The September, 1962
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T^e-Institute New Association Board announced
retary; and W. Howard Ector, Trust Officer, Trust Co. of Georgia, Atlanta, treasurer. Foundation elects new officers THE GEORGIA TECH FOUNDATION, INC. has
named Jack F. Glenn, assistant president of the Citizens and Southern National Bank, Tech National Alumni Association was an- as its president for the 1962-63 year. Other nounced in August by Ira H. Hardin of officers elected were John C. Staton, vice Atlanta, 1962-63 president of the organi- president of the Coca-Cola Co., vice presization. Trustees elected by members of the dent; Henry W. Grady (retired), treasurer; association for the year include: Jack Adair, and Joe W. Guthridge, executive secretary. President, Adair Realty Co.; Alvin M. Ferst, Members of the Board of Trustees of the Assistant Vice President, Rich's, Inc.; Glen Foundation include these outstanding Tech P. Robinson, President, Scientific Atlanta, alumni: Ivan Allen, Jr., Mayor, City of Inc.; Marthame Sanders, Marthame Sanders Atlanta; John P. Baum, vice president, J. P. & Co.; and Harry B. Thompson, President, Stevens & Co., Inc.; Fuller E. Callaway, Conklin Tin Plate & Metal Co., all of At- Jr., president, Callaway Mills Company; lanta; Madison F. Cole, Mutual Life Insur- Oscar G. Davis, property management; ance Company of New York, Newnan; Rob- Robert H. Ferst, president, M. A. Ferst, ert T. Davis, Vice President, Swift Spinning Ltd.; Y. Frank Freeman, executive vice Mills, Columbus; C. T. Oxford, President, president, Paramount Pictures, Inc.; Julian Oxford Construction Co., Albany; John P. T. Hightower, president, Thomaston Mills; Pickett, President, Pickett Chevrolet Co., Wayne J. Holman, Jr., chairman, Chicopee Inc., Cedartown; Charles Smithgall, Presi- Manufacturing Corp.; C. Ort Jenkins, gendent, Press Radio Center, Gainesville; John eral manager, Sears Roebuck & Co.; HowS. Thibadeau, President, Thibadeau, Shaw ard B. Johnson, president, Atlantic Steel & Co., Decatur; and John H. Woodall, Jr., Co.; George T. Marchmont, retired; George General Manager, Woodland Furniture W. McCarty, chairman of the board, AshMfg. Co., Woodland. craft, Wilkinson Co.; Jack J. McDonough, Appointed by Mr. Hardin to serve this president, Georgia Power Co.; Walter M. year are: Dale L. Barker, Associate Direc- Mitchell, vice president, Draper Corporator of Libraries, Georgia Tech; John M. tion; Frank H. Neely, chairman, executive Nichols, President, Nichols Contracting Co.; committee, Rich's, Inc.; William A. Parker, president, Beck & Gregg Hardware Co.; William P. Rocker, President, Southern Spring Bed Co.; and Oscar H. Thompson, I. M. Sheffield, chairman of the board, Vice President, Thompson, Boland & Lee, Life Ins. Co. of Georgia; Hal L. Smith, all of Atlanta; and George H. Hi^ltower, president, John Smith Co.; Robert Tharpe, Vice President, Thomaston Mills, Thomas- president, Tharpe & Brooks, Inc.; Charles E. ton; J. William Weltch, President, First Fed- Thwaite, Jr., chairman of the board, Trust eral Savings & Loan, Augusta; and J. Frank Co. of Georgia; William C. Wardlaw, Jr., Willett, Tennessee Stove Works, Chatta- president, Wardlaw & Co.; Robert H. White, president, Southern Wood Preserving Co.; nooga, Tenn. George W. Woodruff, director of various The other officers of the association elected by the alumni are: William S. Ter- corporations; and Charles R. Yates, fin. rell, Vice President, Terrell Machine Co., vice president, ACL-L&N RR. Charlotte, N. C , and Daniel A. McKeever, President, J. E. Hanger, Inc., Atlanta, vice Faculty promotions announced for 1962 presidents; W. Roane Beard, Georgia Tech FACULTY PROMOTIONS at Georgia Tech for National Alumni Association, Atlanta, sec- the year 1962-63 were announced in August NEW BOARD OF TRUSTEES for the Georgia
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by Dr. Paul Weber, dean of faculties. Heading the list were three members of the faculty who were appointed as Director of Schools: Dr. Kenneth G. Picha, professor of Mechanical Engineering, is the new Director of the School of Mechanical Engineering; Dr. Bertram M. Drucker, associate professor of Mathematics, was promoted to the rank of professor and Director of the School of Mathematics; and Dr. William B. Harrison, III, was named as the Director of the School of Nuclear Engineering, Georgia Tech's newest degreegranting school. Dr. Frederick W. Schutz, who has been serving as acting director of the School of Civil Engineering, was made the Director; and Dr. George Hendricks, associate professor and acting head of the Department of Social Sciences, was promoted to professor and Head of the Department. In the School of Chemistry, Dr. William H. Eberhardt was named Regents' Professor, the highest rank that can be held by a member of the teaching faculty. Mr. Tom F. Almon, associate professor of English, was appointed Assistant Head of the Department of English. Instructional promotions were awarded to 18 other members of the faculty. To the rank of Professor: Dr. Austin B. Caseman, Civil Engineering; Dr. Paul T. Eaton, Industrial Engineering; Mr. Walter P. Ewalt, Physics; Dr. Harold A. Gerseh, Physics; Dr. Robert H. Kasriel, Mathematics; Dr. Karl M. Murphy, English; Dr. D. A. Polychrone, Architecture; and Dr. R. Fred Sessions, Chemistry. To Associate Professor: Dr. Samuel C. Barnett, Mechanical Engineering; Dr. Julian D. Fleming, Jr., Chemical Engineering; Dr. Peter E. Gaffney, Applied Biology; Dr. Robert F. Hochman, Chemical Engineering; Mr. Cecil G. Johnson, Industrial Engineering; Mr. John P. Line, Mathematics; Mr. John H. Murphy, Mechanical Engineering; Mr. Eugene T. Patronis, Jr., Physics; and Dr. Willard E. Wight, Social Sciences. To Assistant Professor: Mr. Charles P. Pyles, Social Sciences. Promotions in the Engineering ExperiTECH ALUMNUS