Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine Vol. 49, No. 06 1971

Georgia Tech Alumnus July-August, 1971

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RAMBLIN' by Ben L. M o o n

In the history of publishing one characteristic stands out among the publications that remain successful: change. Over the years even the old favorites among the consumer publications have changed to meet the changing characteristics and needs of the times. The Reader's Digest began to print advertising. Saturday Review of Literature is now a Saturday Review of just about everything. The revived Saturday Evening Post is now a quarterly. It's all a part of the universal principle that flexibility and appropriateness to the moment are necessary for the survival and health of any " l i v i n g " creature. In September of this year, as the Alumnus magazine and Tech Topics start a new volume, you will notice some changes. The Alumnus magazine will be issued four times a year—fall, winter, spring, and summer—in a straight feature format. Tech Topics will be converted to a half-size newspaper, the size of the Technique, will contain current news of the school, the alumni, the faculty, and students, and will be issued monthly September through November and January through June—nine issues per year. This change was initiated to cut costs during a time when everyone is realizing anew the value of a dollar, especially the dollars you give in good faith that they will be applied in the most effective way for the betterment of Georgia Tech; and during a time when people are beginning to expect currect, accurate, full news coverage of things that concern them. This new mix of publications is designed to provide both currency and d e p t h ; I hope you like it. And if you do, say so! Just as important, say if you don't like it and why. Watch closely for the next year, and through letters, phone calls, and personal contact give your considered reaction and suggestions. Your feedback will be vital to the best possible design of a publications program suited to your needs and preferences.

How w o u l d you like to start your o w n business, be your o w n boss? Be the primary judge of your own worth? W h o wouldn't? In fact, close to 200 Tech July-August 1971

alumni harbor that dream to the extent that they signed up for a recent weekend seminar on campus, " H o w to Start and Operate Your O w n Business." The alumni association, the College of Industrial Management, and the Georgia Science and Technology Commission jointly sponsored the two-day session. It was a tightly run affair, touch.mg on the heart matter of running a small business.

An example of the work done by the Committee of Twenty (two alumni from each of the last ten classes) appears in this issue, "Young Alumni Respond to Tech." This article by Paul Speicher ('66) and Bill Cox ('62) summarizes a survey of young alumni conducted by the committee.

Dr. Gus Stanford is one of the new breed at Georgia Tech, a man whose work spans more than one field. Though primarily a physicist, he is involved in a study of memory. Not in the way a psychologist w o u l d study memory, however; he's working at the molecular level where the lines between the traditional fields of science begin to be fuzzy. The findings of t h e study are lending basic insights into the processes of memory and opening up untold numbers of other avenues for exploration.

The big news this year, of course, is the phenomenal record of Tech's athletic teams. It seems this is the year that everything clicked, and Athletic Director Bobby Dodd declares it the best overall year Tech has ever had—period. In its history. And no one w o u l d have expected it at the beginning of the year, when all the teams were obviously good but we dared not be cocky . . . then Tech's athletes proceeded to turn in performances that stunned even the sourest cynic. All of the eight varsity teams but one turned in winning seasons; the basketball team proving the winningest we've ever had. In "Sports Scene" Jim Schultz describes the year in delicious detail, D

On the Hill By Ann Mosley

LAVOISIER MEDAL A Tech chemistry professor has won the highly coveted Lavoisier medal given by the French Chemical Society at its annual meeting in Lyon, France. Dr. E. C. Ashby, chemistry, attended the meeting as a plenary lecturer when he received the award from the society's president. He was recognized for his contributions to organometallic chemistry, particularly the understanding of Grignard Reagents. A graduate of Notre Dame, Dr. Ashby has been on the faculty for the past eight years.

BOOKSTORE OPENING Georgia Tech has a modern new bookstore located on Hemphill adjacent to the Student Center. The store officially opened recently with a ribbon cutting by President Arthur G. Hansen. The half-million dollar brick structure was designed by the Atlanta firm of Jova-Daniels-Busby. It features unique architectural features such as skylights and an "authors' well" for display of books by Tech authors. The interior by Ken White Associates of New Jersey is accented by vibrant splashes of bright colors—chartreuse, plum, red, blue and white. The store combines the facilities of the old College Inn and the Skiles Classroom Building stores, both now closed. It carries a complete line of trade, text and paperback books.

SIGMA XI HONORS RESEARCHERS Sigma Xi members recognized their colleagues for outstanding research projects at the annual initiation and awards banquet recently. The research awards consist of an honorarium of $300 and a certificate. Faculty winners are Dr. R. M. Ahrens, physics, for "Weak Charge Processes and CP Nonconservation"; Dr. R. W. Fink, chemistry, for "Relative X-Ray Transmission , Probabilities to the K-Shell" and five

related papers; and Dr. W. C. Strahle, aerospace engineering, for "Combustion Instability in Liquid Propellant Rockets," and two related papers.

TOP RANKING MIDSHIPMEN Two Midshipmen have been selected to lead the Georgia Tech NROTC battalion this fall. Midshipman Thomas L. Reeder III of Ellicott City, Maryland will serve as Battalion Commander. Midshipman Steven L. Romine of Donalsonville, Georgia will serve as Battalion Executive Officer. The NROTC unit at Tech is part of the General College.

OUTSTANDING FACULTY Student and faculty groups have cited a number of faculty members for their outstanding contributions during the '70-'71 school year. Dr. David Comer, English, Dr. John Peatman, aerospace engineering, and Dr. Cloyd Virgil Smith, aerospace engineering, were chosen by a faculty-student committee to receive outstanding teacher awards at the annual faculty dinner. Each received a $1,000 check provided by the Standard Oil of Indiana Foundation. Dr. Charles Liotta, chemistry, was honored by students who voted him "Outstanding." At the annual Student Government Banquet, he received a gold engraved plaque and was cited for his concern with the academic development of students. Dr. G. P. Rodrigue, electrical engineering, was selected by electrical engineering seniors to receive the Eta Kappa Nu award for his teaching achievements.

COMMISSIONING CEREMONIES Lt. Gen. William G. Thrash, USMC, a graduate of Georgia Tech, spoke at the joint Army, Navy, Air Force Commissioning ceremonies in the Electrical Engineering Auditorium. General Thrash is commanding general of the Marine

Corps Development and Education Command, Quantico, Va. He earned his degree in Civil Engineering from Tech in 1939. Georgia Tech's three ROTC units are part of the Institute's General College. A total of 109 men were commissioned during the ceremonies.

NATO SPEAKER A Georgia Tech professor of aerospace engineering toured six NATO countries this summer, covering a route he toured 14 years ago as a professional soccer player. Dr. Ben T. Zinn traveled on a speaking tour for NATO's Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development (AGARD). At seven university and research centers in France, Denmark, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy and Turkey, he spoke on topics related to rocket combustion and propulsion. Each year, NATO selects a limited number of eminent professionals to address the NATO community. Although only 34, Dr. Zinn has an impressive list of honors and academic activities, including the Sigma Xi research award and a listing in American Men in Science. In addition to his academic distinctions, Dr. Zinn was an outstanding international soccer player, and was offered a contract with Atlanta's Chiefs. He left professional soccer because "I couldn't keep up with everything else."

SCHUTZ AWARD Dr. F. W. Schutz, assistant to the Dean of Engineering for Guidance, was awarded $5,000 by the Olin Charitable Trust. He will use the award to continue his work in J E T S (Junior Engineering Technical Society), Engineers Council for Professional Guidance and the Joint Degree Program with Atlanta University. Dr. Schutz also heads up the highly successful "MOUSE" program through which qualified high school seniors may enroll at Tech and receive high school and college credit for their work. The Georgia Tech Alumnus

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Dr. Augustus L. Stanford is one of the more fascinating nonconformists on campus. Though in the forefront of basic research on the memory process, he enjoys a simple and pleasurable life without being a slave to the conventional status symbols. Giving up good pay in industry for the freedom of academic life didn't bother him, for "the things I enjoy most don't take much money." On page 7 you can enjoy a visit with Gus, easy-going yet dynamic, "In Search of Memory."

Boot Camp for Entrepreneurs

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In Search of Memory

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Young Alumni Respond to Tech

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Two Tech Stalwarts Retire

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A Full House in Tech Sports

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The 24th Roll Call: A Report

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Where Are They Now?

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Marine Corps Has Tech Look

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The Georgia Tech Gold Star List

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Meet the 7 1 - 7 2 Officers

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News of the Alumni

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GEORGIA TECH NATIONAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Officers and Trustees: James P. Poole, president / J. Frank Stovall, Jr., vice-president / Thomas V. Patton, vice-president / L. Travis-Brannon, Jr., treasurer / W. Roane Beard, executive secretary / Roger H. Brown, Gainesville / J. Doyle Butler / George A. Ewing / James T. Gresham, LaGrange / Joseph A. Hall, III / Morris E. Harrison, Decatur / John S. Hunsinger / Robert R. Jinright, Thomasville / A. J. Land / David D. Long, Jr. / John O. McCarty / Dennis D. O'Brian, Florence / H. G. Patillo, Decatur / James B. Ramage / Chester A. Roush, Jr., Carrollton / Dan P. Shepherd / William J. VanLandingham / Norman J. Walton, Mobile / Richard K. Whitehead, Jr. Staff: F. A. (Gus) Dozier, assistant secretary / Robert H. Rice, assistant secretary / Ben L. Moon, editor / Mary G. Peeks, director of alumni placement. GEORGIA TECH FOUNDATION, INC. Officers and Trustees: I. M. Sheffield, Jr., president Hal L. Smith, vice-president / Robert H. Ferst, treasurer / Joe W. Guthridge, executive secretary / Jack Adair / Ivan Allen, Jr. / John P. Baum, Milledgeville / Fuller E. Callaway, Jr., LaGrange / Oscar G. Davis / Dakin B. Ferris / Alvin M. Ferst / L. L. Gellerstedt, Jr. / Jack F. Glenn /Henry W. Grady / Ira H. Hardin / Julian T. Hightower, Thomaston / Wayne J. Holman, Jr., New Brunswick / Howard B. Johnson / George W. McCarty / John J. McDonough / Walter M. Mitchell / Frank H. Neely / William A. Parker / Hazard E. Reeves, New York / Glen P. Robinson, Jr. / Charles R. Simons, Flowery Branch / John C. Staton / Frederick G. Storey / Howard T. Tellepsen, Houston / William S. Terrell, Charlotte / Robert Tharpe / William C. Wardlaw / Robert H. White, Sr. / George W. Woodruff / Charles R. Yates. GEORGIA TECH NATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD, 1969-70 L. Allen Morris, chairman, Miami / N. Richard Miller, vice-chairman, Camden / G. Nolan Bearden, Los Angeles / Marion W. Boyer, New York / Dan H. Bradley, Savannah / Chester C. Courtney, Chicago / Paul A. Duke, Atlanta / Kenneth W. Dunwody, Macon / Joe M. Haas, Dallas / Frank W. Hulse, Birmingham / Alexander T. Hunt, Jr., Ruston /'Raymond A. Jones, Jr., Charlotte / C. Gale Kiplinger, Washington / Frederick H. Martin, Huntsville / Joe K. McCutchen, Rome-Dalton / William R. McLain, Nashville / Buck Mickel, Greenville-Spartanburg / William E. Moore, San Francisco / A. J. Mundy, Jr., at large / Dorroh L. Nowell, Jr., Augusta / Charles T. Oxford, Albany / Ben H. Sloane, Pittsburgh / George A. Smith, Denver / Charles A. Smithgall, Gainesville / Buck Mickel, Greenville-Spartanburg / William E. Moore, San Francisco / A. ham, Tampa / William Ashley Verlander, Jacksonville / Frank J. Whitley, Houston / J. Frank Willett, Chattanooga.

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H E SPIRIT OF HORATIO ALGER is alive and well at Georgia Tech today, if attendance a t a recent weekend short course is any indication. Almost 200 would-be technical entrepreneurs spent Saturday and Sunday, February 27 and 28, listening to scholars and successful practitioners on "How to Start and Operate a Small Business." The course was jointly sponsored by the Georgia Science and Technology Commission and the Georgia Tech National Alumni Association in cooperation with Tech's College of Industrial Management and Department of Continuing Education. In addition to being a service to prospective new entrepreneurs for their individual needs, the course was intended to encourage the formation of new economic activity in Georgia. Early in its planning stages Dr. J o h n E. Mock, head of the Georgia Science and Technology Commission, along with a committee of other staff members and Tech alumni, lined up a slate of speakers not only known for their theoretical knowledge of business but with a few scars and muscles as well to show for their direct involvement. All of the speakers donated their time, but their enthusiasm was in inverse proportion to their pay—they ran the attendees through a solid two-day boot camp in entrepreneurship. The curriculum was an even coverage of all angles to starting and operating a small business, with emphasis given to the problems of a technologicallyoriented firm. Speakers and panels of experts covered practical details of marketing, financing, financial strategy, operating controls and management, and legal problems. Even finer points were covered in depth—the proper choice and use of the board of directors, and the assistance available from the Small Business Administration of the U.S. Government. . One caution t h a t ran through the entire conference, a caution t h a t was repeated by almost every speaker, was expressed this way by Tech alumnus Whittier Wright, president of R M S Engineering: "Get enough capital before you start, enough to get you into the black. It's impossible to

borrow cash when you're in a loss position." Whittier roughly estimates that in a technological field $500,000 is necessary if you're starting fresh in an undeveloped market, and that $1,000,000 is necessary to get started against competition. In addition Glenn Robinson, president of Scientific Atlanta, recommended "good, conservative bookkeeping— know where you stand at all times." Dr. T. P. Hall, a professor at Georgia State University, urged new businessmen to "make your mistakes on paper before you start—get in mind and on paper exactly what you'll do with your money, and how you'll pay it back, before you even approach a bank . . . . Remember t h a t profits are not as important as cash in the early stages of a business. And don't be afraid to spend money wisely rather than saving everything . . . . Give as much attention to setting up your books as you do to incorporation . . . . Get a good CPA and a good lawyer." A panel of officers from the C&S bank, led by Bill VanLandingham, a Tech alumnus, gave suggestions for preparing a loan proposal and explained the services and advice a banker can offer. Bob James of the C & S group outlined the various sources of venture capital. James pointed out t h a t a loan officer is interested in the entrepreneur's management ability, credit record, personal net worth, and personal equity in the business, and in the budget plan and prospects of the business. Several of the speakers emphasized the importance of the banker, the lawyer, and the CPA, and cautioned against hiding information from them. The experts warned t h a t if trouble is in store for the company, the president should be certain that the banker is one of the first to know— he could often help prevent the trouble by additional support or by professional advice, and he is much more willing to ride out a storm if he has full information. The businessman's banker, lawyer and accountant should not be on his board of directors, however, for they should all be striving to maintain their professional relationship with the firm. B u t a lawyer, an accountant, and a banker would be excelThe Georgia Tech Alumnus

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It was the best attendance Tech has had at a weekend short course—close to 200 would-be entrepreneurs showed up.

Tech alumnus George Heery of Heery & Heery, architects

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Dr. T. P. Hall of Georgia State

Tech alumnus Whittier Wright, Presjdent of RMS Engine'ering

Dr. John E. Mock, Georgia Science and Technology Commission

Organizers of the seminar, left to right: Jim Ramage, Alumni President; John McCarty, Tech alumnus and President of Audichron Co.; Dr. Sherman Dallas, Dean of Industrial Management at Tech; and Dr. John Mock, head of the Georgia Science and Technology Commission.

Panel ists Chester Roush, Glen Robinson, H. M. Conway A. and Bert Stumberg discussed financial strategy.

Bob James, Dick Jones, Dave Wilsey, and Bill VanLandingham of C&S bank discussed a banker's view of the new enterprise.

