{"55872":{"#nid":"55872","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Spring 2010 ISyE Advisory Board Meets to Discuss School Updates","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering\n(ISyE) hosted its spring advisory board meeting on April 22, 2010.\u0026nbsp; Stewart School Chair Chelsea C. White III and Advisory Board Chair Christopher B. Lofgren led the meeting.\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EIn his opening remarks, Lofgren discussed the search for\nISyE\u2019s new chair.\u0026nbsp; As many of you may\nknow by now, Chip White announced his intention to step down as\nschool chair at the end of his five-year term, effective June 30, 2010.\u0026nbsp; College of Engineering Dean Giddens has\ninitiated a search for the new chair by establishing a search committee to\nactively solicit candidates, evaluate qualifications, and, through a screening\nand interview process, recommend finalists for the position.\u0026nbsp; An interim chair will be announced most\nlikely by the end of May with the new chair expected to be on board within a\nyear.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003ELofgren also introduced the new advisory board member\nnominees and confirmed their appointments for the 2010 \u2013 2014 term. \u0026nbsp;The new board members are: David Bailey (IE\n1969), Robert \u0022Bpb\u0022 Martin (IE 1969), Phillip J. Scott (IE 1969), John A. White III\n(IE 1992), and Charlene Zalesky (1977).\u0026nbsp; Ed\nRogers (IE 1982, MS IL 2002) succeeds outgoing chair Chris Lofgren, who\nserved from 2008 \u2013 2010.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003ELofgren expressed his gratitude for working with the board\nand for Georgia Tech in general.\u0026nbsp; \u201cGeorgia\nTech is a special place,\u201d he said.\u0026nbsp; \u201cWhat\nmakes it so special is the people. \u0026nbsp;For\nthose new on the advisory board, you will develop great friendships that will\nbe lasting and spectacular.\u0026nbsp; It has been\nan honor to work with so many phenomenal individuals.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter Lofgren\u2019s opening remarks, White updated the board on\nthe Stewart School\u2019s continuing successes and upcoming challenges as the\nnation\u2019s largest and highest ranked industrial engineering program.\u0026nbsp; For an unprecedented twentieth consecutive\nyear, \u003Cem\u003EU.S. News \u0026amp; World Report\u003C\/em\u003E has\nranked ISyE as the number one graduate program for industrial and manufacturing\nengineering in the nation.\u0026nbsp; The undergraduate\nprogram has been ranked number one every year but one by \u003Cem\u003EU.S. News \u0026amp; World Report.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cem\u003ET\u003C\/em\u003Ehe National Research Council has\nranked the faculty number one with ranking done once every ten years.\u0026nbsp; ISyE has the highest quality faculty at both\nthe senior and junior levels, including five NAE members and eleven endowed\nchairs\u003Cem\u003E.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EIn discussing how ISyE is doing, White noted that budgets are tight and\nvigilance is required.\u0026nbsp; However, ISyE is\nusing the economic downturn as an opportunity to renew and strengthen its\nprograms and plans to exit the downturn stronger than when we entered it,\nrelative to our peers. \u0026nbsp;ISyE has made\nexcellent progress with the new emerging directions in areas of significant\nreal-world importance as in health and humanitarian logistics; medical\nOR\/biostats; energy, environment, and sustainability; as well as in finance and\nsecurity.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Our current international\npresence is growing including our programs in Shanghai, Singapore, and Costa\nRica with other international possibilities in the works.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003ENancy Sandlin, ISyE director of development, reported on\nISyE\u2019s fundraising efforts to date.\u0026nbsp; Some\nof the development needs discussed were support for faculty and students, ISyE\nDistinguished Lecture (naming gift), Senior Design program, Workforce\nCommunications Lab, Humanitarian Logistics, Executive Masters in International\nLogistics \u0026amp; Supply Chain Strategy, external alumni events, and general\nunrestricted support.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; She also reviewed\na way to support the future of Georgia Tech by making a will provision to the\nGeorgia Tech Foundation where you may leave a percentage of the remainder of\nyour estate or a fixed amount to support the future of ISyE.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EProfessor Pinar Keskinocak presented the group with an\nupdate on the efforts of the Center for Health and Humanitarian Logistics, which\nis housed in ISyE\u2019s Supply Chain \u0026amp; Logistics Institute.\u0026nbsp; The mission of the Center is to improve\nhealth and humanitarian logistics and ultimately the human condition by system\ntransformation and organization effectiveness through education, outreach, and\nsolutions.\u0026nbsp; The opportunities in\nhumanitarian response and world health are vast.\u0026nbsp; Constrained recourses, uncertainty in demand\nand supply, and many other variables in these settings make quantitative\nanalysis and mathematical modeling excellent tools for decision support. \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Learn more about this important work at:\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.scl.gatech.edu\/research\/humanitarian\/\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.scl.gatech.edu\/research\/humanitarian\/\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EAssociate Chair for Undergraduate Studies Chen Zhou\ndiscussed the strengths of the undergraduate program.\u0026nbsp; He also presented a refinement in the\nacademic tracks within the undergraduate curriculum.