{"276831":{"#nid":"276831","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Buzzworthy Achievements","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThese employees and units have received honors in recent months:\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBob Canada\u003C\/strong\u003E of the Department of Housing received the Procurement Officer of the Year award from the Governmental Procurement Association of Georgia.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMarilyn Somers\u003C\/strong\u003E, director of the Living History Program, received the 2013 Award for Excellence in Alumni Relations from the Georgia Education Advancement Council.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELance Fortnow\u003C\/strong\u003E, chair of the School of Computer Science, has a book, \u003Cem\u003EThe Golden Ticket: P, NP and the Search for the Impossible\u003C\/em\u003E, on the Amazon 2013 Best Books of the Year: Science List.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERavi Bellamkonda\u003C\/strong\u003E, the Wallace H. 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