Sterling Skinner is a 1995 Georgia Tech Graduate in Mechanical Engineering who came back to Tech to be the Director of Instructional Labs in the Mechanical Engineering Department.  In his position Sterling purchases, sets up, maintains, trains, and write manuals for experiments using lasers, robots, pumps, servo motors, and other types of toys.

In addition to all of his busy schedule Skinner is the founder and main organizer of the Georgia Tech Auto Show, now in its seventh year.  Sterling has a love for all cars and a knack for bringing people together. The Auto Show is the culmination of both.

Skinner believes that this show is a way to let people reconnect with Georgia Tech who might no feel comfortable at a black tie alumni function as well as including students, staff, faculty, fans and others who all share a connection to Tech and a love for vehicles. Skinner points out that there are great numbers of tech graduates that have made some of the most important engineering and design strides in the automotive industry and it is great to be able to celebrate the talent.

Although jhe does have other vehicles, Sterling loves his Porsche and can even be seen driving it with no top, since it has no top, through the rain, probably sitting in two inches of water. And it seems that he does not even notice!

Tom Galloway was dean of the College of Architecture from 1992 until his death in 2007. His profound dedication to his students and his unique contributions to the Institute have left a remarkable legacy in the true tradition of Georgia Tech’s outstanding leaders. Galloway’s leadership and vision are evident throughout the College of Architecture, across campus, and in the city of Atlanta. He was a tireless advocate for the College of Architecture and for Georgia Tech in a period of growth and expansion both nationally and internationally. His wide-ranging academic and professional interests combined with a profound sense of community service inspired his friends, his faculty, and his students. He served as co-chair of the Peachtree Corridor Task Force Technical Committee on Planning and Design, Galloway combined his professional knowledge in city planning, his belief in community service and his commitment to urban issues.

After his death, Dean Galloway’s family created the Dean Thomas D. Galloway Memorial Fund for the College of Architecture in care of the Georgia Tech Foundation. His widow, Sharon Galloway, has been very generous and has granted the Auto Show a five year gift from this fund, that significantly helps with the expenses of the Show and enables the Tech Community to fully participate and be inclusive to all, so very different from some auto shows that are exclusive and expensive to take part in. We want to take this time to thank The Galloway’s for this gift in the Dean’s name. He was an amazing man and is missed by all.

Dave Lynn has been a staunch supporter and one of my right hand men in putting on the Ga Tech Auto Show. After receiving a degree in transportation design from Art Center College of Design in California, Dave Lynn began working for Georgia Tech graduate Jim Downing and designing Le Mans-style prototype race cars in the early 1990’s. By 1996 one of his designs, called the Kudzu DLM, had been driven by Jim Downing to a LMP2 class victory at the 24 hours of Le Mans in France. Other cars of his design have won the 24 hours of Daytona and helped confirm Jim Downing as a world class endurance racer. He was the aesthetic designer of the street car that was constructed by Evans Automobiles, a company founded by John Evans, a Georgia Tech graduate. This car was displayed at the 2004 and 2005 Georgia Tech Auto Shows. Dave now teaches studios and classes in the Program of Industrial Design in the College of Architecture at Georgia Tech and is a part owner of Laughing Dog Design Studios, LLC here in Atlanta. He also put together what might be the best  on-line history of the Chassis.