THE TSU CoETCS 'MIGHTY 100'

PROFILE OF EXCELLENCE

Gilbert Clay

Gilbert Clay was born in Chicago, Illinois where he attended Cregier Vocational H.S. majoring in architectural drafting. Clay enrolled at Tennessee State University to major in Architectural Engineering.

While at Tennessee State University Clay joined the Air Force Tiger Jets drill team, became a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., President of the Chicago Club (which had become inactive). Clay took two years off with (1) semester left to graduate, and finally went back and earned by B.S.A.E in 1986.

Gilbert Clay was hired by Turner Construction Company after graduation and moved to Detroit, MI.
He has worked for several major Construction Management companies to include H.J. Russell & Company in Atlanta, GA and HDR, Inc. also in Atlanta where he is presently an inspector working on the storm water/sewer separation project for the City of Atlanta.

Gilbert Clay's comments:

"Thank You Tennessee State University all of you before me and especially those of you after me."

How the CoETCS has prepared me to be successful in my Career:

The College of Engineering has prepared me to be able to think and reason thru problems systematically and logically and to always be ready for any challenge(s) life presents.

The Importance of the TSU CoETCS Alumni Endowment:

The Alumni Endowment is very special because it will allow students to be aware of monies that graduates have given back and not from a bank of a loan program. Students need to be able to have funds available that they can draw from within.