Celebrate and honor the very best of Georgia Tech at the 2027 Gold & White Honors Gala on February 11, 2027. Meet the award recipients in person and talk to notable alumni. Bid on highly desired auction items and take photos with Buzz and friends. Applaud the achievements of fellow Jackets and invest in Georgia Tech’s future. Funds raised at the Gala support the Alumni Association’s student and new alumni programs.
The 2027 Gold & White Honors award recipients represent the best of Tech—leaders transforming industries, innovators shaping the future, and servants strengthening communities.
David Flanagan, IE 76, the Joseph Mayo Pettit Distinguished Service Award recipient, which is the Alumni Association’s highest honor.
William “Bill" Stanley, III, Arch 72, and Ivenue Love-Stanley, Arch 77, the John B. Carter, Jr. Spirit of Georgia Tech Award recipients. This distinction celebrates alumni who demonstrate extraordinary passion and commitment to the Institute
Steven Fazenbaker, EE 86, MS EE 88, the Dean Griffin Community Service Award recipient recognized for exemplary community service.
Olivia Langevine, IAML 13, the Outstanding Young Alumni for alumni under 40, who has demonstrated outstanding leadership.
Jean-Lou Chameau, received the Honorary Alumnus designation, which recognizes non-alumni who have devoted themselves to the greater good of Georgia Tech.
Supporting Alumni Association Programs
Student Alumni Association
Through Student Alumni Association (SAA), members build skills, expand their network, and invest in their future. Student participants gain connections with alumni through exclusive networking opportunities and access to professional coaching from Mentor Jackets, while building bonds with fellow members.
Georgia Tech Student Ambassadors
Welcoming thousands of visitors by hosting more than 220 tours, the Georgia Tech Student Ambassadors represent the Institute for future students and the community as campus tour guides and event hosts on behalf of the Alumni Association. They serve Georgia Tech through professionalism, leadership, commitment, and hospitality.
Georgia Tech Student Foundation
$1,000,000 allocated by the Georgia Tech Student Foundation to over 75 student organizations. The Georgia Tech Student Foundation provides funding for student-centric initiatives, offers professional skill development through the management of its endowment, educates the student body about Roll Call, and develops strong leadership among its members.
Social in the City
Programs for New Alumni
Build lasting connections, foster community, and gain the guidance and support with the New Alumni Guide. Grow professionally with career development resources and connect with local alumni networks across the nation. New Alumni Programs help recent graduates transition from students to alumni by providing valuable resources and opportunities to stay engaged with the Georgia Tech network.
The Joseph Mayo Pettit Distinguished Service Award, the Alumni Association’s highest award, honors alumni who have provided outstanding support to the Georgia Tech community throughout their lives and who have served as leaders within their professions and local communities.
The John B. Carter, Jr. Spirit of Georgia Tech Award celebrates the dedicated alumni of Georgia Tech who demonstrate extraordinary passion and commitment to the Institute. These Jackets unapologetically live out Tech's values and embody the Georgia Tech spirit.
The Dean Griffin Community Service Award recognizes alumni who have performed exemplary community service in the following ways: service in a long-term volunteer capacity, impact on the quality of life of others, leadership and creativity in dealing with societal problems, and ability to serve as a source of inspiration for others.
The Outstanding Young Alumni recognition is for alumni under 40 who have demonstrated outstanding leadership and service to Georgia Tech, the Alumni Association, the general welfare of their communities, and their professions.
The Honorary Alumni designation honors non–alumni who have devoted themselves to the greater good of Georgia Tech.
