Thomas Galloway, dean of the College of Architecture, died March 11.

Students, faculty and staff gathered at the Ferst Center on March 16 to pay tribute to Thomas Galloway. The dean of the College of Architecture died March 11 of a heart attack.

"Tom Galloway was my dear friend and respected colleague. His profound dedication to his students and his unique contributions to the Institute are a remarkable legacy in the true tradition of Georgia Tech's outstanding leaders," said President Wayne Clough.

Galloway sat down for an interview with the Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine four days before his death.

"The elements of a great architect, a great city planner, a great landscape architect, a great industrial designer, a great interior designer are to think beyond the present, think beyond the conventional wisdom and ask the question: Why not? That's what draws many young people into the architecture profession because they can have a significant impact," Galloway said in the interview.

Galloway came to Georgia Tech in 1992 from the College of Design at Iowa State University, where he served as dean and professor from 1985 to 1992. He also held faculty and administrative appointments at the University of Rhode Island and the University of Kansas.

During his tenure as dean, he established study abroad partnerships in France and China and chaired a team that reviewed a new engineering and design college at the University of Abu Dhabi.

Galloway is credited with strengthening the College of Architecture's academic programs and integrating research programs with instruction and fully engaging the college with the expanded academic, research and service missions of the Institute.