EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Founded 1885 as the Georgia School of Technology.

Location:
Atlanta, GA

Founding Date:
13-Oct-1885

Team:
Yellow Jackets

Mascot:
Buzz

Radio Station:
WREK 91.1 FM

Enrollment:
16,000

Official Website:
http://www.gatech.edu/

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Rodney C. Adkins	Business	23-Aug-1958		Senior VP at IBM
Pete Aldridge	Business	18-Aug-1938		Under Secretary of Defense, 2001-03
Ronald W. Allen	Business	c. 1942		CEO of Delta Airlines, 1987-97
Gil Amelio	Business	1-Mar-1943		CEO of Apple, 1996-97
Carter T. Barron	Business	30-Jan-1905	16-Nov-1950	Washington advocate for the arts
Marcus C. Bennett	Business	c. 1937		CFO of Lockheed Martin, 1988-99
W. Frank Blount	Business	c. 1939		CEO of Telstra, 1992-99
Chris Bosh	Basketball	24-Mar-1984		Miami Heat forward
Philip M. Breedlove	Military	21-Sep-1955		Supreme Allied Commander Europe
John F. Brock	Business	1948		CEO of Coca Cola Enterprises
Frank Broyles	Football	26-Dec-1924		Arkansas Head Coach, 1958-76
Max Burns	Politician	8-Nov-1948		Congressman from Georgia, 2003-05
Gary C. Butler	Business	c. 1946		CEO of ADP, 2006-11
Brook Byers	Business	2-Aug-1945		Co-Founder, Kleiner-Perkins
Jack Carter	Relative	3-Jul-1947		Jimmy Carter's eldest son
Jimmy Carter	Head of State	1-Oct-1924		39th US President, 1977-81
Don L. Chapman	Business	c. 1939		ChapCo Investments LLC
Stewart Cink	Golf	21-May-1973		Winner, 2009 British Open
G. Wayne Clough	Educator	c. 1942		Secretary of the Smithsonian
William A. Coley	Business	c. 1944		CEO of British Energy
James Crumley	Novelist	12-Oct-1939	17-Sep-2008	The Mexican Tree Duck
C. Baker Cunningham	Business	c. 1942		CEO of Belden, 1993-2005
Bill Curry	Football	21-Oct-1942		NFL center, NCAA football coach
Terry G. Dallas	Business	c. 1950		CFO of Unocal, 2000-05
Thomas C. DeLoach, Jr.	Business	c. 1947		EVP at Mobil, 1998-2000
David W. Dorman	Business	1954		CEO of AT&T, 2002-06
Jere A. Drummond	Business	23-Jul-1939		Vice Chairman of Bellsouth, 2000-01
Michael T. Duke	Business	7-Dec-1949		President and CEO of Wal-Mart
David Duval	Golf	9-Nov-1971		Winner, 2001 British Open
James O. Ellis, Jr.	Military	20-Jul-1947		C-in-C of US Strategic Command, 2001-02
Jeff Foxworthy	Comic	6-Sep-1958		Just might be a redneck
Nomar Garciaparra	Baseball	23-Jul-1973		Six-time All Star
William W. George	Business	14-Sep-1942		CEO of Medtronic, 1991-2001
Phil Gingrey	Politician	10-Jul-1942		Congressman, Georgia 11th
Marc Goodman	Computer Programmer	?		The Bilestoad
Phil Gordon	Sports Figure	6-Jul-1970		Celebrity Poker Showdown
Jack Guynn	Business	1942		CEO of FRB Atlanta, 1996-2006
Warren A. Hood, Jr.	Business	c. 1952		Hood Companies
John C. Hunter III	Business	c. 1947		CEO of Solutia, 1999-2004
Bill Johnson	Politician	10-Nov-1954		Congressman, Ohio 6th
Calvin Johnson	Football	29-Sep-1985		Detroit Lions WR
Douglas W. Johnson	Business	c. 1944		Retired Partner, Ernst & Young
Thomas H. Johnson	Business	c. 1950		CEO of Chesapeake Corporation, 1997-2005
Bobby Jones	Golf	17-Mar-1902	18-Dec-1971	Winner of 13 major championships
Garnett L. Keith, Jr.	Business	c. 1936		Vice Chairman of Prudential, 1984-96
Alan J. Lacy	Business	19-Oct-1953		CEO of Sears, 2000-05
R. Kirk Landon	Business	27-Apr-1929	24-Mar-2015	American Bankers Insurance Group
Stephon Marbury	Basketball	20-Feb-1977		NBA Point Guard
Larry Mize	Golf	23-Sep-1958		Winner, 1987 Masters
Benjamin F. Montoya	Military	24-May-1935		US Navy Civil Engineer, Rear Admiral
Charles W. Moorman	Business	c. 1953		CEO of Norfolk Southern
Kary Mullis	Chemist	28-Dec-1944		Nutball 1993 Nobel laureate
Craig Mundie	Business	c. 1949		CTO of Microsoft
Arthur Murray	Dancer	4-Apr-1895	3-Mar-1991	Founded Arthur Murray dance studios
Joseph H. Netherland	Business	c. 1944		CEO of FMC Technologies, 2001-07
Patrick H. Nettles	Business	1943		CEO of Ciena, 1994-2000
Sam Nunn	Politician	8-Sep-1938		US Senator from Georgia, 1972-97
William S. Oglesby	Business	c. 1959		Managing Director, Blackstone Group
David A. Perdue, Jr.	Business	c. 1949		CEO of Dollar General, 2003-07
Peter J. Perrone	Business	c. 1968		VP at Goldman Sachs
Parker H. Petit	Business	c. 1940		CEO of Matria Healthcare
Thomas H. Pigford	Engineer	21-Apr-1922	27-Feb-2010	Nuclear chemical engineer
Robert M. Price	Business	26-Sep-1930		CEO of Control Data Corporation, 1986-89
Paul Craig Roberts	Economist	1939		The Supply-Side Revolution
Pernell Roberts	Actor	18-May-1928	24-Jan-2010	Trapper John, M.D.
James D. Robinson III	Business	19-Nov-1935		CEO of American Express, 1977-93
Chip Saltsman	Business	c. 1942		Saltsman Construction, Inc.
A. Eugene Sapp, Jr.	Business	c. 1937		CEO of SCI Systems, 1999-2001
Randolph Scott	Actor	23-Jan-1898	2-Mar-1987	Ride the High Country
C. J. Silas	Business	15-Apr-1932		CEO of Phillips Petroleum, 1985-94
Sinbad	Comic	10-Nov-1956		Sinbad sitcom
William P. Sovey	Business	c. 1933		Twice CEO of Newell Rubbermaid
Gene Spafford	Computer Programmer	c. 1957		Spaf
Stanley Steinberg	Business	c. 1933		Navigant Capital Advisors
J. Leland Strange	Business	c. 1940		CEO of Intelligent Systems
Orson Swindle	Government	8-Mar-1937		Federal Trade Commissioner, 1997-2005
William L. Thacker	Business	c. 1945		Texas Eastern Products Pipeline Co.
Richard H. Truly	Astronaut	12-Nov-1937		NASA Administrator, 1989-92
Jason Varitek	Baseball	11-Apr-1972		Boston Red Sox
Daniel A. Webster	Politician	27-Apr-1949		Congressman, Florida 10th
Ken Whisenhunt	Football	28-Feb-1962		Former Coach, Arizona Cardinals
Dennis K. Williams	Business	c. 1946		CEO of IDEX Corporation, 2000-05
John Y. Williams	Business	c. 1943		Grubb & Williams
James A. Winnefeld, Jr.	Military	24-Apr-1956		Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 2011-15
George W. Woodruff	Business	27-Aug-1895	4-Feb-1987	Continental Gin Company
Vern Yip	TV Personality	27-Jun-1968		Interior decorator on Trading Spaces
John Young	Astronaut	24-Sep-1930		9th to walk on the Moon

