Tech president tightening ethics controls after money scandals; Atlanta Journal Constitution, July 27, 2018

Ty Tagami

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Johnny Edwards, 

Atlanta Journal Constitution; Tech president tightening ethics controls after money scandals

"Georgia Tech President George P. “Bud” Peterson has agreed to tighten his oversight over employee compliance with ethics policies after a series of scandals caught the attention of his bosses.

The University System of Georgia, as it happens, will have an ethics awareness week in mid-November, noted Chancellor Steve W. Wrigley in an email to Peterson last week. “I expect a strong and visible presence and participation from you and your senior leadership team,” Wrigley wrote...

On June 5, Tech removed Andrew Gerber from his leadership role at the affiliated Georgia Tech Research Institute, a spokeswoman said on Friday. Gerber, who was paid about $400,000 a year, subsequently resigned.

Gerber was the focus of an April report by Channel 2 Action Newsthat said GTRI had spent more than $1 million on employee “morale” events. The spending included $73,000 for Georgia Aquarium visits by employees and their families, $109,000 for a staff picnic at Six Flags, $26,000 at a Braves game, nearly $12,000 for go-karts and laser tag at Andretti’s and $7,300 at Topgolf, including more than $1,000 in cocktails, beer and wine."