{"332441":{"#nid":"332441","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Harry West Visionary Leadership Award created by Atlanta Regional Commission","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe first Harry West Visionary Leadership Award will be presented to an individual in recognition of outstanding community service, commitment and inspired leadership to the Atlanta region. The award is intended to inspire vision and innovative approaches to the challenges and opportunities facing our region.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe award has been established in the name of Harry West, the Atlanta Regional Commission\u2019s longest serving executive director, who exemplified visionary leadership that resulted in lasting benefits to the Atlanta region. Mr. West additionally served as a Professor of Practice in the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development at Georgia Tech from 2006 to 2014.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMr. West convened regional leaders to craft bold initiatives in a range of key areas, from water supply and quality to livable communities. The recipient will be recognized at ARC\u2019s annual State of the Region breakfast on November 7, 2014. Nominations must be submitted by October 17, 2014. E-mail to Julie Ralston @ \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jralston@atlantaregional.com\u0022\u003Ejralston@atlantaregional.com\u003C\/a\u003E or mail to Julie Ralston, Atlanta Regional Commission, 40 Courtland Street NE, Atlanta, GA 30303.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo be considered for the Harry West Visionary Leadership Award, nominees must:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E1) Demonstrate leadership in addressing important regional issues or opportunities\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E2) Exhibit vision in communicating how change can occur in the Atlanta region\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E3) Work collaboratively with others in addressing regional challenges\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E4) Inspire actions that will create long-term benefits for the region and its citizens.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIndividuals must live in City of Atlanta, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry or Rockdale counties. Individual nominees may work in any sector \u2013 from public, private or non-profit.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.planning.gatech.edu\/sites\/files\/crp\/HarryWestVisionaryNominationForm.pdf\u0022\u003EPlease click here\u003C\/a\u003E to view the nomination form.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/\/shar.es\/1mpWWc%20\u0022\u003ERead more on the ARC\u0027s webiste.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAward text and description written by Dan Rueter, ACIP, Manager of Community Development at the Atlanta Regional Commision.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe first Harry West Visionary Leadership Award will be presented to an individual in recognition of outstanding community service, commitment and inspired leadership to the Atlanta region. The award is intended to inspire vision and innovative approaches to the challenges and opportunities facing our region.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe award has been established in the name of Harry West, the Atlanta Regional Commission\u2019s longest serving executive director, who exemplified visionary leadership that resulted in lasting benefits to the Atlanta region. Mr. West additionally served as a Professor of Practice in the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development at Georgia Tech from 2006 to 2014.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The first Harry West Visionary Leadership Award will be presented to an individual in recognition of outstanding community service, commitment and inspired leadership to the Atlanta region."}],"uid":"28044","created_gmt":"2014-10-08 16:06:19","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:17:15","author":"Jessie Brandon","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-10-08T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-10-08T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"61111":{"id":"61111","type":"image","title":"Harry West","body":null,"created":"1449176308","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:58:28","changed":"1475894531","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:42:11","alt":"Harry West","file":{"fid":"191274","name":"Harry_West.JPG","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Harry_West_0.JPG","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Harry_West_0.JPG","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1595192,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Harry_West_0.JPG?itok=U8M0YJ84"}}},"media_ids":["61111"],"groups":[{"id":"1224","name":"School of City \u0026 Regional Planning"}],"categories":[{"id":"42901","name":"Community"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4265","name":"ARC"},{"id":"101","name":"Award"},{"id":"808","name":"CQGRD"},{"id":"4492","name":"Harry West"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}