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George Norman Bisanar, GS 27, of Concord, N.C., on June 28, at the age of 102. Mr. Bisanar moved to Concord in 1940 to oversee the Coca-Cola Bottling Company’s local operation and held the position until his retirement in 1977. He served in the Navy during World War II, working in Washington, D.C., and soon after the war joined a small group of citizens to form the Concord Chamber of Commerce, for which he served as vice president and later president. Mr. Bisanar also served on the boards of directors for the Concord National Bank and Concord Light and Water.
Frank J. Dale Sr., CE 39, of Decatur, Ga., on June 13. He retired as a civil engineer for the federal government in 1983. A veteran of World War II, he received the Bronze Star. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Army upon graduation from Tech and was called to active duty in 1942 to lead a group of commandos on the Philippine island of Luzon in 1944 in a secret mission for reconnaissance and to supply and train guerilla fighters in explosives and automatic weapons. He achieved the rank of major. An avid golfer, Mr. Dale played into his early 90s.
William Clyde Shepherd Jr., Cls 35, of Atlanta, on June 18. Mr. Shepherd helped build roads with his father’s business, Shepherd Construction Co., and during World War II worked with his father on blimp bases in Brunswick, Ga., and Brazil and on an airstrip in Guatemala. He continued to work overseas after the war, building air bases in Libya and Greenland, and worked on a project in Saudi Arabia in the mid-1970s. He also was a real estate and shopping center developer and manager, building the Toco Hill Shopping Center in Decatur, Ga., in 1956. He was a founding director of Fidelity National Bank; served on the board of trustees for Grady Memorial Hospital for 22 years and on the DeKalb Development Authority for many years; and was president of the National Asphalt Paving Association and Georgians for Better Transportation. Mr. Shepherd was named Mr. DeKalb County by the American Heart Association in 2002.
Edwin Lamont Anderson Jr., IE 48, of Atlanta, on June 24. Mr. Anderson, who earned an MBA from Harvard Business School, was associated with several business firms during his career. He served in the Navy in World War II.
Theron Zolly “T.Z.” Chastain, CE 43, of Clayton, Ga., on June 18. A Navy veteran, Mr. Chastain was founder and principal of three firms, including Chastain and Tindel Inc. and Chastain Forensic Corp. As a structural engineer, he was responsible for a wide range of projects in the Southeast, including buildings at Tech. He worked as a forensic engineer, investigating and providing court testimonies of building system failures and served as an arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association. A member of Lambda Chi Alpha at Tech, he received an order of merit from the fraternity in 1982. He was a fellow and life member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the American Consulting Engineers Council; a fellow of the National Academy of Forensic Engineers; and an honorary member and past international president of the American Concrete Institute.
Robert Thomas “Bob” Davis Jr., EE 47, of Gastonia, N.C., on June 12. Mr. Davis served as president, vice president, CEO and director of various mills in the Southeast during his career in textiles. Captain of the football and basketball teams at Georgia Tech, he was named an All-SEC and All-American tackle and later played pro football with the Boston Yanks. He was a member of the National Football Foundation’s College Football Hall of Fame and the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame. He served in the Army and was a former mayor of Columbus, Ga., where he served eight years on the city commission.
James E. Dodgen, ChE 43, a resident of Colorado Springs, Colo., on March 24. Mr. Dodgen was the former president and owner of Dodgen Engineering Co.
John Quincy Edwards III, IM 42, of Norfolk, Va., on July 13. A member of the Navy ROTC program at Georgia Tech, he was commissioned as an ensign upon graduation and reported to the USS St. Louis, a light cruiser in the Pacific fleet on which he served for the duration of World War II. Capt. Edwards remained in the Navy as a career officer, retiring in 1973 as director of the Naval Investigative Service, now known as NCIS. His service in naval intelligence included positions as naval attache in Istanbul, Turkey, and with the National Security Agency during the Cuban missile crisis.
