eorgia Tech ranks among the top 10 engineering schools in the
country, according to an annual survey conducted by U.S. News & World
Report.
Tech has risen steadily in the rankings each of the four years the survey of professional universities and colleges has been conducted, this year entering the top 10 for the first time with a No. 10 showing.
In addition, Tech tied Purdue for first place in the specialty of industrial and systems engineering.
The U.S. News rankings are based on measures such as job-market success of recent graduates, faculty- student ratio, plus the universities' reputations among deans, professors, corporate CEOs and business leaders.
awrence A. Kudlow, chief economist and senior managing director of
Bear, Stearns & Co. in New York, delivered the annual Tennenbaum lecture
in March.
Kudlow, who served in the Reagan administration as associate director for economics and planning in the Office of Management and Budget, said, "I believe we are on a long-term path to the greatest economic prosperity in the history of civilization."
Although he was a volunteer in George Bush's 1988 campaign, Kudlow said he was undecided about his 1992 choice, but liked the "intelligent suggestions on capital formation and small business" made by Democrat Paul Tsongas. He also said that Japan's power and influence have been overrated, and noted that "since 1986, we've more than doubled our exports to Japan."
eorgia Tech has joined a new cooperative research and education effort
aimed at boosting the competitiveness of the U.S. textile industry. The
federally funded program, called the National Textile Center-University
Research Consortium, will support development of improved composite
fabrics, new fabric-barrier systems, and new electronic-based production
technologies. Other members of the program are Clemson, N.C. State and
Auburn.
his year marks the centennial of Georgia Tech football. Tech's
illustrious gridiron tradition was off to a rough start in 1892, losing
its first game to Mercer University by a 12-0 score. The
Technologicals, as the team was known then, did not post its first
victory until the following year--a 28-6 victory
over Georgia in Athens.
lthough there were many worthy candidates for the head football coach
position, Bill Lewis may have had an advantage--his first name starts
with "B." Ever since William A. "Bill" Alexander started calling the
plays in 1920, the first name of every Tech football coach, with the
exception of Pepper Rogers, has started with B: Bobby Dodd, Bud Carson,
Bill Fulcher, Bill Curry and Bobby Ross.
new information booth will be opening on the second floor of the
Student Center this summer. It will also serve as the ticketing facility
for the recently opened Georgia Tech Theater for the Arts.
The booth will include several bulletin boards to display campus news, a large campus map, and a pair of computer terminals that will function as an electronic message system for students.
The booth is a prototype of communications centers that will be installed at several campus locations for the 1996 Olympics.
new certificate in management of technology is being offered to
graduate students in the Ivan Allen College of Management, Policy and
International Affairs. Under development since 1989, the program is
designed to combine knowledge of current technology with a comprehensive
understanding of the principles required to manage that technology. The
curriculum includes courses, weekly seminars and a project in which
students work as part of a multidisciplinary team to solve a real
problem posed by a technology-based firm. The teams are supervised by a
faculty member and a representative of the host company.
The certificate may evolve into a master's degree option as an alternative to the MBA for technical professionals.
Governor's Advisory Council on Science and Technology Development has
been named by Gov. Zell Miller to create a technology policy for the
state of Georgia. The 18-member body includes four Tech alumni: James
C. Edenfield, IE '57, president and CEO of American Software Inc.;
Dennis C. Hayes, Cls '73, chairman of Hayes Microcomputer Products;
David S. Lewis Jr., AE '39, retired chairman of General Dynamics; and Jay
McDonald, IM '68, of McDonald, Withers & Hughes. Georgia Tech Professor
Robert M. Nerem, who holds the Parker H. Petit chair for engineering in
medicine, also serves on the board.