Boot Camp for Entrepreneurs (Continued) lent choices for the board. Tom Patton, another Tech man who is president of Triton, Inc., suggested five criteria for choosing members of the board of directors: "The president should respect the prospect and be able to communicate with him; the prospect should have a strong interest in the company's primary mission; he should be moneyminded, a practical man; he should have broadgauged interests and he should have an interest in the business so that his money is at stake in his decisions." Tom personally prefers small boards of directors, somewhere in the neighborhood of four persons. Whittier Wright warned against getting the cart before the horse, to "decide what's needed before you design it. Find a real need, then fulfill it." He also emphasized the importance of planning—"have a sales forecast, a profit-and-loss forecast, a cash flow plan, and, most important, a typhoon plan if things don't go right. Don't kid yourself about what's happening to your business. Have good accounting, and good people. Don't ride your first 6

success too long—have new ideas and products coming behind the first wave. And don't be reluctant to bring in key people at a high level when the business outgrows you." At the end of each day's session the participants were allowed to exercise their newfound acumen on case studies conducted by Dr. Bob Carney and Dr. Jim Caldwell of Tech's College of Industrial Management. Separated into small groups with a discussion leader for each group, they hashed over the formation, financing, and planning of a hypothetical new firm. The ideas and information thrown at the participants were almost too much to absorb in one weekend, but they were afforded a heady view of "what could be" along with some sobering warnings of pitfalls. The days were a mixture of hard facts, cautions, and encouragement; Chester Roush, a Tech alumnus who owns his own business, urged the aspiring entrepreneurs to "be confident—the next wave of free enterprise in the United States will be made by guys like you." o The Georgia Tech Alumnus

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by BARBARA ROBINSON Augustus L. Stanford, bearded and content, has arrived. A modern version of Julius Caesar's " I came, I saw, I conquered," Stanford, in fact, has come to settle on the Tech campus for the third time, this time as a professor of physics whose research on memory has made him a pursuer and conqueror of a part of the unknown. "When I returned to Tech it was clearly the smartest thing I ever did," he admits. "I'm happy here. What more can you ask? I've found the perfect balance in teaching and research and I do it because it's fun, plain and simple," he says. As a native of Macon, he was exposed to Tech early and feels he's "been at Tech all his life." He earned his bachelor's degree here in 1952, and after three years in the Navy, he returned to graduate school a t Tech in 1955. Then, heeding the call of the business world, he spent six years with a microwave electronics company in what he calls a good position, making good money. "But," says Stanford, "one day when I looked back over my life, I realized I was most happy when I was free—being my own man, setting my own hours, and doing what I wanted. About the same time I was contemplating academic life because of its freedom, Dr. Vernon Crawford, now Vice President for Academic Affairs, had just become Tech's Director of Physics. I knew him, liked him, and welcomed his offer to return to Tech to work with him in the Physics Department," says Stanford. "Unlike many men, it was easy for me to make the jump from industry to teaching. Giving up the money in business didn't bother me because the things I enjoy most— reading, playing the guitar, golf (and the upJuly-August 1971

keep of a symbolic nine-year-old VW!) don't take much money," he states. Finding—now maintaining—a balance between research and teaching, he says, enables him to fulfill his goal of being free, enjoying work and life. "My research really began four years ago when I realized I knew very little about the life sciences. With the biology building across the street from my office, I decided to round out my education," he explains. This he did by taking all the courses available. " I looked upon them as a drill, learning the language, reading the literature, and finding things," he says. One thing he did find in biology was susceptible to questioning from a physicist's point of view. This led to extensive research with memory transfer in animals, which has been in progress for two years at Georgia Tech. "When I formulated my ideas, biologists had long recognized that a nucleic acid called RNA occurs in every cell of the body, and experiments had shown it was clearly implicated in the memory process," Dr. Stanford states. Using the research techniques already perfected by Dr. George Ungar of Baylor University for the actual transfer of memory from one rat to another by transferring the RNA, Stanford is trying to determine just how the RNA manages to store memory. Memory, he believes, is possible because complicated molecules in the brain are somehow altered or coded by minute electrical impulses. When you see a picture of objects before you, close your eyes, then recall details of this picture after your eyes are closed again, somehow the awareness of seeing the picture has been committed to a code t h a t (Continued on next page)

IN S E A R C H OF M E M O R Y (Continued)

allows you to remember the details of the objects, he explains. However, Stanford did disagree with the theory t h a t each new fact is recorded by adding a large molecule known as RNA to a sort of memory bank in the brain and t h a t the way this molecule is attached to others decides what is remembered. He felt this process involved too much energy. Thus, he suggested and is testing an alternative theory which, according to him, "is based on the well-known fact t h a t the brain actually uses very little energy." His alternative theory suggests t h a t the electrical impulse transmitted by the nerve cells causes a fairly subtle change within a single RNA molecule, such as shifting the position of an electron or proton slightly. This change would require far less energy than would be necessary to manipulate entire molecules and, at the same time, various configurations of electrons and protons within the molecules could serve as a code. But in order for a molecule to undergo a change of this sort as a result of an electrical influence, he realized, it must belong to the ferroelectric class of chemicals. His physics background suggested an answer, the idea of hysteresis or the capacity of material to stay polarized until its electrical field has been changed. Using the well-studied RNA of the calf thymus, he and R. A. Lorey demonstrated t h a t RNA is actually a ferroelectric material, that it does display hysteresis at body temperature. Based on this finding an interdisciplinary effort funded by the National Institute of Health began at Tech two years ago. This series of long-range experiments has as its purpose to determine whether memory is actually stored by polarization of the positive and negative charges in the RNA. Dr. Stanford, Dr. Hong S. M m of biology, and two graduate students are now involved in the testing. Dr. E. J. Baker of pyschology and ten undergraduate students have also been connected with the project in its history, and Dr. Stanford hopes to add a chemistry professor for the time when they begin to inject only certain molecular weights of the extracted brain material. The team begins by training groups of white albino rats to react in certain patterns or to

perform certain feats. For instance, one group may be trained to drink water only when a light in the cage is on while another group is trained to drink water only when the light is off. After the rats are trained, their brains are removed, ground up, and RNA-size molecules and small proteins filtered out. This material is then injected into the brains of other groups of rats, which receive no training. This second group of rats fairly consistently shows a strong preference for drinking water according to the patterns established by the original groups, drinking when the light is either on or off depending on which type of extract is used. Thus, evidence is produced t h a t memory is transferred. T h e next step is to see if an electrical influence will undo the coding process. A portion of the extract is injected into the brains of a third group after the extract undergoes the influences of an alternating electrical field designed to erase the code or cause training to be forgotten. J u s t as does the control group, this third group shows no preference for drinking with the light on or off. This, according to Stanford, provides statistically significant evidence for erasure of transfer information, or molecular memory, by electrical fields. Stanford's team is currently in the process of studying short-term, long-term and permanent memory to differentiate the storage mechanism in each type. "We want to know how memory is stored immediately from the sensory organs and how it is transferred to the brain. The assumption is t h a t memory is stored initially on the RNA; Ungar's work has confirmed this in the case of permanent memory," he states. T h e immediate goal, according to Stanford, is to measure the amount of erasure fall-off in different types of memory. "However," he says, "our biggest problem is t h a t rats are dumb—they can only do simple things, and they have to repeat them over and over to learn them. We've successfully taught them to fear the dark, drink according to a light signal, and to follow maze routes. But it often takes two weeks of training to approach 100 percent retention of one of these feats. We are now searching for something they can learn quickly so we can test short-term memory," he adds. Stanford hopes t h a t the use of computers, The Georgia Tech Alumnus

The intensity of Gus Stanford's speech belies his claim to be a lazy man.

a plan for the immediate future, will save time and give better statistics. The computers will be attached to 200 cages at a time, will record test results, decide when the rats are trained, and give analyzed data in the end. Implications for the future are numerous but, he warns, there is no way to conceive of the possible uses of this research; "we have to change our paths daily to build upon the previous results." He does foresee that the step after learning how memory is stored is to examine the reverse process of how memory is tapped or recalled. Similar research is being conducted in about eight other places around the world, but Georgia Tech is the only one working with the ferroelectric aspects of memory, according to Stanford. One group of Engish scientists stopped working on this type research because of the possibility of using the results to control men's minds, b u t Dr. Stanford believes anything there is to be learned ought to be learned, the world of the unknown conquered. He feels there's always a danger that when something is understood it can be applied for bad purposes, b u t knowledge can also be used to benefit mankind. For instance, it would be convenient to take a pill and have all the knowledge on one subject instantly recorded in one's brain. He also foresees some work in the mental July-August 1971

retardation, possibly using therapeutic chemicals to correct basic causes t h a t may be found. (Remember the movie "Charly"?) Another possibility could be the artifical production of RNA. Then, since RNA is an integral part of the genetic material, it could also lead to research on implanted memory or instinct. "I've thought a lot about this," he says, "and see no reason why animals cannot be born with some memory." In these times of academic discontent over the mix of research and teaching duties, Dr. Stanford has discovered t h a t both are necessary. His research takes about two-thirds of his time, and the other third he spends teaching classes. H e believes this balance is necessary, t h a t students are cheated if their professor does not do research and t h a t research in turn gives a professor a better approach to teaching. "Teaching keeps me on my toes. I'd embarrass myself trying to answer students' questions if I didn't keep up-to-date with my learning through research—kids today are really sharp," he says. His approach to students is one coinciding with his easy approach to life. " I want to give the interested students all they can handle. However, I know not everyone is interested in physics as a career and for those, I set a certain solid, professional minimum they have to know to pass." Along this line, he says, "I'm not a crusader, but because of my personal experience I have proposed a bio-physics option t h a t would give physics majors a broader field and more exposure to the life sciences." He also uses this straight approach in some of his activities. He presents physics and Georgia Tech "as they are" in talks to both highschool students and to students at other colleges not offering a physics major. He also has given several invited talks on his research, takes part in the Visiting Scientist programs, and has another research project going on the atomic properties of crystals. It's easy to see why his "balanced" life keeps him busy, interested, and interesting. So, when Dr. Stanford says, "I have 'arrived' since I came back to Tech; I enjoy it here; I don't want to change the world but just want the freedom to do the things t h a t make me happy; I like life as it is," he means it. If he didn't, he wouldn't be here. •

Young Alumni Respond to Tech by BILL COX,'62 "Tech trained me for my job and, most of all, Tech taught me to work. I'm grateful." "I hope Tech is doing a better job now than when I was there. I wish I'd gone somewhere else." These quotes, both from young Tech alumni, show the wide range of response uncovered in a recent survey of the 1960-70 Tech classes. The sample poll was conducted by the Committee of Twenty, which itself comprises two representatives each from the past ten classes. The Committee took the poll to provide feedback to Tech's faculty, administration and Alumni Association. (See attachments.) Recent graduates seem to be doing what Tech trained them to do. This is apparently the case whether the alumnus was graduated more than five years ago or not. About half the respondents (53%) characterized their work as directly related to their studies at Tech; another two-fifths described the relationship as indirect. A very small percentage (6% overall, 9% in the '60-'65 classes) said their work was unrelated, but almost all of these alumni were either in the armed forces or had received professional degrees in nontechnical subjects like law or business. This was the most important information gleaned from a section of the poll which covered the respondent's present job situation. In answer to a related question, about onesixth (16%) of the respondents indicated they had difficulty adjusting to their first civilian jobs; five-sixths, on the other hand, did not. Trouble arose, several young engineering graduates said, because their courses at Tech had "not been practical enough." Tech graduates apparently became no better or no worse at settling into first jobs; responses from the '60-'65 and '66-'70 groups of classes were virtually identical. There were few other surprises to this section of the poll. Recent Tech graduates are 10

working for organizations employing from 3 persons to 20 million persons (a government employee). More recent graduates were more likely to be in graduate school, in the military service, or working for a large company. In each case, the likelihood fell as the number of years since graduation grew. "In what way did Tech best prepare you for your present job?" the young alumni were asked. "Technical training" and "how to work hard" were familiar responses, as in the first quote mentioned at the outset. Negative answers were few and far between, although many alumni left this answer blank. As before, there seemed to be little difference in how recently the young alumnus finished Tech, as far as the response to this question was concerned. Respondents' Descriptions of Their Own Present Job, By Type Job Type Engineering/Technical Sales/ Marketing Management Nontechnical Professional* Other Civilian** Military

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In many respects, the most informative answers from the poll came in response to a series of questions on faculty and curriculum. Having several years of job experience under his belt since leaving Tech, each young alumnus was asked to look back while the Tech experience was still fairly fresh, yet leavened by his on-the-job experience in the interim. Thus, in a sense, Tech's curriculum was being judged by its own products. The Georgia Tech Alumnus

A descriptive summary of a Poll of the 1960-70 Classes conducted by The Committee of Twenty April 1971 i-i

PAUL SPEICHER '66 Even though the general tone of responses indicated t h a t most young alumni were reasonably satisfied with their Tech educations, they were still quick to identify what they considered to be "gaping holes" in the curriculum. Management-type courses were the biggest gap, according to well over a third of the answers ( 3 7 % ) . This response was even more evident among the less recent alumni (44% in the '60-'65 classes), and came predominantly from holders of engineering degrees. More recent graduates indicated a bit less concern with a "management course gap," perhaps because more and better courses in the area were available to them during their stay at Tech. The overlapping liberal arts and social areas were the second most prominent concern among young alumni; one-fourth of the respondents (24%) emphasized curriculum holes there. As a rule, the answers suggested more courses in liberal arts and more improved courses in social science. There was a little difference here between the responses of less recent and more recent alumni. Comments here tended to be broad, and specific areas of concern ranged from music and painting to politics and law. The common thread pervading these responses was that the Tech graduate has interest outside the technical and management areas, and t h a t he wishes he had learned more about these interests while a t Tech. Technical courses themselves, largely in engineering because of the predominance of engineering-degree respondents, also came in for criticism as "gaping holes" in the curriculum. Slightly less than a quarter of the respondents (22%) said so and, again, the less recent graduates seemed to agree with the more recent ones. Not too surprisingly, most of the comments about the technical area were very specific-—"I wish the X X Department had offered more courses in thermonuclear plastics diffraction"—and defy generalization. July-August 1971

What did emerge, however, was a consistent urging for "more practical" engineering courses. Several respondents said Tech had not taught them enough about their particular job. The fourth and final curriculum area mentioned as a gaping hole was mathematics and data processing. Many more recent graduates pointed to this ( 2 3 % , versus only 20% who pointed to other technical areas) and this same group tended to mention data processing more specifically. In contrast, only ten percent of the '60-65-class alumni saw problems in the mathematics-data processing areas. On the positive side, some of the same subjects were commended when the young alumni were asked to rank the "personal usefulness" of existing curriculum areas: Management, mathematics and English seemed to fare best. The results are presented in more detail below. Personal Usefulness Rankings of Curriculum Areas (1 = most useful)

Curriculum Areas

Management Mathematics English ME EE

Physics Operations Research Social Science Chemistry

"Personal Usefulness" 1960-65 1966-70 Rankings Classes Classes

( l o r 2) (3 or 4) ( l o r 2) (3 or 4) ( l o r 2) (3 or 4) ( l o r 2) (3 or 4) ( l o r 2) (3 or 4) ( l o r 2) (3 or 4) ( l o r 2) (3 or 4) ( l o r 2) (3 or 4) ( l o r 2) (3 or 4)

26% 14 18% 24 15% 21 13% 6 6% 5 7% 12 5% 6 7% 10 4% 3

26% 9 22% 23 14% 19 9% 4 9% 4 5% 14 7% 9 3% 12 5% 6

All

26% 11 20% 23 15% 20 11% 5 7% 4 6% 13 6% 7 5% 11 4% 5

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Young Alumni Respond to Tech RELATIONSHIPS AS ALUMNI A final section of the poll explored the recent graduates' relationship with Tech as alumni. About a third of the graduates (31%) report they actively contribute their time or money to Tech. This proportion is hardly surprising. What is surprising, however, is t h a t another third (35%) would like to do more for Tech but don't know how. If this response is to be believed, there is a latent supply of young alumni support not being tapped by Tech. This proportion rose to over 4 0 % in the earlier '60-'65 classes, perhaps because their contacts with Tech are not so close. (The remaining third of the poll respondents, disappointingly, said they felt no particular allegiance to Tech or were "just happy to be out.") T h e poll also suggested the particular kinds of alumni activities in which the recent alumni would be most apt to get involved. Specifically, these were the first choices: Percentage of Young Alumni Preferring Specified Alumni Activities 1960-65 1966-70 Classes Classes Special Alumnus Section "Tech Club" for Alumni Contact-Renewing Programs Such as "Tech Today" Private Alumni-Faculty Club High School Recruiting Fund Raising

All

18% 18

6% 24

12%

27

29

28

19

14

12

12

26

13 19

11

6

9

Despite the large "would like to work but don't know how" response, an overwhelming majority of the respondents said they thought the school was doing a good job of keeping in touch. Only seven percent did not. An equally high proportion agreed t h a t alumni contributions should be used to supplement faculty salaries (as they now are). The Tech Alumnus came out well in the younger graduates' estimation. Five-sixths of 12

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them received it ( 8 3 % ) , and three-fourths of them read it ( 7 3 % ) , at least in part. News of alumni and features were the most popular sections; editorials rated a poor third. About half the young alumni (46%) said the Alumnus should be expanded, b u t the other half (54%) said no. In what might be termed an opportunity to take parting shots, each of the respondents was invited to give President Hansen recommendations "to make Tech a better educational institution." Here, in no particular order of importance, are some of the replies: ". . . keep Tech hard." "Maintain order on the campus." "Make the engineering courses more practical." "Add fine arts." "Teach engineers to stop ruining our environment . . ." " B E A T GEORGIA." WHAT DOES IT MEAN? These appear to be the most important results uncovered by the poll: Most young Tech alumni are doing jobs Tech trained them to do. Once on the job, recent graduates found 1themselves most unprepared in the areas of (1) management, (2) liberal arts and social science, (3) "practical engineering" and (4) mathematics or data processing. A substantial proportion of recent graduates want to participate more actively in alumni affairs, b u t "don't know how." Most young alumni feel Tech does a good job of keeping in touch, especially through the Alumnus and the "Tech Today" program. The results do not provide blueprints for change, either in curriculum or in alumni affairs; the findings are clearly too broad for that. What they do seem to provide is additional highly significant information for those who make Tech's decisions. In this sense, the results are diagnostic. They do not tell a Tech curriculum planner how to make engineering The Georgia Tech Alumnus

courses "more practical," but they should warn him to be alert for opportunities to make changes in this direction. In the same way, the results provide clear signs to the Alumni Association that the support of many young alumni has not been tapped, and t h a t perhaps one way to reach this latent support is either through the Alumnus or through an expansion of personalcontact programs like "Tech Today." In another context, these results bridge a gap between two other similar efforts: the broadly-focused Student Government Com-