John Carl Funderburk Jr., EE 47, of Valdosta, Ga., on June 21. He retired from Georgia Power as division operating manager in 1989 following a 42-year career with the company during which he held positions in Macon, Atlanta and Valdosta. Mr. Funderburk, whose studies at Georgia Tech were interrupted by three years of service in the Pacific theater with the Army Signal Corps during World War II, later served as president of the Middle Georgia Georgia Tech Club. He was a member of the board of directors of the Valdosta/Lowndes County Chamber of Commerce and an assistant Scoutmaster with the Boy Scouts, from which he received the Silver Beaver award. Also a member of the board of directors, president and vice president of the Valdosta Kiwanis Club, he was named a distinguished lieutenant governor by Georgia Kiwanis and a Hickson fellow by Kiwanis International.
Mendel T. Gordon, ChE 48, MS ChE 54, of Wilmington, Del., on May 2. He began his long career with DuPont in the Chambers Works plant technical section in 1955 and retired as a senior engineering associate in 1989. At his retirement celebration, Mr. Gordon’s co-workers quoted Joseph Addison to describe how they felt about him: “Cheerfulness keeps a kind of daylight in the mind, filling it with a steady and perpetual serenity.” A veteran of World War II, Mr. Gordon enlisted in the Army Air Forces and served as a radio operator in the Pacific.
James Oliver “Ollie” Grigsby Sr., IE 49, of Chattanooga, Tenn., on July 11. Mr. Grigsby worked for a number of companies throughout east Tennessee. He served in the Air Guard during World War II and played baseball for the Air Corps. Mr. Grigsby assisted his wife as director of the family history center at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; played chess and the harmonia; and sang tenor.
John Wesley Hardison, ME 42, of Braselton, Ga., on June 14. Following military service, he joined John Rogers Co., a startup engine rebuilding company in Atlanta that merged with the Genuine Parts Co. in the 1960s. Mr. Hardison was vice president and general manager of Genuine Parts’ engine division until his retirement in 1971. He was a member of the Pacific Engine Rebuilders, serving on its board of directors; Automotive Parts Rebuilders Association; Society of Automotive Engineers; and American Society of Metals. Upon graduation from Tech, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Ordnance Division of the Army Air Forces and during World War II served on various air bases in the states before being assigned to India and later China. At the end of the war, he was the ordnance officer of the 14th Air Force, having achieved the rank of major. He was a member of Civitan, the 14th Air Force Association and the Atlanta Men’s Garden Club.
Edward Lynn Huie Jr., IM 40, of Morrow, Ga., on May 12. He helped pioneer the water distribution and reclamation system while serving as manager-engineer of the Clayton County Water Authority. He also was resident engineer at the Atlanta International Raceway. He served in World War II and Korea and retired as a captain in the Navy Reserve.
Albert Raiford Johnson, IE 48, of Mount Olive, N.C., formerly of Chattanooga, Tenn., on July 9. Mr. Johnson was a business analyst in textile fibers for DuPont, first working at the Chattanooga plant and later at its headquarters in Wilmington, Del. His studies at Tech were interrupted by service in the Army Air Corps. He was trained as a co-pilot and was a second lieutenant in the 395th Bomb Group of the 8th Air Force. He spent eight months as a prisoner of war in Stalag Luft 1 in northern Germany after his B-17 was shot down in April 1944. After being freed by Russian soldiers, he returned to Georgia Tech to finish his degree. Mr. Johnson was past commander of the Chattanooga chapter of American Ex-Prisoners of War.
George Moseley Lane, IE 49, of Baton Rouge, La., on July 15. He worked at Ethyl Corp. for 33 years, retiring in 1985 to golf and travel. A captain in the Marine Corps, he received a Distinguished Flying Cross for service in Rabaul, New Britain, during World War II. While at Georgia Tech, he helped found the industrial engineering honor society and earned admission to Tau Beta Pi.
