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1940s

Gene Miller, Chem 45, was honored by the Society of American Business Editors and Writers with a 2013 President’s Award. Miller, a journalist and author, helped organize the first SABEW conference 50 years ago. He is an adjunct professor at Florida Atlantic University in Miami.

1950s

Larry Apperson Jr., IM 53, was featured in the December 2012 issue of Packet Magazine, a Princeton, N.J.-area lifestyle publication, for establishing a community meal program at a local church. He is an Air Force veteran and retired from IBM.

John Caddell, Arch 52, was inducted into the Alabama Business Hall of Fame in November 2012. He is the founder and chairman of the board of Caddell Construction in Montgomery.

Jesus “Chico” Sosa, ME 55, received the Lifetime Award from the Associated General Contractors of America—Puerto Rico Chapter. He is the first subcontractor/supplier to receive the award. He lives in Rio Pedras, Puerto Rico.

1960s

John W. Bates, CE 62, has published three books: Bringing the Apocrypha Out of the Closet, The Seventh Child: A Memoir of John E. Drake 1879-1964 and The Ancestry and Lineage of G. Walter Bates (1883-1970) and Sarah Ann Armistead Bates (1885-1974).

Bill Curry, IM 65, launched Curry, Wellborn & Battcher LLC, an Atlanta-based company providing leadership training for athletes and corporations. He is a former Georgia Tech and NFL player and coach.

Lewis H. Jordan, AE 67, was inducted into the Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame. He is the founder, former president and former chief operating officer of ValuJet Airlines and AirTran Airways.

Francisco T. See, Text 64, worked for Firestone for several decades, including stints in their synthetic fibers branch, research laboratories and corporate engineering. His work generated patents for methods of drawing nylon monofilaments. He lives in Medina, Ohio.

1970s

Milton Arthur, AE 71, MS AE 74, retired as a senior scientist at Harris Corporation after 37 years with the company. He lives in Palm Bay, Fla.

Dean Athanassiades, IE 79, received the 2012 Excellence in Healthcare Management Engineering and Process Improvement Award and was elected to the board of directors of the Society for Health Systems. He is the senior director of project services at Phillips Healthcare.

D. Albert Brannen, Psych 78, was listed among Georgia Super Lawyers 2013 by Law & Politics magazine. He is an attorney with Fisher & Phillips LLP in Atlanta.

Ronald Harris, AE 70, retired from United Airlines after 34 years with the company. For the past eight years he was a B-747 captain based in San Francisco. He lives in Walnut Creek, Calif.

Abbas Master, MS CE 75, is the CEO of Saifee Burhani Upliftment Trust, one of the largest urban renewal projects in the world, based in Mumbai, India.

Rod Westmoreland, IM 74, was named as a Top 100 Advisor (for the fourth straight year) and one of America’s Top 1,000 Advisors: State-by-State by Barron’s. He is the senior vice president at Merrill Lynch & Company.

1980s

Paul Brown, Mgt 89, was named the new chief executive officer for Arby’s Restaurant Group Inc. in May. He was formerly president of brands and commercial services for Hilton Worldwide, president of Expedia.com and partner at McKinsey & Company.

Herbert Congdon II, EE 86, was named a Top 20 Industry Positive Contributor by Cabling Installation & Maintenance magazine. He is the associate vice president of Technology & Standards, Telecommunication Industry Association. He lives in Arlington, Va.

Marc Corsini, IM 80, published an ebook, Authentic Selling: A Better Way to Do What You Do. He has written three other books and is the founder of Corsini Consulting Group LLC.

Richard Curtis, CE 83, MS CE 89, joined Cardno ATC’s Atlanta office as a branch manager. He was formally a principal with Burns Cooley Dennis Inc. Richard lives with his wife, Vicky, CE 82, MS CE 84, and their children in Atlanta.

Bryan Eagle, MS 87, started Eagle Consultancy International, which equips Russian and CIS manufacturing enterprises to improve performance. He and his family live in Pittsburgh.

