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William C. Wardlaw, Jr.
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William C. "Billy" Wardlaw, Jr. was an active member in the Tech community for more than fifty years. As an honor student in textile engineering at Tech in the late 1920's, Mr. Wardlaw was involved in campus clubs and activities, including Koseme, the Cotillion Club, the Bull Dog Club, Skull and Key, ANAK, and the Chi Phi fraternity.
During the years following his graduation in 1928, Mr. Wardlaw became a prominent and influential Atlanta business leader. After Mr. Wardlaw organized his own investment advisory firm, Wardlaw & Company in 1960: he was president of the company until his death in December 1983.
As an alumnus, Mr. Wardlaw continued his active involvement with Georgia Tech. He was a trustee of the Alexander-Tharpe Fund and a board member and president of the Georgia Tech Foundation, where for thirteen years he directed the financial investments as chairman of the Foundation's investment committee. Mr. Wardlaw also contributed generously to the alumni Roll Call, the Alexander-Tharpe Fund and Tech's special projects such as the Intercollegiate Athletic Center. In 1967, he received the Alumni Distinguished Service Award for his many contributions of both time and resources to the Institute.
Mr. and Mrs. Wardlaw shared a deep commitment to charitable organizations and educational institutions. They were involved with the Atlanta Speech School and Piedmont Hospital. Mr. Wardlaw was a former trustee of the Atlanta YMCA, Scottish Rite Hospital (which his mother helped to establish), Jesse Parker William Hospital, Crawford Long Hospital, and Agnes Scott College.
After Mr. Wardlaw's death in 1983, Mrs. Wardlaw sustained her husband's philanthropic spirit. Her generous gift, made in his honor, not only has helped to make the Wardlaw Center a reality, but it also reaffirmed the Wardlaws' faith in the future of Georgia Tech.
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