AEDC to host Tennessee Tech alumni luncheon Published April 6, 2011 By Shawn Jacobs AEDC/PA ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tenn. -- Local Tennessee Technological University (TTU) alumni are hoping to break their own attendance record when they meet May 4 at Arnold AFB's Arnold Lakeside Center (ALC) from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. During the last event held May 14, 2009, the local group set the record for the largest alumni gathering outside the university campus, with nearly 175 attending. The previous record was 125. "We have nearly 250 TTU graduates employed by ATA (Aerospace Testing Alliance) and estimate we have between 50 to 100 more when we include the government, Technology Group employees, General Physics, ATA subcontractors, retirees and the spouses of AEDC employees," said Sharon Carter, ATA deputy director of Projects and Design Engineering, a TTU alumna and organizer of the event. Lunch will be provided by the university and the event will include a presentation by TTU President Bob Bell on "What's Happening at TTU." The luncheon is open to all TTU alumni, not just AEDC employees, and attendees are asked to wear their TTU colors. Those wishing to attend should e-mail sharon.carter@arnold.af.mil . The first 200 people to RSVP will get a seat due to limited capacity at the ALC. "We are pleased that Tech is hosting another alumni luncheon," Carter said. "TTU has made considerable contributions with nearly 300 AEDC alumni working and hundreds more who have retired. This relationship has proven to be extremely beneficial for both parties and will continue to be in the future." The ALC will be serving a deli bar accompanied by potato salad, chips and fruit, with a choice of tea, coffee or water, and cookies for dessert.