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Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine Vol. 40, No. 06 1962

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WITH THE CLUBS-confinued was the special guest. The temporary committee set up to make plans for future meetings includes J. M. Cabrera, E. R. Dubos, A. R. Ulloa, J. Cunningham, and E. Zorrilla. MACON,

GEORGIA—President Harrison

» 1 Q Allen K. Steinberg, of 2202 DartI O mouth Road, Augusta, Georgia, died June 27, 1961 in the New England Center Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. He was president and founder of the Waynesboro Garment Company and a partner and one of the founders of Sardis Manufacturing Company. His widow lives at the above address.

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the featured speaker at the January 30 meeting of the Macon Area Georgia Tech Club. Dr. Harrison and Joe Guthridge, director of development at Tech, drew a record crowd of 95 to the meeting. President of the club is Donald I. Rosen. TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA—Coach Bobby Dodd spoke to the North Florida Georgia Tech Club at their February 14 meeting in Tallahassee. Over 50 alumni and wives were present for the meeting. During the business meeting the following officers were elected for the coming year: J. Ham Dowling, president; Carl Ingram, vice president; George Cates, secretary-treasurer; and Fred McCord, Col. William Robinson, Julian C. Smith, and J. Mason Williams, directors. W A S H I N G T O N , D. C — J o e Guthridge was the guest speaker at the February 16 dinnerdance sponsored by the Washington Georgia Tech Club. Over 115 alumni, wives, and guests heard Guthridge talk on "Today's Georgia Tech." During the business meeting, the following officers were elected for the coming year: James Eliopolo, president; Robert H. Trowbridge, Jr., vice president; and Charles H. Taylor, secretary-treasurer. A planning committee is now at work setting up meetings for the club for the year ahead.

' O O Thomas W. ™ ~ sentative for died January 10 in widow lives at 130 Georgia.

Smith, EE, sales repreOtis Elevator Company, an Atlanta hospital. His Glenn Circle, Decatur,

' O O D. W. Brosnan, CE, has been named £*» president of Southern Railway. He joined Southern in 1926 in Macon, Georgia and has served the company in various positions. He was formerly vice presidentoperations in Washington, D. C. ' O C Joseph A. Miller, CE, of New Or^ * J leans, died January 28, 1962. No further information was available at this writing. Frank Heard Smith, Jr., CE, died at his home January 17. He was president of Accurate Weather Strip & Screen Company in Atlanta. His widow lives at 215 Boiling Road, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia. Joseph Rodgers Thompson, 1332 Halcyon Drive, Savannah, Georgia, died October 7, 1961. He was with Swift and Company Refinery for 36 years. Mr. Thompson is survived by his widow and one daughter. ' O T Joseph Henry Singer, Com., died at ™ * his home February 2. He was owner of Singer and Company, insurance and real estate brokers. His widow lives at 1219 Peachtree Battle Avenue, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia. ' O Q Clarence H. Evans, ChE, retired Jan^ ^ uary 31 after over 30 years with DuPont. At the time of his retirement, he was senior consultant in the Engineering Department's Chemical Engineering Section. 'OQ ^*»

' 1 A Edgar Everhart, Jr., ME, recently '• moved from Ohio to Cleveland, Georgia. His new address is Box 281, Clearlake, Cleveland, Georgia. Mr. Everhart retired two years ago after 44 years with Goodyear & Goodyear Aircraft in Aiken, Ohio. Joel C. Underwood, CE, of 2420 Peachtree Road, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia, died January 18 in an Atlanta hospital. He had been with the U. S. Civil Service in Washington, D. C. prior to his retirement 3 years ago. His widow lives at the above address. '1C John Raymond Robson, of Somer'** ville, New Jersey, died July 20, 1960. Thomas Grayson Seidell, EE, retired electrical engineering professor at Georgia Tech, died February 10 at his home in Avondale Estates, Georgia.

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Robert White Williamson died December 24, 1961 in Fresno, Califor-

' O f l H. I. Neely, CerE, died of a heart * » " attack at his office January 25. At the time of his death he was plant manager and superintendent of the South Chicago (Illinois) plant "of U. S. Gypsum. ' O O Dr. Cecil E. Johnson, ChE, has been *»™ appointed manager of professional recruitment and college relations for Monsanto Chemical Company's Personnel and Administrative Services Department at St. Louis, Missouri. Daniel A. McKeever, EE, has been elected to a three year term as a trustee of The University of the South at Sewanee, Tennessee. He also serves on the Georgia Tech National Alumni Association board of trustees. Mr. McKeever is president of J. E. Hanger, Inc. His business address is 947

Juniper Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia. William P. Rocker has been named president and general manager of Southern Spring Bed Company in Atlanta. He was formerly plant manager. ' Q 4 Henry Boone Zimmerman died Jan* » " uary 30 of a heart attack. He was southern zone manager for# General Electric Supply in Atlanta, Georgia. ' O C William F. Floyd has been trans*»** ferred by Cities Service Oil Company to New York, where he is in charge of heavy design and construction. His home address is 133 Murray Hill Boulevard, Murray Hill, New Jersey. Frederic A. L. Holloway, ChE, has been selected to participate in the 41st session of the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School. He is Assistant General Manager-Manufacturing Department, Esso Standard Division of Humble Oil. He lives at 45 Druid Hill Road. Summit, New Jersey. William H. Neukomm, EE, has been selected to participate in the 41st session of the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School. He is General Plant Manager with Southwestern Bell Telephone Company. Mr. Neukomm lives at 13 Holiday Lane, Frontenac, Missouri. ' 0 7 Colonel Samuel R. Young, USAF, ^ ' CE, is the recipient of the Best Author Award of the Aerospace Education Foundation of the Air Force Association for the best article published in 1961 in the Air Force Civil Engineering Journal. His address is Headquarter, U. S. European Command ( J - 4 ) , APO 128, New York. New York. ' O O Casper S. Whitner, Jr., died at his 0 0 home, 2599 Dellwood Drive, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia, January 8, 1962. He was Atlanta office manager of U. S. Aviation Underwriters, Inc.

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