{"674565":{"#nid":"674565","#data":{"type":"news","title":"University to Confer Honorary Degree in Recognition of Galil\u0027s Impact, Legacy","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn recognition of his exceptional contributions, one of the country\u0027s oldest and most prestigious universities is awarding former Georgia Tech Dean of Computing\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/people\/zvi-galil\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EZvi Galil\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Ean honorary Doctor of Letters degree this month.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EColumbia University, established in 1754, will honor Galil\u0027s profound impact on the academic community and his enduring legacy during a ceremony on May 15.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022I am thrilled and even floored,\u0022 said Galil after learning about the recognition from Columbia. \u0022I loved my work, colleagues, and students at Columbia. I am thankful to be\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.columbia.edu\/news\/announcing-columbias-2024-honorary-degree-recipients\u0022\u003Echosen for this degree\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGalil worked at Columbia for 25 years, starting in 1982. He was chair of the computer science (CS) department from 1989 to 1994 and the Fu Foundation School of Engineering \u0026amp; Applied Science dean from 1995 to 2007.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs dean, he spearheaded the establishment of Columbia\u0027s biomedical engineering department, now ranked in the top 10 nationwide. His tenure included naming the school and a 65 percent growth in faculty members from 92 to 152.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn 2008, Columbia University established the Zvi Galil Award for Student Life. The Columbia Society of Graduates presented Galil with its Great Teacher Award in 2009\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The 12-year Galil deanship ranks as the most successful in the school\u0027s then 143-year history,\u0022 wrote Robert McCaughey in\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EA Lever Long Enough: A History of Columbia\u0027s School of Engineering and Applied Science since 1864\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGalil was beloved by the students at Columbia University, who chanted, \u0022Zvi! Zvi! Don\u0027t leave Columbia!\u0022 during his last graduation event at the university. They even created a life-size cardboard cutout of him to bring to meetings Galil couldn\u0027t attend.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter leaving Columbia, Galil spent two years as the president of Tel Aviv University in Israel before coming to Georgia Tech as the Dean of the College of Computing.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHe led Georgia Tech\u0027s effort to create the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/news\/revolutionary-program-celebrates-first-decade-expanding-access-cs-education\u0022\u003EOnline Master of Science in Computer Science (OMSCS)\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;degree. OMSCS, celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, has 13,600 students and 11,000 alumni. The program was recently named the \u0022Best Degree Program Ever\u0022 by Forbes.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/news\/revolutionary-program-celebrates-first-decade-expanding-access-cs-education\u0022\u003E[RELATED: Revolutionary Program Celebrates First Decade of Expanding Access to CS Education]\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGalil is the Frederick G. Storey Chair in Computing and executive advisor for online programs in the college. He has fellowships with the Association for Computing Machinery and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering. In 2020, the College of Computing Advisory Board established the Zvi Galil PEACE chair in his honor.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGalil holds an honorary degree from the University of Waterloo in Canada, which he earned in 2012.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOne of the country\u0027s oldest and most prestigious universities is set to confer an honorary degree to Georgia Tech\u0027s Zvi Galil, former Dean of Computing. The recognition stems from Galil\u0027s profound impact on the academic community and his enduring legacy.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"OMSCS co-founder Zvi Galil is being recognized this month for his years of service to students prior to  Georgia Tech.  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