{"60638":{"#nid":"60638","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Engineering Dean Announces Plan to Retire","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDon Giddens, dean of the College of Engineering, has\nannounced his intention to retire from Georgia Tech, stepping down from his\nleadership position effective July 1, 2011.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EA three-time graduate of Georgia Tech, Giddens has spent\nmost of his more than 40-year career at his alma mater, interrupted only by a\nfive-year tenure as dean of engineering at The Johns Hopkins University from\n1992-1997.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EUpon his return to Tech, Giddens led the development of a\nnew type of joint education and research model, partnering with Emory\nUniversity in the creation of the Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering.\nThe program built on each institution\u2019s respective strengths and was one of the\nfirst of its kind in the nation. Giddens served as the inaugural chair of the\nfledgling department and was subsequently named dean of the College in 2002.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EIn announcing Giddens\u2019 decision, Provost Gary Schuster praised\nhis leadership in directing a college that enrolls nearly 60 percent of the\nstudent body.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cDon and I have worked together for almost two decades,\nduring which time I have respected his leadership within Biomedical Engineering,\nthe College of Engineering and his alma mater,\u201d Schuster said. \u201cDon has played\na key part in shaping Georgia Tech\u2019s reputation and has helped build the\ngroundwork for its continuing and expanding preeminence.\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EGiddens has also been active in helping the general public\ngain a better understanding of both the engineering profession and the\nengineer\u2019s role in society. In 2008, he chaired a National Academy of\nEngineering committee that explored the ways in which messaging and practical\ncommunication could help change perceptions, engage students and portray a more\npositive image of engineering. Earlier this year, he was selected as president-elect\nof the American Society for Engineering Education. Following his retirement,\nGiddens will return to the faculty on a part-time basis to continue his\nresearch in cardiovascular fluid mechanics as well as his professional\nactivities.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe impact that Don has had on this institution is immense,\nand we thank him for his tireless service on behalf of Georgia Tech,\u201d President\nG. P. \u201cBud\u201d Peterson said. \u201cHis enthusiasm for engineering cannot be overstated,\nand we will continue to look to him as a resource in assessing the future of\nengineering education in the United States.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cGeorgia Tech has changed dramatically since I arrived as a\nfreshman student in 1958, and I could never have dreamed then that I would one\nday be dean of the largest, and I would argue the best, engineering college in\nthe country,\u201d Giddens said. \u201cThis institutional ascendancy in such a relatively\nshort time is truly remarkable. But upon reflection, I\u2019m not surprised. We have\nthe best people \u2014 faculty, students, staff and alumni \u2014 one can imagine, and it\nis the people who make Georgia Tech great. I\u2019m happy to have been fortunate\nenough to spend almost an entire career here.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Institute will form a search committee and initiate a \u0026nbsp;search for a successor in the coming\nweeks.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDon Giddens, dean of the College of Engineering, has announced his intention to retire from Georgia Tech, stepping down from his leadership position effective July 1, 2011.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Don Giddens will step down from his leadership position on July 1, 2011"}],"uid":"27299","created_gmt":"2010-08-26 15:50:44","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:07:19","author":"Michael Hagearty","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-08-27T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2010-08-27T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"57700":{"id":"57700","type":"image","title":"Don Giddens, Dean of the College of Engineering at","body":null,"created":"1449176051","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:54:11","changed":"1475894506","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:46","alt":"Don Giddens, Dean of the College of Engineering at","file":{"fid":"190633","name":"tef70770.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tef70770_1.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tef70770_1.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":52196,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tef70770_1.jpg?itok=N9izssJ7"}}},"media_ids":["57700"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.coe.gatech.edu\/","title":"College of Engineering"}],"groups":[{"id":"1183","name":"Home"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"132","name":"Institute Leadership"}],"keywords":[{"id":"249","name":"Biomedical Engineering"},{"id":"594","name":"college of engineering"},{"id":"1099","name":"giddens"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:lisa.grovenstein@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ELisa Grovenstein\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECommunications \u0026amp; Marketing\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-8835\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}