Gold & White 2022

TOP: Alumni Association President Dene Sheheane, Mgt 91; Trustee Jason Byars, ME 96; 2022 Honorary Alumna Jane Stoner; and Alumni Board Chair Shan Pesaru, CmpE 05.

BOTTOM LEFT: Thank you to Presenting Sponsor VativoRX. BOTTOM RIGHT: The Outstanding Young Alumni medal.

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2022 Gold & White Honors Gala The 2022 Gold & White Honors Gala was an evening of inspiration, celebration, and a renewal of the Georgia Tech spirit as alumni, students, faculty, and friends gathered to pay tribute to the evening’s honorees.

The Gala is the Georgia Tech Alumni Association’s premier annual event. It brings together the Atlanta business community and the Georgia Tech community to raise funds for Georgia Tech Alumni Association’s three nationally acclaimed student programs and to celebrate the impact Georgia Tech graduates have on Atlanta, the state of Georgia, and the world.

As the primary fundraiser for the Student Alumni Association, the Georgia Tech Student Foundation, and the Student Ambassadors this event ensures that these vital programs will have the necessary dollars to continue to help prepare Georgia Tech students for the challenges that will face them after graduation.

“Our student organizations equip Georgia Tech students with a diverse set of skills and experiences that are widely sought after by many of the nation’s top employers,” said Dene Sheheane, Mgt 91, president of the Georgia Tech Alumni Association.

Through the generosity of our 18 corporate sponsors, individual ticket sales and live auction proceeds, the evening raised more than $325,000 to support these dynamic student programs.

“Beth and I were so pleased to attend the Gold and White Honors Gala in celebration of some very special alumni and thrilled to recognize the generous and invaluable support raised for the Alumni Association’s student programs.”

- Ángel Cabrera, President, Georgia Institute of Technology The Dean Griffin Community Service Award: Douglas R. “Doug” Hooker, ME 78, MS TSP 85

Outstanding Young Alumni: Jacquelyn Renée Schneider, BC 06, MBA 18

Joseph Mayo Pettit Distinguished Service Award Robert Lee Dixon, EE 77 Jay M. McDonald, IM 68 Michael G. Messner, CE 76

Honorary Alumni: Rafael L. Bras Reginald DesRoches Jane W. Stoner

Special thanks go to Alumni Association Chair Shan Pesaru, CmpE 05, and Gold & White Honors Gala Chair Magd M. Riad, IE 01, along with a host of committee volunteers, student volunteers, and Alumni Association staff.

CENTER: Guests of Table Host Morris Manning & Martin LLC.

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Presenting Sponsor

Gold Sponsors

Silver Sponsors

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2022 Gold & White Honors Gala

TOP LEFT: Garrett Langley, EE 09, scored a rare bourbon in the live auction. TOP RIGHT: Alumni Board Chair Shan Pesaru, CmpE 05, Outstanding Young Alumnus 2015, with his wife Nichole Pesaru. BOTTOM LEFT: Alumni Board Past Chairs Jocelyn Stargel, IE 82, MS IE 86, and Bob Stargel, EE 83. BOTTOM RIGHT: The GT Student Foundation detailed the impact of their allocations over the years.

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2022 Gold & White Honorees

Honorary Alumnus Rafael L. Bras

Honorary Alumnus Reginald DesRoches 6

2022 Gold & White Honorees

Honorary Alumna Jane W. Stoner

Joseph Mayo Pettit Distinguished Service Honoree Robert Lee Dixon, EE 77 7

2022 Gold & White Honorees

Joseph Mayo Pettit Distinguished Service Honoree Jay M. McDonald, IM 68

Joseph Mayo Pettit Distinguished Service Honoree Michael G. Messner, CE 76 8

2022 Gold & White Honorees

Dean Griffin Community Service Award Honoree Douglas R. “Doug” Hooker, ME 78, MS TSP 85

Outstanding Young Alumni Honoree Jacquelyn Renée Schneider, BC 06, MBA 18 9

2022 Gold & White Honors Gala

TOP LEFT: Georgia Tech alumni & friends enjoy the reception at Flourish Atlanta. TOP RIGHT: 2022 Outstanding Young Alumna Jacquelyn Schneider, BC 06, MBA 18.

