Blake Ragsdale Van Leer was an engineer and university professor who served as the fifth president of Georgia Institute of Technology from 1944 until his death in 1956.
Blake R. Van Leer
Main entrance to the Van Leer Building on the campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology
The Georgia Institute of Technology is a public research university and institute of technology in Atlanta, Georgia. Established in 1885, it is part of the University System of Georgia and has satellite campuses in Savannah, Georgia, Metz, France, Shenzhen, China, and Singapore.
Atlanta during the Civil War, c. 1864
An early picture of Georgia Tech, circa 1899
Former Georgia Tech President G. Wayne Clough speaks at a student meeting.
The Kessler Campanile seen from the Georgia Tech Student Center.