{"65116":{"#nid":"65116","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Founder\u2019s Day:  Atlanta Mayor Reed Announces Two Partnerships with Georgia Tech","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECity of Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed spoke at the 2011 Ivan Allen College\u0026nbsp;of Liberal Arts\u0026nbsp;Founder\u2019s Day awards luncheon March 15 announcing that the City will partner with Georgia Tech on a Westside Communities Alliance and on celebrating\u0026nbsp;the upcoming 50\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E anniversary of\u0026nbsp;Ivan Allen Jr.\u2019s election as Mayor of Atlanta.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMayor Reed announced the City\u2019s commitment to the Westside Communities Alliance, a new initiative spearheaded by Ivan Allen College Dean Jacqueline J. Royster and College of Architecture Dean Alan Balfour.\u0026nbsp; The initiative is designed to engage a broad coalition of civic, business, and community partners in cohesive efforts to create and sustain improvements in the distressed Westside neighborhoods which are located near Georgia Tech and include English Avenue, Home Park, Vine City, and Centennial Park.\u0026nbsp; Mayor Reed designated as his liaison to the Alliance his Chief Services Officer for the City of Atlanta, Amy Phuong, who is\u0026nbsp;an\u0026nbsp;alumna of the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs and a former president of the Georgia Tech Student Government Association President.\u0026nbsp; Mayor Reed said that the has\u0026nbsp;charged Phuong with building \u201ca robust community engagement.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMayor Reed also announced that the city will partner with the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts and Georgia Tech in marking the\u0026nbsp;50\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E anniversary of Ivan Allen Jr.\u2019s election to Mayor of Atlanta which will occur in January 2012. Mayor Reed said that Mayor Allen\u2019s \u201cacts of social courage created the Atlanta that was too busy to hate and shaped our openness and willingness to embrace other cultures and races. It fast tracked the city\u2019s social progress and economic development and set Atlanta apart. It put us on the path we\u2019re on.\u201d Mayor Reed spoke directly to the Allen family who were present at the luncheon saying that \u201cyou should carry in your heart\u201d the affection that so many Atlantans have for Ivan Allen Jr. and his father, Ivan Allen Sr.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMayor Reed congratulated Senator Nunn as the inaugural recipient of the Ivan Allen Jr. Prize for Social Courage, praising him as \u201ca true global statesman\u201d whose \u201cwork helps to ensure the security of our nation and the security of the world. It also sends an important message to the nation and the world that an individual of his stature and intellect comes from our own Georgia Tech and the State of Georgia.\u201d\u0026nbsp; Mayor Reed thanked the Senator for his dedication through the years to work on behalf of Atlanta and Georgia saying that he is \u201can exemplar and represents the best of us who have the ability to hold public office.\u201d\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMayor Reed\u2019s announcements were a highlight of the two-days of events on March 14-15 celebrating the 2011 Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts Founder\u2019s Day and Georgia Tech\u2019s inaugural presentation of the new Allen Prize.\u0026nbsp; Marking the 100\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E anniversary of the birth of Ivan Allen Jr., the events focused on ongoing global challenges and celebrated the Ivan Allen Jr. legacy of conscientious and socially courageous leadership.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EPhoto:\u0026nbsp; Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/\/www.iac.gatech.edu\/news-and-events\/annual-founders-day\/videos\u0022\u003EVideos\u003C\/a\u003E of Founder\u0027s Day Luncheon including remarks by Mayor Reed and the Honorable Sam Nunn, as well as videos of\u0026nbsp;the Allen Prize Symposium including remarks by Admiral James G. Stavridis and the Ivan Allen College Cross-College Research Roundtable are being posted to the Ivan Allen College website.\u0026nbsp; The\u0026nbsp;Founder\u0027s Day schedule and programs are also available on the website. \u0026nbsp;If the segment you are interested in have not yet been posted, please check back.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.iac.gatech.edu\/news-and-events\/annual-founders-day\/videos\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.iac.gatech.edu\/news-and-events\/annual-founders-day\/videos\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ESee related stories for\u0026nbsp;more about the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.iac.gatech.edu\/news-and-events\/story?id=65104\u0022\u003Epresentation of the Ivan Allen Jr. Prize for Social Courage\u003C\/a\u003E to the Honorable Sam Nunn and\u0026nbsp;about the Allen Prize Symposium.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ERead \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ivanallenprize.gatech.edu\/recipients\/\u0022\u003Emore about Senator Nunn \u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ERead more about the\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ivanallenprize.gatech.edu\/home\/\u0022\u003E Ivan Allen Jr. Prize for Social Courage\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ERead more about the\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.iac.gatech.edu\/about-us\/legacy-of-ivan-allen-jr\u0022\u003E inspiring life and legacy of Mayor Ivan Allen Jr.\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"City of Atlanta to partner on Westside Communities Alliance and on 50th Anniversary of Ivan Allen Jr.\u0027s Election to Mayor"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECity of Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed spoke at the 2011 Ivan Allen College\u0026nbsp;of Liberal Arts\u0026nbsp;Founder\u2019s Day awards luncheon March 15 announcing that the City will partner with Georgia Tech on a Westside Communities Alliance and on celebrating\u0026nbsp;the upcoming 50\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E anniversary of\u0026nbsp;Ivan Allen Jr.\u2019s election as Mayor of Atlanta.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27167","created_gmt":"2011-03-23 17:05:03","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:08:26","author":"Rebecca Keane","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-03-23T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2011-03-23T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"65100":{"id":"65100","type":"image","title":"Founder\u0027s Day 2011 - Mayor Kasim Reed (2)","body":null,"created":"1449176801","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:06:41","changed":"1475894574","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:42:54","alt":"Founder\u0027s Day 2011 - Mayor Kasim Reed (2)","file":{"fid":"192161","name":"FD2011_MayorReed_200x300.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/FD2011_MayorReed_200x300_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/FD2011_MayorReed_200x300_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":36949,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/FD2011_MayorReed_200x300_0.jpg?itok=fYSl6oWK"}}},"media_ids":["65100"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"categories":[{"id":"133","name":"Special Events and Guest Speakers"}],"keywords":[{"id":"3689","name":"Founder\u0027s Day"},{"id":"10214","name":"Ivan Allen Jr."},{"id":"12457","name":"Kasim Reed"},{"id":"12458","name":"Westside Community Alliance"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERebecca Keane\u0026nbsp; 404-894-1720\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["rebecca.keane@iac.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}