Richard Watkins “Dick” Malone, IM 49, of Jensen Beach, Fla., on June 5. He was plant manager for Beacon Manufacturing Co. in Asheville, N.C., for nearly 20 years and later was a management consultant to textile companies. A World War II veteran, he was a member of Sigma Chi fraternity at Tech; the Asheville Rotary Club; and the National Rifle Association.
Paul F. Page, IM 43, a resident of West Hartford, Conn., on July 6. Mr. Page retired from the Arrow Hart Corp. in 1984 after a lengthy engineering career during which he developed 11 patents. He played football at Georgia Tech, participating in the 1943 Cotton Bowl, and was an Army veteran of World War II.
William Jackson Rogers Sr., EE 45, of Marietta, Ga., on June 14. He retired from a 40-year career with Georgia Power in 1984. He was a lieutenant in the Navy from 1943 to 1946 and served on the USS James O’Hara during World War II. Mr. Rogers was active in the North Georgia Ambassadors, for which he served two years as president. Mr. Rogers was the director of the adult Sunday school department and a member of the Rejoice senior choir at his church.
John Marvel Schreeder, PHE 40, of Loganville, Ga., on July 17. Dr. Schreeder, who earned a medical degree from Emory, practiced medicine in Chamblee, Ga., delivering many children in north DeKalb County and making house calls. He also served on the staffs at Crawford W. Long, Georgia Baptist, DeKalb General and Northside hospitals, specializing in family practice and cardiology. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was awarded the Bronze Star and French War Cross and reverted to Reserve status as a lieutenant colonel in 1946. Dr. Schreeder was the team doctor for the Chamblee High School football team until his retirement. He and his wife also took care of more than 30 foster children.
Raymond Wesley Sparks Jr., IM 47, of Greenville, S.C., on July 25. Mr. Sparks retired from Steel Heddle Manufacturing in 1986. He served on Guam with the 315th Bomb Wing, 20th Air Force, during World War II; was an instructor at Randolph Air Force Base in Texas during the Korean War; and retired from the Air Force Reserve as a lieutenant colonel. A member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity while at Tech, he was a volunteer with Meals on Wheels for 14 years and with St. Francis Hospital, which named him Volunteer of the Year in 1994. He also was a member of the Greenville chapter of the Military Officers Association of America.
Robert Warren Steudel, IM 42, of Schererville, Ind., on July 19. He retired from U.S. Steel after more than 28 years with the company. A retired commander in the Coast Guard Reserve, he served on the USS Muskogee as an assistant engineering officer during World War II, attaining the rank of lieutenant. Following retirement, Mr. Steudel was active in the northwest Indiana chapter of the Service Corps of Retired Executives.
Henry David Willis, EE 47, of Montgomery, Ala., on June 25. Mr. Willis worked as an electrical engineer at Alabama Power Co. for more than 30 years and was a charter member of Dalraida United Methodist Church. During World War II, he served in the Army Air Corps in the China-Burma-India theater.
Murray Blair Wright Jr., Arch 47, a resident of Miami, on July 28. An architect, he designed numerous churches and schools, retiring in 2006 as a senior architect for the Department of Education in Tallahassee. He was a Seabee in the Navy and retired as a lieutenant commander after 20 years of active and Reserve service. He was a member of Knights of Columbus, a Boy Scouts leader, a baseball coach and a mentor in the Leon County Public Schools.
William Walter Addison, CE 51, of Baton Rouge, La., on June 10. A professional engineer and land surveyor, Mr. Addison retired as the director of public works for the city of Baton Rouge in 1986. He was appointed by Gov. Bobby Jindal to the Pontchartrain levee board in 2008 and served until his death. He was a member of the Louisiana Engineering Society; a Navy veteran of World War II; an Eagle Scout and former Scoutmaster; and a fourth-degree member of the Knights of Columbus, Mother of Mercy Council 4030.
