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CU chancellor tapped as president of Georgia Tech

By Myung Oak Kim, Rocky Mountain News (Contact)

Published February 9, 2009 at 7:57 a.m.
Updated February 9, 2009 at 9:04 a.m.

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David Zalubowski, Associated Press, 2008

G.P. " Bud" Peterson, chancellor of the University of Colorado, and his wife, Val, talk last fall about the changes made to the chancellor's home in Boulder.

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University of Colorado at Boulder Chancellor G.P. "Bud" Peterson has been named the sole finalist to become president of Georgia Tech.

Peterson is expected to be named to the top post at the university — formally known as the Georgia Institute of Technology — at an upcoming Board of Regents meeting, but it is unclear how soon that will happen.

Peterson, 56, has served as the top administrator of the Boulder campus, with 30,000 undergraduate and graduate students, since July 2006. The Boulder campus is the flagship of the CU system.

Born in San Francisco and raised in Kansas City, Peterson previously worked for six years as Provost at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y. and a number of positions at Texas A&M University.

He earned three degrees at Kansas State University - a bachelor in mechanical engineering, a bachelor's degree in mathematics and a master's degree in engineering. Peterson earned his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Texas A&M.

"I am humbled to be considered for the post of president of the Georgia Institute of Technology," Peterson said in a press release. "Georgia Tech is a wonderful institution and presents a special opportunity for me and my family."

Georgia Tech is a state school serving about 20,000 students in Atlanta.

The last president, G. Wayne Clough stepped down in July 2008 to take the top post at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C. Clough had served at Georgia Tech since 1994. The Board of Regents launched a national search that led to the naming of Peterson as sole finalist.

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  • February 9, 2009

    10:34 a.m.

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    fifty writes:

    This is a dream career move - ditch a mediocre university for one of the top universities in the country. Georgia Tech is a highly competitive university that attracts top talent from all over the United States. It ranks 35th in the U.S. News and World Report National Universities Ranking. The State of Colorado lacks a highly competitive top 50 university. C.U. Boulder, its flagship school, is a second-tier university and the remaining schools decline in rank.

    Georgia isn't the great state that Colorado is, but Colorado's schools aren't the great schools that Georgia's are. When looking at school choice, the school itself takes priority over the quality of the state.

  • February 9, 2009

    11:19 a.m.

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    Madre2 writes:

    U.S. News & World Report ranks CU-Boulder 34th overall among all public universities in the United States for undergraduate education.

  • February 9, 2009

    3:54 p.m.

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    Scott writes:

    Based upon the Fulmer Cup rankings: http://www.sportsargumentwiki.com/ind... ,
    Georgia Tech has fewer felons on their NFL minor league team than CU. That should be a big plus!

    2006 Both schools had a clean record
    2007 CU 26th, GT had a clean record
    2008 CU 9th, GT 17th
    All Time: CU 20th, GT 37th

    Scott

  • February 9, 2009

    4:38 p.m.

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    ParkHillPosse writes:

    Fifty: Put down the crack pipe, sporto. A mediocre university? How many Nobel laureates does GA Tech have? Are you a paid endorser for Ga Tech, or did you just happen to attend school there?

  • February 9, 2009

    5:13 p.m.

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    Scott writes:

    After Al Gore (inventor of the internet) was bestowed a Nobel Peace Prize, I'm starting to wonder about the validity of the prize.

    BTW, I use to work a Bell Telephone Laboratories, proud recipient of SIX Nobel Prizes in physics! See: http://www.alcatel-lucent.com/wps/por...ndrecognition&lu_lang_code=en_WW#tabAnchor2

    Scott