THE COMMITTEE OF TWENTY The Committee of Twenty was conceived in late 1969, when the Board of Trustees of the Georgia Tech National Alumni Association selected two alumni from each of Tech's 1959-68 classes as original members. Committee membership is now self-perpetuating, subject to approval by the Alurnni Board of Trustees. One of the Association's original purposes in setting up the Committee was to provide feedback from the younger alumni, a group not heavily represented in most alurnni councils. The Committee itself accepted feedback as one of its most important functions, and undertook the poll described here in response. The Committee is grateful to the hundreds of young alumni who took the trouble to answer the poll, and regrets that resources do not permit a personal thank you to each. The members hope the poll begins a chain of fruitful organized feedback from recent alumni back to the institution, and are anxious to have responses at any time from young alumni concerned about Tech and its problems. They can get in touch with the Committee of Twenty July-August 1971

mission on Academic Improvement, on the one hand, and the narrowly-focused surveys made periodically by various degree-granting schools, on the other. The results described here appear to be consistent with both. The most significant result of all, perhaps, has been left implicit. Tech's young alumni care about Georgia Tech. They care enough to have supplied thought-out and useful criticism through the vehicle of this poll. They care enough to want to be more active in alumni affairs. This caring has to be counted one of Tech's biggest blessings, o

either through the Tech Alurnni Office or by writing or calling: Chairman, Paul Speicher ('66) Rich's Inc. P. O. Box 4539 Atlanta, Georgia 30302 (Phone 522-4636) Secretary, Bill Cox ('62) Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Federal Reserve Station Atlanta, Georgia 30303 (Phone 522-4061) Thomas W. Bleick (1966) Carey H. Brown (1969) J. Randall Carroll (1968) Wink A. Davis, Jr. (1962) William B. Hare, Jr., (1965) D. Kim King (1968) A. J. Land (1960) J. Charles Lockwood (1964) David M. McKenney (1964) Oscar Persons (1960) William T. Poteet, Jr. (1961) Charles R. Powell (1962) Michael L. Rogers (1964) Frank E. Roper (1961) Ronald D. Stallings (1965) Sam VanLandingham (1963) Thomas K. Winingder (1963) William Viehman (1967)

THE YOUNG ALUMNI TEN YEAR SURVEY The Committee of Twenty decided early in 1970 to sample the opinions of the 1960-70 classes. Tentative questions were developed within the Committee, then modified substantially by the suggestions of President Hansen, Dean Crawford, Alumni Secretary Beard, and others. Questionnaires were mailed to every fiftieth alumnus on the Alumni Association rolls, at the expense of the Alumni Association. Two hundred and forty-two responses were received in time to be entered in the calculations; a slightly larger number arrived after the tabulations began and were not included. Of the 242 responses, 117 were from the 1960-65 classes and 125 from the 1966-70 classes. These groups formed the "less recent" and "more recent" subgroups mentioned in the summary. Degrees represented, both in total and in the subgroups, appeared to be represented in about the same proportions as total degrees granted by Tech during the 1960-70 period, a 13

Two Tech:

One of the Boys Ken Dreyfus

Mrs. Dorothy M. Crosland

O H E MAY BE the only woman in the United States to serve as faculty advisor to a men's fraternity. She's an honorary alumnus, mind you, of Georgia Tech, which prides itself on its masculine image. She holds the only diamond-studded gold football ever awarded outside the Georgia Tech Athletic Association (one of only four ever awarded), and for Tech athletics has "done everything but play on the teams." She's been immersed in a predominately masculine society for 46 years, and is truly "one of the boys." She is Dorothy M. Crosland, Director of Libraries at Georgia Tech, and she's retiring this year after a long career of service to the Institute. Dorothy Crosland came to the Georgia Tech library when it was no more than one floor in the Carnegie building with a total budget of $6,527, less than 2,000 books, and three staff members. Today the library occupies two spacious, modern buildings, has a budget of over a million dollars, and boasts some of the finest collections in the country including 14

rare books such as a first editon of Newton's Principia Mathematica. Mrs. Crosland has personally worked to raise much of the money to build the library physical plant and contents. She has had no "favorite people" through the years—she numbers janitors, maids, clerks, secretaries, administrators, coaches, and presidents among her friends on campus. As for one standout, however, she says that "perhaps Paul Weber has supported the library longer. He was responsible for me going to Europe in 1946" to acquire collections and study technical libraries. She smiles at the recollection. "This was right after World War II, and air travel across the ocean wasn't quite as certain. There had been two crashes in the two days prior to my departure. I guess I was either a good Presbyterian or a fatalist." She has seen attitudes toward the library change dramatically over the years; "one professor even stated once that 'we don't need the library for an engineering school.' And engineers used to seldom read outside their narrow technological specialty. Now we have this new excitement with interdisciplinary study," and engineers form an international community. Among her memories she holds closest are the "gala dedication of the Price Gilbert library on November 21, 1953" and "the fantastic loyalty of Tech men." The impression she has left on the Tech campus is perhaps best expressed by Athletic Director Bobby Dodd. "Dot Crosland? She's one of my favorite people, Ben. I've known Dorothy since I've been here, and she's always been one of the most popular people on campus with students, faculty and staff. She has been a booster of my athletic program, and of Coach Alex's before me. We think she's a great one. We did something we don't ordinarily do in presenting her the gold football— only four have been presented, and this is the only one outside the Athletic Association. She's meant a lot to me and my program down here; I hate to see her go." Dorothy Crosland isn't really "gone," of course. She vows "I'll still work for Tech, and do what I can to help."n The Georgia Tech Alumnus

Stalwarts Retire

Engineering and Elegance D»

"R. ANDREW J . WALKER recently received a letter

from a Tech alumnus whose son was in his English class, asking if by some fantastic coincidence he were the same Professor Walker who taught him English back in 1928. Chances are good, for Dr. Walker started his 43year teaching career a t Tech in the fall of 1928 as a 19-year-old Emory graduate student and has taught exclusively a t Tech since. T h e department, headed by Dr. William Gilmer Perry, numbered only eight or nine professors. Dr. Perry is the man he remembers most from his years a t Tech—"the one I was most intimately acquainted with, the man who recommended me as chairman." Dr. Walker left Tech for three years, 1931-1934, to complete his P h . D . a t Harvard. He had completed college early because he had attended a private secondary school which prepared him to attend a t an earlier age. T h e little mining camp near Birmingham, Alabama where he was born only offered public schooling through the seventh grade. T h e students Dr. Walker taught during his early years a t Tech were "much poorer in English than students nowadays. We taught almost primer courses—grammar, spelling, punctuation. Tech students today are much more interested in ideas. This isn't something t h a t has happened overnight, of course; the improvement has come gradually over the years. These young people are more sophisticated, and have had a lot better high school preparation. Our present courses offer them much more literature of ideas and a t an earlier stage." Has he felt the English department has been a stepchild through the years a t a technologically oriented school? " I don't really think so. In fact, we've probably been appreciated more than we've deserved. President Brittain was a Greek scholar, you know, and Professor Perry of English became dean. It was a much simpler school in the earlier days, and you knew all the people in charge. And our offices were near the administrative offices. I suppose English is so far afield for most engineering students, too, t h a t they tend to accord a respect to the unknown," he says with a smile. The "junior college" type of setup in English is July-August 1971

Dr. Andrew J. Walker

a discouragement to prospective new faculty members, however, for t h e limited range of courses and the lack of a major in English leave little room for a professor's professional growth, Dr. Walker observed. " B u t Tech's been relatively good to let us do things, and the city of Atlanta has been a great help because of its central location in the Southeast and its progressive flavor. Schools such as M I T are ahead of us, though, in their development of humanities-oriented programs." He agrees with many college professors that the best group of students in his experience attended Tech immediately after World War II. " I think at the time these men were even more mature than I was. I once overheard one say to a friend, T hope I don't have to ever go back in the service—I managed to get through the last war without killing anyone.' Another stated t h a t he destroyed opium given him to bribe natives if shot down, rather than inflict the narcotic habit on the natives. These men had apparently done a lot of thinking, " o 15

Sports Scene By Jim

Schuliz

A Full House in Tech Sports The odds against a school sending three of its "major" sports teams to post-season activity during one academic year are remote, to say the least. They're probably about the same as those against George Wallace becoming United States President. I t could happen, but it isn't likely. Well, Georgia Tech just capped a year of defying all laws of probability when its baseball team, eager to silence some skeptics, placed second in the NCAA District I I I tournament. This 'accomplishment followed the basketball Yellow J a c k e t s ' runnerup showing .at the N I T and the football squad's 9-3 campaign, including a Sun Bowl triumph. "There's no doubt this was our best year ever," athletic director Bobby Dodd said, "and I think a very surprising one when you come right down to it. I don't think anyone really anticipated that Bud Carson would lead our football team into a bowl, Whack Hyder the basketball team into the N I T and Jim Luck the baseball team into the NCAA district tournament all in the same year. It's been more enjoyable because of this surprise element. And let's not forget to mention t h a t most of our other teams also have had winning records this year." Luck became the latest success in the Engineers' stunning string when he guided the Jackets to their best record in history, 31-6, and came within an inch of making the national tourney in Omaha. Also in the spring coach Buddy Fowlkes' track team went 3-1 in dual competition, won three invitational titles and qualified at least three individuals for the NCAA Meet; and Jack Rodgers' tennis squad wound up 12-4, with four entrants in the NCAA tournament. Tech's golfers finished 3-10. Earlier in the year the Jacket cagers shocked New York and much of the'rest of the country by notching three straight Upsets on their way 16

to the N I T finals and ending with more wins than any Tech team ever—23. The Engineer wrestlers, under Lowell Lange, finished 10-7, Herb McAuley's swimmers 7-8, and new coach Bill Beavers' gymnasts 3-8. Around the same time Tech's indoor trackmen were enjoying moderate success. Before t h a t came coach George Griffin's 5-4 cross country record and, of course, football. What's behind such a successful athletic program? We'd like to believe it's a product of that good old team effort, involving everyone from bottom to top. The man a t the top passes the responsibility along to others. "It's a credit to the coaches, to their recruiting and their techniques in working with their players," Dodd said. " I t ' s certainly also a tribute to our athletes, to their natural ability and their desire to excel. I'm very proud of the way all of them came through in the clutch. The football team, after losing a heart-breaker to Notre Dame, played extremely well against Georgia and in the Sun Bowl. The basketball team came back strong after losing those two games at Hawaii. The pressure on the baseball team increased as its season went along. They bounced back after their losses at Jacksonville and did a great job advancing to the district championship game." Tech's baseball crew gave early indications that it was going to be something special. Luck soon discovered t h a t his pitchers, hitters and defenders were simultaneously putting it all together. They won 18 of their first 20 games, concluded the regular season at 28-4 and nearly copped the district title the hard way—via the losers' bracket. The opposition criticized the Jacket schedule, but the record stands by itself. Tech beat everyone it played and was no worse than .500 against anyone. The Jackets were 5-0 against Atlantic Coast Conference schools and 5-1, including a wonderful 4-0 versus Georgia, against the SEC. They split The Georgia Tech Alumnus

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with talented independents Jacksonville and Miami. There were still some doubters around when Tech traveled to Gastonia, N. C , for the district tournament and the engineers added fuel to their arguments by losing 4-3 to Miami in the first game. It was not the Jackets' best performance of the year—they committed five errors that you could put in the scorebook and numerous others you couldn't. They did, however, pull off two double plays and even the first triple play in tournament history, but it wasn't enough. The latter was instigated by left fielder Bob Blane, who, No. 1—started because the Miami Pitcher was left-handed; No. 2—came close to not starting when a bat let loose by a Miami fungo hitter in pre-game warmups struck him in the shoulder; No. 3— earlier in the game had belted a homer and single; and No. 4—suffered a sprained shoulder when he made a diving catch of the ball on the triple play. So now the Jackets had their work cut out for them, and they almost pulled it off. Tech easily disposed of Maryland, 9-4, and then sent Miami home, 5-3. Next it was a do-or-die contest against SEC champion Mississippi State, 2-0 in the tournament at that stage. Would you believe a final score of 20-8 in favor of the good guys? The board read 17-1 after two innings and it was downhill from there. A fan asked coach Joe Pittard if he had ever seen a nine-run inning (like Tech had in the first), and he said yes, but never followed by an eight-run inning (Tech's second). But that's the way it was that cold Saturday evening as the Jackets pounded 20 hits off five MSU pitchers. Cam Bonifay drove in six runs with four hits, while Mike Moore, a catcher starting his second game of the year, added a like number of safeties. That laugher forced a playoff the next afternoon and a disappointing, frustrating day July-August 1971

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it was. Tech, behind the ace Mike Sorrow, had taken a 2-0 lead on some fundamental baseball, only to have the Bulldogs knot the score at 2-2 with single runs in the seventh and eighth. I t stood t h a t way until two out in the last of the ninth when Dave Phares turned instant Bulldog hero by belting a first pitch over the centerfield fence with two teammates on base. The final score was 5-2 and Tech's season ended on a sudden, shocking note B u t the Jackets could hold their heads high. They established five team and five individual records. Pitchers Sorrow (7-2,1.07 E R A ) , Mike Schisler (8-0, 2.53) and Bill Pridgen (8-1, 2.20) are all underclassmen, as are Bob J o b son and Steve Cole. All-district shortstop Larry Elliott (.413), a junior, and freshman first baseman Cam Bonifay (.404) became the first engineers to bat .400 since Luck in 1946. Elliott was especially effective in the tournament, where he hit .600, reached base 19 of 26 times and sparkled defensively. Not bad for a bunch of guys some people said couldn't play. Of what significance is su< athletic success? " I t means a lot to the student body and even more to alumni and other Tech followers," Dodd said. " I t makes everyone feel closer to Tech and makes them want to do more for the school. "A winning complex is a great thing for a university. A year like the one we just had, in which so many elements fell or were worked into place, makes everyone realize that all the more. We've been fortunate to have had a winning tradition in the past and we hope to continue it in the future." Like, in 1971-72.

While the baseball team was setting new standards Carson was looking for the answers to some of his football questions in spring drills at Rose Bowl and Grant Fields. The loss of the middle of the defense and outstanding leadership through graduation was a primary 18

concern. Twenty spring sessions, including a T-Night game won by the Golds, 24-7, filled some of the voids. Junior Brad Bourne adjusted to defensive tackle from end exceptionally well and he, standout end Smylie Gebhart and veteran halfbacks Jeff Ford and Rick Lewis should stabilize a solid defense. Offensively, Tech has more depth than in several years, although there still are a few problems to be solved. Guard Scott Engel and tackle Rick Lantz are two of the nation's finest offensive linemen, while elusive Brent Cunningham speedily will take full advantage of any openings they provide. Quarterback Eddie McAshan, who last year became the eighth Jacket to gain more than 1,000 yards in a season, returns for his junior campaign battle-tested, smarter and more mature. Valuable depth is most apparent in the backfield, where Carson can call on Cunningham, Rob Healy, Tim Macy, Kevin McNamara, Bruce Southall, and sophomores Greg Home, Tom Lang and Alan Hennessey. "This has been our best spring," Carson said. "You can really tell the difference. We'll have lots of work to do in the fall and still have some weaknesses to overcome. But there's a reserved confidence in the air. Our men know they can win. We may not have a better record this fall, b u t right now we have a better team than we had last year at this time." By the time you read this Georgia Tech should be in the process of installing an Artificial surface on Grant Field. The details regarding the type of turf and the extent of the renovations have yet to be worked out, but it is positive the Yellow Jackets will not play one regular season game on natural grass this fall. To everyone's pleasant surprise, Rich Yunkus, Tech's record-scoring center, will stay in Atlantaâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;as a professional basketball player. The Hawks obtained Yunkus' rights from Cincinnati and signed the 6-9 all-star after brief, friendly negotiations. D The Georgia Tech Alumnus

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McAshan (1) returns as a seasoned junior.

Greg Home (46) is a new sophomore at halfback. July-August 1971

Smylie Gebhart (92) will lend experience at defensive end.

Sophomore Tom Lang (47) adds further depth at halfback.

