Leader of the Pack uantum Leap, a collie owned by Dr. Cindi Bossart, Biol 74, a Fort Lauderdale, Fla., veterinarian, and her husband, Jim Efron, took top honors in the 123rd Westminister Kennel Club Dog Show. "He is the No. 1 collie in the United States," Bossart beams. Quantum Leap, a "rough collie," carries the show name "Ch Glenhill Argent Quantum Leap." He has distinctive markings, and his facial features are split between a tri-color and blue merle dog. He is also a "Purina Chosen By Champion" dog, appearing in the company's advertisements. Bossart, who earned her veterinary degree from the University of Pennsylvania, owns the Animal Hospital of Fort Lauderdale, Fla. She has raised collies for show for 12 years. "It's a labor of love," Bossart says,
and jokes, "I'm a veterinarian so I can support my animal habit. I love the sport of dog showing. I love the pomp and circumstance that goes along with it. I love the competition. I like trying to breed a better and better dog." Bossart has bred five champion dogs at home, and owned and trained 26 champions. "Collies in general are born with a cum laude degree," she says. "They're incredibly intelligent. We start training our puppies when they are eight weeks old." Quantum Leap, who is five years old, started his show career when he was six months old. He competes in shows 42 weekends each year. "He's so fine-tuned he could probably do it himself," Bossart says. "He's a marvelous animal— beautiful and brilliant."
Women Engineers ech's College of Engineering graduated the largest number of female engineers (total degrees) in the nation from 1991 to 1997. In addition, the percentage of female faculty grew from 1 percent to 8 percent over the decade 1987 to 1997. Those facts are part of the "Enhancing the Environment for Success" report just issued by the College of Engineering. The report outlines specific recommendations to firmly establish Georgia Tech as the leading institution for women pursuing an engineering education and career. Specific goals include increasing the percentage of female graduate students in engineering and the numbers of women in senior faculty positions. Recommendations include developing flexible work-family policies and programs, such as family leave and modified work options after childbirth. A synopsis of the report can be found at www.coe.gatech.edu/wie.html. For more information or a copy of the full report, contact April Brown at april.brown@ee.gatech.edu.
Tech Ranks No. 3 Among Engineering Graduate Schools In its recent ranking of the nation's top graduate schools, U.S. News and World Report placed Georgia Tech No. 3 overall as the best institution for an engineering education, also judging it among the best in business, computing and sciences. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology was rated first on the engineering list, followed by Stanford University. "I'm very pleased that the impressive work of our faculty and students is so highly regarded at the national level," President Wayne Clough said. "Graduate education is extremely important as we continue to transition to a high-tech, information-based economy." The Institute's School of Industrial and Systems Engineering was ranked No. 1 for the ninth year in a row, while several other engineering programs broke the top 10, including aerospace (No. 5), electrical (No. 7), mechanical (No. 7), biomedical (No. 8), civil (No. 8) and environmental (No. 8). Tech's non-engineering accolades were awarded to the College of Computing (No. 13), the DuPree College of Management (No. 33) and the School of Physics' non-linear/chaos program (No. 5), which broke the top 10 for the first time.
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