Alumni Homecoming 2017

How a College of Sciences Degree Helped These Alumni Create Their Next
One was on the ground floor of the computing revolution. Another broke one glass ceiling after another in the “boys' club” of the oil industry. Another works to bring NASA astronauts back to Earth, safe and sound.

All of them used their College of Sciences degrees to make a difference in their professions. For some, that path took a turn because of what they learned about science – and themselves – at Georgia Tech. Five of our notable alumni share their memories of life at Georgia Tech, the lessons they learned that they applied in their careers, and what they would tell the next first-year students about how to make the most of their time in the College of Sciences.

Robert M. Price
Robert M. Price

M.S. Mathematics 1958
Retired Chairman/Chief Executive Officer Control Data Corporation

 

Meet Robert M. Price

Sue E. Payne
Sue E. Payne

B.S. Physics 1975
Retired Executive ExxonMobil

 

Meet Sue Payne

John F. Oswald
John F. Oswald

B.S. Chemistry 1984
M.S. Chemistry 1987
Owner/Operator Oswald Vineyard

 

Meet John F. Oswald

Lynn A. Capadona
Lynn A. Capadona

Ph.D. Chemistry 2004
Chief, Science and Space Technology Systems Branch Chair of Physics NASA John Glenn Research Center

 

Meet Lynn A. Capadona

Philip L. Williams
Philip L. Williams

Ph.D. Environmental Biology 1988
Professor and Dean, College of Public Health University of Georgia

Meet Philip L. Williams