{"666874":{"#nid":"666874","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Ivan Allen College Honors 13 at the 2023 Distinguished Alumni Awards","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe annual \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/community\/distinguished-alumni-awards-2023\u0022\u003EDistinguished Alumni Awards\u003C\/a\u003E celebrate excellence in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts community.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEach year, the College presents three categories of awards: the Dean\u2019s Appreciation Award, honoring steadfast friends and supporters of the College; the Distinguished Alumni Awards, recognizing graduates from each of the six schools and the ROTC units; and the Ivan Allen Jr. Legacy Awards, honoring a faculty member, graduate student, and undergraduate student.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOur honorees embody the vital role the liberal arts play in improving the human condition,\u201d said Kaye Husbands Fealing, dean and Ivan Allen Jr. Chair of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts. \u201cTheir engagement and support allow us to transform lives, ideas, and learning as well as resolve the pressing and persistent issues of communities.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe 2023 ceremony took place at the Tech Hotel Ballroom on March 29. This year\u2019s honorees are:\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EDean\u2019s Appreciation Award\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ERoberta M. Berry, associate professor of Public Policy at Georgia Tech and director of the Georgia Tech Honors Program\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EDistinguished Alumni Awards\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E2nd Lt. Zach McGee, Army ROTC, CS 2022\r\n\t\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/zach-mcgee-alumni-profile\u0022\u003ERead our Q\u0026amp;A with Zach\u003C\/a\u003E, a cyber officer in the U.S. Army.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EIgnacio Montoya, Air Force ROTC, MBID 2018\r\n\t\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/ignacio-montoya-alumni-profile\u0022\u003ERead our Q\u0026amp;A\u0026nbsp;with Ignacio\u003C\/a\u003E, chief scientific officer at HINRI Labs.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ECDR Dan DeCicco, Navy ROTC, IE 2001\r\n\t\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/daniel-decicco-alumni-profile\u0022\u003ERead our Q\u0026amp;A with Dan\u003C\/a\u003E, a\u0026nbsp;military operations research analyst at U.S. Central Command.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EVernon O\u0027Neal, ECON 1979\r\n\t\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/econ.gatech.edu\/featured-people\/vernon-oneal\u0022\u003ERead our Q\u0026amp;A with Vernon\u003C\/a\u003E, senior vice president at USI Insurance Services.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ERodney Jordan, M.S. HSTS 2009\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EJason Ellis, STC 2006\r\n\t\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.lmc.gatech.edu\/jason-ellis-alumni-profile\u0022\u003ERead our Q\u0026amp;A\u0026nbsp;with Jason\u003C\/a\u003E, associate professor of English at New York City College of Technology.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EDaniela Galvez Sghiatti, ALIS 2016\r\n\t\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/modlangs.gatech.edu\/daniela-galvez-sghiatti-alumni-profile\u0022\u003ERead our Q\u0026amp;A\u0026nbsp;with Daniela\u003C\/a\u003E, a first grade dual immersion teacher at the Dual Immersion Academy in Salt Lake City.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ESusan Graff, M.S. TASP 1985\r\n\t\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/susan-graff-alumni-profile\u0022\u003ERead our Q\u0026amp;A with Susan\u003C\/a\u003E, vice president and partner, global corporate sustainability at Resource Recycling Systems.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EAlexious Butler, M.S. INTA 2002\r\n\t\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/inta.gatech.edu\/alexious-butler-alumni-profile\u0022\u003ERead our Q\u0026amp;A with\u0026nbsp;Alexious\u003C\/a\u003E, senior development advisor at U.S. Central Command.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EIvan Allen Jr. Legacy Awards\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ENatasha Valluri, B.S. Computational Media \u2014 Undergraduate Legacy Award\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EZinet Kemal, M.S. Cybersecurity \u2014 Graduate Legacy Award\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EWillie Pearson Jr., Regents\u2019 Professor in the School of History and Sociology \u2014 Faculty Legacy Award\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECongratulations to our 2023 winners! \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/community\/distinguished-alumni-awards-2023\u0022\u003ESee more past and present award winners here.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe annual Distinguished Alumni Awards celebrate excellence in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts community.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEach year, the College presents three categories of awards: the Dean\u2019s Appreciation Award, honoring steadfast friends and supporters of the College; the Distinguished Alumni Awards, recognizing graduates from each of the six schools and the ROTC units; and the Ivan Allen Jr. Legacy Awards, honoring a faculty member, graduate student, and undergraduate student.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The annual Distinguished Alumni Awards celebrate excellence in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts community. 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