Dear Sandy, I still miss your warmth and graciousness. You were a wonderful mentor.

Dearest Sandy, Its been so long, still miss having you around...

Dear Sandy:
This year, ICIS and WITS/WISE are in India. I remember when we went to Bangalore and took you around in an autorickshaw. You'd have loved it.
Thanks so much for being there for me!
Nishtha

Dear Sandy:
Miss you a lot. You made academia a kinder and better place. Trying to do the same.
Nishtha

Dear Sandy,

Yesterday, you were awarded this year's ISS President's Service Award, from INFORMS Information Systems Society.

To quote Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business Dean Maryam Alavi, "Her contributions to the field will live on."

D.J.

Dear Sandy,

Still miss you... Wish you were here...

We will always miss you and your kind spirit Sandy. Wish you were with us!

Dear Sandy:
It has been seven years. The world is lesser without your kindness!
Ad astra!
Nishtha

Dear Sandy:
It has been six years, and so much has happened during these six years. Miss you all the time! Your research advice still guides me.
Nishtha

Dear Sandy,

We still miss your amazing smile and wonderful personality. We appreciate and are forever grateful for how you mentored and cared for all around you.

Warm Regards,
Ram

Dear Sandy,

Per your wish, the Sandra and Ronald Slaughter PhD Fellowship has been established at Georgia Tech's Scheller College of Business. You continue to inspire Scheller PhD students.

DJ

Dear Sandy,

We thought about you when we saw today's news that Georgia Tech's MBA program (Scheller) is ranked No. 24 in the Country by Bloomberg Businessweek. 

You would be pleased to hear all the updates from Scheller colleagues ... you had paved the way. You are greatly missed ...

Dear Sandy:
It has been five years but you are missed sorely. Rest in peace!
Nishtha

Dear Sandy,

Missing you.. Can't believe its been 5 years...

Waifong

Sandy,

Hope you resting in perfect peace. The ITM area and Scheller College of Business are growing fast and strong. Our full-time MBA program is just ranked 20th in the US and 23rd globally. Truly appreciate your many valuable contributions and service!

Dear Sandy,

The recent US News has ranked Georgia Tech Scheller’s ITM Undergraduate Program No. 3 alone in their 2020 peer rankings. This is the first time we have ever made it into top 5, and we thought immediately about you. We can't achieve this without your leadership.

Hi Sandy,
 Just came back from INFORMS (2018). Missed you so dearly there and wanted to share that I was elected to ISS fellow. You would have been so proud! You were the pioneer and such a great role model for women like me. Thanked you and your legacy in my speech. Will always miss your friendship, mentorship and scholarship! -- Anandhi Bharadwaj

Dear Sandy: Miss your kindness, affection, and discourses about IS research everyday.

Dear Sandy,

Today, at INFORMS CIST, Scheller Ph.D. alumni, Peng Huang, is one of the recipients of the 2018 ISS Sandra Ann Slaughter Early Career Award. Peng is a tenured Associated Professor at University of Maryland’s Smith School of Business, and Associate Department Chair in the Department of Decision, Operations, and Information Technologies.

This marks the fifth Scheller faculty and Ph.D. alumni who won this prestigious INFORM ISS award created in 2014 in honor of Sandy. Early winners are Profs. Eric Overby, Marius Florin Niculescu, Mingfeng Lin and Scheller PhD alumni Sam Ransbotham, who is a tenured Associate Professor at Boston College’s Carroll School of Management.

As Ajay said, you continue to inspire us to do Scheller pride in all dimensions you have shown us.

Its been 4 years; We all miss you dearly!

Sandy, you continue to be a source of inspiration to do good. You are sorely missed, even as your presence continues to be felt in the halls of Scheller.

Such a warm and brilliant person as a student and graduate. Always attentive and just a pleasure to be near. We all miss you, Sandy.

Hi Sandy,

I hope you can sense the loss we all feel ever since you left us for your heavenly abode. We miss you very much -- your cheerful professionalism, your principled thoughtfulness, and unending desire to do the right thing. The world is a better place for you today. Thank you! May you rest in peace.

Ajay

Dear Sandy,

I learned today about a great piece of news - I was promoted to Full Professor. I thought about whom i would like to share this with and thought immediately about you. Without your guidance and teachings, I would not have been able to get to where I am. I am very sad that you are not around to share my joy. Thank you, Sandy, for everything you have done.

Love,

Waifong

Dear Sandy:
I cannot believe that it has been two years already. Time goes by but your memory stays with me forever. Thanks for all your time and patience with me.
-Nishtha

Dear Sandy,

Can't believe it has been two years... I missed you.

