{"168721":{"#nid":"168721","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Search Committee Established for Athletic Director","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology President G.P. \u201cBud\u201d Peterson has named a seven-member search committee that will recommend candidates to fill the vacant position of athletic director. The panel includes current Georgia Tech faculty and staff, alumni and a recent student-athlete.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe committee will advise Peterson on a successor for Dan Radakovich, who resigned on October 26 to accept a similar position at Clemson University. The new athletic director will oversee a department that includes more than 400 student-athletes representing the Institute in 17 varsity sports.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPeterson has selected Stephen P. Zelnak Jr. (IM 1969) to chair the selection committee, a reflection of Zelnak\u2019s steadfast and longstanding commitment to the Institute. A member of the Georgia Tech Foundation Board of Trustees, Zelnak is the former chairman and president of Martin Marietta Materials of Raleigh, North Carolina. The Georgia Tech men and women\u2019s basketball practice facility and the football team meeting room are named in his honor.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOther committee members are:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESue Ann Allen: associate dean for Faculty Development and Scholarship in the College of Engineering and the Institute\u2019s NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003ELynn Durham: Georgia Tech assistant vice president, Office of the President (ex-officio)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003ERoderick \u201cRoddy\u201d Jones (IM 2011): current graduate student (MBA), four-year football letterman (2008-2011)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EPatrick \u201cPat\u201d McKenna (IE 1974): vice president for Legal Affairs and Risk Management (ex-officio)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESteven Swant: Georgia Tech executive vice president for Administration and Finance\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAl Trujillo (AE 1981): \u0026nbsp;past chair of the Georgia Tech Alumni Association, current member of the Georgia Tech Foundation Board of Trustees and the College of Engineering Advisory Board\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOur search committee represents a wide range of experience across campus, traits that are essential as we search for the ideal candidate to lead our athletic program,\u201d said Peterson. \u201cThis is an exciting era in Georgia Tech athletics because of our new facilities and the continuing excellence of our student-athletes.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA website has also been established for students, faculty, staff and members of the community. The Institute is soliciting input on potential candidates, essential characteristics for the next athletic director and the most important issues facing the Athletic Association. The website can be found at: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/president\/ADsearch\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/president\/ADsearch\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/president\/ADsearch\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPeterson plans to announce the selection of a search consultant firm in the coming weeks to assist in the recruiting process.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Panel will advise President Peterson on candidates"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology President G.P. \u201cBud\u201d Peterson has named a seven-member search committee that will recommend candidates to fill the vacant position of athletic director.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech President Bud Peterson has named a seven-member search committee that will recommend candidates to fill the vacant position of athletic director."}],"uid":"27304","created_gmt":"2012-11-06 08:59:16","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:13:06","author":"Matthew Nagel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-11-06T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2012-11-06T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"85061":{"id":"85061","type":"image","title":"Tech Tower","body":null,"created":"1449178102","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:28:22","changed":"1475894706","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:45:06"}},"media_ids":["85061"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/president\/ADsearch","title":"Athletic Director Search Website"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.ramblinwreck.com\/","title":"Georgia Tech Athletic Association"}],"groups":[{"id":"1183","name":"Home"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"49211","name":"Athletic Director"},{"id":"9038","name":"G.P."},{"id":"246","name":"Georgia Institute of Technology"},{"id":"169394","name":"Search Committee"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Media Relations\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELaura Diamond\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:laura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Elaura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-6016\u003Cbr \/\u003EJason Maderer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:maderer@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emaderer@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-660-2926\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["Nagel@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}