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This spring, construction will begin on an installation in the center of campus that celebrates the history of women at Georgia Tech, including staff, faculty, and alumnae. It honors women’s accomplishments and contributions to the Institute and to a wide range of fields in which they have made an impact. It will also allow space for reflection.
The project is made possible by the philanthropic generosity of Andrea Laliberte, IE 1982, M.S. IE 1984. When she was on Georgia Tech’s campus in the late 1970s and early ’80s studying industrial engineering, women had been allowed admission as full-time undergraduates for less than three decades and accounted for less than 20% of the student population.
She returned to campus in 2013 and spent five years as the Edenfield Executive-in-Residence in the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering. During this time, she served on several Georgia Tech boards and was chair of the Alumni Association in 2016-17.
“I met so many accomplished people — from astronauts to Olympians to CEOs — but what really struck me was how many impressive alumnae we have,” she said. “Their stories are amazing.”
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