{"49929":{"#nid":"49929","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Student Spotlight: Eden Smith Recently Named  Ms. Georgia Tech*2008","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEden Smith\u003C\/strong\u003E, fourth year industrial engineering student, was named Ms. Georgia Tech at the Homecoming game on October 25, 2008. Along with her counterpart, Mr. Georgia Tech (\u003Cstrong\u003EKevin Wedmaier\u003C\/strong\u003E), the reigning duo serve as pillars of the community, hosting a myriad of events and \u0022being on call* to serve Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe recent crowning was a result of an interview process and then a popular vote with Georgia Tech students. What set Eden Smith apart from all the other student nominees? It could be that after four years of being an industrial engineering student, she still has the HOPE Scholarship (not necessarily an easy feat).  She is also involved in many campus organizations, including serving as vice president of Panhellenic Recruitment and competing on the Equestrian team. Eden also participated in the INNOVATE Conference, which took her to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and Singapore, as part of a coalition to demonstrate countries at different points in their economic, political, and engineering development. Once she graduates, she hopes to work abroad in preparation to be an international consultant.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe following is an interview with Eden Smith:\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EWhat motivated you to come to Georgia Tech?\u003C\/em\u003E A love of math and science. You can\u0027t beat the HOPE scholarship and Georgia Tech\u0027s reputation.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EWhy Industrial and Systems Engineering?\u003C\/em\u003E IE is all about being efficient and making things cheaper. That describes a lot of my skills and what I want to do.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EWho has been your favorite professor here at Tech?\u003C\/em\u003E Professor Steven Hackman                \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EWhat has been the most valuable class\/experience from IE?\u003C\/em\u003E Financial Engineering- it is definitely the most relatable class I\u0027ve taken so far. It is also tough work, but it seems like stuff that I can actually use.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EWhat classes are you taking this semester?\u003C\/em\u003E LCC 3401, IE 4803 (Financial Engineering), IE 3103 (Logistics), ECE 2030, and MGT 4070\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EHow do you juggle the busy lifestyle and still maintain grades?\u003C\/em\u003E Good time management! I like being busy. It helps me be more productive knowing I don\u0027t have any time to waste.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EFavorite book?\u003C\/em\u003E Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EWhat song is queued up on your Ipod right now? \u003C\/em\u003ESome random Techno song....I listen to a bunch of weird and random stuff.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EWeirdest study habit?\u003C\/em\u003E I sometimes like to get up at 5 AM and start studying to get done earlier.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EBest piece of advice to your fellow IE undergrads? \u003C\/em\u003EIf you\u0027re truly not happy with what you\u0027re doing in school- find something that does make you happy because there is nothing stopping you.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"Eden Smith, fourth year industrial engineering student, was named Ms. Georgia Tech at the Homecoming game on October 25, 2008.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Student Spotlight: Eden Smith Recently Named  Ms. Georgia Tech*2"}],"uid":"27279","created_gmt":"2008-11-13 01:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:03:56","author":"Barbara Christopher","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2008-11-13T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2008-11-13T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"49930":{"id":"49930","type":"image","title":"Eden Smith","body":null,"created":"1449175366","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:42:46","changed":"1475894449","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:40:49","alt":"Eden Smith","file":{"fid":"126957","name":"tla87657.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tla87657_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tla87657_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":41468,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tla87657_0.jpg?itok=VoKcau-E"}}},"media_ids":["49930"],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"7940","name":"Eden Smith"},{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"},{"id":"426","name":"isye"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=bt3\u0022\u003EContact Barbara Christopher\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["bchristopher@isye.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}