At the Gold & White Honors Gala on Feb. 21, 2013, the Alumni Association will bestow honors to recognize outstanding contributions made by members of the Georgia Tech community. The honorees are an inspiration to the next generation of alumni leaders. This year, for the first time, the event will be open to the public with proceeds benefiting student programming. Sponsorships and host tables are currently available for purchase. Individual tickets will go on sale January 2 based upon availability. For more information, visit gtalumni.org/gold&white. Here, the 2013 honorees and the awards they will receive.
The Joseph Mayo Pettit Distinguished Service Award is the highest award given by the Alumni Association. It honors alumni who have provided outstanding support of the Institute and Alumni Association and who have provided leadership in their chosen professions and local communities.
John Brock III, ChE 70, MS ChE 71, is the chairman and CEO of Coca-Cola Enterprises. He is the chair of the Georgia Tech Campaign Steering Committee, a trustee of the Georgia Tech Foundation, a member of the Alexander-Tharpe Fund Board and a past member of the Georgia Tech Advisory Board. In 1996, he was named a College of Engineering Distinguished Alumnus.
John Carter, IE 69, is the president and COO of the Georgia Tech Foundation. He is a trustee of the Athletic Association Board, a trustee of the John and Mary Franklin Foundation and a past trustee of the Alumni Association Board.
Ernest Scheller Jr., IM 52, is the chairman emeritus of Silberline Manufacturing. He is the honorary co-chair of the Georgia Tech Campaign Steering Committee and an emeritus member of the College of Business Advisory Board. In 2004, he was named a College of Management Distinguished Alumnus. Scheller’s $50 million gift to Tech resulted in the renaming of the Ernest Scheller Jr. College of Business.
J. Leland Strange, IM 65, is the chairman, president and CEO of Intelligent Systems Corporation. He is a board member and past chair of the Georgia Tech Research Corporation, a trustee emeritus of the Georgia Tech Foundation, a past member of the College of Business Advisory Board and a past member of the Alexander-Tharpe Fund Board. He has been inducted into the College of Business Hall of Fame and the Georgia Tech Hall of Fame.
The Dean Griffin Community Service Award recognizes alumni who have performed exemplary community service.
Marc Corsini, IM 80, is the president of Corsini Consulting Group. He is a past trustee of the Alumni Association, past president of the Birmingham, Ala., Georgia Tech Network and past member of the Roll Call Class Steering Committee. In the wake of the tornadoes that devastated Birmingham in 2011, Corsini led a group that cleaned up debris and rebuilt destroyed homes.
The Outstanding Young Alumni Award honors alumni under 40 who have demonstrated outstanding leadership and service to Georgia Tech, the Alumni Association, their community and their profession.
Whitney Owen, IA 03, is program manager of health systems management at LMI Government Consulting. She is a past president of the Washington, D.C., Georgia Tech Network, a member of the Trachtenburg School of Public Policy Advisory Board and a volunteer with the Caroline Can! Campaign, which raises scholarship funds for physical therapists.
Michael John Rafferty Jr., EE 02, is a civilian engineer for the U.S. Air Force and Navy. He is the student recruitment chair and past president of the Emerald Coast Georgia Tech Network. He has volunteered with Big Brothers Big Sisters and the Catholic Charities Board, and he curates a Facebook group dedicated to Georgia Tech history and memorabilia.
The Honorary Alumnus Award honors any non–alumnus who has devoted himself or herself to the greater good of Georgia Tech.
Mary Brock is a partner in Dream Too, the Atlanta Dream basketball team’s ownership group. She is a chair of the Georgia Tech Campaign Steering Committee. She and her husband, John, have provided significant support for the Institute, including for the John and Mary Brock Football Practice Facility.
Roberta Scheller is a trustee of the Roberta and Ernest Scheller Jr. Family Foundation and a member of the B’nai Vail Congregation Board of Directors. She and her husband, Ernest, have provided extensive support to education initiatives around the United States and at Georgia Tech.
Raymond Vito is a professor emeritus at Georgia Tech and retired in May 2012 as the vice provost for graduate and undergraduate studies at the Institute. He is a past recipient of the Wallace H. Coulter Award for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, the Georgia Tech Outstanding Service Award and ANAK’s Outstanding Professor Award.
Want to attend the Gold & White Honors Gala? Individual and corporate tables are currently available. Individual tickets go on sale Jan. 2, 2013. For more information or to become a sponsor, visit gtalumni.org/gold&white.
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