Joseph Thomas Barker, EE 59, of Pittsfield, Mass., on June 12. Mr. Barker worked for General Electric Ordnance/Defense Systems for 34 years and retired from Lockheed Martin Defense Systems in 1996. He was a pioneer in the field of guidance engineering software. He served in the ROTC and the Army. He was a member of the GE Elfun Society and a volunteer with St. Charles Parish bingo; the money management program of Elder Services; the Academic Decathlon competition; and a weekend meal ministry.
Ronald D. Brown, Cls 55, of Senoia, Ga., on Jan. 9. Mr. Brown was a self-employed engineer.
John Willard DeLind III, IM 59, of Davidson, N.C., on June 16. Mr. DeLind worked at Southeastern Factors of Charlotte and Wachovia and was a Scoutmaster for Troop 116 in Mecklenburg County. He was a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity while at Georgia Tech.
George Norman Doliana, EE 57, of Fort Pierce, Fla., on June 19. He served in the Navy during the Korean War and worked for the National Security Agency and several defense companies before retiring. He was a member of the Blue Gavel Association and a past commodore of the Fort Pierce Yacht Club.
Thomas C. Ervin, CE 51, of Daytona Beach, Fla., on July 11. Following graduation from Tech, he served as a first lieutenant in the Korean War.
John Harold Foster Sr., IE 50, a resident of Greenville, S.C., on June 15. He was a cadet in the Civil Air Patrol and a Boeing B-29 flight engineer-instructor in Texas in the Army Air Corps during World War II. After retiring from a 29-year career with Honeywell Corp., he toured with the Commemorative Air Force as a flight crew member on the Boeing B-29 FIFI.
Eddie B. Goodrich, EE 50, of Sun City Center, Fla., on April 20. He spent most of his career in the Panama Canal Zone and retired in 1980 as chief of the special projects branch. He was a World War II veteran of the Pacific theater, taking part in the battles of Iwo Jima and Peleliu. He attended Georgia Tech on the GI Bill.
Chester O. Gordon Jr., IM 52, of Louisville, Ky., on Oct. 17, 2009. Mr. Gordon retired from Alcoa after 42 years. He was honored as one of the Top 10 Industrial Salespeople in the United States by the editors of Purchasing magazine. Mr. Gordon was an Army veteran and member of the American Legion.
William B. Hinton Jr., EE 56, a resident of Lawrenceville, Ga., on June 24. Upon graduation from Tech, he earned the title of ROTC lieutenant in the Air Force. He spent a year in Japan while serving as a radar technician in the Air Force. In 1974, he began a second career as an accountant, financial/estate planner and life insurance salesman.
Billie Michael Holman, IM 54, of Waynesboro, Ga., on July 10. Following a lengthy career as a mechanical contractor in Atlanta, he retired as a startup engineer in the nuclear industry. He joined the Navy in 1943 and served in the Italian campaign and at Normandy as an underwater demolition frogman.
Carl Dudley Hulsey, Cls 52, of Decatur, Ga., on July 20. Mr. Hulsey worked for Lockheed from 1951 until 1985. He was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War.
Donald Keith “Don” Judd, ChE 59, of Midland, Texas, on June 12. Mr. Judd was a freelance process engineer in the petroleum and natural gas industry. Mr. Judd was a lifelong member of the National Rifle Association, West Texas Astronomers, the Republican party and the Civilian Marksmanship Program.
Clyde H. Lovelady Jr., Cls 50, of Oceanside, Calif., on June 8. Lt. Col. Lovelady attended John Tarleton Military Academy in Stephensville, Texas, before entering the Marine Corps in 1942. He served during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War and retired from the Marine Corps in 1972. He then worked as assistant superintendent of business services for the Laguna Beach Unified School District before retiring in 1992. He was a volunteer with Interfaith Community Services.
