Clemmie Whatley, one of the first two black women to graduate from Georgia Tech, was presented the outstanding alumna award by Marilyn Somers, director of Living History for the Alumni Association, at the student-organized Women's Leadership Conference on campus Oct. 23.
Whatley, MS AMath 73, went on to earn a doctorate from Emory University and is the founder of Educational Dynamix, a company that helps children learn math through music. She also is the mother of two Tech alums, Tamara Whatley, IE 94, and Melvin Whatley, Mgt 99.
"This is a lifelong learner," Somers said of Whatley. "This is a woman filled with a passion for mathematics."
Other winners of Women of Distinction awards were Lynn Fountain, principal research scientist with the Georgia Tech Research Institute; Julia Kubanek, associate professor in the School of Biology; Kathryn Smith, a graduate student in biomedical engineering; and Melissa Minneci, a mechanical engineering student.
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Kimberly Link-Wills
Clemmie Whatley, MS AMath 73, is congratulated on her award by Marilyn Somers, director of Living History at the Alumni Association.
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