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cover 11/3/03 2:37 PM Page 1 Winter 2003 Homecoming2003 preview 11/4/03 10:42 AM Page 3 3 Tech Topics Tech Vol. 40, No. 2 Winter 2003 gtalumni.org • Winter 2003 A Quick Read of Winter 2003 Contents Publisher: Joseph P. Irwin IM 80 Editor: John C. Dunn Associate Editor: Neil B. McGahee 08 True Grit 23 To the Point Assistant Editor: Maria M. Lameiras Assistant Editor: Kimberly Link-Wills Junior’s moved to smaller digs. Its next building was Herky Harris’ “giddyap” business style spurred his Design: Andrew Niesen & Rachel LaCour Niesen leveled by a wrecking ball. Through it all, this Tech career to the top and has proven invaluable to the institution has survived to “hold the dust.” Georgia Tech Foundation. Alumni Association Executive Committee 09 Planet of the Ape 25 Saving Lives, Saving Jobs L. Thomas Gay IM 66, president Robert L. Hall IM 64, past president Terry Maple, head of Georgia Alumnus David Rice’s manufac- Carey H. Brown IE 69, president elect/treasurer Tech’s new Center for turing business took a direct hit J. William Goodhew III IM 61, vice president activities Conservation and Behavior when a luggage company Janice N. Wittschiebe Arch 78, MS Arch 80, and former director of Zoo packed its bags and moved over- vice president Roll Call Atlanta, kicked off the seas. Not only did Rice’s compa- C. Meade Sutterfield EE 72, vice president communications Joseph P. Irwin IM 80, vice president and executive director Alumni Association’s ny survive the wound, it’s Homecoming events by shar- thriving as a maker of ing what he learned from bulletproof vests. Alumni Association Board of Trustees gorilla Willie B. 31 Buy Ad, Get Web Site C. Dean Alford EE 76 Homecoming Kimberly K. Barnes IM 84 12 Two friends’ shared dream of own- Claude S. Bridges III ME 65 New places and familiar faces ing a radio station has become Constance Callahan MS CP 93 were Homecoming highlights, reality in Yazoo City, Miss. Now Steve W. Chaddick EE 74, MS EE 82 especially the new Technology they are relying on their Tech edu- Tony S. Chan IE 94, MS Mgt 98 Square campus extension. And cation to make the station profitable. Ronny L. Cone IM 83 H. Keith Cooley ISyE 75 55,000 fans in newly expanded Thomas F. Davenport III IM 84 Bobby Dodd Stadium saw the Yellow 34 Not Rich Yet H. Stewart Davis IM 64 Jackets put the sting to the Wolfpack. An “aha!” moment led Vergil Daughtery to become Kathleen S. Day IM 78 the first person in the United States to patent a finan- Thomas M. Dozier IE 63 16 State of the Institute cial product traded on exchanges and could lead to Walter G. Ehmer IE 89 A. Donald Faulk Jr. IE 71 President Wayne Clough said untold riches. Anne Wise Fuller ME 83, MS PubPol 93 Tech is reshaping the campus Francis S. Godbold IE 65 to enhance its image as a 37 War Hero Charles A. Hall ChE 85, MS ChE 88 leader among the Medal of Honor winner Daveitta Jenkins CE 94 world’s technologi- and beloved Georgia Richard S. Lawrence IM 61 W. Andrew McKenna IE 69 cal universities Tech alumnus Gen. S. Gordon Moore Jr. Mgt 92, MS Mgt 97 and create an Ray Davis, whose mil- David C. Nelson BC 92 environ- itary career spanned Thomas E. Noonan ME 83 ment filled World War II and the Oscar N. Persons IE 60 with “inter- Korean and Vietnam Sheryl S. Prucka EE 82, MS EE 84 Thomas J. Quigley EE 84 sections of wars, was laid to rest in J. Gary Sowell IE 73 innovation.” his Marine blues. Richard J. Steele Jr. ChE 85 William J. Todd IM 71 19 Tech Gem 44 The Cowbell Tolls B. Kenneth Townsend ME 64 Georgia Tech Al Trujillo AE 81 The battle between Tech and Edward L. Underwood IE 71 and Atlanta cel- Vanderbilt for the coveted L. Michael Van Houten Jr. IM 65 ebrated the dedica- cowbell dates back nearly 80 years. Chris A. Verlander IM 70 tion of Technology Cheryl Johnson Weldon ChE 85 The bell’s origin has been traced, but Square, the Institute’s page 12 Samuel A. Williams EE 68 some mysteries remain. “crown jewel” that bridges the Downtown Connector and brings the campus and community together with 47 The Women’s Team Editorial Advisory Board top-notch educational facilities, shops, restaurants During the first event in the Georgia Tech Women on and a hotel. C. Meade Sutterfield EE 72, Chairman Wednesdays series, best-selling author and visiting Vice President Communications professor Gail Evans tells businesswomen what they Georgia Tech Alumni Association Board of Trustees Private Equity Investor should and should not do to succeed in the working J. Gary Sowell IE 73 page 44 world. Alumni Association Board of Trustees Retired director BellSouth Technology Group Robert T. "Bob" Harty Executive Director, Institute Communications & Public Affairs John D. Toon Manager, Georgia Tech Research Departments News and Publications Office Letters........................................................5 Living