Past Award Recipients
2023 John B. Carter, Jr., IE 69 2024 Tommy Klemis, Cls 71 Cheryl (Johnson) Weldon, ChE 85 2025 Deborah Kilpatrick, ESM 89, MS ME 94, PhD ME 96
1988 Patrise Perkins-Hooker '80 1989 J. Scott Howell '75 1990 Neal D. Stubblefield '79 1991 John S. Markwalter '81 1992 C. Garry Betty '79 1993 Gary S. May '85 1994 Dante Jones '86 1995 Charles F. Easley '86 1996 Carol Sample '90 1997 W. Scott Petty '81, '82, '85 1998 Kimberly Krabe Barnes '84 1999 David C. Nelson '92 2000 M.M. "Mel" Coker '87 2001 Tony S. Chan '94, '98 2003 Anthony Priest '88, '90 2004 Brittany A. Robinson '95 2005 Daren B. Pietsch '91 2006 Christopher W. Klaus '96 2007 Susan M. Davis '91 2008 Troy W. Rice '01 2009 Heather Rocker '98 2010 Bird D. Blitch '97 Cayman M. James '99, '01 2011 Fred H. Carlson '01, '04 Errika N. Mallett '96 2012 James L. Mitchell '05 Tyler A. Townsend '98 2013 Whitney L. Owen '03 M. John Rafferty Jr. '02 2014 David A. Bottoms '01 2015 LT Tyler H. Brown '01 (posthumously) Shan R. Pesaru '05 2016 Anu Parvatiyar '08 2017 Betsy Bulat Turner '04 2018 Anne M. Walker '02 2019 Elizabeth S. Donnelly '08 2020 Archel J. Bernard '11 John A. Hanson '11 2021 Brian Tyson ‘10 2022 Jacquelyn Renée Schneider, BC 06, MBA 18 2023 Jacky Cheng, IE 17 2024 Chad Sims, BA 15 2025 Jen Abrams, PP 17
1993 Don L. Chapman '61 1994 Holmes J. Hawkins III '90 1995 W. Howard Ector Jr. '40 1996 Talmage L. Dryman '45 S. Joseph Ward '51 1997 Frank L. Hicks '30 1998 Joseph P. Byrd III '38 Donald C. Johnston '37 1999 John Wardlaw '46 2000 Eugene Dunwody '55, '56 2001 C. Dean Alford '76 John E. "Chip" Akridge III '68 2003 James Carreker '69 Joel Cowan '58 2004 Joseph E. Hill '53 Roland M. Toups '60, '61 2005 J. Lamar Reese Jr. '55 Wayne E. Kerr '73, '74 2006 William J. Todd '71 2007 Stanley S. Sattinger '62 James R. Lientz Jr. '65 2008 Ray C. Anderson '56 David T. Smith Jr. '632009 Dr. John H. Burson II '57, '58 J. Tom Coleman Jr. '50 2010 Richard A. Guthman Jr. '56 Willis J. Potts Jr. '69 2011 R. Shelley Blount ’71 Goodman B. Espy III, MD ’57 2012 Robert L. Hall '64 Richard A. Beard III '67 2013 Marc. A. Corsini '80 2014 Thomas M. Holder ’79 2015 Howard T. Tellepsen '66 2016 Michael K. Anderson '79 2017 George E. Cates '59 2018 Francis M. Lott '58 2019 Tyler A. Townsend '98 2020 Valerie Montgomery Rice '83 2021 Don Pirkle ‘58 2022 Douglas R. “Doug” Hooker, ME 78, MS TSP 85 2023 Leslie Sibert, EE 85 2024 Andre Dickens, ChE 98 2025 Tom Umstead, IM 56
