{"411541":{"#nid":"411541","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Three More Goals Met in Campaign Georgia Tech","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EWith the clock running down on Campaign Georgia Tech, three additional programs join the ranks of those that have already surpassed their goals: intercollegiate athletics, the College of Architecture, and the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch5 class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIntercollegiate Athletics\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h5\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p6\u0022\u003E\u201cReaching our goal early is a huge achievement,\u201d said Director of Athletics Mike Bobinski. \u201cAnd it was only possible because of the generosity of so many people \u2014 alumni, friends, and fans who are deeply committed to supporting the Yellow Jackets.\u201d The Campaign goal is $250 million, and in the first quarter of 2015, an influx of philanthropy brought the total funds raised to an impressive $253 million.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p6\u0022\u003EDuring the past 11 years, the Campaign has made a significant and lasting impact on athletics. From state-of-the-art facilities such as McCamish Pavilion, the John and Mary Brock Football Practice Facility, the Zelnak Basketball Center, and the Byers Tennis Complex to the creation of hundreds of endowed scholarships totaling more than $67 million, Georgia Tech \u003Cbr \/\u003E is well positioned to remain highly competitive in the ACC and to continue nurturing the academic success of its student-athletes.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p6\u0022\u003EBobinski noted that, while there is much to celebrate, there is also much work still to be done. \u201cIt is crucial that we take this momentum and build on it,\u201d he said. \u201cThere is no time to rest on what we have accomplished.\u201d The top priority in the months that remain is completing the funding for three major renovation projects: the Noonan Golf Facility, Russ Chandler Stadium, and the Edge Center.\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch5 class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECollege of Architecture\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h5\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p6\u0022\u003EThe College of Architecture joins Computing and Sciences in surpassing its goal, pushing past the $40 million mark in the early months of 2015.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p6\u0022\u003E\u201cI am thrilled,\u201d said Steven P. French, dean and John Portman Chair. \u201cThanks to the dedication of our many alumni and friends, we have met our goal and hope to add to it significantly in the coming months.\u201d The College of Architecture will continue its focus on building a world-class faculty through endowed chairs and professorships, as well as increasing the number of undergraduate scholarships and graduate fellowships.\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p6\u0022\u003E\u201cIt has taken a team effort to get where we are today,\u201d French said. \u201cDean [Thomas] Galloway laid a solid foundation for this Campaign years ago, Dean [Alan] Balfour continued the effort, and our development team has been incredibly effective over the years. We are pleased to have reached this milestone, but we do not intend to rest yet.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch5 class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBiomedical Engineering\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h5\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p6\u0022\u003EThe Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering has become the third school within the College of Engineering to pass its goal, joining the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering and the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p6\u0022\u003EThe Coulter Department\u2019s total now stands at more than $37 million against a goal of $35 million.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p6\u0022\u003E\u201cIt is impossible to overstate the significance of the support we have received from visionary, generous donors,\u201d said Ravi Bellamkonda, professor and Wallace H. Coulter School Chair. \u201cOr the impact that support will have on biomedical engineering education and research at Georgia Tech for years to come.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p6\u0022\u003EBut Bellamkonda, like his counterparts in other programs, emphasized, \u201cThe work is still ongoing.\u201d For the Coulter Department, that means an intense focus on faculty support \u2014 creating endowed chairs, professorships, and early career professorships \u2014 not only to compete for the most promising talent, but just as importantly, to retain the rising stars and the eminent teacher-scholars already within the Department.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p6\u0022\u003E\u201cWe are also grateful to our donors who are supporting the innovations in undergraduate education that are being pioneered in the Coulter Department,\u201d he added. \u201cPhilanthropic support is the critical magic ingredient on our journey to becoming the best BME program in the country.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch5 class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat\u2019s Next?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h5\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p6\u0022\u003ESome of those areas still working toward individual goals include the Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p6\u0022\u003EThe Campaign also seeks to secure 100 endowed faculty chairs and professorships, of which it has secured 93, and to fulfill the naming opportunity for the Engineered Biosystems Building.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p6\u0022\u003EFor additional information about the Campaign, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.development.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ewww.development.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAthletics, the College of Architecture, and the Wallace H. 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