{"631264":{"#nid":"631264","#data":{"type":"news","title":"EXTERNAL NEWS - Matt Baker Named 2019 Atlanta Area Magician of the Year","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAs many of us in the School of Math here at Tech know already,\u0026nbsp;Professor of Mathematics Matt Baker has been doing magic for years.\u0026nbsp;Matt *appeared* in the news again recently for this *enchanting* skill, having won the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gamagicclub.com\/magician-of-the-year\u0022\u003EGreater Atlanta Magician of the Year Award\u003C\/a\u003E, for 2019.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis award is given to masters of prestidigitation who posses and exemplify\u0026nbsp;the following qualities:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Col\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003EMaintains membership in one or more local clubs (IBM, SAM).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003ESupports and participated in club activities\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003EContributes to the awareness and the enjoyment of magic\u0026nbsp;as a hobby by introducing new individuals to the art of magic.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003EGives time and knowledge in the instruction to fellow magicians.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003EAttains and\/or maintains a high degree of proficiency in the area of magic.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003EOffers time and talent for charitable purposes.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003EIndicates achievement in creativity and in methods of presentation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ol\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECongratulations to Prof. Baker, and we can\u0026#39;t wait to see what he will *conjure* up next!\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Professor Matt Baker has been awarded the Greater Atlanta Magician of the Year award for 2019"}],"uid":"34518","created_gmt":"2020-01-17 17:41:13","changed_gmt":"2020-01-17 17:41:47","author":"sbarone7","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2020-01-17T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2020-01-17T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"590114":{"id":"590114","type":"image","title":"Matt Baker","body":null,"created":"1491835535","gmt_created":"2017-04-10 14:45:35","changed":"1491835535","gmt_changed":"2017-04-10 14:45:35","alt":"","file":{"fid":"224816","name":"mbaker-cards-small.gif","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/mbaker-cards-small.gif","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/mbaker-cards-small.gif","mime":"image\/gif","size":282666,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/mbaker-cards-small.gif?itok=QtVI_St8"}},"631263":{"id":"631263","type":"image","title":"matt_baker_magician_2019","body":null,"created":"1579282752","gmt_created":"2020-01-17 17:39:12","changed":"1579282752","gmt_changed":"2020-01-17 17:39:12","alt":"","file":{"fid":"240239","name":"Matt+Baker_2019+Magician+of+the+Year-Crop.JPG","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Matt%2BBaker_2019%2BMagician%2Bof%2Bthe%2BYear-Crop.JPG","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Matt%2BBaker_2019%2BMagician%2Bof%2Bthe%2BYear-Crop.JPG","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":72104,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Matt%2BBaker_2019%2BMagician%2Bof%2Bthe%2BYear-Crop.JPG?itok=LIcCMf6Z"}}},"media_ids":["590114","631263"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.gamagicclub.com\/magician-of-the-year","title":"2019 Greater Atlanta Magician of the Year Award"}],"groups":[{"id":"1279","name":"School of Mathematics"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"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:comm@math.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESal Barone\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}