{"447601":{"#nid":"447601","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Six Goals Reached as Campaign End Draws Near","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EAs Campaign Georgia Tech approaches the final quarter of its 11-year run, six campus units surpassed their Campaign goals during the most recent quarter that ended June 30.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p4\u0022\u003EThe following gifts and commitments are responsible for pushing these six units past their Campaign goals.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch5 class=\u0022p6\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EScheller College of Business\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h5\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E$175 million goal\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EFinish line donors: Raena and Joseph Evans, a 1971 industrial management alumnus\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EThe Evans\u2019 estate provision will establish endowments providing undergraduate scholarships and graduate fellowships in the Scheller College.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003E\u201cThe inspiration for this commitment comes from seeing what an impact the Dean\u2019s Scholarship Program has had on the College,\u201d said Evans. \u201cThe high level of talent being brought in because of this program has been energizing. We have truly become competitive for the very best students.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch5 class=\u0022p6\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECollege of Engineering\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h5\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E$480 million goal\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EFinish line donors: Mary and John Brock\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003ESee the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering section for information on the Brock gift.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch5 class=\u0022p7\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESchool of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h5\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E$45 million goal\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EFinish line donors: Mary and John Brock, who holds bachelor\u2019s (1970) and master\u2019s (1971) degrees in chemical engineering\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EThe Brocks\u2019 commitment established the John F. Brock III School Chair in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, the final remaining school in the College of Engineering to have an endowed school chair. In addition to the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering goal, the Brocks\u2019 commitment also pushed the College of Engineering past its overall $480 million goal.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003E\u201cThis is a special opportunity that means so much to me,\u201d said Brock, who is serving as Campaign co-chair along with his wife, Mary. \u201cTo be able to make this commitment to the School that nurtured my love of engineering, equipped me with the tools I needed to succeed, and provided opportunities I never would have dreamed of \u2014 it truly is an honor.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch5 class=\u0022p6\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h5\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E$165 million goal\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EFinish line donor: Steve Chaddick, who holds bachelor\u2019s (1974) and master\u2019s (1982) degrees in electrical engineering\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EChaddick\u2019s estate provision will establish an endowment fund providing unrestricted support for the School, ensuring greater resources for future advancements on important initiatives that may otherwise be out of reach.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003E\u201cIt was gratifying to be able to help punch through that goal,\u201d said Chaddick. \u201cECE made me who I am, in large measure. I wouldn\u2019t have had the opportunities, the skills, and the knowledge to do the things I\u2019ve done in my career had I not been in that place \u2014 as an undergraduate and a graduate student.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch5 class=\u0022p7\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGuggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h5\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E$25 million goal\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EFinish line donors: Helen and Roger Krone, a 1978 aerospace engineering alumnus\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EThe Krones\u2019 estate provision will establish a faculty endowment fund that will help the school chair attract and retain the very best faculty in the field.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003E\u201cThe four years in Aerospace Engineering helped me to realize my dream,\u201d said Krone. \u201cIt is our hope that this gift will help other students realize their dreams.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch5 class=\u0022p7\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESchool of Civil and Environmental Engineering\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h5\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E$45 million goal\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EFinish line donor: Howard Tellepsen Jr., a 1966 civil engineering alumnus\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003ETellepsen\u2019s estate provision will establish a permanent endowment that will provide unrestricted support to the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, allowing the chair to take advantage of emerging opportunities or to further long-term strategic priorities.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003E\u201cMy entire experience of Georgia Tech has been so positive,\u201d said Tellepsen. \u201cI am truly grateful for the chance to serve Georgia Tech and especially to help the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering to reach even greater success.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EAs Campaign Georgia Tech approaches the final quarter of its 11-year run, six campus units surpassed their Campaign goals during the most recent quarter that ended June 30.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"As Campaign Georgia Tech approaches the final quarter of its 11-year run, six campus units surpassed their Campaign goals during the most recent quarter that ended June 30."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2015-09-14 14:42:41","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:19:33","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-09-14T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2015-09-14T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/development.gatech.edu\/","title":"Office of Development"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"11162","name":"Campaign Georgia Tech"},{"id":"4790","name":"fundraising"},{"id":"14992","name":"Office of Development"},{"id":"2096","name":"philanthropy"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:stacy.braukman@dev.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EStacy Braukman\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOffice of Development\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:dan.treadaway@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EDan Treadaway\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}