Jaymie Forrest, Mgt 89, was featured among Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine’s 2013 Top Female Leaders of the Supply Chain Industry. She is the managing director of the Supply Chain & Logistics Institute at Georgia Tech.

David A. Leon, ME 85, retired from the Army Corps of Engineers and enrolled in the wooden boat building program at the Apprentice Shop in Rockland, Maine.

Dana Mitchell, Arch 88, M Arch 90, was appointed manager of the Cleveland office of the URS Corporation. He has worked for URS, a leading provider of engineering, construction and technical services for public and private businesses, for nearly 17 years.

Heather McKinney Peacock, IM 83, graduated from Phoenix Seminary in May 2012. She owns Wild West Jeep Tours in Scottsdale, Ariz., and Jackson Hole, Wyo. She lives in Scottsdale.

David Rowland, IM 83, was promoted to CFO of Accenture in July 2012.

Chilton Stewart, ME 89, earned an MBA from King University and was named North America commercial sales manager for the heat pump division of Bosch Thermotechnology. He and his family live in Kingsport, Tenn.

Gordon Warren III, NE 80, was named one of the 12 Distinguished University Professors by Georgia State University’s president and provost. He is professor of physical therapy in the Byrdine F. Lewis School of Nursing and Health Professions at GSU.

1990s

Brian Berner, ME 96, was promoted to vice president of the Switch and Service Divisions at the international switchgear manufacturer Southern States LLC. He lives with his wife, Emily, ChBE 98, and daughter in Meansville, Ga.

Angel Cabrera, MS Psy 93, PhD Psy 96, was inaugurated as the president of George Mason University in July. He lives with his wife, Elizabeth, MS Psy 93, PhD Psy 95, and children in Fairfax, Va.

Brent Cook, CE 91, MS CE 94, was promoted to assistant engineer for Northeast Georgia by the Georgia Department of Transportation, where he has worked since 1992. He and his family live in McCaysville, Ga.

Malisheia Douglas, ChE 96, has joined the law firm of Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP as an associate.

Alisa Gilmore, EE 96, MS ECE 01, received the Alumni Teaching Award from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Gilmore is a senior lecturer in UNO’s College of Engineering.

Troy Hammond, Phys 90, became the 10th president of North Central College in Napierville, Ill., in January. He was formerly president at BlueStar Energy in Chicago. He and his family live in Naperville.

J. Tyler Hewitt, CE 98, joined HDR, a global architecture and engineering consulting firm, as the Water and Natural Resources business group’s manager for the state of Georgia. He was previously vice president of Infratec Consultants.

Jennifer L. Holmes, Bio 95, was named the 2013 spokesperson for Technology Marketing Toolkit, an industry group of the nation’s top experts in the IT industry. She works for MIS Solution, Inc., a computer support and cloud services provider.

Darryl Lunon II, CE 99, was appointed to the U.S. Navy Office of General Counsel in April. He works as an attorney in Atlanta.

Calvin Mackie, ME 90, MS ME 92, PhD ME 96, received the United Negro College Fund’s Legacy Award, the Morehouse College’s Bennie Awards in Achievement, and the Jack Leadership and Community Service Award in March. He is an associate professor at Tulane University. He and his family live in New Orleans.

Doug Manning, Mgt 96, is the vice president of account services at Career Sports and Entertainment, where he created Make the Call, an on-screen prompt in game telecasts that allows fans to predict the outcome of a team’s possessions.

William Spencer Phillips, EE 94, joined Syska Hennessy Group as an associate partner and site leader of the Atlanta office in January.

Nitin Prasad, EE 97, was appointed as the new managing director of Shell Lubricants India. He was formerly the Asia Pacific and Middle East regional head for Chemicals Supply Chain.

Guy Primus, IE 92, MS IE 95, delivered the keynote address and received the Captain of Industry Award at the 2012 IIE Annual Conference and Expo in Puerto Rico. Primus is chief operating officer at Overbrook Entertainment.

