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1960s
Brook H. Byers, EE 68, was elected to the Stanford University board of trustees. He is a partner and venture capital investor at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers in Menlo Park, Calif. He received an honorary PhD from Tech in 2010.
Philip T. Corbell, AE 68, had his master certificated flight instructor accreditation renewed. He is one of only 24 people worldwide to earn the credential six times.
Ralph Heard, ChE 60, was honored by the Richmond, Va., Alumni Network as an Outstanding Alum. He has served in leadership positions in the Wilmington, Del., and Richmond Networks since 1964 and is currently the Richmond Network secretary.
Edwin E. McBrayer, AE 68, was awarded the inaugural Doppelt Family Rail-Trail Champions Award by the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy for his work with the PATH Foundation of Atlanta and Georgia Department of Transportation. He was formerly a systems engineer in the NASA Skylab program.
Larry R. Westbrook, IE 67, retired as founder, president and CEO of PULS North America after 45 years in the power distribution, automation and industrial control industry. He will remain with the company as executive chairman and coach.
1970s
Paul Bleichner, Arch 76, joined Larson Design Group as director of marketing at their Williamsport, Pa., headquarters. Previously he was director of marketing for the architecture and design firm Cooper Carry.
Donald Albert Brannen, Psy 78, was listed as one of the Georgia Super Lawyers of 2012. He was chosen by his peers and through the independent research of Law & Politics magazine. He is an attorney with Fisher & Phillips LLP in Atlanta.
Charles H. Brewton, BM 73, completed his third trip to Vietnam, where he teaches MBA courses in international business and advanced marketing for the International Training Cooperation. He is the director of marketing for Tennessee State Parks in Nashville.
1980s
Stephen Bonasera, MS EE 88, is the 2012 recipient of the Joseph P. Gilmore Distinguished New Investigator Award at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. He is assistant professor of the internal medicine department in the division of geriatrics and gerontology.
Brent Darnell, ME 81, was awarded the title of Top 25 Newsmaker by Engineering News-Record. He was recognized for his use of emotional intelligence in the construction industry. He is the founder of Brent Darnell International.
Myeun Kwon, MS NE 86, PhD NE 90, was appointed as the director of the South Korean KSTAR fusion facility and all fusion research in South Korea.
Steve L. Lindsey, ME 89, and Francis N. Spears, CE 73, MS CE 80, were elected to serve on the Buckhead Coalition, composed of 100 business and civic leaders. Lindsey is president of Atlanta Gas Light and Spears is president of Balfour Beatty Construction Georgia.
Scott Jennings, ME 89, was recently named vice president of May Moeller Purcell Construction Company, co-owned by Mark Moeller, Mgt 85.
Daryl Remick, Mgt 84, graduated as a doctor from the Medical College of Georgia. He also was commissioned into the Medical Corps of the Army National Guard. Previously, he served 24 years in the Marine Corps and Marine Corps Reserve and is a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Robert “Bob” N. Stargel Jr., EE 83, was named one of Savoy magazine’s Top 100 Most Influential Blacks in Corporate America. He is the vice president of global nonwovens at the Kimberly-Clark Corporation.
Mickey R. Wade, MS NE 87, PhD NE 91, was appointed director of the DIII-D National Fusion Program, the largest tokamak research program in the United States.
1990s
Charles Berezin, PhD AE 95, was named a Sikorsky Aircraft Technical Fellow specializing in computational fluid dynamics in recognition of his 27 years of experience in aerodynamic methodology development and analysis.
William “Walt” Bolton, ME 94, received the Mobile (Ala.) Area Council of Engineers’ 2012 engineer of the year award.
Bobby Grant Crawford, MS AE 94, won the 2012 ASEE National Outstanding Teaching Award. He is the director of the mechanical engineering program at the U.S. Military Academy.
Tara D. Elliott, CmpE 98, was named a 2012 Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Fellow. She is a principal for Fish & Richardson’s intellectual property litigation group.
David LaBorde, CE 97, is the CEO and co-founder of Iconic Data, named one of Inc. magazine’s Game-Changing Health Start-ups.
Eric Schieb, ME 92, and Wayne R. Yawn, ME 95, helped the Bimmerworld BMW team take first place in its class at Barber Motorsports Park during the Continental Tire Series race in March.
Rachelle Scott, IE 96; Jud Savelle, IE 02, MS IE 05; and Tiffany Winn, CE 05, were listed on the Albany Herald’s “40 Under 40” list.
Shawn Shadfar, MS EE 98, the CEO and founder of omNovia Technologies, was spotlighted in the Houston Chronicle. His company offers next generation web and video conferencing solutions to customers such as the U.S. State Department.
