{"293111":{"#nid":"293111","#data":{"type":"news","title":"School of Building Construction\u2019s Pishdad-Bozorgi receives national teaching excellence award","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESchool of Building Construction Assistant Professor Pardis Pishdad-Bozorgi recently was awarded the Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) National Teaching Excellence Award. This award, made annually to one tenure-track faculty member of a four-year ASC member school, recognizes her contribution to construction education, excellence in teaching, and dedication to the construction profession.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis award is quite an honor for Pardis, and for the School,\u201d said Daniel Castro, chair of the School of Building Construction. \u201cShe is a dedicated instructor who gives students a thorough understanding of the construction profession. There is no one more deserving of this recognition.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPishdad-Bozorgi was selected following a local, regional and national selection process. The final selection is made from nominations submitted by all eight ASC regions, and a committee selects the final recipient. In addition to the national award, she was the winner of the region award in November, 2013.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAssistant Professor Pishdad-Bozorgi joined the School of Building Construction in 2012. She teaches Building Information Modeling (BIM) courses, Senior Capstone Studio, and is the faculty advisor for the Student Construction Association. She holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Design and Planning and a master\u2019s degree in civil engineering, both from Virginia Tech; as well as a master\u2019s in project management and real estate from Harvard University.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe ASC is a leading organization in construction education. It is dedicated to the professional growth and success of its membership, and is committed to fostering excellence in construction communication, scholarship, research, education, and practice. It is organized into seven regions in the United States (Northeast, Southeast, Great Lakes, North Central, South Central, Rocky Mountain, and Far West) and two international regions, one for international institutions (Canada; Europe; Asia and the Pacific; and Caribbean\/Central\/South America) and one for industry professionals.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"School of Building Construction\u2019s Pishdad-Bozorgi receives national teaching excellence award"}],"uid":"27814","created_gmt":"2014-04-24 14:09:44","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:16:18","author":"Lisa Herrmann","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-04-24T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-04-24T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"156021":{"id":"156021","type":"image","title":"Pardis Pishdad-Bozorgi","body":null,"created":"1449178872","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:41:12","changed":"1475894789","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:46:29","alt":"Pardis Pishdad-Bozorgi","file":{"fid":"195295","name":"1.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/1_9.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/1_9.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1102875,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/1_9.jpg?itok=AxEj1Tsa"}}},"media_ids":["156021"],"groups":[{"id":"1221","name":"College of Design"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"52251","name":"Pardis Pishdad-Bozorgi"},{"id":"167100","name":"school of building construction"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELisa Herrmann\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDirector of Communications\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECollege of Architecture\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E404-385-0693\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["lisa.herrmann@coa.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}