Frank Cullen, Ph.D.
Math 1973
M.S. ISyE 1976
Ph.D. ISyE 1984
2025 Distinguished Alumni Award Winner
School of Mathematics
Triple Jacket Cullen came to Georgia Tech in 1969 at the age of 16 and stayed there for the next 14 years. During his time in graduate school, Cullen wrote and distributed EZLP, a pedagogical linear programming system, funded by NSF, which was installed in 50 universities in the U.S . on a variety of mainframe platforms. He also worked on governmental projects, including an optimized multi-modal deployment facility for the U.S. military and interactive color graphic regional planning solutions for the USPS. A serial entrepreneur, Frank founded and developed startup companies providing software products, consulting, and service bureau support for corporate intellectual property management, insurance collateral protection, logistics and distribution, strategic sales and marketing management, complex database analysis and transformation, and business intelligence.
A valued member of the College of Sciences Advisory Board, Cullen and his wife, Elizabeth Peck, (Applied Mathematics 1975, M.S. Industrial Systems Engineering 1976), fund the Cullen-Peck Fellowship Awards to encourage the development of promising mid-career faculty. He and his wife have three grown children and five grandchildren.
Favorite Georgia Tech memory:
I was highly involved in the performing arts and music at Tech. I joined the original Coffeehouse Committee and was part of the team that built and operated Burdell’s Basement, located on the back loading dock of the Hemphill Church of God. Countless hours were spent listening to the professional folk artists and groups that toured (primarily) the Southeast, while working concessions and cleanup. From there, I went upstairs and joined the DramaTech crew who occupied the sanctuary and helped with set construction, also serving as makeup director, cast member, and president. Good times.
