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| December 1, 2004 |
| calendar and events |
| ramblin' roll |
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| Tech Topics |
| Alumni Magazine |
| Tech Student Wins Rhodes Scholarship | |
| Jeremy Farris, the second Tech student in three years to win the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship, will pursue a master’s of philosophy in political theory at Oxford University. |  |
| Salley Speaks at Commencement | |
| Former Yellow Jacket All-American basketball player John Salley returns to campus Dec. 11 to speak at Fall Commencement ceremonies. |  |
| Go Bowling With the Jackets | |
| The Georgia Tech Alumni Association will sponsor a tour to the Champs Sports Bowl in Orlando Dec. 21 to cheer the Yellow Jackets as they make their eighth consecutive postseason appearance. |  |
| Alumnus Among 100 Top Innovators | |
| Anuj Batra, a systems engineer with Texas Instruments, has been named to the 2004 list of the world's 100 Top Young Innovators by Technology Review. |  |
| Tech Researchers Improve Response to Bioterrorism | |
| Sensing technologies being developed at Georgia Tech could help public safety officials respond more effectively to bioterrorism threats. |  |
| Welcome to the Jacket Community | |
| Georgia Tech alumni are being given the online equivalent of a red carpet welcome to the Jacket Community. |  |
| Tech Benefactor Bill Moore Dies | |
| William E. Moore, IM 38, the man whose $5 million gift made the Student Success Center at Georgia Tech a reality, has died. |  |
| Clubs, Students Participate in TEAM Buzz | |
| More than 450 alumni and friends from 41 Georgia Tech clubs across the country joined thousands of Tech students participating in the annual TEAM Buzz day. |  |
| Engineering Hall of Fame Inducts 14 | |
| Fourteen alumni were inducted into Georgia Tech’s Engineering Hall of Fame, the Academy of Distinguished Engineering Alumni and the Council of Outstanding Young Engineering Alumni on Nov. 5. |  |
| Tech Students Advance to World Finals in Programming | |
| The student chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery won first place at the Southeast regional International Collegiate Programming Contest in Melbourne, Fla., earning a spot at the world finals in Shanghai. |  |
| Busbee Center Opens in Technology Square | |
| The Busbee Center for Global Economic Development & Innovation honoring former Georgia Gov. George D. Busbee opened in Technology Square in November, enhancing Georgia Tech’s mission to help shape the state’s economic future. |  |
| Global Executive MBA Offered for 2005 | |
| The College of Management is joining forces with business schools in France and Argentina to offer a global executive MBA. |  |
| Alumnus Among Top Black Research Scientists | |
| The editors of Science Spectrum magazine and Black Engineer Magazine have named alumnus John D. Terry as one of the “50 most important blacks in research science” for 2004. |  |
| Microgenerator Powers Electronics | |
| A microgenerator developed at Georgia Tech can produce enough power to run a small electronic device and has the potential to deliver more energy and last 10 times longer than a conventional battery. |  |
| Alumni Web Site Redesigned | |
| The Web site for the Georgia Tech Alumni Association has been redesigned up front and behind the scenes. |  |
| Tech Square Wins Urban Land Institute Award | |
| The Urban Land Institute has recognized Technology Square as one of 10 winners of its 2004 Awards for Excellence competition. |  |
| Rosser Receives Woman of Distinction Award | |
| Sue Rosser, dean of the Ivan Allen College, received the 2004 Women of Distinction Award at the eighth annual Women’s Leadership Conference. |  |
| Nu Beta Celebrates 25th Year | |
| The Nu Beta chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha celebrated the sorority’s 25th year at Georgia Tech during Homecoming weekend. The chapter was chartered in April 1979. |  |
| FASET Strikes Gold | |
| Merideth Ray, STC 00, assistant director of FASET Orientation, and FASET cabinet member Jennifer Smith won awards in November. |  |
| Victory Over Georgia Gives Stathis 200th Win | |
| Playing before a packed house at the Marietta Ice Arena, the Georgia Tech hockey team gave head coach Greg Stathis his 200th win with a 4-3 victory over arch rival Georgia. |  |
| Sports | |
| An eighth consecutive bowl game for Tech football and the volleyball team hosts the NCAA Tournament. Catch up on all Georgia Tech athletic news. |  |
| December Calendar | |
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