1955 & Earlier James S. Floyd Carlyle Fraser George Glenn Mrs. William T. Healey Ralph A. Huie Clyde King Jr. Robert S. Lynch William E. Mitchell Laurence G. Murray Mrs. J.D. (Josephine) Robinson Hughes Spalding G. Bonner Spearman Mrs. Polly Warren F. Graham Williams 1956 Harllee Branch Jr. J. Ebb Duncan J. Fred Turner Kendall Weisinger 1957 Robert O. Arnold Robert L. "Bobby" Dodd Eugene Turner Sr. 1958 Mills B. Lane Prof. Fred Wenn 1959 Ed Danforth Ted M. Forbes Dr. D.M. Smith 1960 Jamie R. Anthony Dr. Edwin D. Harrison William Emory Huie Sr. Dr. Paul Weber Richard H. Rich 1961 Mrs. J. Henley (Dot) Crosland Pierce Harris Robert W. Woodruff 1962 John Franklin (posthumous) Frank K. Houston Mrs. Theodore (Elizabeth) Ziegler 1963 Fred W. Ajax Dr. James E. Boyd Mrs. Frank H. (Rae) Neely 1964 Prof. Earle E. Bortell Oby T. Brewer Sr. Mrs. George C. (Eugenia) Griffin C.E. Woolman 1965 James Dunlap Joe W. Guthridge Carl J. Reith Mrs. William T. Rich 1966 Dr. Vernon Crawford Arthur Howell Mrs. L.W. (Evie) Robert Jr. 1967 William B. Adams Dr. David B. Comer III Mrs. Robert L. (Alice) Dodd Prof. Glenn W. Rainey Furman Smith 1968 Ewell I. Barnes Prof. Emeritus H.E. Dennison Dr. Lamont Henry William H. James Brannon Morris Fred W. Patterson 1969 Prof. Maurice R. Brewster Mrs. Leonard (Be) Haas Dr. Arthur G. Hansen J. Lamar Moseley E.D. Smith Dr. W. Monroe Spicer 1970 Emory L. Cocke Mrs. Emory L. (Fanny) Cocke Mrs. M.A. (Helen) Ferst Dr. Joseph E. Moore 1971 Campbell K. Dasher Holcombe T. Green John H. McKenna Mrs. Harold (Rhea) Montag 1972 Mrs. Y. Frank (Margaret) Freeman Mrs. Blake R. (Ella) Van Leer 1973 William Henry Field 1974 Nathon I. Lipson 1975 Dr. Joseph M. Pettit 1976 Boyd J. Blevins John A. Wallace 1977 Dr. Horace W. Sturgis Al J. Ciraldo Dr. Frank F. Groseclose 1978 Mrs. Fuller (Alice) Callaway Jr. Dr. W. Carl Biven 1979 Mrs. James F. (Florence) Daniel Jr. Richard W. Courts Sr. 1980 Mrs. Deen Day Smith Dr. Thomas E. Stelson 1981 Dr. James R. Stevenson Dr. Paul G. Meyer 1982 James E. Dull 1983 Dr. William M. Sangster Mrs. William M. (Janice) Sangster 1984 Mrs. J.M. (Florence) Pettit Mrs. Vernon (Helen) Crawford 1985 Dr. William Landiss Carlton O. Parker 1987 Dr. Henry C. Bourne Mrs. Henry C. (Margaret) Bourne 1988 Dr. Richard Fuller Jr. 1989 Mrs. Gay M. Love Mrs. Evelyn Gordy Rankin 1990 Fr. Mario Di Lella 1991 Mrs. Gay Dull 1992 Dr. Philip Adler Jr. 1993 Dr. Homer C. Rice 1994 Dr. Ed Kohler 1995 Mrs. Jack (Frances) Mundy Mrs. Lamar (LaVert) Franklin Mrs. William (Edna) Wardlaw 1996 Mrs. Howard (June) Tellepsen Mrs. John (Jocelyn) Staton Sr. Mrs. James (Marjorie) Lindsey 1997 Mrs. Mary Kay Daly Al Daly 1998 Mrs. Jim (Adelyn) Stevenson Greg Colson 1999 Dr. David J. McGill 2000 Dr. Michael E. Thomas 2001 Dr. John J. Jarvis Mrs. Julia Pearson Whitfield 2003 Dr. Charles Liotta James Moore Dr. Ward Winer 2004 Dr. Robert McMath Jr. Howard