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CLUB C0MPETITI0N-24TH ROLL CALL July 1, 1971 IN AN EFFORT to create competition between clubs, the National Advisory Board, selected by your Association, has been awarding a trophy to the winner of each league. Congratulations are extended to Albany, Georgia, Kingsport, Tennessee and Huntsville, Alabama, winners of their respective leagues: Heisman, Alexander and Dodd. Albany and Kingsport are repeaters and look hard to beat. The Dodd League has much closer competition with Huntsville nosing out Birmingham, Charlotte and Atlanta.

Dodd League (300 and up) Club Huntsville, Ala. Birmingham, Ala. Charlotte, N.C. Greater Atlanta Chattanooga, Tenn. Greenville/Spartanburg Macon, Ga. Augusta, Ga. Washington, D.C. Jacksonville, Fla. Savannah, Ga. Central Florida (Orlando) Philadelphia, Pa. Cape Kennedy, Fla. Houston, Texas Miami, Fla. Tampa, Fla. Baltimore, Md. Dallas/Ft. Worth New York, N.Y. New Orleans, La.

Number Solicited

Number Donors

375 445 505 9450 692 449 552 447 997 477 443 340 314 331 771 501 650 305 508 1065 336

217 255 285 5227 350 226 272 212 457 214 196 144 136 139 321 198 253 116 192 401 119

Amount 4,723.00 8,971.50 15,747.25 234,430.61 16,863.00 8,419.00 9,291.50 6,426.00 13,411.41 10,744.50 5,189.00 6,249.00 3,608.00 3,653.00 12,576.00 6,024.50 8,357.00 4,355.50 5,152.00 19,981.44 3,137.00

Percent Effectiveness

Average Gift

57.86 57.30 56.43 55.31 50.57 50.33 49.18 47.42 45.83 44.86 44.24 42.35 43.31 41.99 41.63 39.52 38.92 38.03 37.79 37.65 35.41

21.76 35.18 55.25 44.84 48.18 37.25 33.79 30.31 29.35 50.21 26.47 43.40 26.53 26.28 39.18 30.43 33.03 37.56 26.83 49.83 26.36

58.42 54.25 53.20 50.85 50.66 46.57 44.78 44.51 43.71 43.58 43.45 40.00 39.20 38.75 38.48

28,67 25.57 39.86 41.36 25.58 44.71 38.34 42.02 38.19 25.25 50.74 26.91 22.67 23.46 39.14

100.00 53.68 52.74 49.09 47.82 46.78 46.36 45.37 43.58 37.28 37.14 33.33

28.61 22.27 47.48 65.79 21.73 54.53 21.02 26.85 25.51 24.77 31.35 25.87

Alexander League (150-299) Kingsport, Tenn. Greensboro, N.C. Rome, Ga. Columbus, Ga. Charleston, S.C. Nashville, Tenn. Columbia, S.C. Pittsburgh, Pa. Richmond, Va. Raleigh, N.C. Gainesville, Ga. Wilmington, Del. West Palm Beach, Fla. Knoxville, Tenn. Memphis, Tenn.

190 247 203 293 150 292 259 164 183 156 191 170 227 289 278

111 134 108 149 76 136 116 73 80 68 83 68 89 112 107

3,182.00 3,426.00 4,305.00 6,165.00 1,944.00 6,181.00 4,447.00 3,067.82 3,055.00 1,717.00 4,212.00 1,930.00 2,018.00 2,627.00 4,188.00

Heisman League (0-149) Albany, Ga. Dayton, Ohio Central Tenn. (Tullahoma) Indianapolis, Ind. Winston Salem, N.C. Mobile, Ala. Baton Rouge, La. Toccoa, Ga. Valdosta, Ga. San Juan, P.R. Daytona Beach, Fla. Jackson, Miss.

117 95 91 55 92 109 110 119 117 118 70 138

117 51 48 27 44 51 51 54 51 44 26 46

3,347.00 1,136.00 2,279.00 1,776.28 956.00 2,781.00 1,072.00 1,450.00 1,301.00 1,090.00 815.00 1,190.00

1970-71 ROLL CALL RESULTS are extended to those who have loyally continued their support of the Georgia Tech Foundation, Inc. While there is some pride felt for the job done this year, we who are staff or trustees of your Association know that much greater returns can be achieved as we celebrate our 25th Roll Call year. Georgia Tech means a lot of things to a lot of different people. She warrants your continued support and hopefully many additional contributors during the '71-'72 year which is now underway. OUR GRATEFUL THANKS

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THE 1970-71 ROLL CALL BY CLASS Reunion Class 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970

HON WIDOWS FACULTY FRIENDS MISC. TOTAL July-August 1971

Number Solicited

1 4 6 7 9 14 17 27 15 27 26 41 40 41 51 57 46 73 66 74 101 119 180 260 218 261 269 245 288 284 334 345 418 396 423 335 282 255 370 378 400 447 480 593 220 264 335 868 931 1243 1500 1244

947 861 754 762 901 1104 1238 1276 1314 1127 1062 1034 1131 1188 1119 1222 1450 1464 1939

66 15 110 152 37,164

Number Donors

Per Cent Participation

1 2 3 2 3 4 6 12 5 12 13 14 17 18 21 25 24 37 38 32 49 55 99 126 108 120 124 120 145 140 169 166 192 196 228 166 15! 137 195 183 200 221 218 269 105 116 132 296 380 497 705 539 432 368 330 334 385 486 546 575 591 562 508 519 541 568 551 544 632 678 734 33 13 70 49 202

100.00 50.00 50.00 28.57 33.33 28.57 35.29 44.44 33.33 44.44 50.00 34.14 42.50 43.90 41.17 43.85 52.17 50.68 57.57 43.24 48.51 46.21 55.00 48.46 49.54 45.97 46.09 48.97 50.34 49.29 50.59 48.11 45.93 49.49 53.90 49.55 53.54 53.72 52.70 48.41 50.00 49.44 45.41 45.36 47.72 43.93 39.40 34.10 40.81 39.98 47.00 43.32 45.61 42.74 43.76 43.83 42.73 44.02 44.10 45.06 44.97 44.54 47.83 50.19 47.83 47.81 49.24 44.51 43.58 46.31 37.85 61.11 86.66 63.63 32.23

17,027

45.81

Dollar Amount $

50.00 45.00 185.00 30.00 1,035.00 460.00 355.00 1,385.00 625.00 297.00 255.00 450.00 895.00 1,225.00 856.00 1,945.28 1,884.00 2,025.00 6,772.00 6,650.00 7,241.25 5,499.00 6,821.99 8,744.00 6,976.50 4,588.13 7,875.71 7,010.00 9,763.25 6,357.00 13,406.00 8,759.99 15,006.00 12,150.00 18,329.13 9,543.50 12,554.50 11,188.00 11,549.50 12,055.50 7,869.00 13,571.50 12,034.50 13,175.63. 4,228.00 5,468.00 3,568.00 13,468.00 15,521.86 21,691.00 31,368.00 17,599.00 17,615.00 13,050.00 9,746.00 10,695.00 13,162.00 15,729.50 15,335.00 15,418.50 15,194.05 12,239.82 11,296.00 11,860.00 12,358.00 14,908.00 11,696.50 10,912.66 12,853.75 12,407.10 11,670.00 6,470.00 1,275.00 2,043.00 3,910.00

$667,305.44

Average Donation $ 50.00 23.50 61.67 15.00 345.00 115.00 59.17 /. 115.42 ' 125.00 24.75 19.62 32.14 52.65 68.06 40.76 77.81 78.50 54.73 178.21 207.81 147.78 99.98 68.91 69.40 64.60 38.23 63.51 58.42 67.33 45.41 79.33 52.77 78.16 61.99 80.39 57.49 76.52 81.66 59.23 65.88 39.35 61.41 55.20 48.98 40.27 47.14 27.03 45.50 40.85 43.64 44.49 32.65 40.78 35.46 29.53 32.02 34.19 32.37 28.09 26.81 25.71 24.38 22.24 22.85 22.84 26.25 21.23 20.06 20.34 18.30 15.90 196.06 98.08 29.19 78.80 $ 39.19

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By THOMAS E. LEWIS, JR., Captain, USAF

WHERE ARE THEY Take yourself back to the fall of the year 1951, 1953, 1958, 1965, or 1966. Place yourself in your memory at Grant Field, the temperature in the mid-sixties, the smell of autumn in the air, the rustling of leaves along North Avenue, the bustling of the giant swarm of yellow jackets happy and content and eager for the day's event . . . three hours of Georgia Tech football with a loved one or friends. Now that we are there, look around and you might see Dewey Waddell of Bremen, Georgia bellowing "Ramblin' Reck" at the top of his lungs. Later, in 1953, there's Render Crayton, a TE major from LaGrange, Georgia; or in 1958 you can probably find Orson Swindle, an IM student and ATO, sitting with his hometown Camilla, Georgia girl, Gayle . . . or in 1965 you can find Mark Gartley, a physics enthusiast from Greenville, Maine. In 1966 there sits Melvin Ladewig, concentrating on the game but mulling over an AE lab problem in the back of his mind. All happy, all enjoying this beautiful fall day, all home, warm . . . secure. Now though it is nice to stay there, let us return to today . . . the present, a beautiful springtime

in Atlanta. But the heroes of the scene above are absent from this springtime in Atlanta. To find them one must stretch his mind to the Far East, to the prisoner of war camps in Hanoi, or the bamboo cages of South Vietnam or the crude ground pits of Cambodia or Laos. Not a pleasant thought . . . nor a warm, secure existence . . . not the springtime in Atlanta, but the hell of loneliness . . . the life of a POW. Yes, one must reach to the extremes to stretch his mind to the Hanoi Hilton or the other less luxurious detention areas where we believe approximately 350 of our American husbands, fathers, sons and brothers are being held. It's not pleasant to think of the hard, narrow bunks, with straw mats thin as paper, a single light bulb that never goes o u t . . . nor of the prisoner, cold, sore hungry, possibly suffering with disease, parasites, or unhealed injuries. No, not pleasant to think about, but much less pleasant to endure . . . much less. But fellow Techmen, these academic brothers of ours are enduring such "pleasantries" at this very moment. They will still be enduring them tonight when we sit down to

Many U. S. prisoners of war suffer from painful wounds without receiving proper treatment.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Captain Tom Lewis is a 1961 Tech graduate presently serving as director of programs for the base civil engineer at McCoy Air Force Base near Orlando, Florida. While at Tech he was a defensive back on the Jacket football squad. His reason for involvement in the POWMIA movement: "Last September I met Scott Browning at a meeting. Scott was 4 years old, had never seen his 22

POW father. His mother was speaking at that meeting. I met her and some other wives of these POWs and MlAs. When I went home that night to my own family, my wife and children and dinner, I realized I had a tremendous obligation to these people, how much I owed to the sacrifices these men and their families have made for me. My wife and children agreed. It is as simple as that." The Georgia Tech Alumnus

NONA/? the warmth and fellowship of a meal with our loved ones. How long? H o w much longer must they and hundreds more suffer the same life? How much longer must they and their brave families endure a denial of news and correspondence supposedly guaranteed under the Geneva Convention? Some have already died. Others face almost certain death unless treatment can be improved. More t h a n 300 soon will begin their fourth, fifth a n d sixth anniversaries as prisonersâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Techmen and other alumni of the finest colleges and military schools in this free nation. D o you care? You must. W e all must. And by our caring and the limited actions we can take, m a y b e somehow, someday soon, Render and Orson and M a r k and Dewey and Melvin and the m a n y others will again enjoy the crispness of the air at Grant Field in the fall . . . a far cry from the stench and cries of help which ring from the walls in Hanoi. And let's not forget our missing, the more than 1,200 of whom n o information is known. Their families know not whether their loved one is living or dead, and some have faced this frustration for four years or more. You m u s t care and you can help. Render Crayton has been there since Feb. 7, 1966, Orson Swindle since November 1966, M a r k Gartley since August 17, 1968, Davey Waddell since 1968, and Melvin Ladewig since August 25, 1968. And there are so m a n y others. These men who fought for our freedom have lost their own. W e urge you to take action now and join the thousands of deeply concerned Americans and allies in this effort. Imagine yourself and your family in this situation and let your conscience he your guide! July-August 1971

Some of the Tech men have been held as long as five years, in effect years lost from their lives.

WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP? 1. Send a public opinion message telegram (15 words for $1.00) to your Senators and Representatives in Congress urging them to make the release of the P O W ' s the highest priority item during the next session of Congress. Sample telegram: URGENTLY REQUEST RELEASE OF PRISONERS OF WAR BE GIVEN H I G H E S T PRIORITY T H I S SESSION OF CONGRESS A letter or postcard can take the place of a telegram. 2. Write your own newspaper editor and T h e Editor, New York Times, 229 West 43rd Street, New York, New York, 10036, and tell them the message you have just sent to your representatives in Congress. 3. Send a letter or postcard to "United W e Stand." Box 100,000, Dallas, Texas 75235, expressing

your concern for the treatment of American Prisoners of War. Sample letter: I am deeply concerned about t h e i n h u m a n e t r e a t m e n t of American Prisoners of W a r being held in North Vietnam, South Vietnam and Laos. T h e best interest of peace can be served by according these men the protection of the Geneva Convention. Write a letter like the above sample and send it to: His Excellency, T h e President Democratic Republic of Vietnam Hanoi, North Vietnam (Airmail 25c) Minister X u a n T h u y Delegation of Democratic Republic of Vietnam Paris, France, (Airmail 20c). Pass this information on to someone else when you have finished with it. â&#x20AC;˘ 23

Marine Corps Has Tech Look Two Tech alumni are carrying a total of seven stars in the Marine Corps, subject to Senate confirmation. Lt. General Raymond G. Davis, a 1938 ChE graduate, has been nominated by President Nixon for the four-star post of Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps. Major General William G. Thrash, a 1939 CE graduate, has been nominated for his third star and the position of Commander, Marine Corps Development and Education Command, the post formerly held by General Davis. General Davis, a native of Fitzgerald, Georgia, served throughout World War II and the Korean War, winning the Congressional Medal of Honor for his heroism during the 1st Marine Division's historic fight to break out of the Chosin Reservoir Area. Against overwhelming odds he led his battalion in a terrific fourday battle that saved a rifle company from annihilation and opened a mountain pass for the escape of two trapped Marine regiments. In addition, General Davis holds every other United States medal for valor. He commanded the 3rd Marine

Major General William Gay Thrash (left) and Lt. General Raymond G. Davis (right) have been nominated for three and four stars, respectively, in the Marine Corps.

Division in Vietnam, returning in 1969 to assume his present post at Quantico. He is married to the former Willa Knox Heafner of Lincolnton, North Carolina. They have three children, Raymond G., Jr., Gordon M., and Willa Kay, who is a

sophomore at Georgia Tech this year. General Thrash, a native of Tifton, Georgia, played football for Tech during his senior year. He also served during World War II and the Korean conflict. A Marine aviator, he was shot down over North Korea, receiving one of his three Legion of Merit awards for meritorious service as senior United Nations officer in a Chinese Communist prisoner-of-war camp during his imprisonment of almost two years. He also counts the Silver Star, the Distinguished Flying Cross, and seven Air Medals among his decorations for gallantry in action and outstanding performance. General Thrash also served in Vietnam as Commanding General of the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing before assuming his present position as Deputy for Education and Director of the Education Center at the Marine Corps Development and Education Command. He and his wife, the former Virginia Merryman of Atlanta, Georgia have two sons, William Gay, Jr. and Ralph Merryman. D

The Georgia Tech Gold Star List Plans have been i n i t i a t e d to construct a memorial in honor of those Tech men of all wars who lost their lives while serving in the Armed Forces. This memorial, in the form of a bronze plaque, will be installed on the campus in the new Georgia Tech Student Center. Listed below is a partial group of a l u m n i presently on this roster; the list is not complete, and corrections, additions or deletions are welcomed. If you have f i r m information about these and other a l u m n i in t h i s category, we request you forward it as soon as possible to Robert H. Rice, Georgia Tech National A l u m n i Association, Atlanta, Ga. 3 0 3 3 2 . Please include f u l l name, Georgia Tech class, and all known particulars such as armed service, dates and location. Abbott, William B., '49 Adair, Hugh D., Jr., '45 Adams, Robert E., Jr., '41 Aldridge, Robert P., '38 Allen, J. P., Jr., '35 Alley, William L., Jr., '44 Almand, Paul E., '40 ' Altshelder, Joe, Jr., '43 Anderson, Charles E., '29 Anderson, Marvin C , '44 Andre, Howard V., Jr., '64 Andrews, Howard R., '65 Appleby, Ernest, Jr., '45 Armstrong, Morris W., '43 Ayash, Alfred I., '43 Bailey, Benjamin M., Jr., '37 Barber, Young B., '28 24

Barksdale, Beverly E., '45 Barnes, Rufus M., '27 Barnett, CargillM.,'38 Barnett, Rupert E., '43 Barrett, Robert A., '14 Bartlett, Joseph S., '41 Beers, Robert E., '41 Bennett, William W., Jr.,'38 Bergin, Mathew L., '45 Bird, William W.,'43 Bishop, Oliver W., '46 Blumenthal, Robert L., '46 Bolton, William M., '40 Boor, Lloyd L. S., '42 Bordon, Horace L., Jr., '43 Boroughs^ Robert S., '46 Boston, Frank M., '57

