{"565401":{"#nid":"565401","#data":{"type":"news","title":"SCS Prof. Receives Regents Title","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe University System of Georgia (USG)\u0027s Board of Regents has appointed \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECollege of Computing\u003C\/a\u003E Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.scs.gatech.edu\/people\/9712\/seymour-goodmans\u0022\u003ESeymour E. Goodman\u003C\/a\u003E as Regents Professor.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe title represents the highest academic and research recognition bestowed by the USG, demonstrating distinction and achievement in teaching and scholarly research. Goodman is one of three professors and one researcher at Georgia Tech to \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/2016\/08\/10\/four-georgia-tech-faculty-earn-regents-professor-researcher-titles\u0022\u003Ereceive the honor\u003C\/a\u003E this year.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGoodman is a 16-year veteran of the Institute, serving a joint appointment between the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs and the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.scs.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Computer Science\u003C\/a\u003E (SCS). He is also co-director of the Center for International Strategy, Technology, and Policy. His research interests span topics such as international developments in the information technologies (IT), to national security and related public policy issues. Goodman is the third SCS professor to receive the Regent title and the seventh professor for the College of Computing.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cGeorgia Tech is incredibly proud to have some of the world\u2019s best and brightest scholars, and we congratulate these faculty members on their new appointments,\u201d said Rafael L. Bras, provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs and the K. Harrison Brown Family Chair. \u201cThis new distinction is a testament to their continued commitment to excellence in teaching, research, and scholarship.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEach year, academic deans may nominate two academic faculty members for the Regents Professor title and one research faculty member for the Regents Researcher title. Regent titles are awarded upon approval of the chancellor and the Committee on Academic Affairs. Candidates must receive the unanimous recommendation of the president, the chief academic officer, the appropriate academic dean, and three other faculty members.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe are extremely honored to have such an accomplished academic as part of our school,\u201d said Lance Fortnow, chair of the School of Computer Science. \u201cSy brings unique expertise and perspective in the public policy arena to information security.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Board of Regents is the University System of Georgia governing body.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"University System of Georgia\u0027s Board of Regents names Professor Seymour E. Goodman Regents Professor."}],"uid":"30267","created_gmt":"2016-08-19 10:16:31","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:22:23","author":"Devin Young","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-08-22T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2016-08-22T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"498651":{"id":"498651","type":"image","title":"Seymour E. 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