Edmond T. Miller, CE 55, MS CE 57, a resident of Gainesville, Fla., on May 7. Dr. Miller was a former chair of the civil engineering department at the University of Louisville.
Ray Edwin Murray, EE 59, of Branford, Fla., on July 14. Mr. Murray’s career as an electrical engineer included positions with the Philco Corp., RCA and Honeywell Corp., for which he worked on computer navigation systems for aircraft. He also started a company called Computer Control Systems Inc. His software was marketed internationally and included in software packages sold by such companies as Oracle Software and RCA Victor.
Ralph Edwin Neunlist Jr., MS IE 50, of Jackson, Miss., on June 29. He spent most of his career as an engineer in Huntsville, Ala., working at the Army Ballistic Missile Agency and Army Ordnance Missile Command at Redstone Arsenal and later with the Lockheed Missile and Space Co. Mr. Neunlist received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Mississippi and served in the Navy during World War II. He was active with Boy Scout Troop 15 at his church.
Virgil E. “Gene” New, EE 50, of Columbia, S.C., on July 20. Mr. New, who completed graduate work at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, spent 30 years working with South Central Bell and, later, BellSouth before beginning a 20-year career in the financial services industry, working for such companies as E.F. Hutton and Prudential Securities. He was a member of the Assistance League of Birmingham.
Howard Ellis Newton Jr., IM 56, a resident of Greenville, S.C., on Feb. 18. An Army veteran, he retired from Ryder Systems and later was associated with the U.S. Census Bureau.
Joseph Nocella, Arch 56, a resident of Bethpage, N.Y., on June 19. Mr. Nocella designed and built homes and commercial buildings throughout Long Island and was a former commissioner of buildings for the town of Hempstead.
John Jefferson Porter, ChE 56, PhD Chem 60, of Clemson, S.C., on June 17. Dr. Porter was a professor of textile chemistry at Clemson University for 35 years.
Allan E. Rainey, IE 50, of Augusta, Ga., on July 26. Mr. Rainey worked in the heating and air business in Atlanta until a month before his death. He attended Georgia Tech on the GI Bill.
Richard Ray Jr., Cls 51, of Atlanta, on April 30. A graduate of the University of Georgia and a Navy veteran, he retired from AXA Equitable after more than 40 years of service.
Robert Raymond Roberts, CE 56, MS CE 62, of North Myrtle Beach, S.C., on July 14. Dr. Roberts, who earned a PhD from West Virginia University, served as a professor at the University of South Carolina College of Engineering for nearly 30 years, retiring in 1994 as professor emeritus. Dr. Roberts was a consultant to many national agencies as an expert in traffic accident reconstruction. He was a member of the Institute of Transportation Engineers, Society of Automotive Engineers, National Society of Professional Engineers, National Academy of Forensic Engineers, Sigma Xi and Chi Epsilon.
Robert McKinlock Sharp, ChE 54, MS ChE 56, of Asheville, N.C., on June 17, his birthday. He began his 28-year career with Exxon in engineering, developing some key oil refining patents, and later worked in marketing and supply coordination management positions with Exxon International. He retired as marine sales manager to U.S.-based shipping companies and pursued several entrepreneurial ventures. While living in New Canaan, Conn., he assisted with photography of dance productions and was a Stamford camera club member. In 2002, he moved to Asheville, where he was a member of the symphony guild and racquet club and a First Church Christ Scientist board member.
Robert H. Slaughter, ChE 52, of Conroe, Texas, on June 20. Mr. Slaughter was a chemical engineer with Shell Oil Co. for 39 years. A member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity and Phi Kappa Phi at Tech, he served in the Army during the Korean War and continued to serve in the Reserve until 1960. He served as a member of the board of directors of the River Plantation Municipal Utility District for 23 years and as an emergency coordinator for American Radio Relay League Inc. He was a ham radio operator and builder of model ships and airplanes.
