Yellow Jacket Takes Second Place in USA Surfing Championship
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Yellow Jacket Takes Second Place in USA Surfing Championship
Yellow Jacket Takes Second Place in USA Surfing Championship
Michael Lorne, HPhys 93, finished second place for the second year in a row in the Senior Men Longboard division at the USA Surfing Championships. Lorne resides in Haleiwa, Hawaii, and travelled to North Harbor Jetty in Oceanside, California, to compete in the tournament this June. Lorne is pictured second from the left.
Murphy Recognized in News & Documentary Emmy Awards
Murphy Recognized in News & Documentary Emmy Awards
Delaney Murphy, LMC 20, won a 2023–2024 News & Documentary Emmy this past September for her work covering the Israel-Hamas War. Murphy was a Stamps Scholar and interned in the Documentary Unit at CNN during her last year at Georgia Tech. After graduating, she became a producer at CNN, where she was recognized at the 45th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards in the Outstanding Breaking News Coverage category. The awards ceremony aims to celebrate those who "shine a light on inconvenient truths, give voice to the voiceless, or simply report documented facts." Murphy is now a writer for CNN's Quest Means Business, an international business segment hosted by Richard Quest.
She Can Do That
She Can Do That
Kate Gunderson, MS AE 18, graduated in December from the National Test Pilot School’s Flight Test Engineer Professional Course. She was one of only two candidates to receive a full fellowship and the only female student in her class. Gunderson also earned a Masters of Science degree in Flight Test Engineering. This year, she will start working in developmental flight testing at Northrop Grumman. She writes about her experience as a test pilot and her mission to empower women in STEM on her blog, The Plane Kate.
Georgia Tech Alumni Recognized Among Most Influential Georgians in 2025
Atlanta mayor and Georgia Tech alumnus Andre Dickens, ChE 98, was recognized as "Georgia of the Year" by Georgia Trend. Additionally, six Tech alumni have been named to the list of "Most Influential Georgians” in 2025.