John Stasko ’85 ScM, ’89 PhD, writes: “This past summer I retired from the School of Interactive Computing at Georgia Tech after 36 years on the faculty. I joined GT out of grad school in 1989. Computing here at GT has grown from a relatively small department to a full-fledged college, and is one of the country’s largest computer science programs. My research over the years focused on the areas of data visualization and human-computer interaction. In addition to teaching courses on those topics, I enjoyed teaching one of our large intro courses (Object-Oriented Programming) for most of my career. This class typically had 250–300 students, mostly freshmen, so it kept me on my toes. Teaching this class allowed me to stay closer to the core educational mission of the university, which can be lost with the strong focus on research at R1 schools today. In retirement, my wife, Christy, and I hope to travel. We live in Marietta, a suburb of Atlanta. Our three children are grown and living in Baltimore; Richmond, Va.; and New York City. I still play a lot of golf—well, as much as my aging body allows me.”
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GS Class of 1985