{"73516":{"#nid":"73516","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Glatting Jackson Library Dedication","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn February 12, 2006, Georgia Tech\u0027s Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development (CQGRD) Director Catherine L. Ross, Ph.D., and College of Architecture Dean Thomas Galloway dedicated the Glatting Jackson Memorial Library in honor of Jack Glatting, a founder of the urban design and transportation planning firm Glatting Jackson Kercher Anglin Lopez Rinehart and a graduate of Georgia Tech\u0027s city and regional planning program. The Glatting family and the firm of Glatting Jackson bestowed this gift to CQGRD as a tribute to Jack Glatting\u0027s generosity and commitment to fostering the development of young community planners and designers. He died March 28, 2002.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The role of the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development\u0027s contribution in the education and practice of students, alumni and friends has been enlarged with the addition of the Glatting Jackson Memorial Library,\u0022 said Ross. \u0022The gift will expand both the holdings and the research capability of those using the library.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe dedication was attended by several members of the Glatting family, as well as representatives of the Glatting Jackson firm, Georgia Tech\u0027s College of Architecture, and the Atlanta planning community. City of Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin spoke at the event. She offered her appreciation to the family and expressed her hope that, supported by resources like the newly named library, Georgia Tech can work in partnership with the City to help shape the future of Atlanta. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAccording to Dr. Ross, \u0022the role of alumni in supporting the continued excellence in education has never been more critically important.\u0022 The Library will become a critical resource for faculty and students as they undertake research and projects aimed at understanding and fostering quality growth in the southeastern United States and beyond.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Glatting Jackson Memorial Library at CQGRD is located in Technology Square at 760 Spring Street, Suite 213, Atlanta. It includes national and international journals and books on urban planning, regionalism, and transportation, as well as materials from CQGRD-sponsored conferences and professional development workshops. The Library also includes a collection of Urban Land Institute (ULI) publications. In 2004, the Atlanta District Council of ULI donated this collection, subsequently published books and electronic resources, and a three-year license that provides access to ULI case studies of development projects from all over the world.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Fostering the development of young community planners and designers"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"On February 12, 2006, Georgia Tech\u0027s Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development Director Catherine L. Ross, Ph.D., and College of Architecture Dean Thomas Galloway dedicated the Glatting Jackson Memorial Library in honor of Jack Glatting, a graduate of Georgia Tech\u0027s city and regional planning program.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"CQGRD Library named in tribute to Tech alumni"}],"uid":"27293","created_gmt":"2006-03-30 01:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:10:46","author":"Joanie Chembars","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2006-03-30T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2006-03-30T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.cqgrd.gatech.edu\/","title":"Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development"}],"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\u003EKaren Leone de Nie\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECenter for Quality Growth and Regional Development\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=kl123\u0022\u003EContact Karen Leone de Nie\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404-385-5125\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["k.leonedenie@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}