J. Morrison Dr. Edward K. Reedy Jack Thompson June H. Weitnauer 2005 Anderson D. Smith John Dunn Dr. Stephen L. Dickerson 2006 Robert K. "Bob" Thompson Dr. Aaron L. King Jr. Jean Fraser Duke 2007 Hon. Jean-Marie Rausch H. Inman Allen James W. "Bill" Ray 2008 Jeanne Ferst Joanne LeCraw Dorothy Poole Marilyn Somers Carolyn J. Stewart 2009 Anne R. Clough Theo Silas Greg Stathis (posthumously) 2010 Desiree Moore Gary B. Schuster Sue G. Staton Mary Ann Stith 2011 Kathy T. Betty Dorothy Cowser Yancy, PhD 2012 Margaret A. Guthman Margaret Price McCamish 2013 Mary Rockett Brock Roberta R. Scheller Raymond P. Vito, PhD 2014 Brenda E. Nease Robert M. Nerem, PhD 2015 Alan J. Dabbiere John B. Peatman, PhD Judy D. Zelnak 2016 Bobby Cremins Penny W. Stamps 2017 Barrett H. Carson Beverly J. Seay 2018 Bruce N. Heppler Steven G. Swant 2019 Jerry McTier 2020 Joseph R. Bankoff Valerie H. Peterson 2021 Billiee Pendleton-Parker G.P. “Bud” Peterson 2022 Rafael L. Bras Reginald DesRoches Jane W. Stoner 2023 Pat Wichmann 2024 Danny Hall 2025 Gregg Garrett
1934 L.W. "Chip" Robert Jr. '08 1935 Fred M. Kaufman 1894 1936 William H. Glenn Sr. 1891 1937 Robert Tyre Jones Jr. '22 1938 Robert Gregg '05 1939 Y. Frank Freeman '10 1940 William A. Alexander '12 1941 Frank H. Neely '04 1942 James F. Towers '01 1944 William H. Hightower '09 1945 Frank M. Spratlin '06 1947 Cherry L. Emerson '08 1948 Robert B. Wilby '08 1949 Fuller E. Callaway Jr. '26 1950 George W. McCarty '08 1951 Robert L. McDougall '25 1952 Howard T. Tellepsen '34 1953 Wayne J. Holman Jr. '28 1954 David W. Harris '12 1955 George C. Griffin '22, '57 1956 Monie A. Ferst '11 1957 Hazard E. Reeves '28 1958 Ivan Allen Jr. '33 1959 Walter M. Mitchell '23 1960 Robert H. White '14 1961 George T. Marchmont '07 1962 John P. Baum '24 1963 George W. Woodruff '17 1964 John J. McDonough '23 1965 Julian T. Hightower '19 1966 Albert H. Staton '22 John C. Staton '24 1967 William C. Wardlaw Jr. '28 1968 Henry W. Grady '18 1969 William A. Parker '19 1970 Oscar G. Davis '22 1971 Jack F. Glenn '32 1972 John W. Young '52 1973 I.M. Sheffield Jr. '20 1974 Edward B. Newill '15 1975 Ira H. Hardin '24 1976 Morris M. Bryan Jr. '41 1977 Frederic Holloway '35 1978 C.T. Oxford '30 1979 James E. Carter Jr. '46 Frederick Storey '33 1980 Daniel A. McKeever '32 1981 L.L. Gellerstedt '32 1982 Paul A. Duke '45 1983 Alvin M. Ferst '43 1984 Charles R. Yates '35 1985 A.J. "Jack" Mundy '34 Vernon Crawford Honorary '66 George W. Felker III '36 Julian H. Harris '28 1986 Robert L. Dodd Honorary '57 J. Erskine Love '49 I.L. "Sonny" Kunian '37 Joseph M. Pettit Honorary '75 1987 Florence Pettit Honorary '84 Richard Guthman Sr. '28 