{"49863":{"#nid":"49863","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Heather Rocker Receives Outstanding Young Alumna Award","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EHeather Rocker, IE 98, is the executive director of the Atlanta nonprofit organization Women in Technology. She was named the Outstanding Young Alumna in part because of her volunteer work as a North Metro Georgia Tech Club Board member, a Young Alumni Council advisor and a President\u0027s Scholarship Program interviewer.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EWhat does the Gold \u0026amp; White award mean to you?\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThis is an honor that truly touches my heart. To be singled out among such a high-caliber group of fellow alumni is incredible.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EWhat is your most memorable experience at Tech?\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nMy time serving as a cabinet member for the FASET orientation program provided the best summer of my life. I\u0027ll never be able to recreate the number of friendships forged and leadership skills learned during that experience.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EWhat was your hardest class?\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThermodynamics- both times.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EIf you could relive your student career, what would you do differently?\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI would take advantage of the study abroad programs.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWhat did you drive during college?\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nA 1987 Chevy Blazer- an ugly, ugly brown with no air conditioning.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EWhat was your favorite place near campus for a night out?\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDancing with friends in \u0022old school* Buckhead: CJ\u0027s Landing and Lulu\u0027s Bair Shack were among the favorites. Late night cravings were handled thanks to Zesto.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EWhat is your favorite piece of Tech memorabilia?\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nMy diploma!\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EWhat is the most surprising way Tech has impacted your life?\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAs a student, I thought my relationship with Tech would end upon graduation. I underestimated the power of the Tech alumni network and the prestige of the Tech affiliation throughout the world. One of my goals through participation in the Young Alumni Council is to help other alumni stay connected through the many Alumni Association programs and to understand the value of that ongoing relationship with Ma Tech.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EWhat is the best advice you\u0027ve ever received?\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIf you get a degree in engineering, you\u0027ll have the foundation to do just about anything you want in the work world. Indeed, my education foundation in engineering has been invaluable in my career.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EWhat book is on your nightstand?\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cem\u003EEat, Pray Love\u003C\/em\u003E by Elizabeth Gilbert\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThis article was first published in the Spring 2009 issue of \u003Cem\u003ETech Topics\u003C\/em\u003E.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"Heather Rocker, IE 98, executive director of the Atlanta nonprofit organization Women in Technology, was named the Outstanding Young Alumna in part because of her volunteer work as a North Metro Georgia Tech Club Board member, a Young Alumni Council advisor and a President\u0027s Scholarship Program interviewer.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Heather Rocker Receives Outstanding Young Alumna"}],"uid":"27279","created_gmt":"2009-03-04 01:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:03:59","author":"Barbara Christopher","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2009-03-04T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2009-03-04T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"49864":{"id":"49864","type":"image","title":"Heather Rocker","body":null,"created":"1449175366","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:42:46","changed":"1475894451","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:40:51","alt":"Heather Rocker","file":{"fid":"126993","name":"tgr83907.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tgr83907_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tgr83907_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":40213,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tgr83907_0.jpg?itok=wv38s6ZZ"}}},"media_ids":["49864"],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"130","name":"Alumni"},{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1139","name":"georgia tech alumni"},{"id":"1218","name":"heather rocker"},{"id":"1191","name":"industrial engineering"},{"id":"426","name":"isye"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=bt3\u0022\u003EContact Barbara Christopher\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["bchristopher@isye.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}