Edsel Philip Webb, Text 54, MS IM 54, of Bradenton, Fla., on July 27. He worked for Callaway Mills and later for Firestone Tire and Rubber Co., for which he held several managerial positions in Ohio and Arkansas. He served in the Air Force before attending Georgia Tech, where he was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity. Active with the Boy Scouts of America for more than 50 years, Mr. Webb was a recipient of the Silver Beaver and James E. West Fellowship awards. He was a Mason and a deacon and elder at his church.
Houston Longino Welch Jr., EE 57, MS IM 58, of Hoover, Ala., on July 5. He spent more than 31 years working with the four companies of the Southern Company system, retiring in 1992 as the director of community affairs and assistant secretary for the Birmingham and Atlanta offices. Commissioned an ensign in the Navy Reserve, he served on active duty as engineering officer of a destroyer and later retired as a commander after 30 years. An elder at his church for more than 20 years, he also taught Sunday school, led Bible studies and served on the board of trustees for Briarwood Christian School. He often served as a commissioner at meetings of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America and the Evangel Presbytery, for which he served a year as moderator. He was a 31-year member of the Kiwanis Club of Birmingham; a past member of the board of directors of the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce; and chairman of the board of both the Alabama affiliate and South coastal region of the American Diabetes Association.
David Julian Bueker Sr., ChE 64, MS ChE 65, of Victoria, Texas, on June 25. In 2002, he retired from DuPont, for which he worked as a chemical engineer for 37 years. Survivors include his brothers Paul Bueker, AE 67, MS IM 70; Cris Bueker, IE 70; and Dan Bueker, IE 70.
Marshall Seawright Cooper, CE 60, of Decatur, Ga., on July 4. Mr. Cooper, a consulting engineer, retired from Keck and Wood Inc. in Duluth and later began a second career in furniture refinishing and antiques dealing with his wife. He was a Scoutmaster for many years and a past president of the Appalachian Trail Club.
James W. “Jake” Ivey Jr., CE 69, a resident of Evans, Ga., on July 26. A lifetime director of the Builders Association of Metro Augusta, he built homes for 26 years. He was a deacon at his church. Survivors include his son Mark Ivey, CE 89.
Robert Lowrey “Bob” Keown, IM 68, of Gadsden, Ala., on July 12. In 1979, he moved to Jackson, Miss., where he worked for All South Subcontractors and Dunn Construction Co. He was a founding member of a Jackson Georgia Tech Club, serving two terms as its president. He served in several positions with the Birmingham Alumni club after relocating there in 1998. Mr. Keown was an avid golfer and dog lover. Memorials in his name may be made to the Georgia Tech Alumni Association.
James L. “Jim” Martin Jr., IM 66, of Stockbridge, Ga., on June 16. He retired from Georgia Power in 2000 after a 31-year career with the company in which he rose to the position of vice president of economic development. He served at Fort McPherson, Ga., in the office of the deputy chief of staff of the 3rd U.S. Army headquarters during the Vietnam War, receiving a commendation medal for meritorious service. He was a former president and honorary life member of the Georgia Economic Developers Association, from which he was awarded the Rip Wiley Award for Professional Excellence. He served as chair of the economic development committee of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce and served on the board of directors for the Business Council of Georgia; the board of Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education; and the steering committees for the 1991 Governor’s Conference on Education and the 1992 Governor’s Conference on Economic Development. Georgia Trend magazine named him one of the state’s 100 Most Influential businesspeople in 1991. Upon his retirement in February 2000, he was honored with a resolution passed by the Georgia Power board of directors, which was adopted by the Georgia General Assembly.
