Georgia Tech researchers recently won the 2008 Sloan Industry Studies Best Paper Award for their holistic examination of strategies employed by pharmaceutical firms for innovating in the realm of biotechnology. Georgia Tech College of Management recognized the vision, achievement, and leadership of its alumni April 25 at the business school's Fifth Annual Awards Celebration, inducting five leaders into the Hall of Fame, Academy of Distinguished Alumni, and Council of Outstanding Young Alumni. Georgia Tech College of Management is ranked 29th (11th among public universities) in U.S. News & World Report's latest rankings of the nation's top full-time MBA programs. Georgia Tech College of Management is pleased to announce that Caterpillar Inc. is the first company to become a Corporate Affiliate of the Technology and Management Program, which will cross-train undergraduate business and engineering majors. Thanks to a new summer enrichment program of Georgia Tech College of Management, 40 local high school students will be able to learn the fundamentals of finance, investments, and financial management. Georgia Tech MBA students continue to excel in major business plan and case competitions, frequently surpassing the performance of their peers at the world's best business schools. The DiagNano student team recently won a challenge round at the Rice University Business Plan Competition for its plan to market nanotechnology-based products for in-vitro cancer diagnostics. Georgia Tech College of Management has named Gary Jones as Professor of the Practice of Finance. | 