J. Austin Williams, Arch 98, created an award-winning jerk marinade sauce, The Shizzle, now sold in Whole Foods stores and online. Williams is a partner with Crosland Southeast, a retail development firm.

2000s

Brad Davis, M CRP 08, opened the Atlanta office of Atla Planning + Design, a national firm specializing in active and healthy communities. He works as a city planner in Atlanta.

Brad Edwards, IE 06, MS Stat 07, has collected more than 1,000 Georgia Tech football ticket stubs dating back to 1921. He plans to donate a portion of his collection to the Georgia Tech Library. View his full collection at georgiatechticketstubs.com.

Janae Holmes, IE 09, earned her master’s degree in cost estimating and analysis from a joint program between the Naval Postgraduate School and the Air Force Institute of Technology in March. She is the naval ship cost estimator for Naval Sea Systems Command.

Joni Lay, ID 04, runs LayBabyLay.com, a blog dedicated to nursery design and interior spaces for babies and kids. She works as a hairbrush and hair accessories designer at Goody Products and lives with her family in Atlanta.

Ashley Lesko, IE 00, started a new job with Belk as an FP&A finance manager. She and her family have relocated to Charlotte, N.C.

Grace McGee, IA 09, founded a graphic design company called Southern by Design, specializing in small business branding and event advertising.

George Nelson, ME 03, MS ME 06, PhD ME 09, was awarded the Ralph E. Powe Jr. Faculty Enhancement Award from the University of Alabama in Huntsville. The grant will go toward his research on the stability of thermoelectric materials at high temperatures. He is an assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering.

Davis Neves, ID 01, is an actress, comedian and founder of the Improv Dance Company. She lives in Los Angeles.

Michael Rohling, HTS 07, works with RuffaloCODY, a fundraising management service, on Kennesaw State University’s Phonathon Program. He lives in Atlanta.

W. Paul Rowland, Chem 05, is professional photographer living in Nashville, Tenn. View his work at paulrowlandphotography.com.

Jennifer Sheridan, MS HCI 00, won Entrepreneur of the Year at the FDM Everywoman in Technology Awards in London, England.

Lee Smee, PhD Bio 06, and a research team have conducted the first study suggesting that preserving a variety of eastern oysters is important in preventing worldwide oyster decline and maintaining a viable fishery. Smee is an associate professor in the department of life sciences at Texas A&M University Corpus Christi.

Jay Stanley, Mgt 09, joined EDTS, a technology consulting firm, as a sales associate in May.

Dena Wade, ID 01, recently began a new job in package design and development at Sidel.

Ashley Warlick, HTS 05, works for the U.S. Air Force and was recently relocated to Alice Springs, Australia, with her husband.

Nicole Wilson, PTCh 04, won the Entrepreneur of the Year Award from the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorist for her work in filtering contaminated water. She is the founder of Pure Filter Solutions LLC.

2010s

Seletha R. Butler, MBA 10, published an article in The Georgetown Journal of Gender and the Law entitled “’Financial Expert’: A Subtle Blow to the Pool and Current Pipeline of Women on Corporate Boards.” She also received the Scheller College of Business Professor of the Year Award for the elective business course she taught at Tech this spring.

Joshua D. Crews, M Arch 11, works for architecture firm CDH Partners in Marietta, Ga.

Catherine Kearns, HTS 10, recently accepted a marketing position with ad agency BBDO. She previously worked in marketing for Atlanta Bread Company.

Courtney Weil, EnvE 11, owns a small business, Crafts and Love Jewelry. Her wares are available on Etsy and in stores around Atlanta.

Weddings

Rebekah Michelle Boulineau, STC 04, and Niraj Shetty, ChBE 02, Mgt 05, on March 30. Michelle is the director of HR Advisory Services at The Hackett Group. Niraj is the sales operations manager at Gas South. They live in Atlanta.

