{"65936":{"#nid":"65936","#data":{"type":"news","title":"IAC Honors Faculty and Staff","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Office of the Dean recognized Ivan Allen College faculty and staff through newly established awards that were presented at a college-wide meeting April 26\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDean Jacqueline J. Royster said, \u201cThe work being done by our faculty and staff is truly remarkable and places this College and Georgia Tech at the leading edge of 21\u003Csup\u003Est\u003C\/sup\u003E century liberal arts education and research agendas.\u0026nbsp; These awards celebrate the innovation and enterprise of our faculty and staff and, I hope, serve as a nod of encouragement for the future.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGold Star Research Awards were presented to twenty faculty members (see list below).\u0026nbsp; Four awards recognized faculty who have received prestigious national awards in the past year; 16 awards were presented to faculty who have secured major sponsor funding during the past year - \u0026nbsp;grants ranging from $100,000 to more than $800,000. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOur success in sponsored research may be modest relative to those in engineering, but Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts is a pacesetter nationally among our peers in the humanities and social sciences,\u201d said Dean Royster.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;With National Science Foundation grants, for example, only Cal Tech and MIT garner more support in these disciplines than Ivan Allen College. In research expenditures per faculty member, Ivan Allen College ranks 34% higher than the national average for the social sciences and 846% higher for the humanities.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThese comparators demonstrate that we are a research leader in the liberal arts arena,\u201d said Dean Royster.\u0026nbsp; \u201cSuch achievements are amplified by the success of our faculty in receiving prestigious national awards.\u0026nbsp; I am thrilled to offer these Gold Star Research Awards for these path breaking achievements.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECollege staff members (see list below) were recognized through the new \u201cBuzz Awards\u201d which carry a $1000 check for each recipient.\u0026nbsp; Ten Buzz Awards were presented recognizing extraordinary professional contributions and service by staff in advancing the mission of the College and Georgia Tech.\u0026nbsp; Awards were given in the categories of Administrative Services and Student Services. \u0026nbsp;Recipients were selected from college-wide nominations submitted to a committee headed by Judy Collier, Administrative Assistant to the Dean.\u0026nbsp; The committee chose eight recipients, and two additional recipients were chosen by Dean Royster.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E2010-2011 Faculty Gold Star Research Awards Recipients\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFor Prestigious National Awards:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMikulas Fabry\u003C\/strong\u003E (INTA) \u2013 Woodrow Wilson Center Fellowship (2011\/12) \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHanchao Lu\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2013 (HTS) - 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