{"137561":{"#nid":"137561","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Douglas Hooker, Alumnus, Among Most Influential Atlantans","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/atlanta\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 data-cke-saved-href=\u0022http:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/atlanta\/\u0022\u003EAtlanta Business Chronicle\u003C\/a\u003E recently \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/atlanta\/print-edition\/2012\/06\/15\/most-influential-atlantans-2012.html\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 data-cke-saved-href=\u0022http:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/atlanta\/print-edition\/2012\/06\/15\/most-influential-atlantans-2012.html\u0022\u003Eprofiled Atlanta\u2019s 100 most influential people\u003C\/a\u003E, as selected by the editors of the paper. The list included Governor Nathan Deal, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, Muhtar Kent, chairman and CEO of The Coca-Cola Company, and Donna Hyland, president and CEO, Children\u2019s Healthcare of Atlanta.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech is proud to have a number of alumni as part of this distinguished group including a graduate of the Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering \u2013 \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/profile\/view?id=17069034\u0026amp;authType=NAME_SEARCH\u0026amp;authToken=1I_V\u0026amp;locale=en_US\u0026amp;srchid=c12e86a9-eb47-40e0-98af-aa382dc58bba-0\u0026amp;srchindex=2\u0026amp;srchtotal=72\u0026amp;goback=%2Efps_PBCK_douglas+hooker_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*2_*1_Y_*1_*1_*1_false_1_R_*1_*51_*1_*51_true_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2\u0026amp;pvs=ps\u0026amp;trk=pp_profile_name_link\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 data-cke-saved-href=\u0022http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/profile\/view?id=17069034\u0026amp;authType=NAME_SEARCH\u0026amp;authToken=1I_V\u0026amp;locale=en_US\u0026amp;srchid=c12e86a9-eb47-40e0-98af-aa382dc58bba-0\u0026amp;srchindex=2\u0026amp;srchtotal=72\u0026amp;goback=%2Efps_PBCK_douglas+hooker_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*2_*1_Y_*1_*1_*1_false_1_R_*1_*51_*1_*51_true_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2\u0026amp;pvs=ps\u0026amp;trk=pp_profile_name_link\u0022\u003EDoug Hooker\u003C\/a\u003E, executive director, Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHooker is the first African-American to head the ARC in its history. \u0026nbsp;The Atlanta Regional Commission is the official planning agency for the 10-county Atlanta Region, including Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry and Rockdale counties as well as the City of Atlanta and 67 other cities. In addition, Hooker has also served as\u0026nbsp;the former executive director of the Georgia State Road and Tollway Authority and former commissioner of public works for Atlanta. He served on the inaugural board of the Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District and the Governor\u2019s Advisory Council for the ACT and ACF River Basin Compacts.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMore on \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.atlantaregional.com\/about-us\/overview\/agency-structure\/arc-director-bio\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 data-cke-saved-href=\u0022http:\/\/www.atlantaregional.com\/about-us\/overview\/agency-structure\/arc-director-bio\u0022\u003EDoug Hooker\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Atlanta Business Chronicle profiles Douglas Hooker as one of Atlanta\u0027s 100 most influential people.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Atlanta Business Chronicle profiles Douglas Hooker as one of Atlanta\u0027s 100 most influential people."}],"uid":"27620","created_gmt":"2012-06-25 15:05:43","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:12:26","author":"Melissa Zbeeb","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-06-25T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-06-25T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"137551":{"id":"137551","type":"image","title":"Douglas Hooker","body":null,"created":"1449178698","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:38:18","changed":"1475894769","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:46:09","alt":"Douglas Hooker","file":{"fid":"194846","name":"doug_hooker_alumni.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/doug_hooker_alumni_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/doug_hooker_alumni_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":12732,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/doug_hooker_alumni_0.jpg?itok=cggHUYob"}}},"media_ids":["137551"],"groups":[{"id":"108731","name":"School of Mechanical Engineering"}],"categories":[{"id":"130","name":"Alumni"}],"keywords":[{"id":"506","name":"alumni"},{"id":"14881","name":"Doug Hooker"},{"id":"37111","name":"douglas hooker"},{"id":"14545","name":"George W. 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