Jacob Tzegaegbe, CE 11, MS CE 13, was selected to be part of the Georgia Tech Alumni Association’s first 40 Under 40 list. The honorees were selected from more than 250 individuals nominated by colleagues, peers, and Georgia Tech faculty this April.
The School of Civil and Environmental Engineering leadership team held a panel and open discussion on George Floyd’s death, race in America, and envisioning a better future on June 10.
In 1973, after five years working in the civil engineering industry as a Georgia Tech graduate, G. Ben Turnipseed will never forget a conversation that got him thinking about his future.
Anita Atkinson, CE 00, and John Pierson, MS EnvE 93, were among the seven impressive engineers selected to receive the Georgia Society of Professional Engineers’ annual Engineer of the Year Awards.
The awards, which recognize engineers in various industries and stages in their careers, honor licensed engineers for their contributions to the profession, the public welfare and humankind.
When it comes to leadership, Bill Higginbotham, CE 76, has learned many valuable lessons from the 13 businesses he’s founded over the course of his long and successful career. Actually, that number only includes his “real” businesses—in geotechnical consulting, energy and environmental management, construction, venture capital and more. But Higginbotham is a natural entrepreneur who has started businesses over the course of his life doing everything from cleaning pools to landscaping to buying and selling vintage sports cars.
The School of Civil and Environmental Engineering is ending 2019 on a high note, having doubled its endowed faculty chairs and professorships over the past year, thanks to the Messner Faculty Challenge Grant.
At its November meeting, the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia elected Sachin Shailendra, a civil engineering alumnus from Georgia Tech, to serve as its chair for the coming year.
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