{"585561":{"#nid":"585561","#data":{"type":"news","title":"ISyE\u2019s Ronald Johnson Named a Civilian Aide to Army Secretary","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERonald Johnson, a professor of the practice at the College of Engineering, has been appointed a Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army (CASA). This is a prestigious distinction that underlines Johnson\u0026#39;s commitment to Army members and their families.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs a CASA, Johnson will \u0026quot;help tell the Army story to the American public,\u0026quot; according to a letter from Secretary of the Army Eric Fanning.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJohnson, an alumnus of the Stewart School of Industrial \u0026amp; Systems Engineering (ISyE), is also a retired major general, and he teaches at ISyE as a Faculty Leadership Fellow.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nOn Jan. 9, he will attend an investiture ceremony for new CASAs at the Pentagon\u0026#39;s Hall of Heroes. His role will also include raising support for soldiers and helping civilians understand Army policies.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to 32 years of military service, Johnson\u0026rsquo;s career has included time as the NBA\u0026rsquo;s senior vice president for referee operations. He holds a master\u0026rsquo;s degree from Georgia Tech in operations research, a master\u0026rsquo;s degree in strategic planning from the School of Advanced Military Studies, and a bachelor\u0026rsquo;s degree in mechanical engineering and mathematics from the United States Military Academy at West Point.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe role will make Johnson a liaison between civilians and the Army.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"  The role will make Johnson a liaison between civilians and the Army."}],"uid":"28766","created_gmt":"2017-01-05 19:14:52","changed_gmt":"2017-01-05 19:15:55","author":"Shelley Wunder-Smith","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-01-05T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2017-01-05T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"585559":{"id":"585559","type":"image","title":"ISyE\u0027s Professor of the Practice Ron Johnson","body":null,"created":"1483643491","gmt_created":"2017-01-05 19:11:31","changed":"1483643491","gmt_changed":"2017-01-05 19:11:31","alt":"ISyE\u0027s Professor of the Practice Ron Johnson","file":{"fid":"223220","name":"ronjohnson.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ronjohnson.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ronjohnson.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":72713,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/ronjohnson.jpg?itok=ywcXmA0W"}}},"media_ids":["585559"],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"130","name":"Alumni"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1615","name":"ron johnson"},{"id":"110671","name":"CASA"},{"id":"3336","name":"army"},{"id":"426","name":"isye"},{"id":"172747","name":"spotlight"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELyndsey Lewis\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECollege of Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E404.385.0181\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["shelley.wunder-smith@isye.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}