G. Wayne Clough
President Emeritus of the Georgia Institute of Technology and 12th Secretary of the Smithsonian
Gerald Wayne Clough (born September 24, 1941) is an American educator and engineer. He was the President Emeritus of the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) and Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution (2008-2015). He retired in October 2014. A graduate of Georgia Tech in civil engineering, he was the first alumnus to serve as President of the Institute.
Gerald Wayne Clough | |
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 Clough at a 2005 student meeting | |
| Born | September 24, 1941 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Spouse | Anne Robinson Clough |
| Awards | Norman Medals (1987 and 1996) George Westinghouse Award (1986) National Science Board (2004) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Civil engineering (geotechnical and earthquake engineering) |
| Institutions | Stanford University Virginia Tech Georgia Institute of Technology Smithsonian Institution |
| Doctoral students | Jean-Lou Chameau[1] |
References
change- ↑ DeMillo, Richard A. (2011-08-26). Abelard to Apple: the fate of American colleges and universities. MIT Press. p. xvii. ISBN 9780262015806.
Other websites
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Media related to G. Wayne Clough at Wikimedia Commons
- G. Wayne Clough speeches collection from Georgia Tech Archives
- Biography of G. Wayne Clough Archived 2010-08-08 at the Wayback Machine on the Smithsonian website
- G. Wayne Clough from the Smithsonian Institution Archives
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