The Buzz at the National Zoo

Visitors to the new Speedwell Conservation Carousel at the Smithsonian National Zoo will see 58 custom-carved animals representing creatures on exhibit at the zoo as well as those Smithsonian scientists are working to save from extinction. Oh, and there’s a yellow jacket. The Washington, D.C., Georgia Tech Network sponsored the yellow jacket after hearing about the carousel project in fall 2011 from fellow alumni involved in the construction (left to right in photo above): Wayne Clough, CE 63, MS CE 65, secretary of the Smithsonian and former president of Tech; Dennis Kelly, ME 76, director of the National Zoo; and Michael Messner, CE 76, founder of the Speedwell Foundation. Network leaders who contributed to the fundraising effort include Andrea Finnegan, Mgt 09; Lauren Pinson, MS IA 05; David Nelson, BC 92; Elizabeth Serafine, IA 08; and Anthony Priest, EE 88, MS IE 90. At the grand opening, the first song the carousel played was “Ramblin’ Wreck from Georgia Tech.” “We are planning to hold a family event in the spring and hope that in the future Ramblin’ Wrecks of all ages will discover Buzz on the carousel in our nation’s capital,” Pinson said.

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