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  <title><![CDATA[Deferred Aspirations: GTRI Engineer Earns Nunn School Master’s After Time Away to Care for Daughter]]></title>
  <body><![CDATA[<p>In the fall of 2020, everything seemed to be going according to plan for Darrel Zeh, a research engineer at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI). His family had settled into Atlanta after leaving Ohio&rsquo;s cold winters behind for Georgia&#39;s milder temps &mdash; and a new job. He was well on his way to earning a master&rsquo;s degree from the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs. And he had a new daughter on the way. But a devastating diagnosis blew up his plans, forcing him to put aside his studies and tend to his new baby&#39;s health. Learn more about Zeh&rsquo;s journey to graduation at&nbsp;<a href="https://b.gatech.edu/3VX0hVb." rel="noopener noreferrer" tabindex="-1" target="_blank" title="https://b.gatech.edu/3VX0hVb.">https://b.gatech.edu/3VX0hVb.</a></p>
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      <value><![CDATA[Darrel Zeh finally graduates this week after a devastating diagnosis disrupted his plans.]]></value>
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      <value><![CDATA[<p><a href="mailto:michael.pearson@iac.gatech.edu">Michael Pearson</a><br />
Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts</p>
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