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Alpha Nu Building Association of Theta Chi, Inc. | Winter 2014-15 | Georgia Institute of Technology Alumni Offce | P.O. Box 80828, Atlanta, Georgia 30366 | www.gt-thetachi.org From the Alumni Jerome m. TrAvers ’83 Alumni President Spotlight: Editor’s Note: For this edition of the newsletter we’re shining the ith the close Spotlight on Jerry Travers ’83. From the hometown of Brookhaven, Wof 2014 we GA, Jerry came to Tech for his Bachelor of Science in Industrial Management, and Minor in Computer Science. A Theta Chi Legacy, refect back on the Jerry’s Dad, Jerry Sr., was a Theta Chi at University of Rhode Island, accomplishments and and his brother Steve, became a Florida State Theta Chi. Jerry has success of the active served on the board as alumni treasurer for years and currently serves on chapter and alumni the board as secretary. He currently works as a as Process Manager involvement. Fall Rush for Bank of America. A Scoutmaster for 26 years, Jerry recently put yielded 18 new pledges his skills to the test with a hike of the Appalachian Trial. He and for the chapter. John his daughter, Bennett, traveled for six months while his wife Verrone has served the actives well – be of 22 years, Karen, documented the trip in an online blog. sure to read his report on page two for Outside of work, Jerry and Karen enjoy spending time more news about the chapter. with their children, world travel, Geocaching, riding bikes, and running in events such as the Peachtree The alumni have continued two Road Race. Read on to fnd out more. traditions – the Tachi Golf Classic and the Annual Camping Trip held in the mountains of North Georgia. We also had a terrifc turnout for Homecoming this year and all of the Ga Tech home What did you enjoy most as an active Personal Computer. It was such a change football games. Brother Jeff Smith Alpha Nu? from programming with FORTRAN cards at ’76 was kind enough to report on Georgia Tech a few years earlier. It was a trip the camping event. Brother Mark While I was an active with the Alpha Nu introducing IBM’s frst PC to companies in Graffagnino ’85 reported on the golf chapter at Georgia Tech, I enjoyed the working Atlanta, like The Home Depot, Coca Cola, and event. Turn to page three for photos with the other brothers on projects like Greek Scientifc Atlanta. and recaps. Happy New Year to you Week and Homecoming. It was great how well all and we hope to see you back at the the brotherhood worked together getting things Why did you join Golden Code? house or at an alumni event in 2015. done and I enjoyed being a part of that success. While I was working as an IBM System Theta chi for life going strong! After graduation, how did you transition Engineer, I learned everything about the new to IBM? IBM 32-bit operating system, OS/2. After working for IBM for 13 years, I took my After I graduated from Georgia Tech, I frst OS/2 expertise and joined the new consulting Ian Willoughby ’92 worked for Delta Airlines as a management company, Golden Code. We immediately ANBA President trainee. I was cleaning planes on the overnight started a large contract doing OS/2 consulting shift. After doing services for NationsBank. Leaving the that for 3 months, company required a mandatory year off so it I was offered a was a commitment. Systems Engineer job with IBM, How did you come back after your and jumped on it. mandatory year off? After consulting for Bank of America with What was it Golden Code for 6 years, our contract was like working ended due to the Bank moving to Windows on on the frst their platforms. We all left the Bank with the PC? contractual agreement that we would not work as a Bank of America employee until 1 year My frst job after that. I knew that I had a job to come back to as a Systems at the Bank, but I still honed up my resume and Engineer with performed a job search. After working as a PC IBM was to consultant for neighbors and small companies become a in the north Atlanta area, I came back to Bank master with of America in a technical support role. The Travers family (pictured left to right), the frst model Jerry, Bennett, Christopher, Karen, and Carson. of the IBM Travers (Continued on Page 4)