{"50076":{"#nid":"50076","#data":{"type":"news","title":"CoE Alumni Awards Ceremony Honors ISyE Graduates","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0027s College of Engineering held its annual Alumni Awards Induction Ceremony on November 2, 2007 at the Twelve Hotel in Atlantic Station.  Among the many notable Georgia Tech alumni and friends in attendance, five Stewart School of ISyE graduates were recognized for their professional and personal accomplishments.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECouncil of Outstanding Young Engineering Alumni\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAllison Beard Luzier\u003C\/strong\u003E, IE 1996, is senior vice president and relationship underwriting team leader for the North Florida region of the Commercial Real Estate Bank of the Bank of America.  Under her direction, Luzier\u0027s team underwrote $1 billion in loans in fiscal year 2006, and is slated to close $1.2 billion this year.  Luzier is an enthusiastic advocate for the arts and downtown redevelopment in Tampa, Florida.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAcademy of Distinguished Engineering Alumni\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERalph D. Malone\u003C\/strong\u003E, IE 1988, is president and chief executive officer of Electrical, Manufacturing and Assembly Operation for Triana Industries, Inc. (TII), a manufacturer of wire harnesses and cable assemblies, primarily servicing the automotive industry.  In addition to his work at Triana, Malone serves as chief executive officer of Pendulum, a joint venture with Lear Corporation in Missouri.  He is also owner and manager of several production and manufacturing businesses in Kentucky, Alabama, and North Carolina.  Malone also had a professional career as a defensive end and special teams player in the NFL from 1986-1989, playing for Cleveland, Los Angles, and Miami.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJohn McKenney\u003C\/strong\u003E, IE 1990, is president and chief operating officer of McKenney\u0027s Inc., one the largest mechanical contractors in the Southeast with offices in Atlanta, Georgia; Charlotte, North Carolina; and Chattanooga, Tennessee.  A native of Atlanta, McKenney began his career with McKenney\u0027s as a co-op education student.  Upon graduation, he joined the Trane Company in Charlotte as a sales engineer.  He returned to McKenney\u0027s in 1997 and has held positions as project manager, senior project manager, vice president of Atlanta Construction, and now as president and chief operating officer.  McKenney\u0027s is a third-generation Georgia Tech business, founded by McKenney\u0027s grandfather, John McKenney, BS Mgt 1932.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMG (ret) Conrad W. Ponder Jr.\u003C\/strong\u003E, IE 1969, retired from the U.S. Army as Chief Integration Officer, CIO\/G6 after thirty-seven years of active and reserve duty.  Upon retirement from active service, he joined Booz Allen Hamilton in McLean, Virginia as a senior associate.  His professional career in telecom and project management includes work with Union Camp Corporation, Thomas \u0026amp; Betts Corporation, and BellSouth.  He holds a Professional Engineering license in the state of Georgia.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKrista Schuler Tillman\u003C\/strong\u003E, MS IE 1980, is a strategic consultant who has served twenty-eight years in the telecom industry at BellSouth where she developed her expertise in business strategy, operations management, public policy strategy, and new market assessment.  In addition to her impressive career in telecom, Tillman is extensively involved in community board work, serving organizations in and around Charlotte, North Carolina.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"The College of Engineering honored five Stewart School of ISyE graduates at the 2007 CoE Alumni Awards Induction Ceremony held on November 2 at the Twelve Hotel in Atlantic Station.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"CoE Alumni Awards Ceremony Honors ISyE Graduates"}],"uid":"27216","created_gmt":"2007-11-26 01:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:03:49","author":"Ruth Gregory","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2007-11-26T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2007-11-26T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"50077":{"id":"50077","type":"image","title":"thh14361.jpg","body":null,"created":"1449175348","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:42:28","changed":"1475894445","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:40:45","alt":"","file":{"fid":"126868","name":"thh14361.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/thh14361_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/thh14361_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":26169,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/thh14361_0.jpg?itok=PhFOMZjG"}},"50078":{"id":"50078","type":"image","title":"tlo95291.jpg","body":null,"created":"1449175348","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:42:28","changed":"1475894445","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:40:45","alt":"","file":{"fid":"126869","name":"tlo95291.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tlo95291_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tlo95291_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":31157,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tlo95291_0.jpg?itok=0LIrlqLO"}},"50079":{"id":"50079","type":"image","title":"2007 CoE Awards Program","body":null,"created":"1449175348","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:42:28","changed":"1475894445","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:40:45","alt":"2007 CoE Awards Program","file":{"fid":"126867","name":"tvm76937.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tvm76937_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tvm76937_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":34784,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tvm76937_0.jpg?itok=jH4kfxqz"}}},"media_ids":["50077","50078","50079"],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"130","name":"Alumni"},{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"506","name":"alumni"},{"id":"276","name":"Awards"},{"id":"8016","name":"CoE"},{"id":"167205","name":"Stewart School"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=bt3\u0022\u003EContact Barbara Christopher\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["bchristopher@isye.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}