| FACULTY AND STAFF HONORS AND AWARDS |
Class of 1934 Distinguished Professor Award for 2006
Norton received Georgia Tech's Distinguished Professor award for his achievements in the classroom and as a researcher. The award, which includes the honor of delivering the summer commencement address, is the most prestigious award bestowed upon Tech faculty members. Selected by the Faculty Honors Committee the recipient is chosen for his or her outstanding commitment to teaching, research, and service.
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Bryan Norton
Professor
School of Public Policy |
Association for Asian American Studies 2006 Lifetime Service Award
Bayor was recognized for his dedication as editor of the Journal of American Ethnic History and his support of scholars in the field of Asian American Studies. |
Ron Bayor
Professor
School of History, Technology, and Society |
Geoffrey G. Eichholz Faculty Teaching Award
Bayor was cited for excellence in teaching core undergraduate courses in the sciences, mathematics, humanities, and social sciences. |
Ron Bayor
Professor
School of History, Technology, and Society |
Class of 1940 W. Howard Ector Outstanding Teacher Award
Berry was honored for her teaching excellence include extraordinary efforts in teaching, inspiring, and engaging students, intellectual integrity and scholarship, and impact on post graduate success. |
Roberta Berry
Professor
School of Public Policy |
2006 CIBER Business Language Conference Outstanding Presentation Award
Birchfield and Cottille-Foley were recognized for the session on France and Globalization. |
Vicki Birchfield
Assistant Professor
School of International Affairs
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Nora Cottille-Foley
Associate Professor
School of Modern Languages
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2006 Allen Legacy Faculty Award
Boston was cited as the faculty member who bests exemplifies the spirit of civic leadership personified by Mayor Allen. |
Danny Boston
Professor
School of Economics |
Adjunct Honored Professor of Political Science at the University of Copenhagen
Bozeman was recognized as "one of the world's leading public administration scholars and the foremost authority on organizational 'publicness' and public values." |
Barry Bozeman
Regents Professor
School of Public Policy |
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Bozeman was honored for "distinguished contributions to scholarship, teaching and mentoring in science and technology policy, particularly for research in evaluating the societal implications of research." |
Barry Bozeman
Regents Professor
School of Public Policy |
2005 Sloan Industry Award
Breznitz was cited for "dedication to in-depth industry studies research that [his] dissertation represented." |
Danny Breznitz
Assistant Professor
School of International Affairs |
Georgia Tech Best Practices Challenge Certificate of Excellence
Burse was recognized for developing a method of communicating building, college, and campus-wide IT issues and information important to faculty and staff. |
Victoria Burse
Computer Services Specialist
Office of Information Technology |
Fulbright New Century Scholars Award
While in Europe, Colatrella's collaborative project will investigate aspects of the academic profession in Denmark to compare and contrast perceptions of faculty working environments. |
Carol Colatrella
Professor
Literature, Communication and Culture |
Honorary Consul of Mongolia
Endicott was appointed honorary consul for the state of Georgia, where his primary responsibility will be to increase public awareness of Mongolia and its role in the modern world. |
John Endicott
Professor of International Affairs and Director, Center for International Strategy, Technology and Policy |
NSF Career Research Award
Gaughan's award in the "Research on Learning and Education" category provides research support for 5 years; she is the first to receive this award in Ivan Allen College. |
Monica Gaughan
Professor
School of Public Policy |
Fulbright Research Scholar Award
Awards are based on academic or professional achievement and demonstration of extraordinary leadership potential in their fields. |
Stuart Goldberg
Assistant Professor
School of Modern Languages |
Eichholz Teaching Award
Kingsley was recognized for his long-term contribution to teaching basic undergraduate required courses. |
Gordon Kingsley
Professor
School of Public Policy |
Dickinson Memorial Medal
Krige was presented this award at the 26th Annual Dickinson Lecture of the Newcomen Society for the Study of the History of Technology and Science. |
John Krige
Kranzberg Professor
School of History, Technology and Society |
Slamdance Grand Jury Guerilla Gamemaker prize
The Slamdance game competition recognizes and rewards innovative and exciting work being done by independent game designers, programmers, and artists. |
Michael Mateas
Assistant Professor
School of Literature, Communication, and Culture |
2005 Benjamin Franklin Medal, American Philosophical Society
Senator Nunn was recognized for distinguished public service and lifetime of service — as a member of the Georgia legislature, U.S. House of Representatives, senator for 24 years, and currently as co-chair and CEO of the Nuclear Threat Initiative. |
Sam Nunn
Georgia U.S. Senator (Ret.) and Distinguished Professor
School of International Affairs |
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Pearson was honored for "distinguished contributions to the scholarship of diversity in science and for promotion of broadened participation of underserved populations in the sciences." |
Willie Pearson, Jr.
