{"70941":{"#nid":"70941","#data":{"type":"news","title":"IAC Announces Inaugural Recipients of Dean\u0027s Scholarships","body":[{"value":"\u003Ctable id=\u0022iacnews-iac-announce-news\u0022 border=\u00220\u0022 cellspacing=\u00220\u0022 cellpadding=\u00220\u0022 width=\u0022100%\u0022\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd valign=\u0022top\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd valign=\u0022top\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts is proud to announce the inaugural recipients of\u0026nbsp;our Dean\u0027s Scholarships.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFive\u0026nbsp;incoming freshman\u0026nbsp;were selected for academic year 2011\/2012.\u0026nbsp; They\u0026nbsp;are: \u003Cstrong\u003EThomas Marion, Lauren Llerandi, Enn Sapp, Chloe Stargel, \u003C\/strong\u003Eand\u003Cstrong\u003E Katerina Jenkins.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp; (Pictured left to right with Associate Dean John Tone and Dean Jackie Royster. Ms. Jenkins is not pictured).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMore than 160 high school students competed for the scholarships. They are awarded to incoming\u0026nbsp; freshmen with a\u0026nbsp;record of\u0026nbsp;academic excellence,\u0026nbsp;visionary leadership, and\u0026nbsp;outstanding public service.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDean Jacqueline\u0026nbsp;Royster said, \u201cWe\u0026nbsp;are so very proud to welcome\u0026nbsp;this first cohort of young scholars.\u0026nbsp; It is our privilege to enlarge their opportunities to be among the innovators and problem solvers, the top tier leaders and global citizens that\u0026nbsp;graduate from\u0026nbsp;our\u0026nbsp;technology-centered liberal arts degree programs.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EScholarship recipients\u0026nbsp;receive\u0026nbsp;a $2000\u0026nbsp;award their first year, with\u0026nbsp;opportunity\u0026nbsp;to continue the scholarship, based upon merit, for three subsequent years.\u0026nbsp;In addition to the financial award,\u0026nbsp;Dean\u0027s Scholars\u0026nbsp;meet personally with\u0026nbsp;Deans Royster and\u0026nbsp;Tone, as well as\u0026nbsp;Georgia Tech executive administrators and\u0026nbsp;faculty.\u0026nbsp; They also enjoy\u0026nbsp;special opportunities designed to enhance their development as\u0026nbsp;problem solvers, innovators,\u0026nbsp;top tier leaders, and global citizens.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EApplication for\u0026nbsp;Dean\u0027s Scholarships is a\u0026nbsp;competitive, merit-based process.\u0026nbsp; Up to six new scholarships will be awarded each spring to high school students who enroll\u0026nbsp;for\u0026nbsp;fall semester\u0026nbsp;in majors within the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts is proud to announce the inaugural recipients of\u0026nbsp;our Dean\u0027s Scholarships.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27167","created_gmt":"2011-10-05 15:58:57","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:10:26","author":"Rebecca Keane","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-10-05T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2011-10-05T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"70940":{"id":"70940","type":"image","title":"IAC Dean\u0027s Scholars 2011","body":null,"created":"1449177338","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:15:38","changed":"1475894625","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:43:45","alt":"IAC Dean\u0027s Scholars 2011","file":{"fid":"193477","name":"img_2016.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/img_2016_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/img_2016_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":3509056,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/img_2016_0.jpg?itok=7WdsdJbv"}}},"media_ids":["70940"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"categories":[{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"14621","name":"IAC Dean\u0027s Scholarships"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERebecca Keane\u0026nbsp; 404-894-1720\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["rebecca.keane@iac.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}