Michael J. Stiglitz, Mgt 90, was promoted to Navy captain and assumed the post of deputy commander with the Navy Expeditionary Logistics Support Group.
2000s
Steven E. Blackwood, Bio 07, threw out the first pitch at the Tech baseball game on May 18. While an undergrad at Tech, he joined Jason Varitek as the only players in school history with more than 200 RBI and 200 runs. He was selected in the 2005 MLB Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals, but elected to return to Tech for his senior year.
Barbara M. “Barbie” Daymude, Mgt 07, joined the Kansas City, Mo., office of Bryan Cave LLP as an associate. She practices with the firm’s real estate and banking, business and public finance client service groups.
Jana Delfino, PhD BME 07, was the primary author of new FDA guidelines for CT radiation dosages for children. She works for the FDA in Washington, D.C.
Preeth K. Gowdar, IE 00, was selected to work with the United Nations to develop a publication on social enterprise and emerging market impact investing. He is a strategy consultant in New Jersey.
Matt Keiser, ChBE 08, joined the O’Neal integrated design and construction firm in Greenville, S.C., as an engineer.
Marshall M. Rogers, AE 02, received the Raymond L. Jones Award as a distinguished graduate from the USAF Test Pilot School. He is a senior flight test engineer with the 411 Flight Test Squadron at Edwards Air Force Base in California.
Chip Wade, ME 06, was named the host, designer and contractor on HGTV’s new show, Elbow Room. He also has appeared on HGTV’s Curb Appeal and Designed to Sell.
2010s
Michael Peterson, Mgt 11, a former defensive back on the Tech football team, had a show of his paintings at the James K. Holder [Arch 08, MS BC 10] Studio and Gallery in Atlanta.
Neela S. Ram, MS PP 10, M CRP 10, was part of the winning team for the 2012 AICP Student Project Award under the direction of College of Architecture professor Michael Dobbins. Ram is a senior environmental planner at the Atlanta Regional Commission.
Weddings
Stacy Petaros Cox, TEM 99, and Dennis Gene Oswalt II, IE 00, were married on Feb. 11 in Atlanta. They are on an expatriate assignment with Walmart in Tokyo for two years.
Mark Warburg, ChBE 08, married Erica Nunziante on March 4 in New York City.
Births
Christopher Lee Cochran, CE 06, and Allison Ward Cochran, Arch 06, welcomed daughter Adeline Belle on Feb. 1. Chris is a civil site designer for Gaskins Survey Company in Marietta, Ga., and Allison is an intern architect for Lord Aeck & Sargent Architecture in Atlanta.
Kelly Farrell Crosby, HTS 04, and Justin Derry Crosby, EE 04, MS ME 06, welcomed daughter Caroline Sue on April 17. She joins her brother Jack, 2, at home in Cupertino, Calif. Justin is a senior audio engineer for Apple.
Eric Goodwin, IE 04, and Katherine Boedecker Goodwin, IE 03, welcomed daughter Lillian Margaret on Aug. 27, 2011. They live in Charlotte, N.C.
Jeff W. Rehberg, IE 96, and Melissa Mobley Rehberg, IE 96, welcomed daughter Emma Kate on March 19. She joins sister Isabella, 5, at home in Doraville, Ga. Jeff and Melissa work for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.
Darcy Delano Riley, IE 99, and her husband, Chris, welcomed daughter Sydney Madelyn on Nov. 27. They live in Houston.
Marijane Cauthorn Sanders, Mgt 00, and her husband, Montgomery, welcomed daughter Elnora Ruth on Sept. 1. Marijane recently passed the Georgia Bar and is an associate with the firm Cauthorn Nohr & O’Dell in Marietta, Ga.
Andrew Scholtens, Mgt 07, and his wife, Allison, welcomed son Rhett Andrew and daughter Paisley Grace on Jan. 22.
Melinda Messinger Servick, Mgt 96, and her husband, Todd, welcomed son Charles Winton on March 27. He joins his brother, Brady Todd, 2, at home in Park City, Utah. Melinda is the national sales and marketing manager for Artisan Design Group in San Diego, Calif.
Coby B. Stone, ChE 00, and Melissa R. Matassa-Stone, CE 02, welcomed daughter Ruby Sofia on Dec. 8. They live in Missoula, Mont.
James F. Stovall IV, CS 01, and Christina Marie Stovall, ChE 01, welcomed daughter Anna Marie on April 6. If she or her brother Jay, 3, attend Tech, they will be fourth generation graduates.
David Tyler, Mgt 96, and his wife, Gina, welcomed daughter Gianna Marie on Dec. 24. David is a pilot for Delta Air Lines and the Air Force Reserve. They live in Mount Pleasant, S.C.
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