{"73493":{"#nid":"73493","#data":{"type":"news","title":"CQGRD staff recognized for outstanding performance","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development (CQGRD) again demonstrated its commitment to student researcher excellence this academic year with an unprecedented four CQGRD graduate research assistants receiving end-of-the-year awards.  City and Regional Planning Master\u0027s students Elise Barrella, Andrea Foard, Heather McCarey, and Dave Pierce were each honored with academic achievement awards at various ceremonies across campus in April.  The awards are as follows:\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EElise Barrella, a first-year student, has received a 2007 Fellowship from Glatting, Jackson, Kercher, Anglin, Lopez and Rinehart, Inc.   This fellowship is given to first-year City and Regional Planning Master\u0027s students who have achieved academic excellence and who show an interest in urban design and\/or transportation planning.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAndrea Foard, a second-year student, has earned a 2007 Tower Award from the Office of Minority Educational Development at Georgia Tech.  This award is given for graduating minority Master\u0027s students who have achieved a grade point average of 3.5 or higher.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EHeather McCarey, a first-year student, was honored with the 2007 Thera H. Richter Memorial Fellowship.  Thera Richter was the first female to graduate from Georgia Tech\u0027s City and Regional Planning program and this award is given to an outstanding first-year female Master\u0027s student.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDave Pierce, a second-year student, has been named the 2007 Student of the Year by the Georgia Planning Association.  The Georgia Planning Association Student of the Year award is given to a graduating planning student with an outstanding academic record and promising professional career.  \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ECongratulations to all four awardees!\n  \u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"Four CQGRD graduate research assistants were honored at various awards ceremonies around campus.  City and Regional Planning Master\u0027s students Elise Barrella, Andrea Foard, Heather McCarey, and Dave Pierce each received honors.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Four graduate research assistants earn honors"}],"uid":"15436","created_gmt":"2007-04-23 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:10:46","author":"Automator","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2007-04-23T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2007-04-23T00:00:00-04:00","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\u003EDavid Pierce\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECenter for Quality Growth and Regional Development\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=gth794a\u0022\u003EContact David Pierce\u003C\/a\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["dave.pierce@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}