Faces in the News W. Leroy Williams, '55, has been a p p o i n t e d technical sales representative for The Synthetic Rubber Division of Enjay Chemical Company's Eastern District sales office in Plainfield, N. J. Williams joined Enjay in 1961.
Gavin P. Parrish, '56, who has been serving as building superintendent for Humble Oil & Refining Company, has been named building manager. Mr. Parrish is a native of Trinidad, British West Indies and holds a civil engineering degree.
Wes Lerdon, '58, has joined Philco Corp. of Ford Motor Co. as a senior engineer in the Flight Operatfons Section of Philco Houston Operations at Clear Lake City complex of NASA's Manned Spacecraft Center near Houston, Texas.
Clyde L. Roberts, '58, has been made chief industrial engineer for Atlantic Steel Company, Atlanta. Prior to joining the company in 1960, he was with the City of Atlanta Traffic Engineering Dept. and Ga. State Highway Dept.
Frederick K. Bell, '62, has joined the staff of the State Development Board as administrator of the Community Planning Program for South Carolina. Bell earned his master of science degree in city planning from Tech.
Lemuel David Wyly, III, '65, has been named a Peace Corps Volunteer and will work to expand Peace Corps teaching efforts in the Philippines, and help replace v o l u n t e e r s who have completed their two years service there.
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NEWS BY CLASS IS—cent. Quality Control in the Georgia Department of Public Health in December. The 10th Anniversary party of the 1955 class was held at the Lion's Head O c t o b e r 29. T h o s e a t t e n d i n g w e r e : Charles E. Allen, John E. Anderson, Raymond H. Anderson, Chester W. Bankston, J. David Bansley, George D. Bass, M. L. Bell, Frank Belvin, J. M. Black, A. F. Blair, Jr., Otis D. Blake, Jr., Howard D. Cutter, Charles M. Davis, Elton D. Davis, James S. Davis, H. W. DiChristina, Thomas W. Donaldson, Alton L. Dowd, Jr., Eugene C. Dunwody, Peter Dragan, John Falkenholm, Jr., Ronald E. Fineher, Walter J. Furbish. Jr., Ed B. Hamilton, William M. Hill. Ralph Hinson, William D. Holland, Harry F. Homer, Jr., Louis B. Holtzclaw, Jr., Wm. R. Jacobsen, Ralph A. Johnson, Charles T. Johnston, Jr., Ralph W. King, Witt Langstaff, James C. Leathers, Thomas J. Lindsey, Jr., Robert C. Livingston, Fred C. Lutter, John R. Maddox, Curtis S. Martin, Jr., William H. Metcalf, William N. Mitchell, John S. Newman, Max T. Palmer, J. L. Peavy, Cecil R. Phillips, Jr., Harry E. Phipps, D. Raymond Riddle, Robert A. Rives, Robert L. Porter, Jr., Robert W. Ramsey. Jr., Donald L. Randle, William W. Scogin, William D. Scott, L. Neal Smith. Jr., Dan F. Springer, G. B. Stribling, Charles D. Switzer, Thomas E. Tidwell, Robert M. Torras, James V. Walters, Wilton N. West, and Raymond Willoch. ' R C Major Richard A. Barron, IM, has * ' " been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross at Forbes AFB, Kansas. John C. McFarland, IM, has been appointed as National Rush Director for Pi Kappa Alpha, national college fraternity. He and his family live at 262 Heaton Park Drive, Decatur, Georgia. ' C T Paul Dorn, Jr., IM, is associated *" * with Gene Craig Company Realtors as a sales representative specializing in Atlanta Northside residential property. C. E. Dunn, IE, has been appointed chief engineer in the Houston Industrial District of Mobil Oil Company. Born to: Mr. and Mrs. Theodore L. Edwards, IM, a son, James Woodson, August 27. Mr. Edwards is plant manager of the Roanoke Manufacturing Company, Anniston Plant. They live at #3 Mark Woods Road, Anniston, Alabama. Born to: Mr. and Mrs. Earl P. Jones, ME, a son, Robin Penuel, June 6. Mr. Jones is with Westinghouse Underseas Division. L. Thomas Murphy, Jr., IM, has been named assistant director of the Northwest Georgia branch office of the Georgia Tech Industrial Development Division in Rome, Georgia. Mr. Murphy and his family live at 121 Atteiram Drive, Rome, Georgia. Born to: Mr. and Mrs. James Lee
Perry, IM, a son, Steven Brian, June 11. Mr. Perry is employed with A. C. Latimer and Associates. They live at 1166 N. Druid Woods Court, Decatur, Georgia. Arthur D. Sills, EE, received a P h D in Electrical Engineering at Penn State University in September. Dr. Sills is employed by the Department of Defense and resides in Laurel, Maryland. P ' 5 8 Theodore - Banks, Jr., IM, has ^ ^ been promoted from director to vice president in charge of the Latin America Programs Division of Conway Research, Inc. Samuel H. S. Fleming, IM, has been named graphic arts marketing assistant of the DuPont's Photo Products Department in Wilmington, Delaware. Married: Orrill H. Morris, Jr., IE, to Miss Betty Louise Westbrook, August 7. Mr. Morris is Quality Control Manager for Brunswick Corporation's Covington, Georgia plant. They live at 711 Howard Street, Covington, Georgia. J. B. Roach, ChE, has been promoted to superintendent of the SAB unit at Monsanto's Chocolate Bayou plant near Alvin, Texas. Engaged: Paula C. Stevenson, Tex., to George W. Humphreys, '55. The wedding will be in December and they will live in Atlanta. Paula is employed by the Federal Water Pollution Control Administration. Gerold W. Stomberg. EE, has accepted a position as an engineer on the Senior Staff of the Applied Physics Laboratory of Johns Hopkins University in Silver Spring, Maryland.
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Captain Thomas N. Gibson, HI, IE, has completed the U.S. Air Force survival and special training course conducted by the Air Training Command at Stead AFB, Nevada. Born to: Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Harrell, Arch., a son, John Charles, September 15. Mr. Harrell has received his Professional Engineers License in Georgia. Lloyd F. Kahn, Jr.. IM, is treasurer of Alkahn Silk Label Company, New York. Born to: Mr. and Mrs. Eric A. Newson, Jr., IM, a son, Eric A., I l l , September 14. Mr. Newson is now assistant vice president of the D. H. Overmyer Warehouse Company. They live at 3505 Durden Drive, Apt. 2, Atlanta, Georgia. Michael R. Smith, ME, has received a PhD degree from Case Institute of Technology in the field of plasma physics. He is with the Laser Group at Hughes Research Laboratories, Malibu, California. Georg H. Tirschtigel, IE, has assumed the title of General Manager of the Canary Islands Corrugated Box Plant of the Union Bag-Camp Paper Corporation. Dr. John F. Waters, EE, has accepted a position as research physicist in underwater acoustics at the U.S. Naval Ordnance Laboratory, Silver Spring, Maryland, after receiving his PhD degree in physics from Georgia Tech in June. J 3
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