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College of Management Reaches $45 Million Goal
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Georgia Tech has filled a chair in logistics and begun a search for a professorship in aerospace engineering.
Chelsea C. "Chip" White III was named to the Schneider National chair in transportation and logistics in the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering. Schneider National, a transportation and logistics company, will provide funds for undergraduate and graduate instruction and research materials.
Schneider National's president and CEO Chris Lofgren, PhD 86, said, "This will bring a new level of visibility and permanence to the study of logistics engineering. As a Georgia Tech alumnus and a business partner, it is a privilege to help fund the future of an organization so ingrained in the knowledge, discovery and advancement of supply chain management, logistics and transportation planning."
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. has made a $750,000 endowment to establish a professorship at the Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering.
"Sikorsky Aircraft and United Technologies Corporation, our parent company, are committed to the advancement of rotorcraft research and development in the United States," said Mark Miller, Sikorsky's vice president of research and engineering.
"Georgia Tech is one of only three universities in the United States designated as having a rotorcraft center of excellence funded by the National Rotorcraft Technology Center and comprised of students, faculty and staff who focus on rotorcraft-related education and research," he said.
Robert Loewy, the William R.T. Oakes chair of the Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering, said, "It is an honor for us to have the Sikorsky name associated with a professorship at Georgia Tech. We look forward with confidence to the incumbent being inspired, as we are, to making the greatest contributions possible to rotary wing engineering."
The Sikorsky professor will hold the rank of assistant professor or associate professor and conduct rotorcraft-related research.
College of Management Reaches $45 Million Goal
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Georgia Tech's College of Management has reached its $45 million fund-raising goal to cover the cost of its new home in Technology Square without state support, becoming one of few campus facilities built entirely with private funds.
More than 250 donors made gifts and commitments to cover the cost of the 189,000-square-foot Management building. More than $26 million was secured in the last 13 months.
"The majority of these donors are first-time major givers to the college, representing our rapidly growing base of supporters," said Terry C. Blum, dean of the college. "Our trust in the generous support and leadership of our donors enabled us to accelerate our move into our spectacular new home."
Construction began in September 2001, and the college moved into the state-of-the-art building at 800 W. Peachtree St. in July 2003. The college is only one of three buildings in Atlanta certified by the U.S. Green Building Council for environmentally friendly design.
"Locating the College of Management in the midst of Atlanta's high-tech business community further has enriched the educational experience of our students and opened new avenues of collaboration with start-up companies as well as the city's high-tech giants," said Tech President Wayne Clough.
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