Love,

Waifong

Sandy,

Missing you today. I'm applying for PMP certification. You were always gracious and generous with your time and care. Thank you for being a wonderful professor and example to us all.

Anna

Dear Sandy,

It's over a year, but we still miss you. In the meantime, two of our co-authored papers were published and one even rec'd an award by ISS.
Your work and your warm presence will be remembered for a long time!

Tridas

Dear Sandy,

Wish you were still here...

Love,

Waifong

Dear Sandy:
Missing you today. You would have been happy to know that our paper on PMs' practical intelligence was the runner up to the Best Published Paper Award at ISR.
Wish you were around for us to share this news.
Love,
Nishtha

Today, April 2, 2015, Sandy was remembered and honored at this evening’s When the Whistle Blows ceremony at Georgia Tech.

GT President G.P. “Bud” Peterson made remarks, Provost Rafael L. Bras read Sandy's name. Also attended were GT First Lady Val Peterson and GT Executive Vice President for Research Dr. Stephen Cross, among others.

On behalf of GT SCOB Dean Maryam Alavi and Sandy’s other SCOB colleagues, ITM Area Coordinator Dr. D. J. Wu honored Dr. Slaughter at the ceremony by lighting a candle in Sandy’s memory. A replica of the whistle honoring Sandy’s time spent at Georgia Tech will be given to her family.

Representing the SCOB community, Dr. Sridhar Narasimhan, Dr. Marius Niculescu, Dr. Mike Smith, Dr. Peter Swire, and Ph.D. Candidate Michael Frutiger also attended the ceremony.

For more information, please visit,
http://www.specialevents.gatech.edu/whenthewhistleblows

Sandy was a fantastic colleague while we were Ph.D. students at the University of Minnesota. She always had a smile and time for everyone, even while working on breakthrough papers and breaking world records. Sandy, thank you for showing us the true meaning of work-life balance at its best.

I worked with Sandy on a committee at GT. It is so hard to believe she is gone. She had such a great sense of humor and was such a nice person overall. My condolences to her husband and family What a great loss.

It all seems like yesterday when Sandy and I joined a group tour to Masada on June 10 after ECIS 2014 in Tel Aviv. I can vividly recall her soft voice echoing around us. I knew Sandy long before we worked together as members of AIS Council during 2012-14. In the Council, we both were serving as Regional Representatives. She was very supportive toward my initiative of AIS-Journal Joint Author Workshop and served as a mentor in PACIS 2013 and ECIS 2014. I also joined her initiative of AIS Mid-career Mentoring Workshop as a mentor in ICIS 2013 at Milan, Italy. Sandy has been a very productive scholar and published many articles in top journals. She was also very active in volunteer services for the AIS community. On the personal side, Sandy is a gentle and polite lady. She cares very much about the environment, the society, and the sustainability. Her passing away is a great lost to our community and will be greatly missed by all of us.

It all seems like yesterday when Sandy and I joined a group tour to Masada on June 10 after ECIS 2014 in Tel Aviv. I can vividly recall her soft voice echoing around us. I knew Sandy long before we worked together as members of AIS Council during 2012-14. In the Council, we both were serving as Regional Representatives. She was very supportive toward my initiative of AIS-Journal Joint Author Workshop and served as a mentor in PACIS 2013 and ECIS 2014. I also joined her initiative of AIS Mid-career Mentoring Workshop as a mentor in ICIS 2013 at Milan, Italy. Sandy has been a very productive scholar and published many articles in top journals. She was also very active in volunteer services for the AIS community. On the personal side, Sandy is a gentle and polite lady. She cares very much about the environment, the society, and the sustainability. Her passing away is a great lost to our community and will be greatly missed by all of us.

Life is so fragile. We leave behind only our good deeds. Over the years, I witnessed an inordinate number of acts of kindness and generosity from Sandy. In a field with its share of arrivistes and ethics challenged colleagues, she stood out radiating strong principles and selflessness. We will miss you Sandy.

Sorry to hear of Sandy's passing. Ron, I was searching for info on your big adventure on the tandem and came across this about Sandy. My thoughts and prayers to you and Sandy's family and your dogs. Hope you are well.

I met Sandy Slaughter shortly after I joined the Scheller College of Business (formerly the College of Mgmt) in 2007. Sandy had a great spirit and personality. She would always speak to you when she saw you. She may not have always agreed with some information she was being given, but she would ask the question to understand and would accept it as long as we did all that we could to gain resolution. I never saw her get angry and she always treated me with great respect, as I did her. She really appreciated what the staff did to assist her and would let us know. I will miss seeing her smiling face.

