Oct 10 2024 60 mins 1
GTRI recently celebrated its 90th anniversary with a gala event that brought together current and former employees, as well as others who have partnered with GTRI over the years. More than 300 people gathered at The GTRI Headquarters Conference Center in Atlanta, Georgia for a gala event that paid tribute to GTRI's history of innovation and collaboration. The Aug. 16 event featured dignitaries from across GTRI, the Institute, and the State of Georgia.
This podcast episode is a compendium of some of the highlights from the 90th Anniversary Celebration event.
It features recordings of the speeches by:
- GTRI Director James J. (Jim) Hudgens
- Georgia Tech President Angel Cabrera
- University System of Georgia Chancellor Sonny Perdue.
The podcast also features excerpts from a "roundtable" discussion with prominent former and longstanding current GTRI employees on "GTRI: Past, Present and Future." Joining former GTRI Director Stephen Cross as panelists were Dr. Don Davis, former Deputy Director of the Electronics, Optics, and Systems Directorate (EOSD); Jeanne Balsam, GTRI Principal Research Associate Emerita, and Kim Toatley, who is the current AVP of Finance and Research Administration & Chief Financial Officer.
The podcast episode also includes the thoughts of attendees at the gala event. The dozens of people you will hear in this episode (and many others) were stopped by members of the Georgia Tech Research Podcast team for impromptu "interviews." Their off-the-cuff thoughts show the passion, enthusiasm, and spirit of the people of GTRI, who are leading it into the final decade of its eventful and innovative first century.
