Nelson K. Rogers, MS IE 56, of Cartersville, Ga., on Sept. 15. Rogers served in the Navy during the Korean War. His career began at the Sea-Land Corporation, where he was vice president of operations and instrumental in building the industry’s first container ships. He taught for many years at Georgia Tech, oversaw the undergraduate program for the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, and was eventually named professor emeritus. He also worked as a consultant for the Coca-Cola Company.
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