{"244371":{"#nid":"244371","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Rhonda Phillips (PhD \u002796) Named Dean of Purdue University\u0027s Honor College","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERhonda Phillips (PhD \u002796) was recently named the dean of Purdue University\u0027s new Honors College. Before her appointment at Purdue, Phillips served as the associate dean of Arizona State University\u0027s Honor College, a professor in\u0026nbsp;School of Community Resources and Development,\u0026nbsp;senior sustainability scientist in Arizona State\u0027s Global Institute of Sustainability\/School of Sustainability, and affiliate faculty in the School of Geographical Sciences, Urban Planning and the School of Public Affairs.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022She has the passion and vision that makes her well-suited to carry out our goal of providing a challenging and rewarding experience for Purdue\u0027s top students,\u0022\u0026nbsp;said Timothy Sands, executive vice president for academic affairs and provost.\u0026nbsp;Phillips\u0027 appointment as dean concludes the university\u0027s national search, and she will begin her tenure following ratification by Purdue\u0027s Board of Trustees.\u0026nbsp;\u0022The pool of finalists was an exceptional group of candidates, and we appreciate everyone who was involved in the process,\u0022 said Mark J.T. Smith, dean of the Graduate School and search advisory committee chair. \u0022Dean Phillips will be a great leader and advocate for Purdue\u0027s Honor College.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E For more information on Phillips\u0027 appointment, visit:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/releases\/2013\/Q2\/arizona-state-associate-dean-to-lead-new-honors-college.html\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/releases\/2013\/Q2\/arizona-state-associate-dean-to-lead-new-honors-college.html\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor more information on alumni of the Georgia Tech City Planning PhD program, vist:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.planning.gatech.edu\/people\/alumni\/phd\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.planning.gatech.edu\/people\/alumni\/phd\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERhonda Phillips (PhD \u002796) was recently named the dean of Purdue University\u0027s new Honors College. Before her appointment at Purdue, Phillips served as the associate dean of Arizona State University\u0027s Honor College, a professor in\u0026nbsp;School of Community Resources and Development,\u0026nbsp;senior sustainability scientist in Arizona State\u0027s Global Institute of Sustainability\/School of Sustainability, and affiliate faculty in the School of Geographical Sciences, Urban Planning and the School of Public Affairs.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27714","created_gmt":"2013-10-10 15:02:31","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:15:05","author":"Kyle James","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-10-10T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2013-10-10T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"244321":{"id":"244321","type":"image","title":"Rhonda Phillips","body":null,"created":"1449243722","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:42:02","changed":"1475894921","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:48:41","alt":"Rhonda Phillips","file":{"fid":"197876","name":"phillips.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/phillips_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/phillips_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":86708,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/phillips_0.jpg?itok=3wMeAVTc"}}},"media_ids":["244321"],"groups":[{"id":"1224","name":"School of City \u0026 Regional Planning"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"76391","name":"achievement"},{"id":"5027","name":"city planning"},{"id":"76381","name":"phd program"},{"id":"76351","name":"purdue university"},{"id":"76341","name":"Rhonda Phillips"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}