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| January 1, 2005 |
| calendar and events |
| ramblin' roll |
| alumni benefits |
| tech merchandise |
| Tech Topics |
| Alumni Magazine |
| Entrepreneur Shares Top 10 Tips | |
| Amol Joshi, EE 92, shared the “10 Most Important Things I Didn’t Learn at Georgia Tech But I Wish Someone Had Told Me” a tongue-in-cheek compilation of his own entrepreneurial experiences, at the annual President’s Scholars luncheon. |  |
| Aerospace Endowment Established | |
| Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. announced an endowment of $750,000 to establish the Sikorsky professorship at the School of Aerospace Engineering. |  |
| Salley Speaks at Fall Commencement | |
| NBA veteran John Salley returned to his alma mater to deliver a commencement address filled with humor and encouragement. To hear the brief address and see a photo gallery from Tech’s 220th commencement go to http://www.gatech.edu/commencement/ |  |
| Tech Student Wins Marshall Scholarship | |
| Biomedical engineering student Ambika Bumb will graduate this spring then use her 2005 Marshall Scholarship to pursue a doctorate in medical engineering. |  |
| Alumni Get Economic Preview | |
| “Focus on the Economy: Outlook and Issues for 2005,” will be presented by the Georgia Tech Alumni Network and will feature three nationally known economists who will discuss economic projections for the coming year. More information and online registration is available at http://gtalumni.org/site/Page/GTAlumniNetwork/ |  |
| Astronaut John Young Retires | |
| John W. Young, the longest-serving astronaut in United States history, retired after a 42-year career at NASA. Young, AE 52, was the first person to fly in space six times. |  |
| Technique Features Older Undergrads | |
| Frank Graffanino lives in family housing with his wife and three children. The third-year mechanical engineering major is one of 165 Tech undergraduates who make up the 30-and-older crowd. |  |
| Project Honors Ivan Allen Jr. | |
| A proposed $300 million development in downtown Atlanta will honor the memory of former mayor Ivan Allen Jr., the Georgia Tech alumnus credited with guiding the city through the often-tumultuous civil rights movement of the 1960s. |  |
| Clough to Moderate Panel Discussion | |
| President Wayne Clough will moderate “Georgia Tech: Innovating Here and Now,” a panel discussion of Tech’s role as an innovation leader in the 21st Century. Faculty from engineering, the sciences and business will discuss progress made by the Institute and its role in the future on Feb. 15 at the Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center in Technology Square. For further information contact Hayley Brammer at (404) 894-0796 or hayley.brammer@alumni.gatech.edu |  |
| Retirement Course Offered in February | |
| Will you be financially ready to retire? The Georgia Tech Alumni Association will be hosting a "Financial Strategies for Successful Retirement" course every Tuesday in February. To register, contact Maris Ozug at (404) 894-0766. |  |
| Tech Developing Efficient Organic Solar Cell | |
| Researchers at Georgia Tech have developed a new approach to creating lightweight organic solar cells. |  |
| New Doctoral Program Approved | |
| The Georgia Board of Regents approved a doctoral program in human-centered computing at Tech’s College of Computing. |  |
| Sports | |
| Men’s and women’s basketball are in high gear. Get all the sports news at http://ramblinwreck.collegesports.com/ |  |
| January Calendar | |
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