{"73990":{"#nid":"73990","#data":{"type":"news","title":"May Named Electrical \u0026 Computer Engineering Chair","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology has selected Gary May, professor and executive assistant to Georgia Tech President Wayne Clough, to be the new Steve W. Chaddick Chair for the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE). He will start as chair on May 1, assuming the duties of Roger Webb, who retired in December.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022I am very gratified by the confidence shown by College of Engineering Dean Don Giddens, the search committee and my colleagues in selecting me to lead the School of ECE,\u0022 May said. \u0022I am also humbled by the prospect of following in the footsteps of Roger Webb, whom I very much admire and respect, but excited by the challenges and opportunities that this new appointment entails.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe School of Electrical and Computer Engineering is one of Georgia Tech\u0027s largest schools, with more than 130 academic and research faculty members and 2,300 students at all degree levels. U.S. News \u0026amp; World Report recently ranked both of Tech\u0027s programs (electrical and computer) sixth in the nation. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EMay earned his bachelor\u0027s degree in electrical engineering from Tech in 1985, moving on to the University of California at Berkeley for his master\u0027s and doctoral degrees. He returned to Georgia Tech as an assistant professor in 1991 and accepted the Motorola Foundation Professorship in 2001.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to his teaching and research career, May has gradually become more active as an administrator. For the past three years, May has served as executive assistant to the president, acting as President Clough\u0027s chief liaison both on and off campus.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EMay has also been intimately involved in developing programs aimed at increasing the number of minority students who pursue advanced degrees. Two such programs - the Summer Undergraduate Research in Engineering\/Science (SURE) program and the Facilitating Academic Careers in Engineering and Science (FACES) program - have secured more than $11 million from the National Science Foundation.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EGiddens said the breadth of his leadership experience made him the ideal choice.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u0022In his professional life, Gary May has demonstrated insight and commitment,\u0022 said Giddens. \u0022Not only has he amassed an impressive research and teaching record, but also he has dedicated himself to mentor and encourage students to earn advanced degrees and pursue careers in academia. Moreover, he has tirelessly represented his School, College and Institute with good humor and class. With thanks to the search committee for its effort, we are privileged to have Gary serve as the new chair of ECE.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EPresident Clough thanked May for his service and counsel as his executive assistant, and congratulated him on his new appointment.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Gary has proven himself to be an outstanding mentor, a first-rate researcher and an excellent member of my staff,\u0022 Clough said. \u0022While we will miss his daily presence, his leadership of ECE will be exceedingly important for the future of the College of Engineering and Georgia Tech. I\u0027m very proud of his accomplishments on behalf of the President\u0027s Office and know that his best days are ahead. We\u0027re very fortunate to have someone of Gary\u0027s caliber follow in the sizeable footsteps of Roger Webb.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the coming months, President Clough will appoint May\u0027s successor as executive assistant, initiating the transition process and the transfer of duties.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"Georgia Technology has selected Gary May, professor and executive assistant to Georgia Tech President Wayne Clough, to be the new Steve W. Chaddick Chair for the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE). He will start as chair on May 1, assuming the duties of Roger Webb, who retired in December.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Gary May to chair Tech\u0027s largest engineering school"}],"uid":"27281","created_gmt":"2005-04-04 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:02:27","author":"Lisa Grovenstein","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2005-04-04T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2005-04-04T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"73991":{"id":"73991","type":"image","title":"Gary May","body":null,"created":"1449178037","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:27:17","changed":"1475894683","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:44:43"}},"media_ids":["73991"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/","title":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003ELisa Grovenstein\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECommunications \u0026amp; Marketing\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=lgrovenste3\u0022\u003EContact Lisa Grovenstein\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404-894-8835\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["lisa.grovenstein@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}