{"616722":{"#nid":"616722","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Irwin Retiring from Georgia Tech Alumni Association","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech Alumni Association President and Chief Executive Officer Joseph Irwin announced today he is retiring effective February 28, 2019. Irwin has been in the role since 1999.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Under Joe\u0026rsquo;s direction, Roll Call, Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Fund for Excellence, has raised more than $100 million in unrestricted dollars for Georgia Tech,\u0026rdquo; said Bird Blitch, chair of the Alumni Association. \u0026ldquo;This impact can be felt by countless students who have attended Georgia Tech on a scholarship, and it can be seen in the many state-of-the-art campus facilities and world-class programs found at Tech. Joe\u0026rsquo;s impact will be felt for years to come as he leaves a Georgia Tech that has become a top-10 public research university. He will be missed, and we celebrate his countless accomplishments.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIrwin graduated from Georgia Tech in 1980 with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Management degree and did graduate work at the University of North Texas.\u0026nbsp;Prior to his current role, he was president of the JERZEES Division of Russell Corporation, an apparel manufacturing and marketing company.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDuring Irwin\u0026rsquo;s tenure, the number of Georgia Tech alumni increased from 90,000 to more than 163,000.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Joe has been driven by a passion to advance Georgia Tech,\u0026rdquo; said President G.P. \u0026ldquo;Bud\u0026rdquo; Peterson. \u0026ldquo;He has worked diligently to strengthen the Institute\u0026rsquo;s connection to its alumni and build support for its mission.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIrwin is a former president of the Council of Alumni Association Executives, a group of the nation\u0026rsquo;s leading alumni associations; a former commissioner on the Alumni Relations Commission of the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE); and a member of the Self-Governed Alumni Forum (SGAF).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The opportunity to serve Georgia Tech and its alumni for the past 19 years has been the highlight of my career,\u0026rdquo; Irwin said. \u0026ldquo;We have seen amazing growth during this time, and I am proud to have represented our incredible alumni.\u0026nbsp;It is my honor to have been part of the trajectory that has characterized Georgia Tech under the direction of two great presidents in Wayne Clough and Bud Peterson.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Alumni Association is a separate organization affiliated with Georgia Tech. Bill Todd, a 1971 graduate and current professor of the practice in the Ernest Scheller Jr. College of Business, will serve as interim president and CEO of the Alumni Association while a national search is conducted. He is also a former chair of the Alumni Association. The president and CEO is responsible for general supervision and oversight of all operations and personnel reporting directly to the association\u0026rsquo;s Executive Committee.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIrwin will retire at the end of February. He has been in the role since 1999.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Irwin will retire at the end of February. 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