NASA’S AMANDA MITSKEVICH RECEIVES THE DEBUS AWARD Amanda Mitskevich, IE 87, was recognized by the National Space Club Florida Committee with the Debus Award, its most prestigious annual honor. The Debus Award was created by the National Space Club Florida Committee to recognize significant achievements and contributions made in Florida to American aerospace efforts. It is named for the Kennedy Space Center's first director, Kurt Debus. Mitskevich was recognized for her leadership of NASA’s Launch Services Program at the John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida. According to Florida Today, Mitskevich is the fourth woman to receive the award. The Launch Services Program is responsible for launching rockets for NASA’s robotic missions, which range from weather satellites to the New Horizons probe, which recently provided scientists with their first glimpse at Pluto. According to Florida Today, the Debus award credited Mitskevich with managing more than 30 successful launches on a variety of rockets, developing a consulting service for spacecraft customers and adapting to new rockets like SpaceX’s Falcon 9.
Advisors” list. Westmoreland is a private wealth advisor in the Private Banking and Investments Group at Merrill Lynch in Atlanta.
1980s Gerald V. “Trey” Anderson III, BC 82, was recently elected as the 2015-16 association president of the Associated General Contractors of Georgia. Anderson is president of Anderson Construction Company of Fort Gaines, Ga., and is a diversified commercial contractor with 51 years of experience in the industry, including conventional general contracting, design-build, construction management and service contracting. The firm has been an active member of AGC Georgia since 1964. Roberto Arrocha, EE 83, is now the CIO for DAVACO Inc in Dallas, Texas. He is also the CIO for ClearThread Technologies. Roberto lives with his family in Colleyville, Texas.
Engineers of North Carolina. The PENC Fellow designation recognizes a small and elite group of members who have distinguished themselves throughout their careers through significant engineering achievements, service to PENC and service to the profession. Bill Magee, IM 85, has been named managing director of Shaw Contract Group Australia. Shaw Contract Group Australia & Shaw Industries is a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway. Magee has been with Shaw Industries for 30 years and will be relocating to Melbourne, Australia, with his wife, Renee.
1990s Tavie North Allan, ICS 90, was promoted to chief operating officer at Think Ministry Inc.
Peter J. Chassman, EE 89, became a partner at the law firm of Reed Smith LLP in Houston, Texas, in May.
Annie I. Antón, ICS 90, MS ICS 92, PhD CS 97, was awarded the national Alpha Delta Pi 2015 Outstanding Alumnae Achievement Award for Contribution to Profession. She is the first Georgia Tech alumna to receive the award since 1977, when the Zeta Omicron chapter was established at Georgia Tech. Anton is professor and chair of the School of Interactive Computing at Georgia Tech.
Herbert V. Congdon II, EE 86, has been named to the National Society of Professional Engineers’ 2015 class of Fellows. Fellow membership honors active NSPE members who have demonstrated exemplary and devoted service to their profession, the society and their communities. Congdon was also elected as a Fellow of the Professional
Sonya Summerour Clemmons, ME 94, gave several talks and seminars about biotechnology and mentoring girls at the 10th anniversary of the American Association of University Women's Tech Savvy Conference in Buffalo, N.Y. Clemmons was the first keynote speaker of the event 10 years ago in 2005. Clemmons is a STEM specialist and travels
Russ Brockelbank, CE 82, is now DPR Hardin’s representative for the Buckhead Coalition, a selective business and civic organization whose membership is limited to top executives of major firms.
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