{"73723":{"#nid":"73723","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Proposal Presented to Name Hemphill Apartments for Crecine","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn recognition of former Georgia Tech President John Patrick  Crecine\u0027s contributions, the Institute has recommended to the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia naming Hemphill Apartment Building on West Campus the John Patrick Crecine Residence Hall.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile serving as the Institute\u0027s ninth president, Crecine is  credited with leading efforts to secure the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games for Atlanta-which in turn reshaped the campus landscape,  primarily West Campus-as well as for restructuring Georgia Tech on  the academic level. This re-organization led to the creation of the College of Computing, the College of Sciences and the forerunner of  the Ivan Allen College.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe hall faces Hemphill Avenue, houses roughly 322 graduate and undergraduate students and borders Eighth and Ninth streets. Other chief West Campus landmarks include the Undergraduate Living Center, the Aquatic Center (now part of the Campus Recreation Center) and other residence halls.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ECrecine was honored by President G. Wayne Clough, former Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young, architect and Georgia Tech alum, John Portman, and Tech faculty members at a memorial service in the Alumni Association\u0027s ballroom May 20. He passed away April  29 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Board of Regents is scheduled  to meet again in June and August. Agenda items are posted on the Friday prior to the meeting date.\n\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Former Tech President Helped Develop West Campus"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"In recognition of former Georgia Tech President John Patrick  Crecine\u0027s contributions, the Institute has recommended to the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia naming Hemphill Apartment Building on West Campus the John Patrick Crecine Residence Hall.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Proposal made to name Hemphill after Crecine."}],"uid":"27281","created_gmt":"2008-05-22 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:01:33","author":"Lisa Grovenstein","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2008-05-22T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2008-05-22T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"132","name":"Institute Leadership"}],"keywords":[{"id":"3452","name":"Centennial Place Elementary"},{"id":"783","name":"conservation"},{"id":"1854","name":"institute partnerships"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003ERobert Nesmith\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECommunications \u0026amp; Marketing\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=wnesmith3\u0022\u003EContact Robert Nesmith\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404-385-4142\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["robert.nesmith@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}