{"73398":{"#nid":"73398","#data":{"type":"news","title":"College Recognizes Three Women of Excellence","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDean Alan Balfour is pleased to announce the winners of the 2009-2010 Georgia Tech College of Architecture NSF ADVANCE Program Women of Excellence Awards. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThese awards are presented to individuals who have distinguished themselves through their leadership, scholarship and sustained service on behalf of the Georgia Institute of Technology and the College of Architecture. In particular, honorees were judged on criteria of academic leadership in their discipline, professional leadership and mentoring within the university and the College of Architecture, and contribution to intellectual and social success of the Tech community.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe 2009-2010 Award Winners are:\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ECoA-ADVANCE Women of Excellence Faculty Award ($1500)\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003EProfessor Nancey Green Leigh, Ph.D., FAICP\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nProfessor- School of City and Regional Planning\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ECoA-ADVANCE Women of Excellence Graduate Award ($800)\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003EPaola Sanguinetti\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nPh.D. candidate- School of Architecture\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ECoA-ADVANCE Women of Excellence Undergraduate Award ($500)\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003EKrystal Persaud\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSenior Undergraduate Student- School  of Industrial Design\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAbout the National Science Foundation ADVANCE program in the Georgia Institute of Technology\u0027s College of Architecture\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nADVANCE is dedicated to analyzing and eliminating gender disparities in the academic setting.  At Georgia Tech, it provides resources to reduce gender bias, mitigate barriers due to family responsibilities, and increase career advancement opportunities for women.  \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Catherine Ross, ADVANCE Professor for the College of Architecture, works to promote the advancement of female CoA faculty, academic professionals, and aspiring academics.  Please visit the CoA-ADVANCE website at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cqgrd.gatech.edu\/proceedings\/nsf_advance\/index.php\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.cqgrd.gatech.edu\/proceedings\/nsf_advance\/index.php\u003C\/a\u003E for more information and resources.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe ADVANCE program is funded by the National Science Foundation and Georgia Tech.  See \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/advance.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/advance.gatech.edu\/\u003C\/a\u003E for more information about the University\u0027s program, or \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/crssprgm\/advance\/index.jsp\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/crssprgm\/advance\/index.jsp\u003C\/a\u003E to learn more about the National Science Foundation ADVANCE initiative.\n\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"Dean Alan Balfour announces the winners of the 2009-2010 Women of Excellence Awards: Dr. Nancey Green Leigh (Professor \u00e2\u0080\u0022 City and Regional Planning); Paola Sanguinetti (Ph.D. candidate \u00e2\u0080\u0022Architecture); and Krystal Persaud (Senior \u00e2\u0080\u0022 Industrial Design).","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"College of Architecture ADVANCE Awards Announced."}],"uid":"27160","created_gmt":"2010-05-04 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:05:53","author":"Michelle Marcus","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-05-04T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2010-05-04T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1260","name":"CQGRD - Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EMichelle Marcus\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECOA- CQGRD\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=mmarcus7\u0022\u003EContact Michelle Marcus\u003C\/a\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["michelle.marcus@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}