Boswell, William H.,'63 Boulware, H. Burtz, '37 Bradley, William A., '44 Brandon, Thomas J., '42 Brantley, Raymond B., '52 Brown, Robert E., '38 Brownlow, John R., '46 Bruce, James L., '44 Bryant, Charles W., Jr., '43 Bull, Richard,'39 Burnside, William H., '43 Burroughs, Sidney M., '43 Burton, Steve H., '35 Cadle, William E.,'41 Calhoun, Harold B., '51 Callan, James, III,'46 Camp, Lawrence F., '33

Carby, Eugene M., '44 Carlton, William W., Jr.,'45 Carroll, Luther L., '34 Casteel, Barney P., Jr., '48 Castleberry, Clinton, '46 Cates, Staley T., '55 Causey, James T., Jr., '46 Chafin, Robert 0., '44 Chalmers, Charles H., Jr., '44 Chandler, H. C , '41 Christian, Raymond L., Jr., '43 Christopher, Moses G., '40 Clapp, Thomas M., '43 Clark, Reynolds C , Jr., '41 Clement, Richard L., '53 Cline, Jasper L., Jr., '43 Clinkscales, Robert S., '40 The Georgia Tech Alumnus

Cochran, Edwin M., '44 Cogburn, William B., '44 Coker, Dennis S., '67 Coleman, Robert S., '42 Coleman, Wesley N., Jr., '46 Coleman, W. B., '11 Cone, Ralph A., '51 Connally, David G., Jr.,'35 Cook, Homer V., '38 Cook, Jack F., '41 Cook, Ray W., '33 Cooley, David L., '55 Cooper, Cameron P., '60 Cordes, William J., Jr.,'44 Cornwell, Robert Z., '48 Cosby, Ray H., '43 Cosgrove, Fan J. B., '43 Costley, Lonny S., '44 Covington, Reginald, '60 Cowles, Albon C, Jr., '41 Cox, Linton L., Jr., '44 Cox, Sterling A., Jr., '17 Craig, Bruce K., '35 Crane, Hubert H., '41 Crary, W. A., '24 Criswell, Harvey W., '39 Cundy, David R., '47 Cunningham, Paul D., Jr., '40 Dart, John P., '35 Decker, David J., '62 Deichler, Ludlow C, '34 Dickinson, William L., '42 Dickson, Robert R., '43 Dixon, Samuel P., '54 Donaldson, J. M., '18 Draper, Norman C , 4 3 Dumas, John H., 4 4 Durie, Albert E., '33 Edge, Laurence L., '34 Edmondson, Albert S., I l l , '54 Ellis, Lothrop F., '44 Emery, Ambrose R., '04 English, L. C, '15 English, Robert H., '09 Evans, Clement A., Jr., 4 6 Evans, Fred W., 4 2 Fambrough, Edward C , '39 Fauver, Morris E., 4 4 Fell, Charles L., 4 1 Ferrell, Edgar D., '36 Fields, Joseph J., 4 2 Finn, John D., 4 2 Follett, Glenn, 4 6 Forrest, Nathan B., '27 Fowler, William H. Free, William C , ' 5 1 Frey, James M., 4 1 Fullenlove, John J., 4 2 Furlow, William A., 4 1 Fussell, David C , 4 5 Gaffney, Herbert R., '22 Galey, Thomas D., '44 Garmany, William K., 4 9 Garner, Ernest W., 4 4 Garrard, Frank, III, '51 Gates, Jere W., '34 Gattey, John B., 4 5 Gervais, Robert F., 4 6 Getzen, Rupert G., '26 Gillespie, Surles 0., Jr., '38 Gilmer, Clarence L., 4 0 Gilmore, John, Jr., 4 0 Glass, Dudley, Jr., '35 July-August 1971

Glover, Byron A., '23 Grabbe, John C , 4 2 Greer, George T., 4 7 Griffin, James L., '52 Grist, John W., '36 Hageny, Mark C , 4 0 Haggart, Robert S., 4 0 Haigler, William C , 4 2 Hale, William A., Jr.,'32 Hall, Carlton S., '58 Hamilton, David P., 4 2 Hanahan, Julius B., 4 6 Hand, Stanley S., 4 3 Hearington, William D., Jr., 4 4 Heinke, Harry S., Jr., 4 6 Henry, Frank W., 4 6 Herman, Jack, 4 4 Heubeck, John H., 4 3 Hightower, N. Lee, '38 Hines, Andrew F., 4 6 Hite, Jonas E., Jr., '38 Hoag, James D., '65 Hochman, Harvey, '54 Hodge, Idon M., Jr., '54 Hood, Charles W., Jr., 4 2 Hooper, Maruice F., 4 1 Hope, Harold W., 4 3 Horton, James U., 4 2 Hudson, Thomas F. Hunter, James D., '65 Hutchins, James C , 4 8 Ingman, Robert B., Jr., 4 3 Iskrazak, Anthony J., 4 2 Ivey, John R., 4 0 Jacobs, William C , '39 Jaenicke, Edward P., 4 4 James, Willard H., '38 Jeffries, Clymer D., '36 Jones, Ralph M., '36 Jones, Robert J., 4 3 Jordon, Wexler W., 4 2 Justi, Charles R., Jr., 4 2 Kahl, Mark B., 4 8 Kane, John B., 4 3 Kaplan, Eliot E., 4 6 Kirstein, Alvin E., 4 0 Kemp, William M., Jr., 4 3 Kendrick, Thomas F., 4 2 Kent, Elwood C , 4 9 Kessler, Roy M., 4 0 Kestler, Ralph W., '37 Kinard, Lawrence H., Jr., 4 2 Kneisel, Edmund B., 4 0 Kuller, William H., 4 9 Laseter, John S., 4 3 Ledbetter, Jack D., 4 0 Lee, Edward M., 4 5 Lee, William G., Jr., '39 Liebman, Seymour A., 4 6 Lindsey, Waldo W., '38 Lomax, Alfa, 4 3 Love, Baxter J., 4 4 Lowndes, Charles W., 4 4 Lynch, Charles P., Jr., 4 4 MacMahon, Harry C , 4 3 MacManus, Ernest D., 4 2 Maddox, George F., Jr., 4 7 Maddox, Robert D., '38 Malone, T. Franklin, 4 6 Maloy, Carl M., '50 Manget, John V., '39 Mattox, Thomas Y., 4 5 Mattox, William L., 4 2 Maxwell, Robert K., 4 7

Maxwell, Robert M., 4 4 McAbee, Charles W., '51 McAbee, James E., '50 McAlpine, John M., 4 7 ' McCarthy, Howard C , Jr., '66 McCaa, Nelson E., 4 1 McCormick, Sheldon V., 4 4 McCown, Marion R., Jr., 4 2 McDonough, Joseph D., Jr., 4 3 McGeever, Thomas W., Jr., '51 McGibony, William N., '39 McGuire, Thomas B., 4 2 Mclntyre, John F., 4 0 McKee, John W., '33 McKenney, Paul M., 4 5 McKibben, Thomas C , Jr., '33 McKown, Robert H., '37 McRae, Farquhar, Jr., 4 2 McWhorter, Henry S., '58 Meadows, Martin F., 4 4 Metcalf, Raymond 0., 4 0 Miller, Clifford S., '60 Miller, Howard C , Jr., 4 2 Mitchell, James A., 4 4 Mobley, L. B., Jr., 4 5 Moroy, Norman F., '50 Moyer, James W., '33 Musgrave, Forest M., 4 2 Nanney, Charles D., 4 6 Neas, Lucas M., 4 2 Nelms, John G., '21 Newell, Byron B., '29 Nimocks, Robert G., '17 Norman, James M., 4 2 Noyes, James F., 4 5 Nunes, Joseph L., 4 0 Olsen, Samuel M., Jr., 4 5 O'Neal, John E., Jr., 4 4 O'Rear, John T., '38 Orr, George E., 4 2 Osiecki, Thomas A., '39 Owens, George E., 4 1 Owens, Robert R., 4 0 Pafford, Jefferson W., 4 0 Pair, Robert H., Jr., 4 2 Palmer, Wallace W., 4 2 Parks, Edward S., Jr., 4 1 Patterson, Daniel L., 4 6 Patton, Robbins, '22 Payne, Holmes L., '34 Pearce, Robert H., '60 Peterson, Clifford C , '39 Peterson, Edgar H., 4 6 Pharr, M. A., '15 Pinson, William H., 4 2 Poer, George W., 4 3 Poindexter, Ernest L., Jr., 4 6 Price, William A., 4 2 Prindle, Everett R., 4 0 Quigg, Byard G., 4 2 Ramseur, Richard M., 4 3 Rand, Harold E., '31 Rehm, William A., '39 Reid, Herbert S., '38 Rhoad, Hal J., 4 3 Rhodes, John R., Jr., '51 Rinzler, Gilbert, 4 7 Roberts, Linwood, '55 Robinson, Charles S., '60 Rose, Matt E., 4 4 Roundtree, Harvey M., 4 9 Rowland, Charles G., 4 1 Rubin, Harold A., 4 7 Rubin, Harold M., 4 8

Rushin, William E., '62 Sanders, Robert C , 4 4 Sargent, George T., Jr., 4 3 Savant, Nicholas H., 4 5 Schottler, George H., 4 1 Seward, William H., '59 Sheehan, John C , 4 5 Sheldon, Brooks, 4 1 Shoop, Howard A., 4 5 Short, Richard K., 4 4 Shuff, John W:, 4 1 Sibley, William H., Jr., '55 Simms, John G., 4 5 Simpson, Richard F., Jr., 4 5 Slade, Frank M., 4 4 Smith, Alfred Q., Jr., 4 2 Smith, E. R., Jr., 4 3 Smith, Eugene G., Jr., '55 Smith, John R., 4 4 Smith, John W., '36 Smith, Thomas L., Jr., '59 Smith, Wesley V., Jr.,'38 Spence, T. L., '17 Stensland, Joseph 0., '39 Stephenson, James G., Jr., '55 Stevens, Carlyle L., 4 2 Stubbins, Joseph B., 4 0 Sutton, George M., Jr., 4 0 Sutton, Shelton B., 4 1 Swanson, George B., '35 Swindell, James W., 4 5 Taylor, George R., '35 Taylor, John M., '39 Tennant, William A., '51 Tharpe, Mack M., '26 Thrasher, Jack W., 4 5 Tillman, Gray E., Jr., '57 Tilly, Harwell P., Jr., '37 Tindell, Robert J., 4 1 Tomlin, Jack, 4 4 Treadwell, M. L., Jr., '54 Trobaugh, Eugene R., 4 2 Trulock, Morris Tucker, Claire S., '28 Turner, Omar A., '38 Turner, Dennis T., Jr., 4 3 Vaden, Heuvel T., 4 2 Vigal, J.C., '23 Walker, J. Paul, Jr., '34 Walkley, Cecil C , 4 1 Wallis, Luther D., '22 Warren, Thomas N., 4 0 Watkins, Howard D., Jr., 4 0 Watson, Theodore H., 4 2 Weibel, John G., 4 0 White, Charles R., 4 6 White, Paul G., Jr., '56 Whitley, Frank L., Jr., '57 Whittle, John T., 4 4 Wilcox, Allan L., 4 0 Wiles, Joseph S., Jr., 4 5 Williams, George R., 4 3 Williams, RoyW., '33 Williamson, James G. Wilson, Henry H.,'38 Wilson, William H., 111,41 Wittenbell, Arthur A., Jr., '37 Wolff, William J., Jr.,'52 Wood, William L., 4 3 Wright, Harry E., 4 6 Wright, Warren K., 4 1 Wyatt, William W., 4 1 Young, Louis G., 4 6 Zimmerman, Donald S., Jr., 4 0

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Meet the 71-72 Alumni Officers President James P. "Polly" Poole is president of two Atlanta companiesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;James P. Poole, CLU, and Associates, Inc., and Estate and Pension Planning Co., Inc. A 1942 IM graduate, Polly was a member of ODK and ANAK Society, President of the Bulldog Club, President of ATO fraternity and business manager of the Blueprint. After graduation he served as a Lieutenant in the U. S. Navy. In 1960-61 he served as President of the Greater Atlanta Georgia Tech Club. He is one of the nation's leaders in the insurance field, having served as national President of the American Society of Chartered Life Underwriters and the Association for Advanced Life Underwriting and as President of several local and state groups in connection with his industry. He and his wife. Dorothy, have three daughters and reside in Atlanta.

Vice President J. Frank Stovall, Jr. is president of United Cotton Goods Company, Inc. of Griffin, Georgia. A 1941 Textile Engineering graduate, Frank was a member of ANAK, Vice President of the Student Council, and President of ATO fraternity. After graduation he served in the U. S. Army Air Force. He served last year as Treasurer of the Georgia Tech National Alumni Association, and has served on the Board of Trustees and as chairman of many top committees. He and his wife, Betty, have two sons and two daughters; one son, Jim, graduated from Georgia Tech in industrial management and is now a law student at the University of Georgia.

Vice President Thomas V. Patton is President of Triton, Inc. in Doraville, Georgia. Tom graduated in 1943 with an A.E. degree, having been a member of ODK, Vice President of ANAK, President of SAE fraternity, and member of Phi Delta Epsilon. After graduation he served in the U. S. Navy. He has served on the Board of Directors of the C & S Emory bank, as Vice Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce's Expressways Committee, as President of the Georgia Oilmen's Association, on the Executive Council of the Georgia Executive Committee, on the Board of Directors of the National Oil Jobbers, and on the Highway Users Conference Executive Committee. He and his wife, Betty, have one son and one daughter.

Treasurer L. Travis Brannon, Jr. is a partner in the law offices of Hansell, Post, Brandon and Dorsey of Atlanta, Georgia. Travis received the I. M. degree from Tech in 1949 and a law degree from Emory in 1952. While at Tech he was a member of ANAK, Treasurer of ODK, President of the Tech Management Club, Secretary of the IM Society, and Treasurer of Sigma Chi fraternity. While a Trustee of the Georgia Tech National Alumni Association he served as chairman of the committee for the successful "Tech Today" program, and has also served as Vice President of the Greater Atlanta Georgia Tech Club and as Chairman of the 10th and 20th reunion homecoming classes. Travis has also served as Secretary of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, President of the Atlanta Boys Choir, and in various offices of the American, Atlanta, and Georgia Bar Associations. He and his wife, Jean, have two children*. 26

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NEWS OF THE ALUMNI ATLANTA Approximately 250 old and not so old graduates were on h a n d to participate in the Atlanta Club's annual " H a l l of F a m e " induction. E i g h t former Yellow J a c k e t s were welcomed into Tech's Hall b y D e a n George Griffin, Athletic Director Bobby D o d d a n d Coach Whack Hyder. Inductees were football greats Rufus Guthrie, Bobby Moorehead, Sam Hensley, J i m m y J o r d a n , Vance M a r e e a n d t h e late F r a n k Speer. T h e late Babe Roane, Tech's first basketball star and baseball's E d J o n e s were also inducted. T h e meeting was further honored b y t h e presence of J i m Luck, Tech's baseball coach, a n d B u d Carson of football.

AUGUSTA Approximately 90 Tech Alumni enthusiastically received Coach B u d Carson a t their annual spring meeting on M a r c h 15, 1971 in Augusta, Georgia. Coach Carson marked t h e occasion to introduce several members of h i s staff a n d to comment on the prospects for 1971 football season. T h e film "Highlights" of 1970 football was also shown to group, vividly stressing t h e spirit a n d desire of the 1970 football team. New officers were elected for the year 1971-72. These officials are: J i m m y Smith—president, Gene Cronic—Vice President, Bob Elliott —Secretary, J o h n Drew—Treasurer.

COLUMBUS T h e Greater Columbus Georgia Tech Club held a spring buffet Saturday, April 3, a t the Ralston Motor Hotel. A film on highlights of t h e 1970 Tech football season was shown. Following dinner, pantomimist Moon Larkin of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania presented a musical pantomime. This was followed b y dancing to t h e music of George Corradino. Officers of the club are J o e Hall, president; H a r r y Boyce, vice president; Bill Wilson, secretary-treasurer and J o h n J o r d a n , social chairman. July-August 1971

HOUSTON Newly elected officers of t h e Greater H o u s t o n Georgia Tech Club are J o e D . Preston, president; Everett L. Cook, vice president; E. Marshall Weaver, J r . , secretary and Val F . Coerver, treasurer. T h e Houston club has over 200 active members.

