{"294491":{"#nid":"294491","#data":{"type":"news","title":"OMED Celebrates the 20th Annual Tower Awards","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis past April, OMED: Educational Services celebrated its 20th annual Tower Awards at the Marriott Marquis in downtown Atlanta. The Tower Awards brought together 500 attendees to celebrate the academic accomplishments of Georgia Tech students.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDuring the Tower Awards each year, the Georgia Tech Black Alumni Organization presents the Unsung Hero Leadership Award to a deserving student. This year\u2019s recipient was Michole Washington, 2nd year Math major who is actively involved on campus. The Jeremy Fester \u201cLift as you Climb Scholarship \u201cawarded two scholarships to students that understood the importance of giving back to their community; Nicholas Hines and Jasmine Burton were the recipients.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThere is one thing that will remain constant: Georgia Tech\u2019s commitment to academic success. The Tower Awards stand as one example of this commitment. Through this event, Georgia Tech honors those who serve as examples of what is possible when an institution values and promotes both excellence and inclusiveness by supporting all of its students.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor more information on OMED: Educational Services and how your student may benefit from its services, visit the OMED website at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/omed.gatech.edu\/redux\/\u0022\u003Ewww.omed.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Tower Awards brought together 500 attendees to celebrate the academic accomplishments of Georgia Tech students."}],"uid":"27164","created_gmt":"2014-05-01 15:50:40","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:16:18","author":"Rachael Pocklington","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-05-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-05-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/omed.gatech.edu\/redux\/","title":"Office of Minority Educational Development"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.diversity.gatech.edu\/","title":"Office of Diversity Programs"}],"groups":[{"id":"1298","name":"Parent and Family Programs"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECynthia Moore\u003Cbr \/\u003EDirector, OMED: Educational Services\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:cynthia.moore@omed.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ecynthia.moore@omed.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["parents@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}