{"606286":{"#nid":"606286","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Dr. Kim D. Harrington Receives 2018 ACUI Butts-Whiting Award","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDesigned to recognize outstanding leaders, the Butts-Whiting Award is the Association\u0026rsquo;s highest honor. The 2018 Butts-Whiting Award was presented to\u0026nbsp;Dr.\u0026nbsp;Kim Dolores Harrington.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Wow! Thank you so much,\u0026rdquo; Harrington said\u0026nbsp;when her name was announced.\u0026nbsp;\u0026ldquo;Words cannot convey how much this association and the opportunities that have been afforded to me through this association have meant to me. I\u0026rsquo;m a shy, quiet woman from New York who never thought this award would ever be something bestowed upon me.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nHarrington has been associate vice president of human resources and chief human resources officer at Georgia Institute of Technology since 2015. In her 15 years at Georgia Tech,\u0026nbsp;she also served as director of the Georgia Tech Student Center from 2010\u0026ndash;15 and as its associate director from 2001\u0026ndash;10.\u0026nbsp;Prior to that, she was assistant director of the Georgia State University student center.\u0026nbsp;Harrington\u0026nbsp;holds a master\u0026rsquo;s degree in counseling and educational psychology from the State University of New York at Buffalo and a doctorate in educational psychology from Georgia State University.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor ACUI, Harrington has been a volunteer for\u0026nbsp;more than\u0026nbsp;15 years, beginning as a\u0026nbsp;regional conference\u0026nbsp;coordinator\u0026nbsp;in 1997. She\u0026nbsp;has been\u0026nbsp;a Conference Program Team member, regional\u0026nbsp;director, Growing the Profession Task Force co-chair,\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;Board of Trustees at-large member.\u0026nbsp;As president of the Association in 2015, Harrington oversaw the hiring of a new chief executive officer.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELongtime ACUI volunteer and honorary member Sally Hammock, director of programs at Georgia Tech Student Center from 1974\u0026ndash;2010 (now retired), presented the award to Harrington. Hammock, who described Harrington as \u0026ldquo;the personification of ACUI\u0026rsquo;s core values,\u0026rdquo; first met the honoree about 20 years ago at an ACUI conference.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I recall being immediately impressed and hoping that our paths would cross again.\u0026nbsp; There was an openness about her, an approachability, and an air of good cheer that made the encounter stand out in a situation in which I was meeting many people,\u0026rdquo; Hammock said.\u0026nbsp;\u0026ldquo;Fortune smiled upon me, and in time we happened to serve in ACUI leadership positions at the same time, which\u0026nbsp;provided the opportunity for working together. My initial impression was validated, and I continue to be impressed, and at times, amazed.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOne of the\u0026nbsp;Harrington\u0026rsquo;s\u0026nbsp;hallmark attributes is her ability to connect with others, Hammock added. \u0026ldquo;I am speaking about really connecting, as evidenced by a sincere interest in others, skills in mentoring, commitment to our profession and to ACUI, modeling of ACUI\u0026rsquo;s core values, and skills as a team player, whether in a position of leading the team or serving as the newest member,\u0026rdquo; Hammock said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhen dangerous storms were passing through the Georgia Tech campus, Hammock recalled telephoning Harrington to check on her well-being.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;My call was greeted with cheer,\u0026rdquo; she\u0026nbsp;recollected. Harrington was \u0026ldquo;at the student union, mopping floors, as the storms had caused some flooding. It is this \u0026lsquo;can do\u0026rsquo; attitude, the willingness to roll\u0026nbsp;up sleeves and do whatever it takes to keep the doors of the union open to serve students, staff, faculty, and campus visitors that epitomizes her dedication,\u0026rdquo; Hammock said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHarrington, in receiving the award, responded with words of surprise and humility:\u0026nbsp;\u0026ldquo;I\u0026rsquo;m shocked and awed by this tremendous, tremendous honor. I\u0026rsquo;ve considered my career in the college union a privilege to have an opportunity to impact the lives of students, to add value to their experience, and to work with colleagues and peers who\u0026rsquo;ve become friends. Again, all I can do is just say thank you. This has been a tremendous, tremendous honor.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E--Shared from the ACUI website,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.acui.org\/about\/news\/2018\/04\/17\/dr.-kim-d.-harrington-wins-2018-butts-whiting-award\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.acui.org\/about\/news\/2018\/04\/17\/dr.-kim-d.-harrington-wins-2018-butts-whiting-award\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDesigned to recognize outstanding leaders, the Butts-Whiting Award is the Association of College Unions International (ACUI) highest honor. The 2018 Butts-Whiting Award was presented to\u0026nbsp;Dr.\u0026nbsp;Kim Dolores Harrington.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPictured (l-r) Kim Lovelace McMahon (ACUI member and Director, Campus Life\/Russell House University Union at\u0026nbsp;University of South Carolina), Dr. Kim Harrington (Associate Vice President, Georgia Tech Human Resources) and Sally Hammock (Retired, Director of Programs at Georgia Tech Student Center-1974-2010).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Dr. Kim D. Harrington Wins 2018 ACUI Butts-Whiting Award"}],"uid":"27297","created_gmt":"2018-05-17 17:13:57","changed_gmt":"2018-08-06 21:45:11","author":"Melissa Moore","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2018-05-17T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2018-05-17T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"606284":{"id":"606284","type":"image","title":"Dr. Kim Harrington receives ACUI Award for 2018","body":null,"created":"1526576904","gmt_created":"2018-05-17 17:08:24","changed":"1526576904","gmt_changed":"2018-05-17 17:08:24","alt":"","file":{"fid":"231235","name":"harrington_hammock_lovelace_0318_300.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/harrington_hammock_lovelace_0318_300.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/harrington_hammock_lovelace_0318_300.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":959012,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/harrington_hammock_lovelace_0318_300.jpg?itok=tn-fhxSl"}}},"media_ids":["606284"],"groups":[],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"178028","name":"kim harrington"},{"id":"178029","name":"acui award"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMelissa Moore, Director\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCommunications \u0026amp; Public Relations\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCampus Services\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["melissa.moore@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}