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Atlanta, GA | Posted: June 1, 2012
Kelly B. Smith, Marketing & Communication
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Leadership team agrees to involve alumni in prioritizing goals
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From left: Mahendra Doshi, Doug Dugal, Norman Marsolan and Gerry Ring at Appleton meeting of the Institute Heritage Foundation.The leadership team of the Institute Heritage Foundation (IHF) will be focusing in the coming year on services to alumni of the Institute of Paper Chemistry, the Institute of Paper Science and Technology, and the Paper Science and Engineering (PSE) students of Georgia Tech.
Following a planning meeting in Appleton, Wisconsin in mid-October, the participants agreed to try to contact more alumni and schedule a conference call in November to help prioritize goals and objectives that will meet alumni needs.
“We sincerely believe there are many among the approximately 1,500 alumni out there who have earned master’s and PhD degrees since 1929 who would like to reconnect for business and social reasons,” said IHF co-chair Mike Friese, executive director of operations for Encapsys. “We will conduct the conference call and webinar to determine levels of interest in social connections, professional and career links, student support, youth education and participation in social media such as Facebook and LinkedIn.”
The purpose of the Institute Heritage Foundation is to serve all alumni by engaging former students in active and effective partnerships with the IPST community and the industry. Governed by alumni, for alumni, the Foundation promotes mutually beneficial interaction between the alumni and the current student body and offers the opportunity to build Institute friendships.
The Institute is always looking for alumni willing to interact with students or with industry. Opportunities for participation include:
