"My gifts enable me to give back to Tech now while providing for my family's future."
William R. Collins Jr., ME 1957, MSIM 1963 Alpharetta, Georgia pictured
with:
Karen Collins Thurman, IM 198. Claire Thurman, Class of 2010
• Atlanta native, graduated from Bass High School. • Member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity at Georgia Tech. • Former President and CEO of Pinkerton and Laws; worked 32 year: for the company. • Founder and CEO of Collins and Arnold Construction Co. • Member of the Georgia Tech Foundation Board of Trustees and Campaign Georgia Tech Steering Committee. • Served as a member of the Alexande Tharpe Fund Board. • Guest lecturer on entrepreneurship f< the College of Management. • Married to Jacqueline Mobley on December 20, 1958. • Family members attending Georgia Tech: daughter Karen C. Thurman, l/v 1982; son-in-law Mark K. Thurman, ME 1983; son Matthew W. Collins, MGT 1990; and granddaughter Clair Thurman, entered in fall 2006 with the Class of 2010. Gifts to Georgia Tech • Charitable lead trust to support Building a Competitive Advantage and the College of Management Special Needs Fund. • Gift of a life insurance policy to support the Alexander-Tharpe Fund and the Georgia Tech Foundation Special Needs Fund. • A-T Platinum Life Member; donor to A-T for 28 consecutive years. • Donor to Roll Call for 53 consecutive years. Notable Quotation: "When I first started thinking about my estate plan, it made sense to include Georgia Tech. Later, when I wanted to give more, I funded a charitable lead trust with real estate, allowing me to give back to Tech now while providing for my family's future."
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William R. Collins Jr., ME 1957, MSIM 1963, is one of 884 members of Georg Tech's Founders' Council, the honorary society of alumni and friends who have made non-contingent bequests or lifeincome gifts of at least $25,000 for the support of Georgia Tech.
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