ME 89 LeShelle R. May, MS OR 89 Edward L. Underwood, IE 71 Members At Large Joseph P. Irwin, IM 80 President 18 11 Student Life 22 25 Going Airborne / Since 1946, Tech students have been joining up to take to the skies. An Architect’s Eyes / Former President’s Scholar chases storms around the globe. Board of Trustees Ana I. Anton, ICS 90, MS ICS 92, PhD CS 97 Thomas G. Arlotto, ME 82 David A. Bottoms, Mgt 01 William B. Bourne III, GMgt 72 Kevin R. Cantley, Arch 76, M Arch 78 J. Abner Conner, CE 66 Marc A. Corsini, IM 80 Tracey M. Countryman, IM 98 Steven R. Cover, Arch 78, M Arch 81 Frederick C. Donovan Sr., CE 62 Ernest P. Epps, ME 56 Marian H. Epps, IM 83 Angela D. Fox, EE 91 Richard A. Guthman Jr., IE 56 Kelvin C. Hawkins, MS EE 92 Carl E. Hofstadter, CE 77 Selma A. Jabaley, CE 74 Craig R. Lentzsch, Math 70 John A. Lewis Jr., IM 79 A. Wayne Luke, IE 72 Benton J. Mathis Jr., IM 81 William C. Mizell, Mgt 87 Kevin P. Murray, Mgt 90 Wanda B. Murray, HS 82 Jess Newbern III, IE 65 Daren B. Pietsch, ME 91 Mack Reese, IM 83, MS Mgt 85 Magd Riad, IE 01 Troy W. Rice, IE 01 John E. Robertson, ChE 66 Victoria L. Selfridge, IE 96 Rush S. Smith Jr., Phys 72 Jeb M. Stewart, Cls 91 Robert N. Stargel Jr., EE 83 James E. Trimble Jr., Mgt 91 Advertising Holly Green (404) 894-0765 E-mail: holly.green@alumni.gatech.edu Burdell & Friends 16 29 32 Weight Coach Robot / Cory Kidd and his team move to Hong Kong to produce Autom. Rural Readers / Two Georgia Tech alumni are helping build libraries in small towns. Yellow Jackets 45 46 Leading Ladies / Two women from Washington state rule the basketball court at Tech. Beyond His Years / Freshman Jaybo Shaw already is a seasoned triple-option player. 25 Real World 51 Leading Change / Business book author explains where some CEOs went wrong. On the cover “COE Super Star,” sponsored by the College of Engineering and created by the Georgia Tech student chapter of the Industrial Designers Society of America, is one of 25 pieces of art creating a buzz. 29 PHOTOS BY ERIC TURNER Alumni Association (404) 894-2391 TechTopics (ISSN 1062-077X) is published quarTechTopics terly (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, 190 North Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30313-0175. Georgia Institute of Technology is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action institute. © 2008 by TECH TOPICS. Departments 7 8 16 22 Letters Alumni House The Hill Student Life 29 30 45 51 Burdell & Friends Ramblin’ Roll Yellow Jackets Real World 45 http://www.gtalumni.org

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