
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: FRIDAY, July 15, 1994                   TAG: 9407150072
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: B3   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: ATLANTA                                 LENGTH: Short

EX-TECH ENGINEER NEW GA. TECH PRESIDENT

Gerald Wayne Clough says he is proud to have been picked as the new president of Georgia Tech, where he earned two degrees.

``This opportunity to be president of a school that is your alma mater comes only once in a lifetime,'' he said from his home in Seattle, where he has served as provost at the University of Washington for less than a year.

Clough, 52, was dean of the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech from 1990 to 1993.

Virginia Tech Assistant Dean Pamela Kurstedt said Clough was instrumental in changing the curriculum so that engineering students gained exposure to international studies.

``He was a very good administrator, in that with him we started to get a real handle on our budgets,'' she said. ``He really got us organized. [Georgia Tech] will really like him, especially if it needs someone who can help with some healing.''

Clough's predecessor at Georgia Tech, John Patrick Crecine, was at the center of several controversies during his six-year tenure.

The board of regents was expected to approve the appointment of Clough following recommendation from a search committee this week.

Clough, a Georgia native, received bachelor's and master's degrees in civil engineering from Georgia Tech and a doctorate from the University of California, Berkeley.

During his 11 months at Washington, Clough also taught and served as vice president for academic affairs.

by CNB