Geoffrey Greenhill, Mgt 09, and Amanda Rittenburg on Jan. 26, in Charlotte, N.C. Geoffery is a software analyst at Camelot 3PL Software. They live in Charlotte.

Jose Traywick, CmpE 02, and Dana Campbell Guthrie on Oct. 8, 2011, in Bluffton, S.C. They live in Atlanta.

David Tyler, Mgt 96, and Heather Kim on Feb. 12 at the Grand Canyon. David is an Air Force Reserve instructor pilot and a Delta Air Lines pilot. They live in South Carolina.

Harry Woodworth, PP 09, and Anne Mahaffey on May 26 in Litchfield, S.C. Harry is an attorney.

Births

Kumar Ayyagari, MS IE 09, and Pushkala Ayyagari, MS BI 09, welcomed daughter Ananya Ayyagari on April 5.

Simon Chen, EE 06, and his wife, Georgina, welcomed son Alexander William on Feb. 14. Simon is a senior engineer at Charles Schwab. They live in Austin, Texas.

Kat Colmer-Johnston, HTS 07, and her husband, Dave, welcomed son Walter in August 2012. Kat is a full-time mom.

Jason Dooley, Arch 99, M Arch 07, and his wife, Nicole, welcomed daughter Harper Madison on Jan. 16. Jason is an architect and team director with VeenendaalCave Healthcare. They live in Dunwoody, Ga.

Amy Billups Engel, Mgt 98, and her husband, Nate, welcomed son Parker James on Oct. 28. He joins big brother Max, 3. Amy is assistant director of partnerships for the United States Golf Association in Far Hills, N.J.

Marc Galindo, EE 99, and his wife, Amy, welcomed daughter Isabel Jenna on March 12. Marc is a structured finance banker. They live in San Francisco.

Jessica Heasley Holton, STC 01, and Sean Holton, ChE 05, welcomed daughter Karis Kathleen on July 28, 2012. Karis joins big brothers Cade, 4, and Brandt, 2.

David Horwath Jr., CE 05, and wife, Lisa, welcomed son David Austin on March 7. They live in Franklin, Tenn.

Sejdefa Dozic Hecimovic, BME 07, and her husband, Damir, welcomed daughter Sara in August 2012.

Juile Kientz, PhD CS 08, and Shwetak Patel, CS 03, PhD CS 08, welcomed daughter Maya on Nov. 12. Julie and Shwetak are faculty members at the University of Washington in Seattle.

Jennifer Grabowski Lewis, Bio 05, and Steven Lewis, ChBE 06, welcomed son Steven Jr. on Aug. 22, 2012. They live in Pearland, Texas.

Ashley Powell, CE 03, and her husband, Scott, welcomed daughter Maddie Elizabeth on Dec. 26. She joins big brothers William, 4, and Noah, 2.

Reinhard Powell, ME 00, MS ME 03, PhD ME 06, and Tam’ra Osborne Powell, Mgt 02, welcomed son Rory Gage in March. Reinhard is a consultant. Tam’ra is a manger of U.S. advertising at Delta Air Lines. They live in Atlanta.

Christian Schroeder, CS 04, and his wife, Kristen, welcomed son Bentley on May 21. They live in Bonaire, Ga.

Jim Schwaller, MBA 05, and his wife, Maria, welcomed son Ryan on Feb. 8. They live in Los Angeles.

Damian Warren, IE 99, and Callie Cagle Warren, Mgt 99, welcomed daughter Julia Elizabeth on Oct. 26. Julia joins sister Lindley, 6, and brother Keegan, 3. Damian is a strategic program manager for SunTrust Banks. Callie is a full-time mom. They live in Powder Springs, Ga.

Trisha Wicker, Mgt 08, and Jared Wicker, Mgt 08, welcomed son Tatum Jackson on April 26. They live in Locust Grove, Ga.

Eric Zaytzeff, Mgt 04, and his wife, Pamela, welcomed daughter Giuliana on Feb. 1.

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