Background
May, Gary Stephen was born on May 17, 1964 in St. Louis. Son of Warren and Gloria (Hunter) May.
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Gary Stephen May
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Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1985. Master of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University California, Berkeley, 1987. Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University California, Berkeley, 1991.
Career
Tutor Georgia Institute of Technology, 1982-1984, research assistant, 1985. Joined School Electrical and Computer Engineering, the microelectronics group Georgia Institute Tech, 1991, Motorola Foundation professor, 2001—2005, associate chairman, school electrical and computer engineering, 2001—2005, executive assistant to president, 2002—2005, professor, Steve W. Chaddick School Electrical and Computer Engineering chair, since 2005. Cooperative education staff McDonnell-Douglas Corporation, 1982-1984.
Member technical staff American Telephone & Telegraph Company Bell Laboratories, summers 1985-1986. Research assistant University California, Berkeley, 1989-1990, graduate student instructor, 1988—1991. Founder, director Summer Undergraduate Research Engineering/Science Progressive (SURE), Georgia Institute of Technology, since 1992, Facilitating Academic Careers in Engineering and Science (FACES), Georgia Institute of Technology, since 1998.
Served on Congressional Commission on the Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science, Engineering, and Technology, National Science Foundation Committee on Equal Opportunity in Science and Engineering, chair, 2000—2001. Speaker in field.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Member National Society Black Engineers (national chairman emeritus, national chairman 1987-1989, editorial board since 1985, member national advisory board, Outstanding Leadership award, 1988, 89, Golden Torch Award: Janice A. Lumpkin Educator of Year, 2006, National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Georgia Institute of Technology Executive Roundtable, Phi Eta Sigma (Dorothy C. Yancy Incentive award), Lambda Sigma, Eta Kappa Nu, Briarean Society, Eta Kappa Nu, Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Tau Beta Pi, Anak.
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Married LeShelle; c. Simone Imani, Jordan Amani May.
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American
Awards
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National Science Foundation fellow, American Telephone & Telegraph Company Bell Laboratory Fellow. Recipient Outstanding Young Alumnus, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1993, American Telephone & Telegraph Company Information Systems award, Eso-Systems award, General Electric Latimer Achievement award, Martin Luther King Junior Service award., Giant of Science award, Quality Education for Minorities Network, 2002, Wickenden award for Outstanding Paper, Journal of Engineering Education, 2003, Minorities in Engineering award, 2004, 2006 American Association for the Advancement of Science Mentor award, 2007. Named National Young Investigator, 1993-1998. Selected by the National Academy of Engineering to Participate in Frontiers of Engineering Conference as one of the nation's top 100 engineers between the ages of 30-45, 2000.National Science Foundation fellow, American Telephone & Telegraph Company Bell Laboratory Fellow. Recipient Outstanding Young Alumnus, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1993, American Telephone & Telegraph Company Information Systems award, Eso-Systems award, General Electric Latimer Achievement award, Martin Luther King Junior Service award., Giant of Science award, Quality Education for Minorities Network, 2002, Wickenden award for Outstanding Paper, Journal of Engineering Education, 2003, Minorities in Engineering award, 2004, 2006 American Association for the Advancement of Science Mentor award, 2007. Named National Young Investigator, 1993-1998.
Selected by the National Academy of Engineering to Participate in Frontiers of Engineering Conference as one of the nation's top 100 engineers between the ages of 30-45, 2000.