tJacesmfytHews John L. Taylor, '47, has been named an engineering manager for water and waste valves in Rockwell Manufacturing Company's Municipal and Utility Division. Taylor will be located in Atlanta and will cover the Gulf Coast states plus North and South Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee and Georgia. T. B. Truscott, '49, has been promoted to project leader within Chemstrand Company's Acrilan Development Department, Decatur, Alabama. He joined Chemstrand in 1956 as an engineer in the Acrilan plant, before transferring to Acrilan Development. Raymond E. Hicks, '50, has been named an engineering manager for water and waste valves in Rockwell Manufacturing Company's Municipal and Utility Division. Hicks will headquarter in Philadelphia and concentrate his activities in New England. Claude A. Petty, Jr., '50, has been elected Vice President and General Manager of the Atlanta Merchandise Mart, and will also serve on the Board of Directors. Prior to his appointment, Petty had been Director of Physical Plant Department at Georgia Tech since 1956. Claude W. Jenkins, Jr., '52, has joined Enjay Chemical Company as a technical sales representative. He will be based at the Eastern District regional office in Plainfield, N. J. and will be concerned with marketing Enjay additives for petroleum products. John F. Morgan, '52, has been named to the newly created post of superintendent, chemical products, at the Reynolds Metals Company Hurricane Creek Alumina Plant, Arkansas. Morgan came to Hurricane Creek from Reynolds headquarters at Richmond, Virginia. 30
NEWS BY CLASSES continued Ben H. Hutchinson, Jr., EE, received his masters in electrical engineering from M I T in February, 1962. He was married August 18, 1962 to the former Margaret Fox. Ben has been with the Lincoln Laboratory since graduation. His home address is 200 Commonwealth Road, Cochituate, Massachusetts. Lt. Joseph B. Hutchison, USA, IE, recently completed an eight week officer helicopter pilot course at The Primary Helicopter School, Camp Wolters, Texas. Born to: Mr. and Mrs. Harry Meyer, Jr., IE, a daughter, Catherine Marie, December 21. Mr. Meyer is with DuPont. They live at 5407 Suejean Drive, Richmond 34, Virginia. Born to: Mr. and Mrs. Eric A. Newsom, Jr., IM, a daughter, Caroline Ann, February 23. Eric is with Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company. They live at 2722 Dresden Court, Chamblee, Georgia. Engaged: Grattan W. Rowland, Jr., IE, to Miss Sara Joan Jordan. The wedding will take place June 22. Mr. Rowland is with the Square D Company in Raleigh, North Carolina. Born to: Mr. and Mrs. Joel Weinstock, IE, a daughter, Shari Lee, January 28. They live at 47 Eastern Parkway, West Caldwell, New Jersey. ' f i n ^a"^ T- Barber, CE, served as second " " lieutenant with the Army Engineers at Fort Belvoir, Virginia from August 1960 to February 1961 and again at Fort Hood, Texas from November 1961 to August of 1962. The Barbers have two children, Paul, Jr., born May 5, 1961 and Madalyn Monique, born February 8, 1963. Mr. Barber is with Barber Brothers Construction Company. They live at 2257 Cloverdale Avenue, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Married: Lt. Wallace Benjamin Bruce, Jr., to Miss Olivia Gene. Lt. Bruce is stationed at Sandia Base, New Mexico. Born to: Mr. and Mrs. Francis Dasher, ChE, a son, Kenneth Alan, March 20. Mr. Dasher is with Procter & Gamble Company. They live at 2498 Eclipse Court, Cincinnati 31, Ohio. Engaged: James Thomas Ford, ME, to Miss Julee Lynn Floyd. The wedding will take place June 6 in Panama. Mr. Ford will return to Georgia Tech this summer to work toward his master's degree. His mailing address is P.O. Box 2030, Balboa, Canal Zone. F. H. Kirkland, TE, is now quality control manager with the William Carter Company, Barnesville, Georgia. John L. McCranie, USAF, IM, has been commissioned a second lieutenant following graduation from Officer Training School at Lackland AFB, Texas. He is now assigned to Keesler AFB, Mississippi. Engaged: Lt. Heidt Fortson Neal, III, USNR, IM, to Miss Elizabeth Lee. The wedding will take place May 4. Lt Neal is serving aboard the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt in the Mediterranean area.
James Wesley Tate, ME, is a design engineer with the Electronic Equipment Division of McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, St. Louis, Missouri. He lives at 460 Raven Lane, Florissant, Missouri. Born to: Mr. and Mrs. Leon H. Toups, a daughter, Vicki, February 10. Leon is working on the 6555 Aerospace Test Wing on the Atlas Missile as lead mechanical engineer at Cape Canaveral. They live at 116-B Northwest Drive, Patrick AFB, Florida. Ronald C. Wicks, ChE. is a chemical engineer with the Army Missile Command at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. 'CI Born to: Mr. and Mrs. John J. Ban* J ' chetti, AE, a daughter, Debra Lynn, February 6. Mr. Banchetti is in the Astronautics Division of the Chance Vought Corporation. They live at 20359 Anza Avenue, Torrance, California. Ronald Brown, USAF. IM, has been commissioned a second lieutenant at the U. S. Air Force Officer Training School at Lackland AFB, Texas. He is now assigned to Keesler AFB, Mississippi. Pvt. Edward V. H. Chow, CE, recently completed with honors an ordnance supply course under the Reserve Forces Act at The Ordnance Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. Born t o : Lt and Mrs. Harvey B. Clarke, a son, Christopher Andrew, February 23. Lt. Clark is in the Automatic Data Processing Department of the U. S. Army Research and Development Agency at Fort Huachuca, Arizona. James L. Daniel, IE, is an industrial engineer at Dobbins AFB, Marietta, Georgia. Born to: Mr. and Mrs. Kinloch F. Dunlap, III, IM, a son, Cruger Harroll, November 21, 1962. They live at 32650 Merritt Drive, Garden City, Michigan. Married: Lt. John Moultrie Fleming, Jr., USN, Math, to Miss Georgia Ivey in March. Lt. Fleming is attending the U. S. Naval Nuclear Power School at Bainbridge, Maryland. Lt. Jack G. Gathright. USA, has been appointed Detachment Commander of the 61st Signal Detachment. Fort Bliss, Texas. Rodney Gilbert, AE. is now program engineer for the Churchill Research Range in Manitoba, Canada. His address is c / o Pan American World Airways, Program Engineers Office, Fort Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. Married: Kenneth F. Howell to Miss Phyllis M. Scott of Macon on November 24. He is a systems engineer with IBM. Born to: Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Jenkins, IM, a son, David Alan. November 23. Mr. Jenkins is a managerial trainee with G. E. Switchgear Division in Chamblee. They live at 1829 Tobey Road. Chamblee, Georgia. Lt. Thomas L. McCnIlough, USA, IM, took part in the annual winter field training exercises with the 4th Armored Division's 51st Infantry near Grafenwotir, Germany. He is a platoon leader in Company A of the infantry's 2nd Automatic Rifle Battalion in Ulm, Germany. TECH ALUMNUS