{"408681":{"#nid":"408681","#data":{"type":"news","title":"GT President G. P. \u201cBud\u201d Peterson Tours Georgia","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech President G.P. \u201cBud\u201d Peterson conducted his annual Summer Tour of Georgia this month, traveling 500 miles in 26 counties, with 24 events in seven cities\u0026nbsp;in four days.\u0026nbsp; Meetings and tours were held in Augusta, Sandersville, Dublin, Hawkinsville, Warner Robins, Perry and Griffin, Georgia. \u0026nbsp;In Hawkinsville, he visited Hollingsworth and Vose, manufacturers of paper materials for oil and air filters as well as specialty paper products. \u0026nbsp;The one hundred year-old company has worked with what is now the Georgia Tech Renewable Bioproducts Institute and with business outreach professionals in Georgia Tech\u0027s Enterprise Innovation Institute for more than 20 years. \u0026nbsp;This year, the week-long series of presentations and networking events throughout the state was an opportunity to highlight forest utilization and value-added products and the industry\u2019s importance to Georgia\u2019s economy, and Georgia Tech\u2019s commitment to developing these resources.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; President Peterson publicized the recent $43.6 million gift from the Institute of Paper Chemistry Foundation to Georgia Tech throughout the trip. \u0022This year the summer tour provided an opportunity to talk about the transformational grant and RBI\u0027s research and development capabilities to help industry meet changing needs and position the Institute as a leading force in the future of the forest bioproducts\u0026nbsp;and paper industry,\u0022 said Peterson.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"President Peterson travels through Georgia on Summer Tour"}],"uid":"27178","created_gmt":"2015-05-29 15:08:24","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:18:25","author":"Amna Jamshad","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-05-29T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-05-29T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"408671":{"id":"408671","type":"image","title":"President Peterson visiting Holingsworth \u0026 Vose Company","body":null,"created":"1449254188","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 18:36:28","changed":"1475895134","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:52:14","alt":"President Peterson visiting Holingsworth \u0026 Vose Company","file":{"fid":"202198","name":"140613_peterson.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/140613_peterson_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/140613_peterson_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":103263,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/140613_peterson_0.jpg?itok=vJ1lrHVG"}}},"media_ids":["408671"],"groups":[{"id":"372221","name":"Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI)"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"133","name":"Special Events and Guest Speakers"}],"keywords":[{"id":"342","name":"Georgia"},{"id":"1893","name":"Peterson"},{"id":"1271","name":"President"},{"id":"93811","name":"RBI"},{"id":"4174","name":"renewable"},{"id":"1894","name":"tour"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39491","name":"Renewable Bioproducts"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EKelly B. Smith, Marketing \u0026amp; Communication\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["kelly.smith@ipst.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}