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; They are moving from six tracks to five,\nconsolidating the tracks to increase depth and breadth of studies.\u0026nbsp; The new tracks are Supply Chain Engineering,\nEconomics and Financial Systems, Operations Research, Quality and Statistics,\nand General. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EProfessor Valerie Thomas presented an update on ISyE\u2019s work\nin energy and sustainability.\u0026nbsp; Thomas\nstated that through this work ISyE faculty and student will develop new\napproaches to sustainability challenges, using and expanding the methods of\nindustrial and systems engineering.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\nISyE will contribute to the understanding of sustainability challenges\nat the national and international level and is the premier location\nfor energy and sustainability training for industrial engineers.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; ISyE also has as a goal to be the leading\nindustrial engineering program for energy and sustainability education, at the\nundergraduate, masters, and PhD levels.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\nTo learn more about Thomas and this vital work visit:\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www2.isye.gatech.edu\/people\/faculty\/Valerie_Thomas\/index.php\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www2.isye.gatech.edu\/people\/faculty\/Valerie_Thomas\/index.php\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EHarvey Donaldson, SCL managing director and associate chair\nof Industry and International Programs, brought the board up to date on the new\nproposed MS in Supply Chain Engineering.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\nThis new MS in Supply Chain Engineering has been approved by Georgia\nTech and is awaiting final approval by the University System of Georgia\u2019s Board\nof Regents.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EJaymie Forrest, director of business development at the Supply\nChain \u0026amp; Logistics Center, discussed the recent creation of the Integrated\nFood Chain Center (IFC).\u0026nbsp; IFC will focus\non cold chain management of perishable goods, researching food safety\n(compliance), product quality (monitor \u0026amp; control), performance (analytics),\nand technology (showcase).\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; She also\nreported on our Latin American initiatives including TLI-Asia Pacific in\nSingapore, the Trade, Innovation \u0026amp; Productivity in Costa Rica, as well as\nother proposed centers throughout Latin America.\u0026nbsp; To learn more on these efforts visit: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.scl.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.scl.gatech.edu\/\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EAs the meeting drew to a close, Lofgren thanked Larry\nBradner (former chair 2006-2008) for guiding him in his role as advisory board chair.\u0026nbsp; White then expressed his deep\nappreciation to Lofgren for serving as ISyE\u2019s advisory board chair for the last\nfour years.\u0026nbsp; Lofgren then passed the\ngavel to Ed Rogers, who will serve a one-year term as ISyE\u2019s new advisory board chair. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EBefore concluding the meeting, Joe Mello (IE 1980) was\npresented the Hill Society Award for his leadership in the healthcare industry. Mello\u2019s Hill Society Award citation read: \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThroughout his\ncareer, Joseph C. Mello, IE 1980, has been a leader in the healthcare industry.\nWhile a student at Georgia Tech, he worked as a paramedic at nearby Grady\nHospital to help cover the costs of his education. Since then, he has gone on\nto an illustrious career, serving in key management positions at MedPartners\nInc. and Vivra Asthma \u0026amp; Allergy Inc. In 2000, Mr. Mello was named chief\noperating officer of DaVita, the largest independent provider of dialysis\nservices in the United States. Understanding the need for increased research\nand intellectual scholarship concerning the systems-based approach to\nhealthcare delivery, Mr. and Mrs. Mello have generously supported initiatives\nat Georgia Tech. They have demonstrated their commitment to the Institute with\nthe establishment of a professorship in the H. Milton Stewart School of\nIndustrial and Systems Engineering in support of health systems. Their philanthropic\ninvestment will have an enormous impact on the Institute and its role in\ndefining the technological future of the rapidly changing healthcare\nprofession. A member of the College of Engineering\u2019s Academy of Distinguished\nEngineering Alumni, Mr. Mello also provides volunteer leadership and service to\nthe Institute through his involvement with the H. Milton Stewart School of\nIndustrial and Systems Engineering Advisory Board. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0022As one of the nation\u2019s\npremier research universities, Georgia Tech is educating the technological\nworkforce of the twenty-first century and conducting research that drives\ninnovation. Thanks to the support of principal benefactors like Mr. and Mrs.\nMello, Georgia Tech continues to reach new heights, building upon academic\nstrengths and addressing the challenges facing our region, our nation, and the\nworld. It is with profound gratitude that the Georgia Institute of Technology\nhonors Virginia C. and Joseph C. Mello as members of the exceptional fellowship\nof The Hill Society. \u201c\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe fall advisory board meeting will be held in October;\ndates to be announced.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering\n(ISyE) hosted its spring advisory board meeting on April 22, 2010.\u0026nbsp; \nStewart School Chair Chelsea C. White III and\nAdvisory Board Chair Christopher B. 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