Dr. Julie Swann has been named the Harold R. and Mary Anne Nash Professor.  The Nash Professorship was created by an endowment from the children of Harold and Mary Anne: Ronald, Deborah and Michael.  

Swann is an associate professor in the School of Industrial Engineering at Georgia Tech.  She is also the co-director and co-founder of Health and Humanitarian Logistics Center.  Dr. Swann received her B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Georgia Tech in '96 and her M.S./Ph.D. from Northwestern in '98 and '01 respectively.  Her research focuses on developing models and analytical methods to solve problems in logistics and supply chain management and inform decisions in health systems and policymaking.

“As children of Harold and Mary Anne Nash it has been our pleasure to see all of the great work being done at Georgia Tech in the field of humanitarian logistics,” said Ron Nash.  “This important area of study is poised to bring incredible benefits to those people displaced in disasters as we learn how to become far more efficient in getting the right resources to those who need them the most.  Dr. Julie Swann has done pioneering work in this area and shows the promise of far more valuable breakthroughs in the future.  We are excited to be able to reward her achievement and to support her future research and scholarship by having her named as the Harold R. and Mary Anne Nash Professor at Georgia Tech.”

Ronald, Deborah and Michael all graduated from Georgia Tech in '70, '78 and '74 respectively.  They have also all had children go to Georgia Tech and graduate.