MACON T h e M a c o n Georgia Tech Alumni Club held a n alumni meeting Wednesday, M a y 5 a t the Idle H o u r Country Club. Coach B u d Carson, along with J a c k Thompson a n d J o e Popp, were in attendance. Coach Carson gave a 30-minute talk concerning Spring 1971 practice a n d t h e outlook for Tech's 1971 Football season. T h e r e were 148 people in attendance to hear Coach Carson's talk, and after his comments t h e 40-minute Highlights film o n t h e 1970 football season was shown. T w o Macon area entering freshm e n were awarded $500 scholarships for 1971, T h o m a s Gerald H u n n i c u t t and Richard Daniel Taylor. T h e scholarship, given every year to two outstanding high school graduates entering Tech, is awarded b y t h e Tech Alumni Association of M i d d l e Georgia. Officers elected a t t h e Annual Ladies Night Spring Meeting for 1971-72 were a s follows: M r . A. H . Guritz, President; M r . J a m e s W. McCook, I I I , First Vice President; William D . Ramsbottom, Second Vice President; a n d Eugene C. Dunwody, Secretary/Treasurer.

NASHVILLE Wallace Rogers a n d H a r r y Nichol left Nashville via plane Saturday morning, M a y 15 to fly to Atlanta to pick u p t h e food from t h e Varsity. T h e weather here was beautiful b u t between here a n d Atlanta, it was such that the plane had to turn around a n d come back. They were successful in obtaining a bigger, more adequately equipped plane a n d a n instrument pilot a n d

returned to Atlanta to land under .practically minimum clearance conditions. Arrangements h a d been m a d e whereby t h e food h a d been picked u p a t t h e Varsity by taxi a n d delivered to t h e airport. T h e food arrived here about 5:00 p.m. and the party started a t 6:45. W e h a d approximately 65 in attendance a n d you never saw chili dogs, hamburgers, P C a n d orange drink disappear any faster anywhere else except a t t h e Varsity itself. After eating we saw the Highlights film which was a truly great. As soon as t h e film was over, we gave everyone in attendance 40 bills (of fake money) which were used for one hour of casino activities. T h e t o p 15 winners were able to select, in order of biggest winner first, from prizes previously obtained from " T h e Robbery". Between the Highlights film a n d the Casino Night we read, with regrets, t h e letter from D r . Hansen resigning a s President of Georgia Tech. Needless to say, we a r e all quite disappointed t h a t D r . H a n s e n is leaving, b u t we wish him every success in his new endeavor a t Purdue. H. L. Whitehead President

SAVANNAH T h e Savannah Area Georgia Tech Club elected officers i n April. T h e y are J o h n A. O'Neil, president; Cliff N . Roberds, vice president a n d Daniel D . Pruitt, secretary-treasurer. Claude H . Booker, J r . , Bernard T. Cleary a n d Allan H . Eitel, J r . were named to three-year terms as directors; W. Lee Mingledorff, J r . , J. T h o m a s Coleman, J r . a n d Harold W. Kraft, J r . to two-year terms; a n d J . C. T h u r m o n d , F r a n k C. Underwood and J o h n C. Huskisson, J r . to one-year terms. Please include full name, class year and major when sending information for inclusion in "Class Notes." S. M. On; EE, of Anderson,

'OB South Carolina, died recently. '/in

M. F. Legg. ME, of Henderson. North Carolina died July

2, 1970. Dr. Edward LaFitte of Jenkintown, Pennsylvania '11 died April 12. 1971. Dr. LaFitte was a 27

member of the Georgia Tech Baseball Hall of Fame and captain of the 1907 Yellow Jacket team. Survivors include his widow and a sister. ' / I —p Frank S. Dennis. Sr.. TE, I / died recently. Morris L. Shadburn, CE, of Atlanta, Georgia died December 19, 1970. Bolan H. Boatner, EE '28

»/j Q Richard G. Sanders, EE, died IO March 21, 1971. Mrs. Sanders resides at 895T9th Street. Beaumont, Texas 77704. Alex S. Anderson. Jr. died March 9, 1971. His survivors include Alex S. Anderson, III, class of 1947, and R. Elam Anderson, class of 1951.

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I n n T. F. Herring, EE, of Corona CL C-. Del Mar, California died recently.

T. McRae Williams, GE '28

»rnj r n Eugene Bonds, Sr., EE, died ^.\D May 5, 1971. Mrs. Bonds resides at 153 Flint River Road, Jonesboro, Georgia. H. E. Hicks has been appointed Chairman of the City of Wilmington, North Carolina "Zoning Board of Adjustment." Mr. Hicks resides at 1130 Windsor Drive, Wilmington, North Carolina 28401.

Ben H. Sloane, CE '30

»(-n /i Marvin M. McCall, Text, of CL^T Salisbury, North Carolina died April 12, 1971. » f~\ r ~ Thomas R. McCrea of Raleigh, CL O North Carolina died March 5, 1971. Mr. McCrea was retired from Wyeth Laboratories, Inc.. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. J. W. Davis, Com., has retired

from the State Bar of Georgia. '26 Mr. Davis resides at Bostick Mill Road,

J. Edwin Carter, ChE '37

R F D No. 1, Bartow, Georgia 30413. C. B. Gwyn, Jr., EE, died August 31, 1970. Mrs. Gwyn resides at 35 Sunny Beach Drive, Ormond Beach, Florida 32074. Jasper W. Ivey, TE, of Pawleys Island, South Carolina died recently.

William B. Ashby, ME '40

i Ralph W. Pries, ME '40

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»r") O Nicholas George Azar, Com, C _ L J died March 17, 1971. Mr. Azar was founder of Azar Brothers Tobacco Co. and vice president of J&D Liquor, Inc. While at Tech he was captain of the basketball team and named to the All-Southern Basketball squad in 1928. Mrs. Azar resides at 4262 Wieuca Road, N.E., Atlanta. Georgia 30305. Other survivors include a daughter, four sons, a brother and a sister. Bolan H. Boatner, EE, received a James H. McGraw Award for Electrical Men in March 1971. Mr. Boatner is president of Westinghouse

Electric Supply Company. He is a resident of Sewickley, Pennsylvania. John J. Bradley of Atlanta, Georgia died recently. Dr. Wadley R. Glenn. ME, has been promoted to clinical associate professor at Emory University. E. Dalton White, CE, died April 27, 1971. Formerly with McGraw-Hill, Mr. White established the White Sand and Material Company in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. Survivors include a son, two brothers, and a sister. T. McRae Williams. GE, retired from the Lockheed Georgia Company on December 31, 1970. Mr. Williams resides at 755 Ellsworth Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30318. ' O f ~ j j Forest L. Dye, CE, died C l t j July 28, 1970. Mrs. Dye resides at 4224 Wayman Drive, Memphis, Tennessee 38117. William F. Hodgin. Jr., EE, retired from the City of Miami, Florida, Department of Public Works on April 30, 1971. The Hodgins reside at 301 DeLeon Drive, Miami Springs, Florida. Samuel Rees Parry. GE, has retired as executive vice president of the Chattanooga Container Corp. In 1953 Tech conferred on him the honorary title of bachelor of human engineering. Joseph T. Button, CE, received

the "Distinguished Career" '30 certificate from the Veterans Adminis-

tration upon his retirement. Mr. Button was associated with V.A. hospital construction for 35 years. In 1964 he was listed in the ninth edition of Who's Who in Engineering. The Buttons reside at 1411 Timberglade Street, Seffner, Florida. Ben H. Sloane, CE. retired as vice president-operating, primary products with the Aluminum Company of America. The Sloanes reside at 8 Foster Square, Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania 15212. James S. Zuber, Jr.. EE, of Lakeland, Florida died June 5. 1969. ' fTj f—\ Chuen Chang Hsu, EE, died C $ C _ April 13, 1971. Mr. Chuen was employed by General Electric Company until his retirement in 1968. Survivors include his wife, two sons, and three grandchildren. William E. Parker, CS, retired May 1, 1971 as general accountant with Southern Bell Telephone Co. in Atlanta, Georgia. ' O A D. Braxton Blalock, Jr., B.S., V j ^ T president of Blalock Machinery & Equipment Company, Inc., Atlanta, has been named Chairman of the Rental Management Committee, Associated Equipment Dealers. A past president of AED, Mr. Blalock will join five other former presidents on the Advisory Board. The Georgia Tech Alumnus

' O O Dr. Frederick S. Barkalow, i 1 1 ) Chem, has been elected president of the North Carolina Academy of Science. Dr. Barkalow is a professor of zoology and forestry at North Carolina State University. Dr. Ernest Lindsey, ChE, professor of chemical engineering at the University of Massachusetts, has been named a Diplomate of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers.

1 y\ r"jj Blanton W. Haskell, ME, has ^-|- C I been named senior vice president-planning, research and engineering for I T T Rayonier, Inc. The Haskells reside at 124 Thayer Pond Road, New Canaan, Connecticut. John A. Leudemann, AE, died December 13, 1970. Mrs. Leudemann resides at 554 Pine Acres Boulevard, Brightwaters, New York 11718.

I f—\ ""7 George W. Burkett, AE, has l j / been named Atlanta division engineer for Atlanta Gas Light Company. J. Edwin Carter. ChE, vice president of The International Nickel Company of Canada, Limited, has been elected executive vice president of its United States subsidiary. The International Nickel Company. Inc.

» yt t~\ C. W. Bastedo has been elected ^ • 4 - i i senior vice president, general manager—steel division of Atlantic Steel Company. Andy P. Felton, ME, has been named engineer in charge of construction for International Paper Company's Mobile Mill. Mr. Felton resides in Mobile, Alabama. Theodore J. Innes. ME, is now president of Essochem Europe Inc. The Innes reside at 139 Avenue Franklin Roosevelt, Brussels 5, Belgium.

' O Q M. 0. Campbell, cashier of l J Q the Bank of Mansfield, Georgia was killed during a robbery April 23, 1971. Survivors include his wife and three children. E. R. Collins. IM, of Atlanta, Georgia died April 2, 1971. Mr. Collins was president of the Sirloin Junction Enterprises, a restaurant firm. Survivors include a wife and two daughters. General Raymond G. Davis (USMC), ChE, has become the assistant commandant of the Marine Corps after promotion to the rank of full general. ' r^ f~\ David Sloan Lewis, AE, has j j t 3 been elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering. Mr. Lewis is chairman of the board and chief executive officer of General Dynamics Corporation, New York, New York. George B. Smith. Jr., IM, has been elected a director of the American Federal Savings and Loan Association. Mr. Smith is president of the Macon Electric Co., and vice president of C. W. Farmer Co. » /l r-\ William B. Ashby, ME, has ^ T I 1 been appointed president of the American Meter Division of The Singer Company. The Ashbys reside in St. Davids, Pennsylvania. Irvin M. Massey, IM, has been named executive vice president and manager of Pruden Insurance Agency of Dalton, Georgia. Mr. Massey has been director of underwriting for the Southeastern Branch of Gulf Insurance Company, is the immediate past president of Georgia Chapter, Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriters, and past president of Insurance Fieldman's Association of Georgia. Ralph W. Pries. ME, has been appointed president and chief operating officer of Ogden Foods, Inc. Mr. Pries resides in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. July-August 1971

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Blanton W. Haskell, ME '42

C. W. Bastedo, '43

' /\ / I Merrill J. Osborne, EE, has £+£+ been elected T A P P I (Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry) vice president. Mr. Osborne is director of engineering, Bowater Inc., Old Greenwich, Connecticut. Robert E. Morris, EE, has been elected senior vice president of San Diego Gas & Electric Company. ' yt r ~ August J. Bohn, Sr. died t + O March 15, 1971. Mr. Bohn was owner of A. J. Bohn Co. John A. Simmons. Jr., ChE, has been named plant manager of Lanett Bleachery and Dye Works, Lanett, Alabama. 1 yt Q N. J. Bleckmann, CE, of ^ - ^ 1 1 Bellevue, Washington died July 21, 1970. Richard K. Cason, IM, has been named general manager of Bozard Ford Company of St. Augustine, Florida. Robert A. Harden, Jr., TE, has been appointed director of engineering at Fieldcrest Mills, Inc. Dr. Earl W. McDaniel, Phys, has been named Georgia's "Scientist of the Year'' for 1971. Dr. McDaniel is a regent's professor of physics at Georgia Tech. H. E. Thiel, IE, has been appointed vice president-manufacturing for Forest Products, furniture manufacturer in Morristown, Tennessee. The Thiels reside in Morristown, Tennessee. J yt £\ James H. Ellis, TE, has been ^ - ^ i " l named director of purchasing for B. F. Goodrich Company. Mr. Ellis resides at 1628 Rexdale Drive, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. J. Bob James, ME, has joined the General Electric Research and Development Center as a mechanical engineer in the cryogenic refrigeration program.

Merrill J. Osborne, EE '44

Robert A. Harden, Jr., TE '48

James H. Ellis, TE '49

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Hal B. Tucker, EE '49

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L. M. A u s t i n , I M '50

B r i a n S. B r o w n , IM '50

Professor Raymond E. Shafer, IE, died recently. Professor Shafer was with the Industrial Engineering Department, West Virginia University. Hal B. Tucker, EE, has been promoted to manager of operation and maintenance in the Steam Production Department of Duke Power Company. Daniel W. Waicule, EE, died March 23, 1971. Mrs. Waicule resides at 1 Wilshire Drive, Syasset, New York 11791. E. A. Adomat, EE, has been elected vice president of '50 Florida Power & Light Company. He

V i c t o r J . Caruso, M E '51

P a t r i c k G. S m i t h , IE ' 5 1

Charles R. S c o t t , EE ' 5 2

E. E. Lorenz, IM '53

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is Southeastern Division manager in Ft. Lauderdale. L. M. Austin, IM, has been promoted to manager, power contracts with the Duke Power Company in Charlotte, North Carolina. Steve Broudy, IM, has been promoted to the position of vice president in charge of administration of CohenHatfield Industries Inc. of New York New York. Brian S. Brown. IM, has been appointed agency vice president, United States Division of The Canada Life Assurance Company. Mr. Brown resides in Toronto, Canada. J. A. Hudson, Jr., EE, formerly a service supervisor with Southern Bell in Millen, Georgia, has been promoted by the company to plant manager in Covington, Georgia. Emory C. Parrish, CE, executive assistant director of the Georgia State Highway Department, has been named Engineer of the Year in Government for 1971 by the Georgia Society of Professional Engineers. The Parrish's reside at 543 Dunn Street, Smyrna, Georgia. Emmett H. Reid. EE, of W. Acton, Massachusetts, died January 1, 1971. Professor Harrison M. Wadsworth, IE, received the Brumbaugh Award for the paper published during 1970 that has been judged to have made the largest single contribution to the development of industrial applications of quality control. Dr. Wadsworth's' winning paper, "The Effects of Class Inspection Under MIL-STD-105D," was published in Volume 2, No. 4, of the Journal of Quality Technology. October, 1970. Dr. Wadsworth is a member of the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Tech. ' p— / l Victor J. Caruso, ME, utility ^ J | sales engineer with Fife/ Florida Electric Supply, has received the "Distinguished Salesman Award" given by his company. James L. Chaille, ChE, has been assigned to the Process Development Section of Rohm and Haas' engineering division, headquartered in Bristol, Pennsylvania.

