{"125881":{"#nid":"125881","#data":{"type":"event","title":"GEORGIA TECH-SAVANNAH TO HOLD SPRING GRADUATE RECOGNITION AND AWARDS CEREMONY","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Savannah campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology will hold its annual graduate recognition and awards ceremony on April 24, 2012. Bachelor of Science, Master of Science and Doctoral candidates will be honored and inducted into the \u0022Order of the Engineer.\u0022 In addition, scholarships and awards will be presented to three students during the ceremony.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWHAT\/WHO: \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBi-annual ceremony conducted by Georgia Tech-Savannah to recognize all graduating students. The 46 graduating students are eligible to be inducted in the Order of the Engineer, which was initiated in the United States to foster a spirit of pride and responsibility in the engineering profession and to present to the public a visible symbol identifying the engineer.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech-Savannah will present scholarships and awards to current as well as graduating students.\u0026nbsp; The awards include:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EHoward J. and Mary Morrison Engineering Entrepreneurial Award will be presented to one student to recognize their creativity, ability and potential to contribute back to society through invention, ideology and application.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EGeorgia Tech-Savannah Student Leadership Award recognizes two students who have made a lasting impact on campus.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;The featured guest speaker is Liam Brown, vice president of manufacturing operations at JCB. Brown has more than 30 years of engineering and operational experience. Prior to joining JCB, Brown held positions at Jaguar, GE and Eriksson.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDATE\/TIME:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETuesday, April 24, 2012, 6:00 p.m. \u003Cbr \/\u003EThe general public and members of the media are invited to attend.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELOCATION:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMighty Eighth Air Force Museum\u003Cbr \/\u003E175 Bourne Avenue\u003Cbr \/\u003EPooler, GA 31322\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EVISUALS:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPhoto and video opportunities are available with students, guest speakers and attending guests. Camera and microphone set-up may begin at 4:30 p.m.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBACKGROUND\u003C\/strong\u003E:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology, also known as Georgia Tech, is one of the nation\u0027s leading research universities, providing a focused, technologically based education to more than 18,000 undergraduate and graduate students. Georgia Tech has many nationally recognized programs, all top-ranked by peers and publications alike, and is ranked in the nation\u0027s top ten public universities by \u003Cem\u003EU.S. News and World Report. \u003C\/em\u003EFor more information about Georgia Tech, visit\u003Cem\u003E: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Ewww.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAfter an extensive review in 2011, Georgia Tech-Savannah will transition over the next year (through May 2013) from offering undergraduate degree programs to focusing on becoming an international destination for professional education, including professional master\u2019s degrees and other specialized training programs targeting industry and the military. Employing top faculty and researchers, we will engage professionals, companies, and governments to deliver world-class training and education options that achieve immediate high performance results. Georgia Tech-Savannah will continue its highly acclaimed K-12 outreach efforts to encourage and inspire regional students to pursue STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) fields.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPROGRAM:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EContact Nikki Troxclair if you would like to receive the program prior to the ceremony.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E###\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Savannah campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology will hold its annual graduate recognition and awards ceremony on April 24, 2012. 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