History.................................................8 Advertising 190 North Avenue............................................9 Julie Schnelle (404) 894-0766 From the Hill.................................................19 Alumni Association In the Black.................................................22 Georgia Tech Foundation..................................23 (404) 894-2391 What’s the Word............................................24 TECH TOPICS® (ISSN 1062-077X) is published quarterly (Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter) by the Georgia Tech Alumni Association, Alumni/Faculty House, 190 North Avenue, Atlanta, GA Burdell and Friends.........................................25 30313. Periodicals Postage paid at Atlanta, GA, and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Yellow Jackets..............................................41 Send address changes to TECH TOPICS, Georgia Tech Alumni Association, Alumni/Faculty House, 225 North Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30332-0175. Georgia Institute of Technology is an Real World..................................................47 Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action institute. © 2003 by TECH TOPICS. letters 11/4/03 10:33 AM Page 5 5 Tech Topics Tech The Write Stuff • Winter 2003 Showcasing Leadership Wright Way, Wright Stuff are some exhibits to view in the small field wider than the greatest ocean. My museum, mainly bicycle parts, reproduc- knees buckled for a moment taking it all he Alumni Association’s Leadership I recently visited Kitty Hawk, the tions, pictures and letters. Outside there in and thinking of that leap of faith. TGeorgia Tech — the annual training famed locale of the Wright brothers’ first are markers to show the distance of the They worked independently like session for our Alumni Club leaders — flight. The brothers owned a bicycle shop four flights that day and a large monu- many inventors have done — even self- was held Oct. 23 and 24. in Dayton, Ohio, and had that gut- ment atop the famed hill. Even with the financing the venture from their bicycle More than 80 of our finest leaders wrenching determination that drove their “Centennial of Flight” celebration this business. Their intense preoccupation from more than 50 alumni clubs quest for powered flight. The Wright year there was not a whole lot to see. But with their airplane was fueled not by eco- around the country joined us for an Flying Machine brought success on Dec. there is a great amount to feel. nomic necessity but from their persever- evening of fun 17, 1903, with Orville’s flight of 120 feet There is something quintessentially ance to cross the technological barriers with the Jackets’ — an expanse much greater than it American about Orville and Wilbur to human flight. victory over sounds. Wright’s historic achievement at Kitty Wilbur and Orville Wright are the Maryland, fol- The sands of Kitty Hawk, N.C., are a Hawk. Standing atop that hill preparing original two guys in a garage. lowed by a day long way from Dayton, but that was the for flight must have felt like the tallest Todd A. Hartle, ICS 87 of brainstorm- best place for their experiments. There mountain and the view to the end of the Decatur, Ga. ing, training and presentations by Alumni Now he’s gone and taken his valiant spirit with him. I Association and Joe Irwin learned something the evening I danced with The General. Athletic The measure of a man is not his stature — Gen. Davis was Association staff members and the only 5 foot 6. It resides in his heart. Thank you, General, for Georgia Tech administration, headed the dance. by President Wayne Clough. Laurie Rothrock Dick We have some terrific alumni Alpharetta, Ga. leaders in these clubs and we applaud their efforts to connect you to Gen. Davis Awakened Pride Tech. They believe in what they’re doing, have a lot of fun and they know The passing of Gen. Ray Davis leaves me in the throes that Georgia Tech benefits from their of head shaking that would be more appropriate for a 17- efforts. year-old enlistee than a 71-year-old retiree. Our alumni clubs stay busy. Last Since meeting Gen. Davis two years ago, I had come to year the clubs: Laurie Dick and Gen. Davis regard him as a “fast-forward” mentor who was everything the • Held more than 300 meetings drill instructors at Parris Island told me that the Marine Corps showcasing Tech leaders and faculty, Dancing with The General was all about — purposeful, resolute, humble. He was an all- engaging more than 15,000 alumni around good guy, a man who had started out of college as a and friends I first met Gen. Ray Davis in 1995, when I interviewed cook in a bakery and found within himself the uncommon • Raised and awarded more than him for an article for TECH TOPICS. Later that year my husband courage of a titan.

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