{"61463":{"#nid":"61463","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Mike Duke Elected to the National Academy of Engineers","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMichael T. Duke (IE 1971),\npresident and CEO of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., was recently inducted into the\nprestigious National Academy of Engineers (NAE) in a ceremony that took place\non Saturday, October 2, 2010, in Washington, D.C. One of sixty-eight new\nmembers and nine foreign associates, Duke was recognized by his peers for his leadership and contributions to the design and\nimplementation of innovative logistics and retail technologies.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EElection\nto the National Academy of Engineering is among the highest professional\ndistinctions accorded to an engineer. The procedure for nominating and electing member and foreign\nassociate candidates involves a search in all fields of engineering for\noutstanding engineers with identifiable contributions or accomplishments in one\nor both of the following categories:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EEngineering research, practice,\n     or education, including, where appropriate, significant contributions to\n     the engineering literature.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EPioneering of new and\n     developing fields of technology, making major advancements in traditional\n     fields of engineering, or developing\/implementing innovative approaches to\n     engineering education.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EMembers,\nwho are recognized by their peers for their professional integrity, have\ndistinguished themselves in business and academic management, in technical\npositions, as university faculty, and as leaders in government and private\nengineering organizations.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EDuke\nwas named president and chief executive\nofficer of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc, in February 2009. He joined Wal-Mart\nin 1995 and was named vice chairman in 2005.\u0026nbsp;\nSince joining Wal-Mart, Duke has gained\nbroad experience throughout the company, leading the logistics, distribution,\nand administration divisions as well as U.S. operations. As vice chairman, Duke\nhas been actively involved in developing and executing corporate strategy. In\n2010, Wal-Mart\ntopped \u003Cem\u003EFortune\u0027s\u003C\/em\u003E Global 500\nlist, with 2010 sales of $408 billion, 8,500-plus stores, and 2.1 million\nemployees.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMichael T. Duke (IE 1971),\npresident and CEO of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., was recently inducted into the\nprestigious National Academy of Engineers (NAE) in a ceremony that took place\non Saturday, October 2, 2010, in Washington, D.C. \u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Mike Duke Elected to the National Academy of Engineers"}],"uid":"27328","created_gmt":"2010-10-05 14:07:15","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:07:34","author":"Edie Cohen","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-10-05T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2010-10-05T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"61462":{"id":"61462","type":"image","title":"Mike Duke","body":null,"created":"1449176337","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:58:57","changed":"1475894536","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:42:16","alt":"Mike Duke","file":{"fid":"191361","name":"Mike_Duke.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Mike_Duke_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Mike_Duke_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":3479680,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Mike_Duke_0.jpg?itok=LtNApr8V"}}},"media_ids":["61462"],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"130","name":"Alumni"}],"keywords":[{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"},{"id":"426","name":"isye"},{"id":"1397","name":"Mike Duke"},{"id":"1972","name":"NAE"}],"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=\u0022mail\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara \nChristopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}