G-T President to head Smithsonian

Clough. (Georgia Tech)

Georgia Tech President G. Wayne Clough -- a former dean of engineering at Virginia Tech -- has been chosen to lead the Smithsonian Institution.

Clough will become the 12th secretary of the world's largest museum and research complex on July 1. At 66, he has served as president of Georgia Tech since 1994.

The Smithsonian has been in turmoil, but Clough says he believes the Smithsonian can get through the current challenges quickly. The Smithsonian's previous secretary, Lawrence Small, resigned last March amid an investigation into his spending.

Cristian Samper has been serving as acting secretary. He'll go back to being the director of the National Museum of Natural History after Clough takes over.

(The Associated Press)

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