{"260841":{"#nid":"260841","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Celebrates 246th Commencement This Weekend","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EApproximately 2,700 undergraduate and graduate students from Georgia Tech\u2019s six colleges and 29 schools will participate in the Institute\u2019s 246th commencement.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003ERodney Adkins, IBM\u2019s senior vice president of corporate strategy, will address the bachelor\u2019s degree ceremony on Saturday, December 14 at 9 a.m. Adkins will also receive an honorary degree. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EJohn Cressler, the Schlumberger Chair in Electronics in Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, will address the doctoral and master\u2019s ceremony on Friday, December 13 at 7 p.m. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003ERecognized as one of the world\u2019s preeminent and most innovative architects, Santiago Calatrava will receive an honorary degree during the Friday ceremony. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EThe ceremonies will be held on campus in McCamish Pavilion.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EAdkins is responsible for leading continuous transformation across IBM, where he has worked for 30 years. In his current role, he develops strategies that are linked to execution plans for a new era of computing and new markets and clients.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EHe has received numerous honors. He was inducted into the National Academy of Engineering in 2005 and was named corporate executive of the year by Black Enterprise magazine in 2011. Adkins, who serves on the Board of Trustees for the Georgia Tech Foundation, is also on the board of directors for the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EAdkins earned bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s degrees in electrical engineering from Georgia Tech and earned degrees and honors from Rollins College and the University of Maryland-Baltimore County.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003ECressler\u2019s research is focused on developing novel micro\/nanoelectronic devices, circuits and systems for next\u0026shy; generation applications within the global electronics infrastructure. He and his research team reimagine the way electronics in the 21st century can and should be practiced.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EHe joined the Georgia Tech faculty in 2002, having worked as a faculty member at Auburn University and served on the research staff at IBM\u2019s Thomas J. Watson Research Center. He\u2019s received numerous teaching awards, including the Class of 1934 Distinguished Professor Award, the highest honor Georgia Tech bestows on faculty.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003ECressler earned a bachelor\u2019s degree from Georgia Tech in 1984 and a Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1990.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003ESpanish-born Calatrava has won international critical acclaim for his soaring public structures that transcend the traditional boundaries between art, architecture and engineering. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003ETrained as a sculptor, engineer and architect, he has completed more than 80 projects, including the Athens Olympic Stadium. Current work includes the World Trade Center transportation hub in New York; the Sundial Bridge in Redding, Calif.; and bridges over Trinity River in Dallas.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EMore information about Georgia Tech\u2019s Commencement can be found at: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.commencement.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.commencement.gatech.edu\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EApproximately 2,700 undergraduate and graduate students from Georgia Tech\u2019s six colleges and 29 schools will participate in the Institute\u2019s 246th commencement.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Rod Adkins, IBM\u2019s senior vice president of corporate strategy, will address the bachelor\u2019s degree ceremony on Saturday."}],"uid":"27304","created_gmt":"2013-12-13 13:17:21","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:15:33","author":"Matthew Nagel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-12-13T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2013-12-13T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"260821":{"id":"260821","type":"image","title":"Rodney C. 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