William E. Moore, IM 38, the man whose $5 million gift made the Student Success Center at Georgia Tech a reality, died Nov. 21.

Mr. Moore arrived at Georgia Tech on a tennis scholarship in October 1934 and earned his living expenses performing a variety of campus jobs. He teamed with Russell Bobbit to win the Southeastern Conference doubles crown in 1938 and help the Yellow Jackets capture the team title. Inducted into the Tech Athletic Hall of Fame in 1972, Mr. Moore lost only one singles match during his collegiate career.

He worked for W.H. Kelley in the lab at Glidden Paint Co. in San Francisco before joining the Navy during World War II and served two years in the South Pacific as an officer on a destroyer. After his military service, he convinced his former Glidden boss, who had retired, to join him in business, the Kelly-Moore Paint Co. After six years of steady growth, Kelly retired again and Mr. Moore bought him out. The business went on to become the largest privately held company in the United States. Mr. Moore also developed the Broken O Ranch, the largest irrigated acreage in Montana, and was chairman of Calmutual Insurance Co.

In addition to the Bill Moore Student Success Center, his generosity is apparent at the Bill Moore Tennis Center, dedicated in October 1988, and through an endowed scholarship for tennis players.