{"80081":{"#nid":"80081","#data":{"type":"news","title":"College of Engineering Announces its Alumni Awards","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech announced its annual College of Engineering Alumni Awards at an induction ceremony on Nov. 5.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ENew members were inducted into Georgia Tech\u0027s Engineering Hall of Fame, the Academy of Distinguished Engineering Alumni and the Council of Outstanding Young Engineering Alumni.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Each of these alumni exemplify the essence of Georgia Tech - a strong technological foundation, a competitive spirit and a drive for excellence. Their accomplishments, as well as their dedication to their professions, their communities, and especially to Georgia Tech, have earned them a place in Georgia Tech history,\u0022 said President G. Wayne Clough.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe 14 inductees to the Engineering Hall of Fame received the highest honor that can be bestowed on alumni in the College of Engineering. Hall of Fame membership is reserved for alumni who have made sustained and meritorious engineering and\/or managerial contributions during their careers.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EInductees included:\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026#9679; Harold Samuel Becker, Aerospace Engineering, 1951. President, HalMar Associates\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u0026#9679; Michael T. Duke, Industrial Engineering, 1971. President\/CEO, Wal-Mart Stores Division\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u0026#9679; Arnold I. Goldberg, Mechanical Engineering, 1950. President, Flexible Assembly Services and Test Inc.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u0026#9679; Hollis L. Harris, Aerospace Engineering, 1961. Chairman\/CEO, World Airways Inc.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u0026#9679; H. Scott Howell, Textiles Engineering, 1951. Retired Executive Vice President, Russell Corp.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u0026#9679; E. Calvin Johnson, Electrical Engineering, 1947. Vice President, UBC Inc.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u0026#9679; Thomas J. Malone, Chemical Engineering, 1963. Retired Executive Vice Chairman, Milliken and Co.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u0026#9679; Duncan A. Mellichamp, Chemical Engineering, 1959. Professor Emeritus Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u0026#9679; Paul M. O\u0027Neal Jr., Civil Engineering, 1965. Preisident\/CEO, O\u0027Neal Inc.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u0026#9679; Thomas E. Perrin, Civil Engineering, 1949. Retired President\/CEO, Watkins Engineers and Constructors Inc.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u0026#9679; M. David Prince, Electrical Engineering, 1946. Retired Senior Staff Specialist, Lockheed Aeronautical Systems Co.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u0026#9679; Joseph LeConte Smith Jr., Mechanical Engineering, 1953. Samuel C. Collins Senior Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u0026#9679; Robert W. Tyson Jr., Civil Engineering, 1951. Retired Owner\/Chairman, R.W. Tyson Producing Co. Inc.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u0026#9679; Roger P. Webb, Electrical Engineering, 1964. Professor and Steve W. Chaddick School Chair, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Academy of Distinguished Engineering Alumni recognizes 18 alumni this year who have made significant contributions to their profession, the Institute, or society at large. Individuals receiving this award are widely respected, recognized for their professional and personal success, and actively involved in engineering or management.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe eight alumni inducted into the Council of Outstanding Young Engineering Alumni were alumni under 40 years of age who have already demonstrated outstanding professional achievements.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"The College of Engineering has named this year\u0027s inductees to the Engineering Hall of Fame, the Academy of Distinguished Engineering Alumni and the Council of Outstanding Young Engineering Alumni.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"CoE Alumni Awards honor outstanding alumni"}],"uid":"27281","created_gmt":"2004-11-09 01:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:01:05","author":"Lisa Grovenstein","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2004-11-09T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2004-11-09T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"3295","name":"Buzzpoll"},{"id":"3296","name":"poll"},{"id":"1271","name":"President"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003ELisa Grovenstein\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECommunications \u0026amp; Marketing\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=lgrovenste3\u0022\u003EContact Lisa Grovenstein\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404-894-8835\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["lisa.grovenstein@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}