{"501721":{"#nid":"501721","#data":{"type":"news","title":"AE Alumnus Admiral James Winnefeld to Join Georgia Tech Faculty","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAdmiral James \u201cSandy\u201d Winnefeld, AE \u002778, has accepted an offer to serve as a distinguished faculty in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at Georgia Tech. He will be based out of the Georgia Tech Research Institute in Rosslyn, Virginia but will also maintain offices at the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts here in Atlanta.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnnouncement of the appointment came just days after the much-decorated Winnefeld officially retired from his most recent military assignment as the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWinnefeld will also serve as a senior fellow in the School\u2019s Center for International Strategy, Technology and Policy, which focuses on policy research.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe have already benefited greatly from Admiral Winnefeld\u2019s expertise and experience in his role on the Georgia Tech Advisory Board, and are looking forward to his expanded role with the Institute,\u201d said Georgia Tech President G.P. \u201cBud\u201d Peterson.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe richness of his leadership experience and his global perspective will be invaluable to our students, faculty and staff, along with the Atlanta community. We enthusiastically welcome him home to his alma mater.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWinnefeld graduated from Georgia Tech in 1978 with a degree in aerospace engineering. He retired from his position as the nation\u2019s second highest-ranking military officer on July 31.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI am very pleased to join the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs and CISTP,\u201d said Winnefeld.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI\u0027ve long been an admirer of Senator Nunn\u0027s, and look forward to working with \u0026shy;\u2013 and continuing to learn from \u2013 him. I\u2019m also excited to lend my energy and experience to a very talented group of faculty and students. It\u2019s especially gratifying to be able to do so at an institution that gave so much to me as an undergraduate.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPrior to his role at the Joint Chiefs of Staff, he served as the commander of United States Northern Command and the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). He also commanded the United States Sixth Fleet and NATO Allied Joint Command, Lisbon. His new title, distinguished professor, is the same as Nunn\u0027s, the former U.S. Senator for whom the Institute\u2019s School of International Affairs is named.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAdmiral Winnefeld is one of our nation\u0027s most distinguished and valuable military leaders, and is now returning to his home base at Georgia Tech,\u201d said Nunn.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis is great news for the Nunn School and the Institute. Sandy will continue to render invaluable service to our nation by working with our students and faculty as they tackle some of our most important international and technological challenges.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWinnefeld\u2019s awards include the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Air Medal, and five Battle Efficiency awards.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"One of the Daniel Guggenheim School of Engineering\u0027s most esteemed alumni is coming home."}],"uid":"30502","created_gmt":"2016-02-17 11:51:16","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:20:46","author":"Sapna Mistry","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-08-03T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2015-08-03T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"293511":{"id":"293511","type":"image","title":"Admiral James \u0022Sandy\u0022 Winnefeld","body":null,"created":"1449244313","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:51:53","changed":"1475894991","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:49:51","alt":"Admiral James \u0022Sandy\u0022 Winnefeld","file":{"fid":"199306","name":"adm_winnefeld.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/adm_winnefeld_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/adm_winnefeld_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2034662,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/adm_winnefeld_0.jpg?itok=qeTkMuyo"}}},"media_ids":["293511"],"groups":[{"id":"1239","name":"School of Aerospace Engineering"}],"categories":[{"id":"136","name":"Aerospace"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"171725","name":"Admiral James Winnefeld"},{"id":"1325","name":"aerospace"},{"id":"506","name":"alumni"},{"id":"1506","name":"faculty"},{"id":"126111","name":"GT-AE"},{"id":"167256","name":"Sam Nunn School of International Affairs"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":["kathleen.moore@ae.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}