There is a memorial today in tribute to Sandy. The reality of the loss is certain. So many dimensions of professional and social contribution to the community. Concern and care for her friends - two-legged and four-legged.

Professor Sandra was one of the best professor I ever had. She was filled with kindness and love for her students. Because of her I have a great respect for project managers and she was one of the reasons I joined Georgia Tech. All prayers for her family.Professor Sandra you will be greatly missed...

I was shocked to hear that Sandy is gone. I met her frequently in different roles in committees, panels and in editorial board meetings. Last time we talked extensively about her work in New York in the ISR workshop on the future of work in November, 2013. I learned to appreciate her passion, positive attitude and care for the others and field the field. As the old adage says- why are the best of us taken so early?

I still can't believe this.

Sandy was a wonderful person and I am forever grateful and indebted to her for her kindness and compassion. I often turned to her for advise and she always made time for me, despite having zero obligations to do so. I feel fortunate to have known her and she has shaped who I am as an academic.

Words can't express my sadness - I will miss you dearly Sandy. May you rest in peace.

Sandy was a wonderful and inspirational colleague. I'll always appreciate her guidance and insights. She was a joy to work with and to be around. We will all miss her so very much.

Sandy was such a great colleague and friend. It took me several conferences and meetings to learn that we graduated from the same MBA program at IU and that her German was so much better than she would ever admit – top among American IS colleagues! The Senior Scholar Slam at ICIS in Milano was the last time I had the opportunity to chat with her -- I still can't believe the loss.

I am so sorry to hear of Sandy's death. I did not know her except to see her walking her dogs or jogging daily. Such a nice calm presence in our neighborhood. So sorry

Sandy, you were the model colleague I looked up to. You inspired me, in numerous ways. I still remember your kind, warm smile the first time I met you. I enjoyed and treasured every minute we worked together. It's my privilege to have worked closely with you.

I will always remember an INFORMS conference session with Sandy Slaughter; in 2007 in Seattle. I was a third-year PhD student at the time. Because the conference was nearing its end, many people were already heading home, and the entire audience in that session consisted of just the three presenters, plus maybe one other person. When it was my turn to present, Sandy was attentive to my talk and asked numerous insightful and constructive questions. What a lively and constructive session! My research project suddenly found new inspiration after that interaction with her, and it was not the only time. Her generous and cheerful energy has helped so many people and will be long cherished in the IS community. I extend my heartfelt condolences to all of Sandy's family and loved ones.

I met Sandra two weeks ago in Paris on Oct. 24th. I fetched her at her hotel and accompanied her to Telecom Ecole de Management in Paris suburbs for a research seminar. I had such a nice discussion with her on the train, and I remember her so well laughing when we mentioned some incredible small things that can happen by hazard in life ... Her talk at the seminar was so interesting and enthusiastic and all attendees were delighted meeting her.

My colleagues at Telecom Ecole de Management and myself will keep remembrance of her as a delightful person dear to our hearts.

Sandy was an inspiring academic in every way possible and a role model for all of us. On top of all that, she was very approachable, kind, and immensely helpful to me and many colleagues. She was a great human being and will be sorely missed. May her soul rest in peace.

For years I worked at the college without ever really getting to know Sandy personally. She was just one of those people you periodically heard good things about. How nice she was. How smart she was. When I was deciding whether to join the PhD program I got to sit in on her seminar. I remember thinking if being an academic is anything like this, I'm in.

When I joined the program was when I finally began to get to know Sandy. We spent countless hours collaborating over a project began with the military maybe a week before my first day of the program. In that time I got to discover a little bit of why I'd heard those good things for so many years. She was the busiest person I'd ever known, but she always had time for others. She was always trying to help. Always looking out for us. She once said that PhD students are kind of like one's kids and so faculty and advisors like to see them go out into the world and do well. How true that was with Sandy. She was delighted to see those she'd worked with and mentored do well.

I got an email this week from someone who'd only really spoken with her once and that maybe six months ago .. and she was so upset to learned what had happened. Imagine being able to make such an impression on someone over one coffee.

I regret that I never got to take her seminar. I regret that I won't be able to share the future stories of my successes and trials with her. I regret that I will never be able to continue the conversations we had going. I regret that I can't answer the last emails she left in my inbox. I regret that so many will miss out on getting to know her. But I am so grateful that I was one of the lucky ones who did.