Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine Vol. 34, No. 08 1956

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ATLANTA, GEORGIA—The Atlanta Georgia Tech Club held "Coaches Recognition Night" on May 22 as 23 members of the Georgia Tech coaching staff did the talking and Athletic Director Bobby Dodd did the listening. Assistant Athletic Director Tonto Coleman introduced his cohorts on the Tech athletic staff and each one responded with a few words. At the speakers table were Joe Pittard, Whack Hyder, Byron Gilbreath, George Griffin, Tommy Plaxico, Lyle Welser, Fred Lanoue, Shorty Bortell, Norris Dean, Buck Andel, John R. Bell, Bob Bossons, Frank Broyles, Howard Ector, Ray Graves, Jack Griffin, Spec Landrum, Jim Luck, Whitey Urban and Lewis Woodruff. President Allen Liver called on Pop Siegel for two reports—the scholarship committee and the nominating committee. Pop reported that five $300 freshman Coop scholarships had been awarded to outstanding seniors from high schools in the Greater Atlanta area. He also reported the nomination of the following officers who were unanimously elected to serve for the coming year: Oliver Sale, '26, president; Ira Hardin, '23, 1st vice president; J. L. Brooks, '39, 2nd vice president; Dan Kyker, Jr., '46, secretary and J. Harry Gault, '23, treasurer. A committee was also appointed to make selections for the Georgia Tech Hall of Fame. Those named were George Griffin, '22 (chairman), R. L. Dodd (ex-officio), the presi-

dent of the Greater Atlanta Qub (ex-officio), L. W. Robert. '08, A. L. Loeb, '13, Oscar Davis, '22, Wink Davis, '34, J. L. Brooks, '39, Jim Petit, '50 and Bob WaUace, '49 ( s e c ) . BALTIMORE, MARYLAND—Baltimore alumni and their wives assembled on May 15 at the New China Restaurant for Chinese dishes and a Tech talk by Alumni Secretary Roane Beard. Over forty were on hand to hear about the latest campus news and the operations of the National Alumni Association and the Georgia Tech Foundation. Robert H. Bonn, '40, presided during the business meeting at which the following officers were elected: Walter W. LeRoy, '34, president; D. C. Inglett, '23, vice president; John L. Pfeiffer, '47, secretary and Samuel Grant, '50, treasurer. Plans were announced at the meeting that the club would hold a family picnic at Jack Lynch's home in June. * * * NORFOLK, VIRGINIA—The Tidewater Georgia Tech Q u b met on May 14 to hear Secretary Beard talk about the latest news from Georgia Tech as well as to see the Tecli movies, "The Expanding Frontiers" and "The Highlights."' President Bill Brant presided as the following officers were elected for the coming year: Leonard S. Frieden, '50, president; Eugene Underwood, '25, vice president and Roy E. Peavy, '50, secretary-treasurer.

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