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| June 1, 2004 |
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| Record Participation Pushes Roll Call Toward Goal | |
| The 2003-04 Roll Call campaign, which ends June 30, is reaching to surpass the goal of $7.5 million from a record number of contributors. |  |
| Burdell's Classmate, Pal, C.B. Drennon Jr., Dies | |
| Col. C.B. Drennon Jr., ChE 31, a classmate and confidant of Georgia Tech's legendary George P. Burdell, died May 24 at the age of 94. |  |
| College of Management Names First Members of Hall of Fame | |
| The College of Management inducted the first members into the Hall of Fame, the Academy of Distinguished Alumni and the Council of Outstanding Young Alumni. |  |
| Tech Undergrads Win Space Systems Design Competition | |
| Georgia Tech's campus team, comprised of five aerospace engineering seniors, won the Lunar and Planetary Institute's 2004 RASC_AL Forum in Cocoa Beach, Fla. |  |
| Bush Recognizes Tech Student's Volunteer Work | |
| Biomedical engineering student Brandon Gray was recognized by President George W. Bush for his volunteer work during a presidential visit to Atlanta May 17. |  |
| High-Flying Alum | |
| Georgia Tech alumnus and Atlanta native Shane Kimbrough was chosen in May as one of 11 astronauts in NASA's class of 2004. Kimbrough, MS OR 98, will serve as a mission specialist. |  |
| Clough Honored for Contribution to Engineering Education | |
| Georgia Tech President Wayne Clough received the 2004 Outstanding Projects And Leaders award from the American Society of Civil Engineers. |  |
| White House Honors Two Tech Professors | |
| Georgia Tech professors Julia Kubanek and Mary Jean Harrold were honored recently by the White House for their achievements in research and mentoring. |  |
| New Whistle is a Blast from Past | |
| Georgia Tech without the hourly voice of the whistle would be akin to a class roll without George P. Burdell, a less feisty Buzz or a campus without Junior's. |  |
| Women's Crew Strikes National Gold | |
| The Georgia Tech women's lightweight four crew won the college rowing national championship at the Dad Vail Regatta in Philadelphia May 8. Tech's men's freshman lightweight eight and the men's varsity lightweight eight teams placed second in their races. |  |
| Language School Receives 2004 Regents' Award | |
| The School of Modern Languages in the Ivan Allen College received the 2004 Regents' Awards for Excellence in Teaching from the Georgia Board of Regents. |  |
| Alcohol Server Training Program Offered | |
| Georgia Tech is offering a free online training program for managers and servers of alcohol in Atlanta to help them reduce underage drinking and sales to intoxicated patrons before they get behind the wheel. |  |
| Advisory Committee Wanted | |
| The Alumni Association is accepting nominations for the Young Alumni Advisory Committee, a volunteer advisory group. Applications must be received by June 30, 2004. You may nominate yourself or someone else who has graduated within the past 10 years. For further information, call assistant director of alumni relations Mary M. Esther at (404) 894-0749 or e-mail mary.esther@alumni.gatech.edu. |  |
| Thieves Steal Mini Baja Race Cars | |
| Car thieves cut short the Georgia Tech off-road race team's competition in May and cleaned out its shop — including two custom-designed race cars and all its tools and equipment. |  |
| Men's Lacrosse Plays in National Tournament | |
| The Georgia Tech men's lacrosse team made it to the second round of the United States Lacrosse collegiate national championship tournament in St Louis in May. |  |
| Record Crowd Sees Jackets Collar Dogs | |
| The second-largest crowd to ever watch a college baseball game, 28,836, saw the Yellow Jackets rout the Dogs 12-5 at Turner Field, the home of the Atlanta Braves. |  |
| Tech Clinches Regular Season ACC Baseball Championship | |
| Georgia Tech clinched the 2004 Atlantic Coast Conference regular season championship with an 18-6 win over Maryland May 23. For all Georgia Tech sports go to http://ramblinwreck.collegesports.com/ |  |
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