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Gerald Wayne Clough (born September 24, 1941) is an American civil engineer and educator who is President Emeritus of the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) and former Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. A graduate of Georgia Tech in civil engineering, he was the first alumnus to serve as President of the Institute.
Learn about the life and achievements of G. Wayne Clough, the first alumnus to become president of Georgia Tech and the 12th secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. He led the expansion of both institutions, raised billions in philanthropy, and received many honors and awards.
G. Wayne Clough, a civil engineer and past president of Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), served as the Smithsonian’s twelfth Secretary from July 2008 to December 2014. Born in 1941 in Douglas, Georgia, Clough is the first Secretary from a southern state.
First alumnus to become Tech president. Research expenditures increased from $212 million to $473 million. Georgia Tech received the 1999 Hesburgh Award, the nation's top recognition for support of undergraduate teaching and learning.
Feb 24, 2020 · Wayne Clough served as the 10th President of the Georgia Institute of Technology from 1994 to 2008 and as the 12th Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution from 2008 to 2014.
Gerald Wayne Clough is President Emeritus of the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) and former Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. A graduate of Georgia Tech in civil engineering, he was the first alumnus to serve as President of the Institute.
Apr 30, 2008 · On March 15, Smithsonian regents tapped G. Wayne Clough, a civil engineer and the president of Georgia Tech for 14 years, to be the Institution's 12th Secretary.
