{"58997":{"#nid":"58997","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Todd Honored, Allen Legacy Expanded","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\nThe 2010 Founder\u0027s Day celebrated the legacy of College namesake Ivan Allen Jr. by honoring Atlanta\u0027s William J. Todd.  The day\u0027s events highlighted human-centered research at Georgia Tech and recognized individuals in the college and community for their commitment to humanitarian endeavors.  A new Ivan Allen Jr. Prize was announced as a prelude to a broader Institute-wide commitment to the legacy of Mayor Allen at Georgia Tech.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u0022Humanitarian Leadership on a Global Level:  Georgia Tech Responds to the Allen Legacy\u0022\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EInterim Dean Kenneth J. Knoespel introduced Mayor Allen\u0027s \u0022legacy of action\u0022  through a morning symposium showcasing interdisciplinary research.  \u0022In the past 10 years, Founder\u0027s Day has recognized that the College that bears the name of former Mayor Allen has worked to build programs and projects that have participated in change, including and beyond the disciplines represented by this college,\u0022  Knoespel said. \u0022Our work has also engaged Georgia Tech, the city and almost every continent around the world.\u0022   \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDean Designate of the College, Jacqueline Jones Royster, and Georgia Tech President G. P. \u0022Bud\u0022  Peterson offered welcomes. Moderated by Associate Dean for Research Susan Cozzens, the symposium featured Kirk Bowman (International Affairs), Marilyn Brown (Public Policy), and Carl DiSalvo (Literature, Communication, and Culture) presenting research on climate change.  Seymour Goodman (International Affairs) and Adam Stulberg, both professors in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, and Adjo Amekudzi from the School of Civil Engineering presented research in the area of security.  Presentations from Michael Best (International Affairs) and Fox Harrell (Literature, Communication, and Culture) presented research in Africa.  Harley Etienne (Public Policy), Greg Nobles (History, Technology, and Society), and Roberta Berry (Public Policy) focused on research and work engaging in Atlanta.  \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe 10th Annual Founder\u0027s Day Luncheon\u003C\/strong\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe 10th annual Founder\u0027s Day Awards luncheon honored William J. Todd as the recipient of the Ivan Allen Jr. Prize for Progress and Service.  A Georgia Tech alumnus (Mgt \u002771), Todd is President and CEO of the Georgia Cancer Coalition.  In his introduction of Todd, President Peterson commended Todd\u0027s global humanitarian leadership and his vision to make Georgia the national leader in cancer care and to reduce suffering and death to cancer.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAccepting the award, Todd emphasized the bond between Mayor Allen (Commerce \u002733) and Georgia Tech saying that the Institute\u0027s motto of \u0022Progress and Service\u0022  personifies the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts and the Institute as a whole. \u0022It\u0027s the perfect motto for Georgia Tech,\u0022  Todd said. \u0022It is in plain, action-oriented, and values-driven language. The whole Institute was formed in this [New South] principle, and Ivan Allen Jr. epitomized that.\u0022  \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EPeter Brecke, Assistant Dean for Information Technology, Susan Cozzens, Associate Dean for Research, and John Tone, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies, presented the Ivan Allen Jr. Legacy Awards recognizing current students, alumni, and faculty for their accomplishments. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESam Nunn School of International Affairs Associate Professor Adam Stulberg was the recipient of the 2010 Ivan Allen Jr. Legacy Faculty Award. Co-Director of the Center for International Strategy, Technology, and Policy, Stulberg was lauded by Tone as \u0022a challenging teacher, first-rate scholar, and visionary leader whose work has had an enormously positive role in the world.\u0022   Stulberg has worked on projects supported by the MacArthur Foundation to strengthen the nuclear nonproliferation.  He has worked closely with former Senator Sam Nunn to influence direction through the U.S. Cooperative Threat Reduction Program.  He organizes the biennial Sam Nunn Bank of America Policy Forum.  \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EEconomics and International Affairs student Trey Birch won the 2010 Ivan Allen Jr. Legacy Undergraduate Student Award.  Among his achievements, Birch established the Youth Enrichment Program through which Georgia Tech students tutor and mentor young people in the nearby English Avenue neighborhood.   Cate Powell, an International Affairs student, won the 2010 Ivan Allen Jr. Legacy Graduate Student Award.  Her work includes the POP Jewelry Collective which helps create a sustainable business that supports the education of children in India.  Program coordinator for CARE\u0027s Hope for African Children Initiative alumna Sarah Kenagy (International Affairs, 2007), won the 2010 Ivan Allen Jr. Legacy Alumni Award.  Students and faculty members each received a glass sculpture and a check for $1,000.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EA special Legacy Award was given posthumously to Ferdinand A. \u0022Ski\u0022  Hilenski, development officer for the Ivan Allen College in recognition of his vision and work with the Allen legacy and to expand the legacy to all of Georgia Tech.  Hilenski died of cancer in July, 2009.  His wife, Lu, and daughter, Cate, accepted the award on his behalf.  Inman Allen, son of Mayor Allen, said that without Hilenski\u0027s efforts, the College could not exist in its current incarnation.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA New Allen Prize, an Expanded Allen Initiative\u003C\/strong\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThis was the final awarding of the Ivan Allen Jr. Prize for Progress and Service.  Knoespel and Peterson were joined by Inman Allen and prominent Atlanta citizen Tom Glenn in announcing the establishment of a new prize, the Ivan Allen Jr. Prize for Social Courage.  The new prize will recognize individuals from the global community who have made a positive impact on society through compassionate and courageous leadership. The award is endowed in perpetuity by the Wilbur and Hilda Glenn Family Foundation.  It carried a $100,000 stipend for recipients.  It is anticipated that it will be given for the first time in 2011.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EPresident Peterson announced that Georgia Tech is committed to continuing the Allen legacy. \u0022The Allen legacy inspires the Ivan Allen College and all of Georgia Tech to represent in our teaching, research, and public service all the human values he stood for,\u0022  Peterson said. \u0022We intend to provide our students with the means by which they can make decisions based on the moral and ethical principles that led Mayor Allen to risk being ostracized by his peers to defend what was right. We are committed to an Ivan Allen Jr. legacy that will weave Mayor Allen\u0027s values of social responsibility and courage into the fabric of our academic endeavors.  The initiative is a work in progress.  We will be announcing components in the coming months.\u0022 \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EVideos and remarks from the symposium and awards luncheon will be posted as they are available.  Those postings will be announced in the newsletter.\u003C\/em\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"The 2010 Founder\u0027s Day celebrated the legacy of College namesake Ivan Allen Jr. by honoring Atlanta\u0027s William J. Todd.  The day\u0027s events highlighted human-centered research at Georgia Tech and recognized individuals in the college and community for their commitment to humanitarian endeavors.  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