BOTTOM CENTER: Randy McDow, IE 95, MS PP 03; 2017 Distinguished Service Honoree Wade Barnes, Bio 71; Sean Bedford, AE 10, and Gentry Bedford.

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TOP CENTER: Guests of Gold Sponsor Cadence Bank. LEFT: Guests of Table Host Jabian Consulting. BOTTOM RIGHT: Gold Sponsor Coca-Cola guests Alonzo and Maria Vega.

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2022 Gold & White Honors Gala

TOP LEFT: Alumni Association past chair and 2015 Distinguished Award honoree Janice Wittschiebe, Arch 78, M Arch 80. TOP RIGHT: Alumni Association President Dene Sheheane, Mgt 91, welcomes guests to the Gala. BOTTOM: Chair Shan Pesaru and Student Host Peyton O’Malley present Honorary Alumna Jane Stoner with a Georgia Tech class ring.

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TOP LEFT: Eric Pinckney, ME 86, MS CP 93, and Claristine Pinckney made the winning bid on custom-made GT pins. TOP RIGHT: Gala guests enjoyed dinner, auction and awards presentation at Flourish Atlanta. BOTTOM LEFT: Alumni Board Chair-Elect and Gala Chair Magd Riad, IE 01, and Ashley Riad. BOTTOM RIGHT: Georgia Tech President Ángel Cabrera shared gratitude for the contributions of the Gold & White Honorees.

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TOP LEFT: Student Host Mariah Washington, ChBE 22. TOP RIGHT: Gold Sponsor Holder Construction guests Jasmyn Sylvester and Steven Sylvester, STC 11, chat with President Cabrera during dinner. BOTTOM CENTER: Chair Pesaru looks on as Student Host Akash Prasad, BA 22, congratulates 2022 Distinguished Service honoree Mike Messner, CE 76.

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2022 Gold & White Honors Gala

TOP LEFT: Chair Pesaru and Student Host Lisa Medford, PP 22, presented a class ring to Honorary Alumnus Rafael Bras. TOP RIGHT: Student Host Troy Batugal, PhD BioE 22, and Student Ambassador Sam Dasari, BME 22. MIDDLE RIGHT: Honorary Alumni receive an official Georgia Tech class ring with the year of their recognition.

BOTTOM CENTER: Guests of Gold Sponsor Waystar, including Alumni Board Past Chair and 2010 Outstanding Young Alumnus Bird Blitch, IE 97, and Anna Blitch.

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Thank You to the Gala’s Dedicated Alumni Volunteers Chair: Shan Pesaru, CmpE 05 Chair Elect and Gold & White Honors Gala Chair: Magd M. Riad, IE 01

Auction & Sponsorship Committee

Student Committee

Jamie Hamilton, Mgt 93, Co-Chair

Doug Dillman, IE 23, Co-Chair

Ashley Hancock, CE 90, Co-Chair

Kyle Robinson, CE 24, Co-Chair

Michael Bogachek, IE 00

Shalini Udawatte, Chem 23, Co-Chair

Jason Byars, ME 96

Francesca D’Angelo, BA 22

Matt Edwards, Mgt 99

Usman Jamal, CS 23

Paul Goggin, Phys 91

Maria Liu, BME 22

Scott Hall, ME 96

Lindsey Mains, IE 24

John Hanson, IE 11

Ameya Vitankar, MS CS 22

Meredith Moot, Mgt 08

Alisa Yakovenko, IE 22

Jacquelyn Schneider, BC 06, MBA 18

Jacqui Van Zyl, ME 24

Casey Aultman Tanner, IAML 13

Special thanks to the Office of Development of the Georgia Institute of Technology for their support of the Alumni Association student programs and for hosting our Gold & White honorees.

We look forward to seeing you at the 2023 Gold & White Honors Gala. To attend, sponsor or volunteer, please contact events@gtalumni.org.

BACK COVER - TOP LEFT: Distinguished Service honoree Mike Messner, CE 76. TOP RIGHT: The Gala always closes with singing of the Ramblin’ Wreck Song.

BOTTOM CENTER: Four past Distinguished Service honorees: Niles Bolton, ARCH 86; Meade Sutterfield, EE 72; Bill Todd, IM 71; and Ken Byers, EE 1966, MS EE 1968.

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