Charles D. “Dave” Parker, IE 62, a resident of Bluffton, S.C., on June 25, of a heart attack. After retiring from a 22-year Navy career in 1984 as a commander, he became vice president of a telecommunications company in Washington, D.C. In 1990, he moved to Hilton Head, where he worked as the assistant harbormaster at the Windmill Harbour marina and was a past commander of the Sail and Power Squadron. Cmdr. Parker, who had a master’s degree in computer systems management and an MBA, flew numerous aircraft as a Navy pilot. He served in Vietnam and was awarded a Navy Commendation Medal and a Vietnam Service Medal with Bronze Star. He also was a past master of Hardeeville Masonic Lodge No. 348 and a member of Alee Shrine in Savannah and the Retired Officers Association.
Lawrence Rehfield, AE 61, on July 1. Dr. Rehfield, who earned a master’s degree from MIT and a PhD from Stanford University, was a researcher and professor at Georgia Tech for 20 years and at UC Davis for 23 years. He mentored 39 graduate students.
Charles L. Sellers, M CP 63, of Knoxville, Tenn., on June 13. Mr. Sellers was instrumental in community development in North Carolina, New York and Tennessee and retired from Housing and Urban Development in 1995. A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he served 25 years in the family history library. He collected books, postcards and commemorative plates.
Michael S. Tuck, EE 68, MS EE 83, a resident of Sharpsburg, Ga., on July 16. He was an electrical engineer with the Southern Company.
Marcus H. “Marc” Ansley, CE 78, MS CE 81, of Tallahassee, Fla., on June 16, following a heart attack. An employee of the Florida Department of Transportation for more than 22 years, Mr. Ansley was chief structures research engineer and manager of the Structures Research Center in Tallahassee. He served on the American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials’ Subcommittee on Bridges and Structures; authored or co-authored numerous research papers; and was an adjunct professor at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering. Mr. Ansley was a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity while at Tech and served as an elder at his church.
Gregory Cox, EE 73, of Bakersfield, Calif., on June 10. Mr. Cox spent most of his career as a manager in the oil and gas industry. He also served as a part-time instructor of management and computer information systems classes for the University of Phoenix and California State University, Bakersfield, from which he earned an MBA in 2001. Mr. Cox was a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity while at Tech.
Rebecca J. Davis, Text 70, of Villa Rica, Ga., on July 20, of lymphoma. Ms. Davis was a retired attorney.
James P. Dodrill Jr., Arch 79, M Arch 80, of Plymouth Meeting, Pa., on June 9. Mr. Dodrill was a partner of LMA Architects, which he joined in 1980. A member of the American Institute of Architects, he served as vice president of the Plymouth Meeting Historical Society and as chairman of the architectural review boards of the Plymouth and Whitemarsh townships. Mr. Dodrill also was an associate professor at Montgomery County Community College.
John Hellander, CerE 79, of Lakeland, Fla., on June 25, from complications of Crohn’s disease. Mr. Hellander was the founder of C&M Technologies, through which he developed and distributed specialized thermal ceramic coatings, a subject on which he published many scientific articles.
Nancy Baggett Kornfield, IM 76, of Marietta, Ga., on July 15. Mrs. Kornfield’s survivors include her husband, Marc J. Kornfield, EE 76, and their three children.
Gregory Peter Holden, IM 89, of Woodstock, Ga., on June 15. A certified public accountant, he worked as a financial analyst for MACTEC Inc. Mr. Holden received a master’s degree in finance from Georgia State University in 1995. He was active in the Cub Scouts, serving four years as Cubmaster of Pack 994 and leading one of the largest packs in the area. Survivors include his wife, Kristen Holden, Mgt 92.
Patricia McGuire White, PhD ABiol 87, of Dalton, Ga., on June 24. Dr. White, who also received degrees from Agnes Scott College and the University of Georgia, was a professor of biology at Kennesaw State University and assistant dean and director of academic advising at Agnes Scott before joining Dalton State College. She was awarded tenure there in 2002 and at the time of her death was a full professor of biology and the associate vice president for academic affairs. She was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, a Sunday school teacher at her church and a co-leader of her son’s Cub Scout den.
