{"171151":{"#nid":"171151","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Reengineered Gold \u0026 White Honors Gala Scheduled for February 21, 2013","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Alumni Association (GTAA) announced that this year\u2019s Gold \u0026amp; White Honors Gala (formerly the Gold \u0026amp; White Honors Dinner) is open to the public.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe event, presented by Waffle House, will be held on Thursday, February 21, 2013 at the InterContinental Hotel in Buckhead and will feature a silent auction, dinner, and recognition of this year\u2019s Georgia Tech alumni award recipients. All proceeds will benefit student programming to develop and inspire the next generation of alumni leaders. Award recipients will be announced November 26. Information, including sponsorship opportunities and table reservations, is available at \u003Ca title=\u0022gtalumni.org\/gold\u0026amp;white\u0022 href=\u0022http:\/\/gtalumni.org\/pages\/goldandwhitehonorsgala\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Egtalumni.org\/gold\u0026amp;white\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAccording to GTAA President and CEO Joe Irwin, the event will be even more special now that it\u2019s open to the entire Tech and Atlanta community.\u0026nbsp; \u201cThe award recipients have always been an inspiration to event attendees, and this year is no exception. Opening the event up to the entire community and adding an auction seemed like a natural evolution to help ensure Tech\u2019s extraordinary students become our future extraordinary alumni,\u201d he said. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EParticipants will also enjoy new features, such as this year\u2019s silent auction. \u201cYou can bid on a limited edition life size Buzz statue or a dinner at your home cooked by Local Three owner, chef and avid Tech fan, Chris Hall,\u201d he said. \u201cThe proceeds will directly benefit student programs, such as Mentor Jackets, the Alumni Association\u2019s touted alumni-to-student mentoring program, and the Georgia Tech Student Foundation, recently named the nation\u2019s Outstanding Student Organization by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAttendees will also have an opportunity to mix and mingle with some of Tech\u2019s most accomplished alumni. \u201cIt\u2019s not every day you get the likes of these impressive alumni, leaders and philanthropists in the same room,\u201d noted Walt Ehmer, Alumni Association Chair and Waffle House President and CEO.\u0026nbsp; \u201cIt\u2019s a night where we as a community come together to not only recognize, but inspire, greatness.\u0026nbsp; It\u2019s going to be a magical evening no Tech alum, community leader, or friend should miss.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EVisit \u003Ca title=\u0022gtalumni.org\/gold\u0026amp;white\u0022 href=\u0022http:\/\/gtalumni.org\/pages\/goldandwhitehonorsgala\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Egtalumni.org\/gold\u0026amp;white\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;for more information about sponsorship opportunities, auction items, and online table reservations for the gala.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout The Georgia Tech Alumni Association\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Alumni Association (GTAA), chartered in 1908, is an exclusive network of more than 135,000 alumni worldwide tied together by their experience at Georgia Tech. Through the GTAA, Tech alumni get immediate access to the extensive, global alumni network. That includes programs and services designed to enrich both careers and lives. The GTAA is a self-funded, participation-driven organization governed by a board of alumni volunteers. Since 1947, the GTAA\u2019s Roll Call program has raised money to financially support Tech\u2019s academic mission, a tradition that has transformed the Institute into the place it is today. Learn more about GTAA at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca title=\u0022gtalumni.org\u0022 href=\u0022http:\/\/gtalumni.org\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Egtalumni.org\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout Waffle House\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHeadquartered in Norcross, Ga., Waffle House\u003Csup\u003E\u00ae\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;restaurants have been serving Good Food Fast\u00ae and employing hundreds of Tech grads since 1955. Today the Waffle House system operates more than 1,600 restaurants in 25 states and is the world\u2019s leading server of waffles, t-bone steaks, hashbrowns, cheese \u2018n eggs, country ham, pork chops and grits.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor more information, contact \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:renee.queen@alumni.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ERenee Queen\u003C\/a\u003E, vice president of Marketing \u0026amp; Communications for the Alumni Association, at \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:renee.queen@alumni.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Erenee.queen@alumni.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EReengineered Gold \u0026amp; White Honors Gala recognizes distinguished Georgia Tech alumni and inspires next generation of leaders.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Reengineered Gold \u0026 White Honors Gala recognizes distinguished Georgia Tech alumni and inspires the next generation of leaders."}],"uid":"27225","created_gmt":"2012-11-14 12:28:56","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:13:10","author":"Renee Queen","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-11-14T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2012-11-14T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/gtalumni.org\/gold\u0026white","title":"Gold \u0026 White Honors Gala"},{"url":"http:\/\/gtalumni.org\/","title":"Georgia Tech Alumni Association"}],"groups":[{"id":"1184","name":"Alumni Association"}],"categories":[{"id":"130","name":"Alumni"}],"keywords":[{"id":"506","name":"alumni"},{"id":"596","name":"Alumni Association"},{"id":"50351","name":"gold \u0026 white honors"},{"id":"50361","name":"gold \u0026 white honors gala"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:renee.queen@alumni.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ERenee Queen\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;Georgia Tech Alumni Association\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["renee.queen@alumni.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}