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memoriam John J. McStay III, EE 71, of Toccoa, Ga., on Nov. 12. Electrical engineer, NASA. Brother: David McStay, EE 84. H. John Renner Jr., AM 72, of Pine Brook, N.J., on Nov. 5. Chi Psi. UPS.
Curtis L. Stoner, IM 75, of St. Marys, Ga., on Dec. 3. Chi Phi. Army National Guard. Newport News Shipbuilding. Manager, CSX Transport. Son: Matthew Bommer, IE 07. Daughters: Elizabeth Stoner, Mgt 05. Deborah Bommer, IE 08, PTFE 09.
James Daniel White PROFESSOR AND AUTHOR JAMES DANIEL WHITE, OF ATLANTA, ON OCT. 21.
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r. James Daniel White was a journalist, researcher and author whose career took him around the globe. Before retiring in September, White was a professor in Georgia Tech’s Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts. At Tech, White served as the director of communications studies in the Center for Advanced Communications Policy; senior research scientist in the School of Public Policy; and senior research fellow at the Center for International Strategy, Technology and Policy. He was also co-director of the policy initiative of the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center for Wireless Technologies at the CACP. In addition, White was a visiting professor at the University of Hong Kong. White's research focused on the impact of communications on society and he was the author of several books. His books include "Global Media: The Television Revolution in Asia,” in which he presented research into the impact of new technologies and forms of communication on society; and "Fear of Persecution: Global Human Rights, International Law and the Wellbeing of Refugees and Displaced Persons,” an overview of essays related to human rights and refugees. Before coming to Georgia Tech, White was associate director, Program in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance and associate director, Globalization Research Center, both at the University of Hawaii. White was born in St. Albans, United Kingdom and earned his bachelor’s degree in American Studies from the University of Manchester. He earned a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Hawaii. Before coming to the United States, White worked in Japan for 11 years, where he held various positions, including president of Dewe Rogerson, managing director of JDW Associates, and senior international consultant in public relations. White also worked in Thailand for several years, where he was an editor of a business magazine and a consultant for several publications. He also worked for the largest public relations agency in Southeast Asia at the time, as well as the UNESCO Regional Office in Bangkok. He leaves a legacy of enduring commitment to open and transparent communications as a path for resolving conflict, violence, and war. Son: Jonathan Z. White, IAC 17
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1980s Thomas W. Barr II, CE 86, MS CE 92, of Atlanta, on Nov. 24. Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. BellSouth. NE Technologies Inc. Son: Victor Barr, Cls 19. Bruce D. Crawford, EE 83, MS EE 84, of Mableton, Ga., on Oct. 9. Global Sales Technical Lead, Zebra Technologies. Wife: Karen Crawford, EE 85. Alan Hunter, CE 88, MS CE 90, of Marietta, Ga., on Nov. 30. Owner, Atlanta Structural Metro Atlanta Property Management.
2010s Benjamin Jacobson, EE 10, of Atlanta, on Oct. 28. Sigma Phi Epsilon.
Friends William “Tony” Clark, of Atlanta, on Nov. 26. Georgia Tech Research Institute. Jane Simpson Davoli, of Amelia Island, Fla., on Nov. 20. Paul R.A. Davoli Memorial Scholarship. Olga Casteleiro de Goizueta, of Atlanta, on Nov. 16. The Goizueta Foundation. Son: Thompson Rawls, Mgt 73. Jerry Hitt, of Atlanta, on Nov. 20. Navy. Korean War. Director of admission emeritus, Georgia Tech. Son: Carlos Fox, Mgt 85. Granddaughter: Courtney Strauss, Mgt 08. Ellen Merwine Weatherly, of Atlanta, on Nov. 17. Georgia Tech Faculty Women’s Club. Sons: Thomas Weatherly, IE 84. James Barksdale.