{"373371":{"#nid":"373371","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Applications Available for the Alvin M. Ferst Leadership \u0026 Entrepreneur Award","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Division of Student Affairs is pleased to announce the availability of The Alvin M. Ferst Leadership and Entrepreneur Award. This $2,500 award goes to a junior or senior with at least a 2.5 GPA who has demonstrated extraordinary leadership and\/or entrepreneurial skills while at Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Alvin M. Ferst Leadership and Entrepreneur Award will be presented at the Student Honors Luncheon on April 16, 2015.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe award was established by Charlotte Ferst to honor her husband, Alvin, who graduated from Georgia Tech in 1943. Alvin Ferst was a member of the Alumni Association Board and the Georgia Tech Foundation for decades. The Ferst family name has a long tradition on the Georgia Tech campus and the scholarship will assure their involvement in perpetuity.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe ideal candidate would be:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EA person of vision\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EA driving force to create a business or organization\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAn inspiration to others to reach their potential\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EA leader with the ability to anticipate future needs\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAn optimist about finding solutions\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EOne who generates support of the dream\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAnd a man or woman of character who says, \u201cwhy not\u201d, not \u201cwhy\u201d.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EApplications are submitted on the Division of Student Affairs website: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.studentaffairs.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.studentaffairs.gatech.edu\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDeadline to submit application is noon, March 2\u003Csup\u003End\u003C\/sup\u003E, 2015. The application process includes a one-page cover letter describing why you are deserving of this award along with your resume and two letters of reference from faculty, staff or employer.\u0026nbsp; Additionally, finalists will be notified and interviewed by the Ferst Award selection committee to determine the award winner(s).\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Division of Student Affairs is pleased to announce the availability of The Alvin M. Ferst Leadership and Entrepreneur Award."}],"uid":"27244","created_gmt":"2015-02-05 11:08:54","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:03:05","author":"Sara Warner","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-02-05T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2015-02-05T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1182","name":"General"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"117571","name":"Ferst Award"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDebbie Dorsey\u003Cbr \/\u003EDirector of Administration for Student Affairs \u003Cbr \/\u003E404-385-1562\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:debbie.dorsey@vpss.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Edebbie.dorsey@vpss.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["debbie.dorsey@vpss.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}