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1970s
H. Vernon Anderson, EE 73, was the keynote speaker at the first annual Conference on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine Research in Singapore, with a presentation titled “Challenges in Global Cardiovascular Research.” He is a professor of medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center. He lives in Houston.
D. Albert “Bert” Brannen, Psych 78, was named one of the “Legal Elite” by Georgia Trend magazine, a listing of Georgia’s top attorneys. He was recently promoted to managing partner of the Atlanta office of Fisher & Phillips, LLP.
Steve Collins, IM 70, retired as an IT director at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta after 32 years with the organization. He lives in Decatur, Ga.
Stephen R. T. Evans, EE 76, was elected vice chair of the American Board of Surgery for 2014-2015. Evans is currently MedStar Health executive vice president for Medical Affairs. He will serve as chair of the American Board of Surgery in 2015-2016.
Stanely C. Kimer, MgtSci 77, was presented with an inaugural “Leaders in Diversity” award by the Triangle Business Journal. He is a marketing programs manager for IBM and lives in Raleigh, N.C.
1980s
Herbert V. Congdon II, EE 86, was promoted to vice president of Telecommunications Industry Association. He lives in Arlington, Va.
Keith Fleming, ME 87, was named Metro Atlanta’s 2013 Volunteer of the Year by the J.M. Tull-Gwinnett Family YMCA. Fleming is a board member at the Tull-Gwinnett Y and serves as the board chair. He works as region manager for Allgood Pest Solutions.
LaQuita Hall, EE 89, received Women of Color magazine’s Professional Achievement-Industry award at the 18th Annual Women of Color Science, Technology, Engineering and Math conference in Dallas, Texas. Hall is vice president of business operations at AT&T.
Michael Sutcliff, EE 85, MS Mgt 87, was named group chief executive of Accenture Digital. He previously led Accenture’s financial services operating group. He lives in Milton, Ga.
Samuel Vincent Tidwell Sr., ME 80, received a professional certification as a resident building inspector. He is the former president of MCA and lives in Dunwoody, Ga.
Al Trujillo, AE 81, was named to the SCANA Corporation board of directors. Trujillo is chief operating officer of the Georgia Tech Foundation and currently serves on the board of Haverty’s Furniture.
1990s
Patrick Blessinger, MS Mgt 97, is the founder and leader of HETL, the world’s largest educational non-profit association. He lives in Kew Gardens, N.Y.
Melissa M. Carter, CE 95, MS EnvE 98, was elected as vice president of MWH Global. She is the senior project manager and commercial manager for East Region of Government and Infrastructure. She lives in Boston, Mass.
Paige Colwell, Math 90, was named the first female battalion chief of the Forsyth County (Ga.) Fire Department. Colwell has worked full-time for the department since 2001. In 2005, she became the first woman to be appointed to a full-time lieutenant position in Forsyth County.
Richard Johnston, Arch 94, MS Arch 02, was hired as project manager of Pieper O’Brien Herr Architects. He lives in Alpharetta, Ga.
Bing Kao, ChE 97, completed his first Ironman triathlon at Ironman Texas on May 18. One week later, he finished his first 24-hour-plus Spread Your Wings race in Rocksprings, Texas.
Karen Kennedy, ChE 97, was selected as one of 81 engineers to participate in the National Academy of Engineers’ 19th Annual Frontiers of Engineering symposium. She is a senior principal engineer at the Global Technology Center. She lives in Breinigsville, Pa.
2000s
Shane Bailey, IE 02, was hired as workforce strategy manager for the Home Depot supply chain. He lives in Acworth, Ga.
Robert Luke, ME 05, transferred from Burns & McDonnell’s Dallas-Ft. Worth office to its southeast office in Atlanta. He is a senior mechanical engineer.
Michael C. Owens, MS MoT 05, was named vice president of policy and government affairs for the National Black Latino Council on Sept. 18. He lives in Mableton, Ga.
