“We are thrilled to support Georgia Tech.” — Gail S. and Marion B. Glover, IM 1965 This fall, during his 50th class reunion, Marion B. Glover, IM 1965, will be celebrating memories of the joys and successes that marked his days as a Georgia Tech undergraduate. Born and raised in Walterboro, South Carolina, Glover spent his summers fishing with his father. At Tech, he was a member of Omicron Delta Kappa and Tau Kappa Epsilon, the vice president of Alpha Kappa Psi business fraternity, and president of the Society for the Advancement of Management. A Scheller College of Business (formerly College of Management) Distinguished Alumnus, today he remains a leader in the Atlanta community, serving as a member of the Atlanta Roundtable, on the board of directors of the John and Mary Franklin Foundation, and as a trustee emeritus of the Georgia Tech Foundation. After graduation, Glover earned an MBA from Harvard Business School, where he received a J. Spencer Love Fellowship. Later, he served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Army. In 1969, Glover began a 14-year career at The Coca-Cola Company, where he was vice president of corporate strategic planning and vice president of corporate financial planning and information systems. He later became president of the Edwards Baking Company and the Peterson Companies.
Glover lives in Atlanta with his high school sweetheart and wife of 46 years, Gail, a graduate of Agnes Scott College who also holds a master’s in mathematics from the University of North Carolina. Together, the two have shared an abiding, lifelong partnership, working side by side every day. Marion serves as president of Glover Capital, a merger and acquisition advisory firm. The Glovers are devoted to their alma maters and have established endowments at each institution, which will be supplemented through their estate plans. “The most tax-efficient gift is from my retirement plan, and this is where we thought the first dollars to Tech should come from,” he explained. “Our loves are the Georgia Tech Promise Scholarship program, dean’s scholarships within the Scheller College of Business, and athletic scholarships, so we are thrilled to have been able to direct our gift to these areas.” Avid Yellow Jackets fans, the Glovers have a cherished tradition of driving his gold and black 1931 Model A — very similar to the Ramblin’ Wreck — to campus on football Saturdays. “It’s fun, it has beautiful styling, and excellent performance,” Glover said. “And it reminds me of Georgia Tech.”
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