{"59305":{"#nid":"59305","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Best Receives IAC Ivan Allen Jr. Legacy Award","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMichael Best, assistant professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs within the Ivan Allen College and in the College of Computing, was recognized as the winner of the 2009 Ivan Allen Jr. Legacy Award for Faculty.  The award is  given annual by the Ivan Allen College in memory of namesake Ivan Allen Jr. and in recognition of first-rate teaching, scholarship and exceptional courage, compassion, and committment to serving students, the College, the Institute, and the community. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EMichael Best (PhD MIT) focuses his research on Information and Communications Technology in developing countries and has made important scholarly contributions in that arena.  For the past four years, he has been working with Liberia\u0027s Information and Communications Technology sector.  His work has supported that country\u0027s Truth and Reconciliation Commission and contributed to national stability and a culture of human rights after 14 years of civil war.  \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBest has organized Georgia Tech graduate students to work with local experts in Liberia to develop and implement a strategy for the nation\u0027s use of Information and Communications Technology.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nPrograms associated with these efforts include a computer center at Monrovia\u0027s Center for Empowerment of Women and Children and a computer and training facility at Liberia\u0027s largest health center, the John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBest works closely with colleagues in the School of Literature, Communication, and Culture and has been a leader in the \u0022Computing for Good\u0022 initiative in the College of Computing at Georgia Tech.   \n\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"Michael Best, assistant professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs within the Ivan Allen College and in the College of Computing, was recognized as the winner of the 2009 Ivan Allen Jr. Legacy Award for Faculty.  The award is  given by the Ivan Allen College in recognition of first-rate teaching, scholarship and exceptional courage, compassion, and committment to serving students, the College, the Institute, and the community.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Best recognized for \u0022courage, committment, and compassion"}],"uid":"27167","created_gmt":"2009-03-25 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:05:41","author":"Rebecca Keane","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2009-03-25T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2009-03-25T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"59306":{"id":"59306","type":"image","title":"tnj93173.jpg","body":null,"created":"1449176227","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:57:07","changed":"1475894385","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:39:45","alt":"","file":{"fid":"190957","name":"tnj93173.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tnj93173_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tnj93173_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":49291,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tnj93173_0.jpg?itok=h4tG8_Zl"}}},"media_ids":["59306"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.inta.gatech.edu\/faculty-staff\/listing.php?uID=1","title":"Michael Best Faculty Profile"},{"url":"http:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/","title":"Ivan Allen College"},{"url":"http:\/\/inta.gatech.edu\/","title":"Sam Nunn School of International Affairs"},{"url":"http:\/\/cc.gatech.edu\/","title":"College of Computing"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.trcofliberia.org\/","title":"Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Liberia"}],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1066","name":"Founder\\\u0027s Day"},{"id":"1065","name":"Ivan Allen Jr. Legacy Award for Faculty"},{"id":"907","name":"Michael Best"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003ERebecca Keane\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIvan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=rkeane3\u0022\u003EContact Rebecca Keane\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404-894-1720\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["rebecca.keane@iac.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}