Lt. Colonel Charles R. Eckerman (USAF), IM, is on duty at Da Nang AB, Vietnam. Lt. Col. James R. Firebaugh. Jr. (USAF), IE, has been decorated with the Distinguished Flying Cross for aerial achievement in Southeast Asia. He is now serving as a C-118 Liftmaster cargo-troop carrier pilot at Langley AFB, Virginia. Patrick G. Smith. IE, has been promoted to manager of sales and engineering services with Georgia Iron Works Co. The Smiths reside at 501 Scotts Way, Atlanta, Georgia. ' p ~ t~\ Daniel R. Apostolu, IM, is • J ^T_ running for school director in Springfield, Pennsylvania. The Apostolus reside at 30 E. Scenic Rd., Springfield, Pennsylvania. Major Robert L. Davis, EE, of Atlanta, Georgia, died July 5, 1970. W. H. Lindsey, Jr.. IE, has been elected president of the Southern Industrial Distributors Association. Mr. Lindsey is president of PyeBarker Supply Co. in Atlanta, Georgia. Charles R. Scott, EE, has been named vice president and general manager-operations of Teleprocessing Industries, Inc., a Western Union Corporation subsidiary located in Mahwah, New Jersey. The Scotts reside in Wyckoff, New Jersey. E. E. Lorenz. IM, has been

appointed the new general '53 sales manager of the J. M. Tull Metals Company in Atlanta. Georgia. » r ~ /I Richard P. Brown, IM, has i l ^ - f - been awarded the highest honor of achievement by OwensIllinois through his selection to the Sales Builders Club for 1970. Mr. Brown is a former All American football player at Tech. John Hunsinger, IE, president of John Hunsinger and Company, has been named exclusive agent and developer of Atlanta Gateway Park, the largest industrial park east of the Mississippi. Major Robert A. Lansdell, Jr. (USAF), TE, is a member of the 1st Weather Wing which won the PRIDE (Professional Results in Daily Efforts) award at Fuchu Air Station, Japan. R. E. (Bob) Lee. Arch, has rejoined Lippincott & Margulies, Inc., international marketing, communications and design consultants as a design director. The Lees reside in Peekskill, New York. Ben C. Scales, CE. has been elected president of the Florida Prestressed Concrete Association, and will take office June 1, 1971. A. Nelson Smith. IM, has been appointed manager of special projects for West Point Peppered. He will be located at the corporate offices The Georgia Tech Alumnus

in West Point, Georgia. T. Hamilton Traylor, ChE, has joined CF Industries, Inc., as managerproduct exchange. The Traylors reside in Chicago, Illinois. ' p - r ~ R. Frederick Cook, Jr., IE, has ^ J 3 become manager of Shawmut Industrial Mill, Shawmut, Alabama. The Cooks reside at 406 Briarcliff Rd., West Point, Georgia. Colonel Jack V. Dunham (USA) ME, became the new commanding officer of the 12-state U. S. Army First Recruiting District in April, when he assumed command of the district headquarters at Ft. George G. Meade, Maryland. The Dunhams reside at 7437 Van Noy Loop, Ft. Meade, Maryland. James C. Leathers, ME, with the Duke Power Company, has been appointed superintendent at the new Belews Creek Steam Station, near Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Frank M. Monger, IM, Southern manager for Holiday Magazine in Atlanta, has joined the staff of Weaver Incorporated. John W. Tate. Jr., EE, has been appointed division engineer with Georgia Power Company in Rome, Georgia. The Tates reside on Deerbrook Drive in Rome, Georgia. ' p— £ J Joseph M. Bearden. Jr.. IM, \_) l j has been serving as divisional sales manager with Clarke Floor Machine Company since February 15, 1971. His office is located at 1890 Marietta Boulevard, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30318. Julian D'Amico. ME, has been promoted to superintendent of the Allen Station of Duke Power Company. Charles I. Gleason, EE, of Indian Harbour Beacb. Florida died March 21, 1971. Armando Grisanti, IE, of Caracas, Venezuela, died March 30, 1971. Michael H. Hull (USA), IE, has been promoted to Lt. Colonel. The Gleasons reside in Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas. William E. Lee. Jr. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) has been promoted to the rank of Lt. Colonel. Lt. Colonel Lee is assigned to the New Orleans District. Major Sam R. Winborn, Jr. (USAF), IM, is a member of the 58th Tactical Fighter Training Wing at Luke AFB, Arizona, that has earned the U. S. Air Force Outstanding Unit Award. »P~ —] Eugene A. Cronic, IM, has 3 / been elected vice president of Southern Finance Insurance Agency. Robert C. Therrel, IM, has been promoted to Southern regional manager for The E. F. Hauserman Company July-August 1971

in Atlanta. Mr. Therrel resides at 2820 Overlook Drive, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30345. Robert L. Thompson (USN), IM was promoted to Commander in March 1971. Commander Thompson resides at 5057 Finn Road, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23455. ' ET Q J- J- Horton, IE, formerly an L J D engineer with Southern Bell has been promoted by the company to supervising engineer. He is located in Atlanta. John A. (Alec) Little, CE, has been appointed director of the technical services program for the Southeast Region, Water Quality Office, Environmental Protection Agency. Stationed in Athens, Georgia, Mr. Little is responsible for the water pollution control activities of a large scientific and engineering staff in an eight-state area. H. Hammond Stith, Jr., CE, executive vice president of Stith Equipment Company, Atlanta, Georgia, will be serving on the Distributor Management Advisory Council of Associated Equipment Distributors. The Stiths reside at 2918 Branchwood Drive in East Point, Georgia. Jack E. Walters, IE, has been named manager of the Charlotte, North Carolina branch of Robertshaw Controls Company's Control Systems Division. > r— r-J Born to Mr. and Mrs. C. i l ^ 3 Spencer Godfrey, IM, a son, C. Spencer Godfrey, Jr., on November 22, 1970. The Godfreys reside at 940 Glenbrook Drive, N.W.. Atlanta. Georgia 30318. R. Clark Harris, AE. has been accepted as a Sloan Fellowship graduate student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Mr. Harris was supervisor of Production Control. Saginaw Steering Gear Division of General Motors. Jimmy G. Lee, EE, has joined the Heath Company as manager for scientific instruments. The Lees reside at 2727 Lake Shore Drive. St. Joseph, Michigan. Bayley R. Walker, IM, has been promoted to second vice president at the Trust Company Bank in Atlanta, Georgia. Woodson Dale Wynn, EE, was married to Miss Susanne Caldwell February 27, 1971 in the Cherrydale United Methodist Church in Arlington, Virginia. The couple resides in Arlington, Virginia. ' O f " ~ \ Robert S. Armstrong, IM, • U president of R. S. Armstrong & Brothers Company, has been named to a second term on the Membership Committee of Associated Equipment

Eugene A. Cronic, IM '57

Jack E. Walters, IE '58

Bayley R. Walker, IM '59

Donald D. Gehring, IM '60

John E. Engle, Ph.D. '61

Charles E. Whaley, IM '61

1.A * J. J. Webb, IM '62

C. A. Griffing, Cere '63

Robert H. Ledbetter, Jr., '64

Samuel 0. Franklin, III, IM '65

Lawrence Reab Berry, ME '66

William H. Denney, Jr., ME '66

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J. Randall Carroll, IM '67

Robert S. Prattler, IM '67

Bruce W. Markus, Cere '69

H. Clay Bagby, III, CE '70

Ronald E. Dickerson, IM '70

William H. Palmatary, Ctiem '70

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Distributors. The Armstrongs reside at 745 Weatherly Lane, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia. Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie A. Bradley, Cere, have adopted a daughter, Karen Diane. Mr. Bradley is a development engineer in the Metals and Ceramics Division at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The Bradleys reside at 129 Normandy Road, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830. Ronald Wesley Cox, AE, of Warner Robins, Georgia died March 24, 1971. Donald D. Gehring, IM, has been named dean of student development at Mars Hill College, Mars Hill, North Carolina. Buddy L. Jackson, IE, was a guest speaker at the American Management Associations Management Improvement seminar conducted April 26-28 at the Hilton Inn, Atlanta, Georgia. Mr. Jackson is employed by the Southern Railway System and is completing requirements for an MBA at Georgia State University. Dr. E. Capers Palmer, Jr., Chem, has been appointed assistant professor of pathology at Emory University. William C. Sailors, TE, has joined Walton Mill, Inc. as plant superintendent of the Walton Mill plant. The Sailors reside in Monroe, Georgia. Larry O. Toney. IE, has been promoted to vice president of Garr Associates, Inc., Management Engineers of Atlanta, Georgia. John David Wilson, AE, of Toms River, New Jersey died March 2, 1971 in a plane crash in Orange County, California. 'O/l William F. Bryant, Jr. D | (USAF) has been promoted to major. Major Bryant resides at 35 Avenue "C", Maxwell AFB, Alabama 36112. George de S. Davidson. IE, has recently returned from Bangalore, India where he successfully completed a project to set up a factory to produce 5,000 garments per day. He has been promoted to project engineer in charge of supervising the Great Britain and Scandinavian division of Capelin Associates Limited. The Davidsons reside at 3 Lanark Close. London, W5 1SN, England. Dr. John E. Engle, Ph.D., has been assigned to the Rohm and Haas Bristol, Pennsylvania plant where he will be responsible for long-range development projects, particularly in the waste recovery field. John Russell Thomas, TE, has been named vice president of systems and engineering of Russell Mills, Inc.. Alexander City, Alabama. Charles E. Whaley, IM, has been elected vice president for internal operations with Factors, Inc., High Point, North Carolina.

' r~\ f \ Captain James R. Brown O C _ (USAF), IM, has completed 46 months in Europe during which time he was a squadron weapons controller in the 602nd AC&W Sq. for one year, operations officer for the detachment for IV2 years, and commander of Detachment 6. Capt. Brown's new assignment is to the 780th Air Defense Group, Fortuna Air Force Station, North Dakota where he will be operations officer. Marshall W. Cavitt. Jr., Arch, has formed the firm Cavitt and Brownlee Architects, located in the Cobb Federal Savings Building, 191 Lawrence Street, Marietta, Georgia. Born to Mr. and Mrs. R. Stewart Eads. EE, of Manchester, Connecticut, a second son, Matthew Scott, on January 1, 1971. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Stu Slippen. IM, a third son, Irving Lance, on December 31, 1970. Mr. Slippen is employed by Recognition Equipment Incorporated of Dallas, Texas as manager of field engineering inventory and distribution. The Slippens reside at 2706 Lakewood Lane, Carrollton, Texas 75006. J. J. Webb, IM, has been elected vice president of operations for Atlantic Building Systems, Inc.. in Atlanta, Georgia. E. Leroy Brownlee, Jr., Arch,

has formed the firm Cavitt '63 and Brownlee Archiiects located in

the Cobb Federal Savings Building, 191 Lawrence Street, Marietta, Georgia. John M. Carter, CE, has joined Carolina Power & Light Co. in Raleigh, North Carolina as a senior engineer in the environmental and technical services section. William Gerald Cox. EE, was married to Kay Tanner Poindexter, March 27, 1971 in the chapel of the Second-Ponce de Leon Baptist Church. The Coxes will reside in Atlanta, Georgia. Robert H. Goetz, IM. has been appointed medical sales representative for the J. B. Roerig Division of Pfizer Inc. The Goetz reside at 2833 Greenbrook Trail, Atlanta, Georgia. C. A. Griffing. Cere, has been named treasurer of Atlantic Steel Company. Martin F. Hale, ME, received his Master of Science degree from Georgia Tech at Winter Quarter Commencement. The Hales reside at 1162 Sandra Drive, Marietta, Georgia. Born to Mr. and Mrs. J. Harold Ivester. EE, a son, Philip Lloyd, on March 9, 1971. Captain Edwin B. J elks (USAF), IM, received the Commandant's Trophy while attending Squadron Officer School, Air University, Montgomery, Alabama. Captain Jelks is stationed at Moody Field, Valdosta, Georgia. The Georgia Tech Alumnus

John S. Kapermck, Jr., IE, has been named director of complex systems for Proprietary Systems Corporation, Miami, Florida. Edward L. Kelly. IE, has been appointed manager of McCracken Supply Co.'s Central Air Conditioning Division for North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Mercer, AE, a son, Matthew Kennon on April 6, 1971. The Mercers reside at 3501 Alhambra Drive, Fort Worth, Texas 76119. » « ^ y i Harry D. Beaver, Jr., IE, is O ^ T employed by W. R. Grace in the New European Division Headquarters of The Industrial Chemicals Group Analysis Projects. The Beavers reside at Avenue De Villardin, 8, Pully, Switzerland. Robert H. Ledbetter, Jr. has been promoted to the position of senior engineer in the Plant Engineering Department of Monsanto Company. The Ledbetters reside in Burningtree Estates, Alabama. Charles G. Ray. Jr., IM, has recently opened an office coffee service in Savannah, Georgia. The service, known as Ray Coffee Service, will provide coffee for local businesses. Mr. Ray was previously the Savannah area sales representative for Smith, Kline, and French Laboratories. Edwin A. (Ned) Smith, ME, will walk the Appalachian Trail this summer from Springer Mountain, Georgia to Katahdin, Maine. Mr. Smith is with the C&S Bank, Atlanta, Georgia. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Sherman C. Williams, Jr., ME, a son, Douglas Caldwell, on January 29, 1971. Mr. Williams is employed by Ciba-Geigy Chemical Corp. in Mcintosh, Alabama. The Williams reside at 6505 Maryknoll Drive, Mobile, Alabama. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Ariel Gutierrez. CE, a second '65 daughter, Ana Victoria, March 23, 1971. Mr. Gutierrez is president of E. H. G. Enterprises, Architects and Engineers, San Juan, Puerto Rico. The Gutierrez reside at 1004 Cond Park Plaza, Isla Verde Road, Santurce, Puerto Rico 00913. C. W. Battle. EE, formerly an engineer with Southern Bell, has been promoted to supervising engineer. He is located in Atlanta, Georgia. Samuel O. Franklin, HI, IM, has been promoted to second vice president with Trust Company Bank in Atlanta, Georgia. Captain Ralph P. Heckman (USAF), IS, has been decorated with the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service while engaged in military operations against Viet Cong forces. July-August 1971

The Heckmans reside at Ent AFB, Colorado. Roger W. Mayne, ME, received the degree Doctor of Philosophy, mechanical engineering, from Pennsylvania State University on March 27, 1971. Captain Robert S. Pahl (USAF), IM, has received the Air Medal for aerial achievement in Vietnam. Capt. Pahl, an F-100 Super Sabre fighterbomber pilot at Phan Rang Air Base, was cited for his outstanding airmanship and courage on successful and important missions completed under hazardous conditions. Dr. Ruddell Reed, Jr., IE, has been named a Fellow of the American Institute of Industrial Engineers for his extensive contribution to industrial engineering through original research and education expansion. Dr. Reed is a professor of industrial engineering at Purdue University. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Bob Trebits, Phys, a daughter, Deidre Lynn, on January 3, 1971. The Trebits reside at 1185 Collier Road, Apartment 20A, Atlanta, Georgia 30318. Mr. Trebits will soon complete work toward his Ph.D. in physics at Georgia Tech. ' £ ^ r ^ Lawrence Reab Berry, ME, I j | J has been promoted to chief engineer with Georgia Iron Works Co. The Berrys reside at 3405 Forest Estates Drive, Augusta, Georgia. Dr. John R. Canada, IE, has been elected vice president-region HI of the American Institute of Industrial Engineers. Dr. Canada is assistant dean of engineering for extension and professor of industrial engineering at North Carolina State University. William S. Cowden, Jr., IM, has been elected commercial loan officer of North Carolina National Bank in Charlotte, North Carolina. William H. Denney, Jr.. ME, has recently been appointed branch manager of Powers Regulator Company in Atlanta, Georgia. Captain Larry C. Hammack (USAF), is attending the Air University's Squadron Officer School at Maxwell AFB. Alabama. Dr. H. Neal Nunnally, EE, has been named assistant professor of physical medicine at Emory University. Captain David Y. Pitts (USA), Phys. has received the Bronze Star Medal in Vietnam for meritorious service in connection with military operations against hostile forces in Vietnam. Robert M. Rogan. Jr.. ChE, has been named technical supervisor in Crown Zellerbach's Bogalusa Mill in Bogalusa, Louisiana. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Melville J. (Jerry) Shepard. ME, a second son, Matthew James, on January 27, 1971. Mr. Shepard is a senior design engineer at Pratt & Whitney Aircraft, West

Palm Beach, Florida. The Shepards reside at 12229 Colony Avenue, Lake Park, Florida 33403. \ Dr. W. Ross Stevens, III, ChE, has joined the Du Pont Company's Plastics Department at the Experimental Station near Wilmington, Delaware. Dr. Stevens resides at 2203 Brookline Road, Fairfax, Wilmington, Delaware. Charles E. Wands, EE, received the J. D. degree from George Washington University National. Law Center in June 1970. At present Mr. Wands is an associate in the law offices of Craig, Antonell & Hill in Washington. D.C. dealing with patents, trademarks and copyrights. Mr. Wands resides at 3311 Cannongate Road, Apartment 203, Fairfax. Virginia 22030. Roger Arthur

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received the degree Master of '67 Arts in Anthropology from the Universitv of Colorado. December 21, 1970. J. Randall Carroll, IM, has been promoted to commercial officer by the Trust Company Bank in Atlanta. Georgia. Born to Mr. and Mrs. William C. Darley. Jr.. IE, a son, Jeffrey Mills, on March 20, 1971. The Darleys reside at 812 Legion Drive, Pelham. Georgia 31779. W. Michael Field. IM, was awarded the Air Force Commendation Medal before his separation from the Air Force, on December 31. 1970. On March 19, 1971 he became the first person to graduate through the Georgia Tech Warner Robins MSIM Extension Program. He is now a lecturer in the College of Industrial Management at Georgia Tech. David R. Frohn. AE, was married to the former Mary E. Ward of West Memphis, Arkansas. Mr. Frohn is currently employed by the Boeing Co.. New Orleans, Louisiana, and is a candidate for the Juris Doctor degree from Loyola University Law School this May. The Frohns reside at 2813 Houma Boulevard, Metairie, Louisiana 70002. Captain Richard H. Gilbert (USAF), AE, is on duty at Udorn Royal Thai AFB, Thailand. Leamon Roy Holliday, III, E E . is engaged to Julia Mayre Todd. Mr. Holliday is associated with the law firm of Bouhan Williams and Levy in Savannah, Georgia. A June 25th wedding is planned. Charles R. Jordan. IM, has been promoted to the position of Oklahoma City area manager in the Dallas district of Industrial Products Sales. H. W. McDonell, IM, formerly a service foreman with Southern Bell, has been promoted by the company to supervisor. He is located in Atlanta. 33

1971 HOMECOMING The following classes will be having their reunions on Friday and Saturday, October 29th and 30th: 1921 (Golden Anniversary), 1926, 1931, 1936, 1941, 1951, 1956, 1961 and 1966. If you haven't heard from your class committee by this time, you should hear shortly. If you need hotel or motel- rooms, these can be reserved through material sent to Reunion Classes or, if not in a reunion class, direct through your Alumni Association. Normally, you will have to take a room for both nights, Friday and Saturday. The following events will be of interest to all alumni returning for Homecoming: Friday, October 29, 1971 1:00 P.M.—President's Luncheon, Georgia Tech Student Center—$3.75/person. Spouses invited. Make check payable to "1971 President's Luncheon." 2:30 P.M.—Annual Meeting, Georgia Tech National Alumni Association 3:00 P.M.—Mini 500 Tricycle Race—Peters Park Friday Evening—Class Reunions 8:30 P.M.—Homecoming Dance—Coliseum Saturday, October 30, 1971 9:00 A . M . - 10:00 A.M.- -Alumni Coffee—Student Center 9:30 A.M.—Freshman Cake Race— Female & Male 10:00 A.M.—Ramblin' Reck Parade 12:00 Noon—Alumni Luncheon—Old Gym 2:00 P.M.—Football—Tech vs Duke Saturday Evening—Remaining Class Reunions 34

Mark B. McKee, IM, of Overland, Missouri died February 19, 1971 in Anaco, Venezuela. First Lieutenant Scott A. Mikkelsen (USAF), ME, has graduated from the Air University's Squadron Officer School at Maxwell AFB, Alabama. Lt. Mikkelsen, an Air National Guardsman, will return to his unit in Savannah, Georgia. Captain Michael L. Norman (USAF), ME, and his associates at Eglin AFB, Florida have been especially recognized by the Secretary of the Air Force as members of the Air Force Systems Command. He and command personnel were commended for their part in the achievement in defense aeronautics, missiles, space and electronics during the past decade. Robert S. Prather. IM, has been named vice president of Fuqua Industries, Inc. The Prathers reside in Decatur, Georgia. Born to Lieutenant and Mrs. Jamei O. Travis, ID, a son, Thomas Christopher, on March 30, 1971. Lt. Travis is attached to the Training Squadron at Chase Field, Beeville, Texas, as a flight instructor. The Travis reside at 1201 East Claire, Beeville, Texas 78102. First Lieutenant Peter M. Vagle, EE, and his associates at Eglin AFB, Florida has been especially recognized by the Secretary of the Air Force as members of the Air Force Systems Command (AFSC) currently observing its tenth anniversary. He and command personnel were commended for their part in the great achievement in defense aeronautics, missiles, space and electronics during the past decade. James Henry Whitesides, IE, is engaged to Brenda Susan Smith. Mr. Whitesides is an engineer with PrattWhitney in Hartford. Connecticut. A June 19th wedding is planned. Thomas Mack Williams, III, E E , was married to Barbara Templeton Blakely on September 3, 1970. Mr. Williams is employed as design engineer with Scientific-Atlanta and electronics instructor with DeKalb Technical School. The Williams reside at 4411-D North Shallowford Road, N.E., Atlanta, 30341. Lamar Wright, IE, has been appointed regional group and pension manager in the Atlanta office for Lincoln National Life Insurance Company. Mr. Wright resides at 6851 Roswell Road, N.E., Apartment G-10, Atlanta, Georgia 30328. > O Q Douglas A. Brinson, ME, was D O promoted to Captain in March 1971. He is presently in Vietnam with the 20th Engineer Battalion. Captain William C. Camp, Jr. (USA), IE, has been assigned as plans officer in Headquarters Company, The Georgia Tech Alumnus

Korea Support Command near Taegu. James L. Clark, ME, is employed as a process engineer for Hercules at the Radford Army Ammunition Plant in the Pre-Production Engineering Group. The Clarks reside at 606 Rose Avenue, Blacksburg, Virginia 24060. Roger L. Cohen. IE, is employed with Western Electric Company in Atlanta, Georgia as a development engineer in product engineering control center group. Mr. Cohen resides at 3524 Indian Creek Way, Apartment H, Clarkston, Georgia 30021. Second Lieutenant Nash O. Gerald (USA), IM, has been named second distinguished graduate of the Chemical Officer Basic Course at the Army's Chemical Center, Ft. McClellan, Alabama. Thomas V. Greene, Jr., Phys, has been promoted to test engineer in charge of the testing department at the Georgia Power Nuclear Plant in Baxley, Georgia. James J. Kay. CE, and the former Susan Carol Reed were married May 7, 1971 in Coral Gables, Florida. Mr. Kay is employed with the City of Miami, Florida, Department of Public Works. First Lieutenant Jon M. Knight (USAF), IE, has graduated from the Air University's Squadron Officer School at Maxwell AFB, Alabama. He will be stationed at Patrick AFB, Florida as procurement officer. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Johnny E. Lunsford, Jr., IE, a daughter, Laura Anne, on February 11, 1971. Mr. Lunsford is employed by PyeBarker Supply Company in Atlanta. The Lunsfords reside at 1422 Piedmont Avenue, N.E., Apartment C-6, Atlanta, Georgia 30309. Thomas M. Phillips, IM, has joined the Promotion Qualification Program at North Carolina National Bank, Charlotte, North Carolina and has been assigned to the trust department as a trust representative. Peter Schwartz. TE, has received the degree of Master of Science in engineering mechanics from Georgia Tech in June 1970. Mr. Schwartz is presently working on the Ph.D. in the department of mathematics at the University of Pittsburgh. He resides at 319 S. Highland, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15206. First Lieutenant Riley C. Shelnutt (USAF), Phys, and his associates have received special recognition on the tenth anniversary of the Air Force Systems Command. He and command personnel were commended by the Secretary of the Air Force for their part in the achievement in defense aeronautics, missiles, space and electronics during the past decade. Born to First Lieutenant and Mrs. John Kenneth Smith, Sr., CE, a son, July-August 1971

John Kenneth, Jr., on March 10, 1971. Lt. Smith is serving as executive officer of Service Battery with the 6th Battalion, 27th Artillery in Phu Loi, Vietnam. Lieutenant j.g. William C. Smith (USN), IE, has been released from active duty with the Navy after last serving as engineering officer aboard the patrol gunboat, USS Beacon. The Smiths will reside in Palo Alto, California while Mr. Smith attends the Graduate School of Business Administration at Stanford University. Specialist Five Clifford E. Stovall (USA), Biol, has received the Bronze Star Medal in Vietnam for meritorious service in connection with military operations against hostile forces. Mark S. Witten, CE, married the former Myra Ann Bernstein of New Orleans on March 7, 1971. The Wittens reside at 3200 Rue Pare Fontaine, Apartment 3517, New Orleans, Louisiana. Laurie D. Wicks, ME, received the masters degree in engineering mechanics from the University of Wisconsin in January 1971. The Wicks reside at 1125 Emerson Avenue, Beloit, Wisconsin 53511. Born to Mr. and Mrs. T. Michal Dyer, AE, a son, '69 Paul Michal, on March 9, 1971. Mr.

Dyer is currently in graduate school at Princeton University. First Lieutenant Allan D. Garrison I (USA), IM, has been awarded Aviator Wings upon graduation from the Rotary Wing Aviator Course, Ft. Rucker, Alabama. Lt. Garrison is being assigned to Army Aviation in Vietnam. W. L. Harris, IM, formerly a management assistant with Southern Bell, has been promoted by the company to installation supervisor. He is located in Atlanta, Georgia. Jaines T. Horton (USAF), IM, has been promoted to first lieutenant. Lt. Horton is stationed at Travis AFB, California. George Hudson, Jr., EE, has been appointed district plant superintendent for Bell Telephone Company's Chester, Pennsylvania district. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth F. Kennedy, ME, a daughter, Ahsli Denise, on March 22. Mr. Kennedy is employed by Brooks Instrument Division of Emerson Electric Company. The Brooks reside at 206 North Edgewood Drive, Statesboro, Georgia. Robert B. Kennedy (USA), IM has been promoted to Sergeant while serving with the 228th Supply and Service Company as a supply clerk near Binh Thuy, Vietnam. Captain George E. Leftwich, HI (USAF), CE, has graduated from the

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Air University's Squadron Officer School at Maxwell AFB, Alabama. He has been assigned to Boiling AFB, Washington, D. C. as a civil engineering officer. John Lyons, IM, is working for the American Pulpwood Association in Atlanta, Georgia as an operations research assistant. He completed the U. S. Army Basic Officer's Chemical School and was honorably discharged January 4, 1971. Second Lieutenant Bruce W. Markus, Cere, has been awarded his silver wings at Laughlin AFB, Texas upon graduation from U. S. Air Force pilot training. Lieutenant Markus is being assigned to Loring AFB, Maine. Born to Mr. and Mrs. William R. Moye, Sr., IM, a daughter, Samantha, on January 21, 1971. Mr. Moye is employed by Harrison & Ellis, Jnc. as assistant general manager and resides at 1325 Sixth Street, N.W., Cairo, Georgia. Born to Mr. and Mrs. J. David Benson, Text, twins, James David and Jennifer Diane on January 13, 1971. The Pensons reside at Route No. 1, Box 80, Stuarts Draft, Virginia 24477. First Lieutenant Philip Smith (USA), Text, has received a Distinguished Flying Cross and been recommended for a Silver Star. Lieutenant j.g. Christopher S. Stoner (USN), EE, has received the "Wings of Gold" designating him a Naval Aviator at the U. S. Naval Air Station, Chase Field, Beeville, Texas. R. P. Wade, IE, has been appointed Chicago sales representative for the Advanced Materials Division of Armco Steel Corporation. Second Lieutenant James L. Walsh, Jr. (USAF), AE, has been assigned to SAMSO, Los Angeles Air Force Station, as an Astronautics Engineer. Lt. Walsh is working on experimental satellite programs. ' ~7 r~"\ Michael Douglas Asher / U (USAF), IM, received his commission as a second lieutenant after graduation from Officer Training School, Lackland AFB, San Antonio, Texas, on February 22, 1971. Lt. Asher was assigned to Moody AFB, Valdosta, Georgia where he is in undergraduate pilot training. H. Clay Bagby, III, CE, has joined the Trane Company's Atlanta, Georgia sales office as a sales engineer. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence 36

Horace Beasley, Jr., IM, a son, Lawrence Horace Beasley, III, on April 17, 1971. The Beasleys reside at 245 South Ashbrook Circle, Ft. Mitchell, Kentucky 41017. Second Lieutenant Michael F. Beglin (USA), IM, has completed the Air Defense Artillery Officer Basic Course at Ft. Bliss, Texas. Eugene Cuthbert Black, Jr., IM, is engaged to Edith Louise Jennings. Mr. Black attends the University of Georgia School of Law. A June 26th wedding is planned. Robert M. Cargill, Phys, is engaged to Sharon Ann McEver. Mr. Cargill attends Harvard Law School. A June 12th wedding is planned. Second Lieutenant Mary Collier (USAF), AE, has joined LockheedGeorgia Company as an engineer with the Air Force office. Lt. Collier is the first woman engineer to be assigned to the Air Force Contract Management Division. Airman Ronald E. Dickerson (USAF), IM, has completed basic training at Lackland AFB, Texas. He has been assigned to Chanute AFB, Illinois for training as a maintenance analysis specialist. Second Lieutenant David E. Gibson (USA), IE, has completed the Air Defense Artillery Officer Basic Course at the Air Defense School, Ft. Bliss, Texas. Second Lieutenant Gary C. Leegate (USA), AE, has completed an Air Defense Artillery Officer Basic Course at Ft. Bliss, Texas. Second Lieutenant Bruce F. Mclntire (USAF), EE, has graduated from the training course for communicationselectronics engineers at Keesler AFB, Mississippi. Lieutenant Mclntire has been assigned to Hill AFB, Utah. Specialist Five Percy B. Middlebrooks, Jr. (USA), CE, has completed the Construction Foreman Course at Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri. Second Lieutenant Clyde P. Molloy (USA), ME, has completed with honors the Air Defense Artillery Officer Basic Course at Ft. Bliss, Texas. Edward Gordon Morris. Phys, was married to the former Roslyn Heath on March 21, 1971. Mr. Morris is a geophysicist with Texaco Inc. in Houston, Texas. The Morris's reside at 5400 Braesvalley #55, Houston, Texas 77035. Alan L. Nelder. IM, has joined the Trane Company's Richmond, Virginia, sales office as a sales engineer.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Newman, EE, a daughter, Wendy Leigh, on November 13, 1970. Mr. Newman is a project engineer for division engineering in the Manufacturing Division of Continental Can Company, Inc., Augusta, Georgia. The Newmans reside at 211 Gardner's Mill Road, Augusta 30907. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Bruce W. Nolte, EE, a son, Andrew Stephen on February 6, 1971. The Noltes reside at 3031 Kentucky Court, Apartment # 7 , East Point, Georgia 30344. William H. Palmatary. Chem, has been appointed director of purchasing for H. B. Fuller Company. The Palmatary's reside at 3111 Ridgewood Road, Saint Paul, Minnesota. William E. Pruett. IM, was promoted to 1st Lieutenant while assigned with the 104th Engineer Company near Binh Thuy, Vietnam. Ronald Raymond Pulis, Text, was married to the former Brenda Carol Fallis on March 20, 1971. Mr. Pulis is attending graduate school at Georgia Tech where he holds a teaching assistantship in chemistry. Second Lieutenant John F. Reilly (USAF), EE, has completed Officer Training School and will attend Navigator School at Mather AFB, California. He is engaged to Laurie Lee McMurray. A June 5th wedding is planned in Savannah, Georgia. Second Lieutenant Craig B. Reynolds (USA), IM, has completed the Air Defense Artillery Officer Basic Course at Ft. Bliss, Texas. Private John W. Roach (USA), IM, has completed the Combat Engineer Course at Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri. Reid W. Simmons. IM, has been promoted to manager, governmental and educational accounts, for National Cash Register Company in Atlanta, Georgia. Born to Mr. and Mrs. H. Gary Snipes, IE, a daughter, Amy Nicole, on December 7, 1970. Mr. Snipes is employed by the E. I. Du Pont de Nemours & Company, Martinsville, Virginia, as an industrial engineer. The Snipes reside at 511-A Westover Drive, Collinsville, Virginia 24078. Army Lieutenant Colonel Harold B. Snyder, Jr., MS, graduated from the Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Virginia in January 1971. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Frank Stringfellow, IM, a son, Andrew Frank, Jr., on May 11, 1971. The Stringfellows reside in Staten Island, New York. The Georgia Tech Alumnus

Letters^ The two letters which appeared on page 31 of the January-February Alumnus were on a higher plain than is normally the case when opposing viewpoints come head to head on such controversial matters as Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Kent State incident. Thanks for printing them, and congratulations on a well worded reply. Sincerely yours, R. Park Ellis Atlanta Your reply to "Name Withheld" in the January-February issue of the "Georgia Tech Alumnus" was quite appropriate. I sincerely hope that his opinions are not shared by other Tech graduates. Further, I hope that Georgia Tech will continue its function of producing responsible and useful citizens that go about quietly keeping the nation on an even keel and progressing toward a better world for everyone. Very truly yours, Joseph T. Hamrick, Roanoke, Virginia

Please accept my congratulations for your answer on page 31 of the Alumnus for Jan-Feb. 1971. Your answer is well reasoned, firm and restrained in language. I am proud of you and of the school for your stand on the subjects discussed. I do hope that the original letter on this page as well as your answer has been read by many alumni, students, teachers and officers of Tech. You have told the unnamed (at his request) letter writer that the school deserves praise for refraining from the activities which he thinks it should have entered. Edward H. Hubert E E 1912 I've been following the political discussion in the Alumnus for a while and I'm a little disappointed. Bob Wallace had a unique ability to meet

all people in a way that pulled them together behind Tech as being an institution worthwhile in itself and outside any need to justify it on grounds of political philosophy. I think you will find many of the younger alumni will disagree with you on many points of this nature, but would hope to still find common ground in support of Tech. I hope that the extended political controversy does not damage Tech's unique alumni support. No reply is necessary. Sincerely, K. King

After so long a time I felt that I should pass on some information to you concerning our Son, Melvin Earl Ladewig, class of 1966, Aerospace Engineering. Melvin had been commissioned in the regular Air Force upon graduation from Georgia Tech and subsequently completed pilot training. On 25 August 1968 while flying an F-4 Aircraft over North Vietnam he became Missing-In-Action and has been carried in this category ever since. Not only are we awaiting word from him but his wife and son (now 4 years old) are also anxiously waiting word. I pass this information along to you because I know the school is concerned about the alumni and certainly Melvin is unable to pass on anything to you. Should there be any movement on campus toward concern for POW's or individuals MIA we would surely appreciate Melvin being included as one to be remembered. Thank you very much. Sincerely, Earl Ladewig

It is always a pleasure to receive the GT alumnus—my brother and I are both grads—53 and 59. My 6 year old is ready to go now also—. May I buy the photo used for Jan.-Feb. issue with Coach Carson on "Smil-

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