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Jean-Lou Chameau	Educator	1953		President, California Institute of Technology
John Patrick Crecine	Educator	22-Aug-1939	28-Apr-2008	President of Georgia Tech, 1987-94
James F. Dunnigan	Historian	Aug-1943		Military historian, wargame designer
Arthur G. Hansen	Educator	28-Feb-1925	5-Jul-2010	President of Purdue University, 1971-82
Ralph Merkle	Scientist	2-Feb-1952		Public key cryptographer
Sam Nunn	Politician	8-Sep-1938		US Senator from Georgia, 1972-97
John B. Peatman	Educator	?		Engineering Professor at Georgia Tech
Howard A. Schmidt	Government	?		White House cybersecurity chief
John A. White	Business	c. 1940		Chancellor, University of Arkansas
James A. Winnefeld, Jr.	Military	24-Apr-1956		Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 2011-15

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
John F. Brock	Business	1948		CEO of Coca Cola Enterprises
Jean-Lou Chameau	Educator	1953		President, California Institute of Technology
G. Wayne Clough	Educator	c. 1942		Secretary of the Smithsonian
John Patrick Crecine	Educator	22-Aug-1939	28-Apr-2008	President of Georgia Tech, 1987-94
Jack Guynn	Business	1942		CEO of FRB Atlanta, 1996-2006
Arthur G. Hansen	Educator	28-Feb-1925	5-Jul-2010	President of Purdue University, 1971-82
Michael M. E. Johns	Educator	c. 1941		Chancellor, Emory University
Craig Mundie	Business	c. 1949		CTO of Microsoft
Stan Sigman	Business	1947		CEO of AT&T Mobility
Richard H. Truly	Astronaut	12-Nov-1937		NASA Administrator, 1989-92
John A. White	Business	c. 1940		Chancellor, University of Arkansas

COACHES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Frank Broyles	Football	26-Dec-1924		Arkansas Head Coach, 1958-76
Bud Carson	Football	28-Apr-1931	8-Dec-2005	Pittsburgh Steelers DC, 1972-77
Bobby Cremins	Basketball	4-Jul-1947		Head Coach, College of Charleston
Romeo Crennel	Football	18-Jun-1947		Former Coach, Kansas City Chiefs
Bill Curry	Football	21-Oct-1942		NFL center, NCAA football coach
Bobby Dodd	Football	11-Nov-1908	21-Jun-1988	Georgia Tech Head Coach, 1945-67
Randy Edsall	Football	27-Aug-1958		Head Coach, University of Connecticut
Ralph Friedgen	Football	4-Apr-1947		Maryland Terrapins Head Coach
Chan Gailey	Football	5-Jan-1952		Former Coach, Buffalo Bills
John Heisman	Football	23-Oct-1869	3-Oct-1936	Namesake of the Heisman Trophy
George O'Leary	Football	17-Aug-1946		Head Coach, U. of Central Florida
Bobby Ross	Football	23-Dec-1936		Retired college, NFL football coach
Steve Spurrier	Football	20-Apr-1945		Head Coach, South Carolina Gamecocks

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