Faces in the News William Stephen Bowen, Jr., •61, has been elected executive vice president of the Atlanta-based General Music Corporation. He was previously assistant vice president of the Southwire Co.
Dr. John A. Copeland, '65, has received the 1970 Morris N. Liebmann Award for the discovery of the limited space-chargeaccumulation mode of oscillation. The award is given annually by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Hollis Harris, '61, has been appointed assistant vice president-facilities for Delta Air Lines. With Delta since 1954, Harris had been director of facilities since 1968.
R.Win Mothershed, Jr., ' 6 1 , has been elected assistant vice president of The First National Bank of Atlanta. He joined the bank'in 1966 and is now administrative assistant to the executive vice president, administration department.
Edward W. Navickas, '61, has been promoted to Los Angeles Branch Manager for International Register Company of Chicago. He will be responsible for the distribution and promotion of all Intermatic Distributor Products in Southern California. John R. Beasley, '63, is now director of material control for the General Portland Cement Company, Prior to joining the company, he was a management consultant with McKinsey & Company, Inc., Chicago.
Ronald W. Allen, '64, has been named vice president -administration for Delta Air Lines. With Delta since 1963, he began his airline career as methods analyst. He had been an assistant vice president since 1967.
Edward D. Griffin, '64, has been appointed general manager of the Columbus Iron Works division of W. C. Bradley Co. He was formerly general manager of manufacturing for the division.
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Alumni-continued er plant. He and his family reside at 401 Wisconsin Avenue, Streator, Illinois. Married: Stanley Sattinger, ME, to Miss Geraldine Shargots on December 13 in Pittsburgh. Mr. Sattinger is currently employed at Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory, Westinghouse Electric Corp., as a senior engineer in naval reactor structures design and testing. Charles Russell Snow, IM, has been awarded the Doctor of Business Administration degree from Indiana University. His doctoral dissertation was entitled "Freight Transportation and Economic Activity: A National and Regional Analysis." Dr. Snow is associate professor of management at Auburn University, a position he assumed this fall. Cant. William A. Studer, Im, has received his second award of the U. S. Air Force Commendation Medal at Eglin AFB, Florida. He is now an air operations staff officer in a united of the Tactical Air Command which provides combat units for air support of U. S. Ground Forces. Captain George P. Swanson, ME, has received his second through eleventh awards of the Air Medal for air action in Southeast Asia. Engaged: Robert H. Wiggins, IM, to Miss Diana Rivera. Mr. Wiggins is a pilot with Pan American Airways. ' D O Robert A. Beachler, ME, is L J L J now employed in the production engineering staff of Nicolet paper company in West De Pere, Wisconsin. Born to: Mr. and Mrs. Clifford D. Cleveland, IM, a daughter, Lillian Claire, on December 22, 1969. Frank V. Dennison, IM, has been named manager of industrial development for Gulf American Corporation. He and his family will reside in the Miami area. Lloyd Wayne Griffin, Math, has completed his initial training at Delta Air Lines' training school at the Atlanta Airport and is now assigned to the airlines' New Orleans pilot base as a second officer. C. E. Hahne, IM, has been promoted to district sales supervisor with Shell Oil Company in the Cleveland, Ohio district. Mr. Hahne also received the Southern Marketing Regions Excelsior Award which formally recognizes excellence in the performance of assignments. Gary Hall, ME, has been appointed engineering manager, container division, eastern region of Union Camp Corporation. Born to: Mr. and Mrs. Curtis A. Jackson, III, AE, a son, Brian Todd, on October 25. Mr. Jackson is a senior
dynamics engineer at the LockheedGeorgia Company. He and his family reside at 205 Longleaf Drive, Marietta, Georgia 30060. Engaged: U. S. Army Capt. John Carey Kidd, II, EE, to Miss Joan Maxine Bucker. Capt. Kidd is now commanding officer of the heavy equipment maintenance company at Ft. Georgie Meade, Maryland. Edward L. Parrish, Psy, has become area personnel director for North Carolina National Bank in Charlotte, North Carolina. Edward H. Selby, CE, has won the Augusta and Georgia Society of Professional Engineers "Young Man of the Year Award." John Ross Sellmer, IM, has completed his initial training at Delta Air Lines' training school at the Atlanta Airport and is now assigned to the airlines' Atlanta pilot base as a second officer. Wallace H. Smith, ME, died November 20. Mr. Smith was an IBM marketing representative, a member of the board of directors of the Boy Scouts and Junior Achievement, and was a United Fund executive. His widow resides at 3419 Simca Drive, West Jacksonville, Florida. Frederick A. Stoller, IM, has recently moved from Dallas, Texas to Athens, Georgia where he is employed as a manufacturing engineer for Reliance Electric Company. ÂťC A
Howard V. Andre, Jr., MS, was killed in Viet Nam on July 8, 1968. Married: Robert E. Branford, IE, to Miss Patricia Grant on December 20, 1969. Mr. Branford completed requirements for a master's in IM degree at Georgia Tech in December and has accepted a position as consultant with Atlanta office of Arthur Young & Company. The couple will reside at 1185 Collier Road, Apt. 17H, Atlanta 30318. Engaged: William Pickens Carter, Jr., IM, to Miss Frances Shannon Wilburn. Mr. Carter is employed as systems analyst with the LockheedGeorgia Company. Born to: Mr. and Mrs. Mike Esterman, Chem, '67, a daughter, Michele Lynn, on July 5, 1969. Mr. Esterman was appointed to the Indianapolis sports stadium task force by Mayor Richard G. Lugar. The purposes of the task force are to finding ways to finance the project, finding the most suitable location, planning the design, discovering what sports and other uses are feasible, and keeping the public informed. Westley N. Hawkins, Jr., IE, is connected with American Air Filters of Louisville, Kentucky, as a safety engineer. Engaged: James Parker Highsmith,
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