Professor and Chair
School of School of History, Technology and Society
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2005-2006 International Affairs Fellowship award
Fellowships are intended for American citizens between the ages of 27 and 45 and enable participants to expand their intellectual and professional horizons by working and living in Japan. |
Fei-Ling Wang
Associate Professor
School of International Affairs |
Fulbright Research Scholar Award
Awards are based on academic or professional achievement and demonstration of extraordinary leadership potential in their fields. |
Fei-Ling Wang
Associate Professor
School of International Affairs |
| STUDENT AND ALUMNI AWARDS |
2006 Allen Legacy Alumni Award
Awarded annually to the alumnus who bests exemplify the spirit of civic leadership personified by Mayor Allen. |
Chris Young, '00
School of History, Technology and Society |
2006 Allen Legacy Student Award
Awarded annually to the student who bests exemplify the spirit of civic leadership personified by Mayor Allen. |
Saira Amir
School of Public Policy |
Alvin M. Ferst Leadership and Entrepreneur Scholarship Award
The awards are given to students with vision; a driving force to create a business or organization; the ability to inspire others to reach their potential; leadership skills to anticipate future needs; an optimistic outlook about finding solutions; and a "can do" attitude. |
Saira Amir
School of Public Policy |
Ms. Georgia Tech
Judging criteria included communication skills, self-assurance, activities and honors, career goals, enthusiasm and school spirit, campus and community involvement and leadership ability. |
Saira Amir
School of Public Policy |
Center for the Advancement of Scholarship in Engineering Education, National Academy of Engineering Post-doctoral Research Fellowship
Bobb's research focuses on the social building blocks of scientific and technological innovation. |
Kamau Bobb, '05
School of Public Policy |
William Gilmer Perry Award
LCC presents this award to the freshman who has written the best paper in an English 1101, 1102, or 2000-level class. |
Matthew Carroll
Computational Media
School of Literature, Communication, and Culture |
Omicron Delta Epsilon Award
This award recognizes a student who has achieved the best overall academic record. |
Lokhang Chan
School of Economics |
Bernard P. Bellon Prize in Historical Studies
This award is presented to an undergraduate HTS major who has distinguished herself/himself in academic achievement, leadership, and personal integrity. |
Elizabeth Darnall
School of History, Technology, and Society |
James Dean Young Award
This award recognized the best essay written by a Science, Technology, and Culture (STAC) major in a 3000- or 4000-level course. |
Jason W. Ellis
STAC
School of Literature, Communication, and Culture |
Outstanding Undergraduate in Computing
This award is given to a student in computer science who has shown strong leadership traits through participation in civic and/or campus activities. |
Robert Ian Fitzpatrick
Computational Media major
School of Literature, Communications, and Culture |
Mollie Newton Award for Excellence in Economics
This award is presented to the senior in economics who achieves the best overall academic record. |
Lauren Michelle Forbes
School of Economics |
International Information Systems Security Certifications Consortium, Inc. Honorary Mention and Tuition Award
Hassebroek was recognized for her dissertation, entitled "Institutionalized Environments and Information Security." |
Pam Hassebroek
Ph.D. candidate
School of Public Policy |
Outstanding Graduate Student Award
This award recognizes outstanding achievement in the international affairs program and contributions to the intellectual climate of the Nunn School. |
Yvor Ivanchev
Sam Nunn School of International Affairs |
Michael J. Williams Award for Excellence in Scholarship
This award honors a minority student majoring in international affairs who has demonstrated excellence in scholarship and a commitment to public service and international affairs. |
Irene Liscano
Sam Nunn School of International Affairs |
Georgia Tech Faculty Women's Club Scholarships
An award is granted to students who are sons and daughters of Georgia Tech employees. The awards are based on academic achievement and financial need. |
Ruth Malhotra
Sam Nunn School of International Affairs |
IAML Outstanding Senior Award 2005-2006
Winners are chosen by professors who teach the languages as being outstanding students in the foreign language. |
David Mardis
Spanish
School of Modern Languages
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IAML Outstanding Senior Award 2005-2006
Winners are chosen by professors who teach the languages as being outstanding students in the foreign language. |
Kara Mobley
Japanese
School of Modern Languages |
IAML Outstanding Senior Award 2005-2006
Winners are chosen by professors who teach the languages as being outstanding students in the foreign language. |
Dawn Parker
French
School of Modern Languages
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IAML Outstanding Senior Award 2005-2006
Winners are chosen by professors who teach the languages as being outstanding students in the foreign language. |
Melissa Scholz
German
School of Modern Languages
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2005 Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Ph.D. Dissertation Award
Zia was recognized for his dissertation, entitled "Cooperative and Non-Cooperative Decision Behaviors in Response to the Inspection and Maintenance Program in the Atlanta Airshed." |
Asim Zia, '04
School of Public Policy |
Two separate teams of graduate students have received $25,000 in grants from mtvU and Cisco Systems respectively to develop their ideas for the next generation of broadband content. The grants are the result of mtvU's national "Digital Incubators" contest to encourage college students to create new mash ups for digital content.
Slivers, developed by Sergio Goldenberg, Annie Lausier, and Paul Amsbary, Masters students, Interactive Design Technology (IDT), LCC, is an online video game that challenges users to match artists and music video "slivers" (silent clips less than 3 seconds in length). The game is scheduled to launch in September. H!T or SH!T, developed by David Jimison,
Ph.D. student in Digitial Media and Jeffrey Crouse,
Masters student in IDT,
is a social networking media player designed to build affinity groups around similar tastes in content.
The annual Spring Demo Day of School of Literature, Communication, and Culture's (LCC) Digital Media/Information Design and Technology Graduate Program, May 3, included extraordinary Masters Projects, student and faculty projects in Experimental Media, Experimental Games, Experimental TV, Machinima, Interactive Design, Mobile Technologies, Digital Art, and Interactive Narrative. Projects this year included tangible computing projects directed by Ali Mazalek, Assistant Professor, LCC, and collaborations with Turner Broadcasting, mtvU, and nurun | ant farm.
Professor John E. Endicott, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs and Director of the Center for International Strategy, Technology, and Policy was awarded the General Raymond G. Davis Award by the Marine Corps Coordinating Council of Greater Atlanta and the Marine Corps Association of Georgia Lawyers, April 20.