Congratulations to the six past and current graduates of the School of History, Technology, and Society who received a 2012 Homer Rice Leadership Award. Recipients were recognized at Dr. Homer Rice's annual luncheon for alumni of his Leadership Fitness Program, held at the Capital City Club on October 26, 2012. President Peterson and his wife Val also attended.

The award recipients are

• Angel Callahan, almuna
• Jennifer Green, doctoral student
• Elizabeth Haven Hawley, alumna
• Les Leighton, alumnus
• John Miller, doctoral student
• Nathan Moon, alumnus and Associate Director for Research of the Center for Advanced Communications Policy at Georgia Tech

Rice served as Georgia Tech's athletic director from 1980 to 1997. His book "Leadership Fitness: Developing & Reinforcing Successful, Positive Leaders" trains readers to differentiate between positive and negative leadership.