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The George W. Woodruff Distinguished Lecture
 The George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering Annual Distinguished
Lecture was established in 1990 to honor an engineer who has made a significant
contribution to society and to provide a forum for that person to interact
with the Georgia Tech community.
Support for the lecture is made possible by the generosity o the late
George W. Woodruff, an alumnus and influential Atlanta businessman, civic
leader, and philanthropist. In September 1985, at the age of 90, Mr.
Woodruff attended the ceremonies to rename the School of Mechanical Engineering
in his honor. Today, the Woodruff benevolence continues to benefit Georgia
Tech through the support of two major scholarships funds and a significant
unrestricted endowment. The Woodruff bequest to the School of Mechanical
Engineering underwrites two faculty chairs -- the George W.
Woodruff Chair in Mechanical Systems and the George W. Woodruff Chair in
Thermal Systems -- and activities such as the Woodruff Faculty Fellows Program,
the Woodruff Graduate Fellowship Program, the Woodruff Teaching Intern Program,
and research and teaching assistantships for graduate students.
- 2008: Bernard Armadei, Founder, Engineers Without Borders-USA, Director, Engineering for Developing Communities Program & Professor, University of Colorado
The Role of Engineers in Poverty Reduction: Challenges and Opportunities
- 2007: Steven Koonin, Chief Scientist, BP
Energy
Trends and Technologies for the Coming Decades
- 2005: Thomas Christopher, President and CEO, Framatome ANP, Inc.
and CEO and Vice Chairman, AREVA Enterprises, Inc.
The
Energy Highway - Where Does Your Road Lead?
- 2003: John Brooks Slaughter, President and CEO, National Action Council
for Minorities in Engineering (NACME)
The
Search for Excellence and Equity in Higher Education: A
Perspective From An Engineer
- 2002: John H. Sununu, Former Governor of New Hampshire and Former
White House Chief of Staff
The
Engineer in the Public Policy Arena
- 2001: Euan Baird, President and CEO, Schlumberger
Diversity - Who
Needs It?
- 2000: William A. Wulf, National Academy of Engineering
The Societal
Responsibility of Engineers (And Its Implications for Engineering
Education)
- 1999: George Heilmeier, Chairman Emeritus, Telcordia Technologies
From
POTS to PANS.com -- Transitions
in the World of Telecommunications for the Late 1990s and
Beyond
- 1998: Robert Lutz, Vice Chairman, Chrysler Corporation,
Lutz's
Laws: A Primer for the Business Side of Engineering
- 1997: Charles M. Vest, President and Professor of Mechanical Engineering,
MIT
What We Don't Know: Challenges for the Next Generation
- 1996: Norman R. Augustine, Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Lockheed-Martin
Corporation
Yes, But Will It Work In Theory?
- 1995: James J. Duderstadt, President, The University of Michigan
The Government-University Research
Partnership: Beyond the Endless Frontier
- 1994: Roberto C. Goizueta, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
Officer, The Coca-Cola Company
Giving The World More Than Just a Soft
Drink
- 1993: Sheila E. Widnall, Associate Provost and Abby Rockefeller Mauze
Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, MIT
Women in Engineering: Choices, Changes, and Contributions
- 1992: Chang-Lin Tien, Chancellor, University of California at Berkeley
Looking Ahead: Engineering Education for the Twenty-First Century
- 1991: Samuel C. Florman, Author and Professional Engineer
- 1990: Donald E. Petersen, Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
Ford Motor Company
Inaugural Lecture
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