By Van Jensen on February 14, 2012
For three-plus decades, Tech’s tennis coaches have been inseparable—on the court and off Over the past 12 years, Kenny Thorne, IE 89, and Bryan Shelton, IE 90, have coached Tech’s men’s and women’s tennis teams, respectively. They have built a tennis program into one of the best in the nation. The teams have claimed multiple [...]
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By Rachael Maddux on February 14, 2012
In June 1951, Charles E. Johnson earned his bachelor’s degree in industrial management from Georgia Tech. It was a proud moment for
the young man from Charleston, S.C., but
he wasn’t the only member of his family to be honored that day. His wife, Colleen, though not a student, was also awarded a Tech degree: [...]
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By Van Jensen on February 14, 2012
Astronaut Sandra Magnus, PhD CerE 96, offers a first-person perspective on NASA’s final space shuttle flight.
Posted in Features, Vol. 88, No. 1
By Alumni Publications on February 14, 2012
With the space shuttles grounded, Tech alumni and researchers are designing the vehicles and systems that will take humans farther into the final frontier.
Posted in Features, Vol. 88, No. 1
By Alumni Publications on February 14, 2012
1940s | 1950s | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | Births & Weddings 1940s Richard Collier, AE 48, competed in the Huntsman World Senior Games in St. George, Utah, in October. He returned home to Englewood, Fla., with a bronze medal in singles tennis and a silver medal in doubles. Collier lettered for four years in tennis at Tech, which he attended through the V-12 [...]
Posted in Class Notes, Excerpt, Vol. 88, No. 1
By Alumni Publications on February 14, 2012
Upon his death on Dec. 2 from the melanoma cancer he’d battled for years, Dr. Scott Wills, Phys 83, was remembered by the Tech community as a passionate educator, a tireless supporter of his students and a relentlessly curious researcher. A professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mr. Wills taught more than [...]
Posted in Obituaries, Vol. 88, No. 1
By Alumni Publications on February 14, 2012
Marshall Jones “Skip” Beebe, IM 67, passed away suddenly on the evening of Nov. 7 after suffering a stroke. That he spent some of his final hours engaged in the company of colleagues and students at the Global CoreNet real estate conference was apt. Beebe spent the last two decades of his professional career as [...]
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By Alumni Publications on February 14, 2012
Dade William Moeller, who passed away Sept. 26 at age 84, was a widely respected researcher, professor and steward of environmental health. But in 1944, he was just another Georgia Tech freshman, albeit one able to claim the distinction of being the only student at his high school to have passed the V-12 Navy entrance [...]
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By Alumni Publications on February 14, 2012
1930s | 1940s | 1950s | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2010s | Students | Friends 1930s Royce Lee Brandon, IM 39, of Lilburn, Ga., on Oct. 28. He was retired from Georgia Tech. He served as a major in the U.S. Air Force, including service in World War II. Archibald Reese Hooks, CE 39, of Atlanta, on Oct. 20. He worked as district manager of Chase Brass and [...]
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By Joe Irwin on February 14, 2012
This week marks the relaunch of the Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine. Vol. 88, No. 1 features a new look, new contents and a new energy.
Posted in Features, Publisher's Note, Vol. 88, No. 1