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Tech's Mace A New Twist signed by Cabell Heyward, a research scientist in the College of Architecture, has three brass rods and demonstrates the principle of "tensegrity," a concept of structure combining tension and integrity developed by R. Buckminster Fuller in 1927, Vitale explains. The integrity, or wholeness, of the mace is maintained by each of the rods being held in place by the tension of a steel wire; the rods do not touch one another at any point. "There is a lot of Tech symbolism involved," Vitale says. Tech's colors are represented by the gold color of the brass and the white color of the steel wire. The three rods symbolize
the three primary components of Georgia Tech's mission: education, research and service. The mace also bears silver metallic reproductions of the seals of the state of Georgia, the old Georgia School of Technology and the Georgia Institute of Technology. The coneshaped tip of each rod is the exact angle of the Tech Tower and is topped with a pearl. The mace will be carried in academic ceremonies by the recipient of the Distinguished Professor Award given annually each spring. It was made possible by a gift from the Georgia Tech Student Foundation and the class of 1934. which endowed the Distinguished Professor Award.
Heisman Statue Presented To Georgia Tech An eight-foot statue of legendary Georgia Tech football coach John Heisman has been placed in front of the Old Gym on Third Street. A gift from a Cleveland arts foundation, the statue is the work of sculptor William McVey, who played under Heisman at Rice University. The foundation wanted to locate the statue on
one of the eight campuses where Heisman, a Cleveland native, coached. Thanks to the lobbying efforts of the late Tech associate athletic director, Jim Luck, the foundation settled on Georgia Tech, where Heisman achieved his greatest professional success, compiling a 10229-7 record from 1904 until 1919. Technotes continued on page 11
Georgia Tech Alumni Association Officers B. Joe Anderson '50 president Lawton M. Nease III '65 past president Oliver H. Sale Jr. '56 preside n t-elect/treasurer Shirley C. Mewborn '56 vice president-activities John C. Statonjr. '60 vice president-communications H. Hamond Stith Jr. '58 vice president-Roll Call JohnB. Carter Jr. '69 vice pres ident/executive director
Trustees Thomas A. Barrow Jr. '48 Brian S. Brown '50 Hugh A. Carter Jr. '64 Stanley L. Daniels '60 Eugene Cox Dunwody Sr. '55 '56 H. Allen Ecker '57 '58 Edwin C. Eckles '52 Jack J. Faussemagne '65 Hal W. Field '51 Frank B. Fortson '71 Samuel O. Franklin III '65 L. Thomas Gay Jr. '66 Robert G. Hill '58 Brian D. Hogg '61 James R. Jolly '64
G. William Knight '62 '68 James R. Lientz Jr. '65 Frank H. Maierjr. '60 Ronald L. Martin '68 Robert E. Mason '60 Jean J. Millkey '83 Wade T. Mitchell '57 Daniel E. Pittard 71 James Richard Roberts III '69 V. Hawley Smith '68 Francis M. Spears 7 3 '80 William J. Stanley III 72 George A. Stewart '69 H. Milton Stewart Jr. '61 D. Richard Worsham '68
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