Rishad Patel, IE 08, joined Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton as an associate. He was previously a judicial law clerk.
Blaine Zern, PhD BME 09, joined the Michael Best & Friedrich law firm’s intellectual property group as a patent scientist. He was previously a fellow at the University of Pennsylvania Center for Technology Transfer. He lives in Manheim, Pa.
2010s
Priya Boyington, IE 11, is on an externship from Bain and Company working for a GoldieBlox, a startup company that makes toys to encourage girls to become engineers.
Corbin Klett, AE 12, co-founded Atlanta Harvest, a local-food distribution and farming company that will soon be growing fresh produce in one of Atlanta’s food deserts. He lives in Atlanta.
Weddings
Cheryl Watts, IE 02, and Matthew LaFoy on Aug. 3 in Atlanta. Cheryl is director of events operations at Georgia Tech Athletics. They live in Atlanta.
Ryan Johnson, IE 05, and Caroline Jones, IE 09, on April 20 in St. Simons Island, Ga. Ryan is a project manager at GDS Associates. Caroline is a quality engineer at Numerex. They live in Atlanta.
Daniel Giglio, EE 09, and Laura Kitashima, EE 10, MS ECE 11, on May 11 in Hilton Head Island, S.C. Laura is the student organizations manager at the Georgia Tech Alumni Association. Danny is a project manager for Inglett & Stubbs. They live in Mableton, Ga.
Scottie-Beth Fleming, AE 09, MS AE 13, and T.J. Lindsley, IE 04, on Oct. 19 in Atlanta. T.J. is an engineering manager for Oracle. Scottie-Beth is a PhD student at Georgia Tech.
Linnea Ignatius, IAML 09, and Thomas Porter, BC 09, on Sept. 21. Linnea is an attorney. Thomas is a project manager. They live in Atlanta.
M. Jarrett Sappington, CE 07, and Amber Reed on May 18 in Virginia Beach, Va. Jarrett is an investment associate at Prudential Real Estate. They live in Atlanta.
Matthew Sovitski, ME 08, on Dec. 25, 2012. They live in Anchorage, Alaska.
Matthew Sweeney, CE 04, and Katherine Wright, IA 08, on Sept. 28 in Decatur, Ga. They live in West Virginia.
Births
Margarete Holubar Bane, Bio 06, and her husband, Adam, welcomed son Everett in December 2012. They live in Atlanta.
Michael Brightwell, ME 09, and his wife, Yovana, welcomed son Logan Michael on June 8.
Wendy Crisman, Mgt 04, and her husband, Mike, welcomed son Owen David on Feb. 19. He joins big brother Cater, 3. Wendy is a contracting officer at NASA’s Johnson Space Center. They live in Pearland, Texas.
Kathryn Lyall, BME 06, and Andrew Hunt, PhD CerE 93, welcomed son Andrew Gray Hunt on Sept. 24. Kathryn is a development engineer for Intuituve Surgical. Andrew is CEO of nGimat Company. They live in Atlanta.
Michael Lance, AE 86, and his wife, Jennifer, welcomed sons Abbott Michael and Rinker Atwell on May 28. Michael is a software engineer for Frontline Test Equipment.
Mark McCord, CE 02, and his wife, Stacey, welcomed son Jacob Daniel on Aug. 12. Mark is chief engineer for Southeast Culvert. They live in Alpharetta, Ga.
Megan Stieg, AE 09, and her husband, Mike, welcomed son Isaac Alan on July 27. Megan is a lead engineer at GE Aviation. They live in Cincinnati.
Andrew Tebbano, EE 00, and his wife, Rebeca, welcomed daughter Isabella on June 29. They live in Lexington Park, Md.
Lauren, Arch 05, and Ross Wallace, M Arch 10, M CP 10, welcomed son Garreth on Aug. 15. Ross is an urban designer at Epsten Group. Lauren is a certifications department manager at Epsten Group. They live in Atlanta.
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