The Power of Giving

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One endowed chair, one extraordinary group of professors. What a difference 30 years makes.

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One endowed chair, one extraordinary group of professors. What a difference 30 years makes.

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One endowed chair, one extraordinary group of professors. What a difference 30 years makes.

​"Because it feels damn good." That's what Ken Byers will say, with a wide grin, when you ask why he's so passionate about giving back to Georgia Tech. In fact, it's starting to become something of a catch phrase for the engineering CEO and philanthropist. 

And he is just fine with that. 

"It's not about me. It's about Georgia Tech. It's about the real joy of giving," Byers says. That's why he's been doing it for so long.

Continue reading The Power of Giving, a story about the Byers Professors and Ken Byers (BSEE '66, MSEE '68).  

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School of Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Ken Byers, Ian Akyildiz, Farrokh Ayazi, Gee-Kung Chang, John Cressler, Steven McLaughlin, John Papapolymerou, Raghupathy Sivakumar, Manos Tentzeris, Anthony Yezzi
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  • Created By: Jackie Nemeth
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  • Created On: Mar 19, 2018 - 3:33pm
  • Last Updated: Mar 22, 2018 - 3:31pm