{"416261":{"#nid":"416261","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Students Honor Major Henry White","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIPST students had a bit of fun surprising IPST security manager Henry (Hank) White, known to his coworkers at IPST as \u201cMajor\u201d. Always ready to greet visitors with a jovial smile and hearty welcome, Major treats the students as his own, offering encouragement and solutions whenever asked. Major\u2019s friend and former IPST employee Brent Martin says of Major White: \u201cHe can probably remember most of the students that have come through IPST\u2019s doors since he\u2019s been there. And he\u2019s a \u2018good will ambassador\u2019 to the foreign students (and anyone else at IPST and Georgia Tech) and helps them navigate Atlanta and the ways of the US.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn appreciation, IPST students declared \u201cMajor Day\u201d on February 23, hoisting a flag bearing his signature smile and cap.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;Major White retired after 21 years from the US Army in 1986 with the rank of First Sergeant, having served in Viet Nam, Germany, Korea, and several US duty stations. He has taught and volunteered in various school systems, and through his church, currently ministers to prisoners in one of Atlanta\u2019s incarceration facilities. \u201cI\u2019ve always wanted to help people,\u201d he says.A business administration graduate of Rutledge Business College, Major has worked at the Institute since 1994, first as a security guard working for an Atlanta security firm and then in 2004 as a Sr. Security Officer and employee of Georgia Tech. His key responsibility has always been to keep IPST a safe and secure workplace for IPST students and research personnel who often work at night. In addition, he fills in for IPST\u2019s full-time receptionist when needed, helps teach IPST museum papermaking workshops, and helps with tours and events.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"IPST students dedicates February 23 as \u0022Major Day\u0022"}],"uid":"27178","created_gmt":"2015-06-18 12:31:17","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:18:41","author":"Amna Jamshad","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-06-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-06-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"416231":{"id":"416231","type":"image","title":"Students Qining Sun, Tyrone Wells and Michael Roy prepare to hoist Major\u2019s flag","body":null,"created":"1449254258","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 18:37:38","changed":"1475895152","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:52:32","alt":"Students Qining Sun, Tyrone Wells and Michael Roy prepare to hoist Major\u2019s flag","file":{"fid":"202530","name":"v6_major_day.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/v6_major_day_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/v6_major_day_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":39384,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/v6_major_day_0.jpg?itok=gvHVW5eB"}},"416251":{"id":"416251","type":"image","title":"Major Flag","body":null,"created":"1449254258","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 18:37:38","changed":"1475895152","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:52:32","alt":"Major Flag","file":{"fid":"202532","name":"v6_major_3.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/v6_major_3_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/v6_major_3_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":23369,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/v6_major_3_0.jpg?itok=SzGOQIoS"}}},"media_ids":["416231","416251"],"groups":[{"id":"372221","name":"Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI)"}],"categories":[{"id":"42901","name":"Community"},{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"42911","name":"Education"},{"id":"133","name":"Special Events and Guest Speakers"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1506","name":"faculty"},{"id":"4104","name":"holiday"},{"id":"4754","name":"IPST"},{"id":"92","name":"major"},{"id":"93811","name":"RBI"},{"id":"4174","name":"renewable"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"},{"id":"39491","name":"Renewable Bioproducts"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EKelly B. Smith, Marketing \u0026amp; Communication\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["kelly.smith@ipst.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}