- W. Harry Vaughan
- Harold A. Bunger (acting)
- Gerald A. Rosselot
- Herschel H. Cudd
- Paul K. Calaway
- Dr. James E. Boyd
- Robert E. Stiemke
- Wyatt C. Whitley
- Dr. Maurice W. Long
- Thomas E. Stelson (acting)
- Dr. Donald J. Grace
- VADM Richard H. Truly (USN, Ret.)
- Dr. Edward K. Reedy
- Dr. Stephen E. Cross
- Thomas A. McDermott
- Dr. Robert T. McGrath
- Glen P. Robinson Jr.
- Dr. H. Allen Ecker
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Our Forefathers
Leading our standards of excellence
Since its inception, the Georgia Tech Research Institute and its predecessor, the State Engineering Experiment Station, have attracted our nation’s foremost innovators. Their accomplishments have enabled GTRI to do everything that it does today.
Up until Director Donald Grace, 1976-1992, all the directors listed below were directors of the Engineering Experiment Station. Our name changed during Donald Grace's tenure, so he was director of EES / GTRI. He was also the first to also retain the title Vice President of the Georgia Institute of Techology. The directors who followed him were directors of GTRI and Georgia Tech Vice Presidents. To learn more, select a hyperlinked title:
- 1934-1940 W. Harry Vaughn
- 1940-1941 Harold A. Bunger (acting)
- 1941-1952 Gerald A. Rosselot
- 1952-1954 Herschel H. Cudd
- 1954-1957 Paul K. Calaway
- 1957-1961 James E. Boyd
- 1961-1963 Robert E. Stiemke
- 1963-1968 Wyatt C. Whitley
- 1968-1975 Maurice W. Long
- 1975-1976 Thomas E. Stelson (acting)
- 1976-1992 Donald J. Grace
- 1992-1997 Richard H. Truly
- 1998-2003 Edward K. Reedy
- 2003-2010 Stephen E. Cross
- 2010-2011 Thomas A. McDermott
- 2011-Present Robert T. McGrath
GTRI was instrumental in founding the technology organization, Scientific-Atlanta. Today, at least 100 high-tech, Atlanta companies can trace their roots to Scientific-Atlanta. To learn more, select the following link:
The Georgia Tech Living History Program has also captured the stories of a number of infulential GTRI researchers and administrators who retired after long and successful careers. Through the following video clips, these individuals share some of their most memorable EES/GTRI stories.
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Dr. Don Grace, GTRI director from 1976 – 1993, recalls the infamous tale of the duplication of the discovery of cold fusion and the subsequent need to admit the error to the media. It was recorded on December 7, 2006. |
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Research scientist John Brown, PHY 1950, an expert in the use of the electronic microscope talks about his work at EES and the serendipitous opportunity to work with the microscope came about. It was recorded on September 9, 2008. |
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Veteran researcher Richard C. Johnston, TE 1948, was at EES when the multiple successes of state’s research stations led to developing international programs. It was recorded on September 10, 1998. |
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Glen Robsinson describes Georgia's first television and the creation of Scientific-Atlanta |