Douglas Hooker, Alumnus, Among Most Influential Atlantans
The Atlanta Business Chronicle recently profiled Atlanta’s 100 most influential people, as selected by the editors of the paper. The list included Governor Nathan Deal, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, Muhtar Kent, chairman and CEO of The Coca-Cola Company, and Donna Hyland, president and CEO, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.
Alumnus, Stan Connally, Named Gulf Power President
Gulf Power Company is getting a new president. Stan Connally (BSME '93 and Woodruff School Advisory Board member), a senior vice president at Georgia Power, will be the company’s 16th president, succeeding Mark Crosswhite who has been named executive vice president and chief operating officer of Southern Company, Gulf Power’s parent firm.