2025 College of Engineering Alumni Awards Induction Ceremony held in Atlanta, Georgia. Left to right: AE Chair Mitchell Walker, Jacob M. Kwasnik, AE 2008, Gary Weissel, AE 1993, and Mark Dash M.S. AE 1968.
Alumni from the Georgia Tech School of Aerospace Engineering do not fit neatly into a simple mold. Among our more than 6,000 alumni are leaders and innovators in government, industry, academia and the military. AE alumni are astronauts, CEOs, professors, and researchers.
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AE Alumna Kathryn Engelhardt: Shattering Glass Ceilings with Intellect and Resilience
AE alumna Kathryn “Kathy” Engelhardt (AE 1982, M.S. AE 1983), née Dunlop, has returned to Georgia, steps away from her beloved Georgia Tech, grateful for every leg of her journey. She reflected on her extraordinary experiences, lifelong friendships, and the lessons learned. Georgia Tech equipped her to excel in industry and navigate male-dominated spaces with tenacity and grace.
Outstanding AE Alumni Honored at College of Engineering Alumni Awards
A trio of Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering (AE) alumni were honored at the 2025 College of Engineering Alumni Awards Induction Ceremony, held on March 8. This year's AE honorees included Charles H. Gaylord, Jr. AE 1967, M.S. AE 1969 (Engineering Hall of Fame), Jacob M. Kwasnik, AE 2008 (Council Of Outstanding Young Engineering Alumni), and Gary Weissel, AE 1993 (Academy Of Distinguished Engineering Alumni).
Nine AE Alumnae Honored During the Pathway of Progress Grand Opening
The Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering (AE) celebrates its nine alumnae who were among the inaugural honorees, Laurie Baker, Elizabeth “Biff” Córdoba, Tiffany Davis, Yvonne Donaldson Pendleton, Lara O’Connor Hodgson, Kavya Manyapu, Jenny Moore, Anne Patterson, and Mary Wright.
AE Alumni Inducted into the College of Engineering Alumni Hall of Fame
Ben Bellows, Ray T. Muggridge, III, and C. Anne Patterson among the 28 Georgia Tech graduates honored.
AE Alumna Honored for Advancing Vertical Flight Technology
The Vertical Flight Society (VFS) announced that Daniel Guggenheim School alumna Natasha Schatzman, BSAE 2011, MSAE 2014, PhDAE 2018, is the 2023 recipient of the VFS François-Xavier Bagnoud Award.
AE Alumna Adele Payman Receives Hertz Foundation Fellowship
The $250,000 scholarship will go towards her research interests in space plasma physics.
Heidi Brewer is on a Mission
As the world prepares for a lunar return with the Artemis missions, a new generation of space enthusiasts are on the horizon. One of them is Heidi Brewer, AE 2005.
AE School Ph.D. Student Kenneth Wayne Smith Beats the Odds
There is always more than one path to success, and Kenneth Wayne Smith’s journey provides solid evidence of this theory
AE Delves into the Past to Showcase Its First Black Graduates: Berman J. Watts Jr., Archie M. Stanley, and Bryan Fortson
The Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering (AE) is proud to share the history of the first Black graduates, Berman J. Watts Jr. (BSAE 1973), Archie M. Stanley (MSAE, 1979), and Bryan Fortson (Ph.D. AE 1991).
Five AE School Alumni Make the 40 Under 40 List
This year's class includes five AE School graduates: Daniel Buckland, Elizabeth Cordoba, Tiffany Davis, Kavya M. Manyapu, and Sarah Walker.
First AE Alumnae Share the Secrets of Their Success
The Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering salutes the first women at Georgia Tech to earn graduate degrees in aerospace engineering: Laurie L. Baker (BSAE 1967, MSAE 1968), Joyce E. Carpenter (BSAE 1972, MSAE 1978), C. Anne Patterson (BSAE 1971, MSAE 1975), and Mary A. Wright (BSAE 1964, MSAE 1966, and Ph.D. AE 1970).
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