L. Travis Brannon Jr. '49 Hal L. Smith '26 Robert H. Ferst '38 1988 Robert H. Tharpe '34 James P. Poole '42 1989 John E. Aderhold '45, '67 1990 E. Rembert DuBose '48 1991 J. Joseph Westbrook '29 1992 Lamar H. Franklin Sr. '36 1993 Frank A. Player '29 1994 Sid Goldin '30 1995 Randy Whitfield '32 1996 Col. C.B. Drennon Jr. '31 1997 George H. Hightower Sr. '37 1998 W. Howard Ector Jr. '40 1999 J. Frank Stovall '41 2000 John H. Weitnauer '49 2001 C.J. "Pete" Silas '53 2002 Donald L. Chapman '61 Julian LeCraw Sr. '52 2003 Bobby Joe Anderson '50 Shirley Clements Mewborn '56 Rayford Kytle Jr. (posthumously) '36 Thomas Patton (posthumously) '43 2004 Lawton M. "Mac" Nease III '65 John C. Staton Jr. '60 H. Hammond "Buck" Stith Jr. '58 2005 Geoffrey C. "Geoff" Gill '64 William B. "Bill" Turner '43 Parker H. "Pete" Petit '62, '64 Thomas W. "Tom" Ventulett III '58 2006 Alfred P. "Al" West Jr. '64 Charles R. "Charlie" Brown '62 Ben J. Dyer '70 Glen P. Robinson Jr. '48, '50 2007 H. Milton Stewart '61 Joseph W. Rogers Jr. '68 David M. McKenney '60, '64 Charles W. Brady '57 2008 Gary T. Jones ’71 A.J. Land ’60 E. Roe Stamps IV ’67, ’72 Michael E. Tennenbaum '58 2009 H. Allen Ecker ’57, ’58 Wade Mitchell ’57 G. Wayne Clough ’63, ’65 2010 William R. Collins Jr. ’57, ’63 Charles K. “Pete” Cross ’50 James Thomas “Tommy” Gresham ’60 2011 Joel H. Cowan ’58 J. William Goodhew III ’61 Hubert L. Harris Jr. ’65 2012 Talmage L. Dryman Jr. ’45 M. Lamar Oglesby ’50 Oliver H. Sale Jr. ’56 Howard T. Tellepsen Jr. ’66 2013 John F. Brock III ’70, ’71 John B. Carter Jr. ’69 Ernest Scheller Jr. ’52 J. Leland Strange ’65 2014 Charles D. Moseley Jr. ’65 Deborah A. Nash ’78 Stephen P. Zelnak Jr. ’69 2015 G. Niles Bolton '68 Joe Evans '71 Charles Meade Sutterfield '72 Janice Nease Wittschiebe '80 2016 Kenneth G. Byers Jr. '66, '68 William W. George '64, '08 Francis S. "Bo" Godbold '65 Albert S. Thornton '68 2017 Rodney C. Adkins '81, '83, '13 Harrison Wade Barnes, Jr., MD '71 Steve W. Chaddick '74, '82 L. Tom Gay '66 2018 Carey H. Brown '69 Marcus J. Dash '66, 68 James R. Lientz, Jr. '65 William J. Todd '71 2019 Jack Faussemagne '65 MG Ronald L. Johnson '85 Roger A. Krone '78 J. Paul Raines '85 (posthumously) 2020 James R. Borders '83 Andrea L. Laliberte '82, '84 2021 John J. Young, Jr. '85 Richard L. Bergmark ‘75 Michael K. Anderson ‘79 Russ Chandler ‘67 Richard H. Truly ‘59, ‘09 (Hon.) 2022 Robert Lee Dixon, EE 77 Jay M. McDonald, IM 68 Michael G. Messner, CE 76 2023 Kelly Barrett, IMGT 86 Tom Noonan, ME 83 Greg Owens, IMGT 82 Bob Stargel, EE 83 2024 Walt Ehmer, IE 89 2025 Jocelyn Stargel, IE 82, MS IE 86
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