Chris Luvaas Campbell, EE 91, of Oakton, Va., on July 4, after a seven-year struggle with various health issues that ended with brain cancer. Mr. Campbell earned an MBA from the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia in 1995 and spent his entire career in the consulting industry, working for Booz Allen, Arthur Andersen and BearingPoint before launching his own company, Washington Consulting, in 2003. After the firm was sold in 2006, Mr. Campbell co-founded Integrity Consulting in 2007. He served with Young Life ministries in high school and at Georgia Tech, where he also was a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity and the men’s volleyball club team. He worked with the youth group at Vienna Presbyterian Church and coached the soccer teams of his children.
John Michel Grantham, IntA 99, a resident of Gainesville, Ga., on June 19. He played football for Georgia Tech and started on the 1998 ACC championship team. He was named to the dean’s list six times and to the 1998 ACC All-Academic Team. He was a certified strength and conditioning specialist under the U.S. Weightlifting Association; an instructor for criminal justice at Lanier Tech; and a martial arts instructor at Full Throttle Fitness in Gainesville. He was the Southeast heavyweight champion in 2001 and won the U.S. amateur kickboxing heavyweight championship in 2002. He also held a black belt in Japanese jujitsu and a purple belt in Brazilian jujitsu and had more than 15 years of experience teaching, training and competing in Thai boxing.
Jennifer Schroer Holloway, IE 96, a resident of Evans, Ga., on June 27. She was a former director of quality at E-Z-GO Textron.
Kevin Ziolkowski, AE 90, MS AE 91, of Hebron, Ky., on July 2. He worked for Procter & Gamble and was a member of Delta Sigma Phi fraternity while at Georgia Tech.
Amy Jo Campbell, PhD Chem 05, of Silver Spring, Md., on June 11. She had worked with the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research as a chemist in Silver Spring and most recently was a Battelle scientific contractor with the Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense in Aberdeen. She was published six times for her discoveries in organic chemistry; was named on two patent submissions; and won the Siple Award at the 26th Army Science Conference.
Fredda Blanchard-Fields, 61, on Aug. 3, of cancer. She was a professor and chair of Tech’s School of Psychology and director of its Adult Development Laboratory, leading research efforts addressing social-cognitive processes in everyday life. A PhD graduate of Wayne State University, she joined Georgia Tech in 1993. The College of Sciences and the School of Psychology will honor her memory with a symposium on cognitive aging in the spring.
John Robert Bussey, 59, of Thomson, Ga., on June 19, in a car accident. Dr. Bussey retired after practicing medicine at Tech’s Student Health Center. A graduate of Emory Medical School, he served 14 years on the emergency room staff at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta; assisted in establishing Piedmont Minor Emergency Clinics; worked at his father’s former hospital, The Bussey Clinic, in Austell, Ga.; and founded the Overseas Medical Clinic in Atlanta.
Ann Bartlett Cannon, 65, of Chamblee, Ga., on July 8. Mrs. Cannon, who had a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Georgia, worked in advertising at Coca-Cola before joining Georgia Tech, for which she was a spokesperson and radio show host. She wrote youth-themed Sunday school lessons and publications for the Southern Baptist Convention, which presented her an excellence in writing award in the late 1980s, and later wrote articles and books about teenagers and Christianity.
Griggsby Thomas “Tommy” Cowart, 90, of Atlanta, on July 13. Dr. Cowart, a retired urologist and Atlanta native, was a lifelong fan of Georgia Tech football. His family told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that he attended his first Tech game as a boy after a professor living next door gave him tickets and that from that time until his 80s he did not miss a home game, aside from a two-year stint as a captain in the Army Medical Corps. Memorials in his name may be made to the Georgia Tech Athletic Association for the Dr. G. Thomas Cowart Memorial and sent to the Alexander-Tharpe Fund, 150 Bobby Dodd Way, Atlanta, GA 30332-0455.
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