Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine

May/June 2010

Todd Presented Progress Prize

President G. P. “Bud” Peterson called Ivan Allen Jr. Prize for Progress and Service recipient Bill Todd, IM 71, an “extraordinary humanitarian and community leader and a proud Georgia Tech alum.”

Jarek Rossignac: Model Problem Solver

College of Computing professor Jarek Rossignac discusses how he helped the artists of Disney’s The Princess and the Frog, why he’s a fan of Picasso and how he always knew he would be an engineer.

Alex Gutierrez: Officer of the Year

A Tech cop since 2004, Alex Gutierrez is the Georgia Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators’ Officer of the Year. Off duty, he conducts crime prevention seminars in English or Spanish.

Equestrians Brim With Horse Sense

Founded in 1995, Georgia Tech’s Equestrian Club is made up of about 30 female riders competing in 28 events a year across the Southeast.

Boom Blox Generation

Researchers studying game benefits for senior set Video game developers may have 15-year-old boys in mind, but game researchers at Georgia Tech are putting controllers in the hands of 85-year-olds in hopes of developing cognitive interventions for the elderly. “Conventional wisdom in our society [says], ‘If I do a crossword, it will keep my mind [...]

Road to Redemption

As the final seconds ticked off the scoreboard on Super Bowl XLIV, Saints defensive tackle Anthony Hargrove lay on the grass of Sun Life Stadium. He breathed deeply and said, “Thank you, God.”

Burdell Needs a Home

The orange tabby is just one of the cats rescued by a group of feline-loving Tech employees, who volunteer their time after work to keeping the campus cat population in check.

The Iceman Cometh

Suncoast club member Fred Carlson keeps it cool in Tampa.

The First Hundred Years

He closes his eyes and sees himself, a young boy of 6 or so, standing outside the courthouse, its windows thrown open, an attempt to catch any breeze that may be sneaking through the summer scorch. He can hear the lawyer’s booming trial voice, his father’s voice, arguing the case before the jury. He smiles. [...]

Nunn Forum Envisions Nuclear Weapon-free Future

Improving the relationship between the United States, Russia and Europe was the timely topic of the Sam Nunn Policy Forum, held at the Global Learning Center on the Georgia Tech campus March 29.

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