{"68438":{"#nid":"68438","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Swann Named Harold R. and Mary Anne Nash Professor","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;Julie Swann has been named\nthe Harold R. and Mary Anne Nash Professor, effective July 1, 2011.\u0026nbsp; The Nash professorship was created through an\nendowment established by H. Ronald Nash (IE 1970), Deborah Nash Harris (IE\n1978) and Michael R. Nash (IE 1974), the children of Mary Anne and Harold R. Nash (EE 1952), in honor of their parents.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAs children of Harold and\nMary Anne Nash it has been our pleasure to see all of the great work being done\nat Georgia Tech in the field of humanitarian logistics,\u201d said Ron Nash.\u0026nbsp; \u201cThis important area of study is poised to\nbring incredible benefits to those people displaced in disasters as we learn\nhow to become far more efficient in getting the right resources to those who\nneed them the most.\u0026nbsp; Dr. Julie Swann has done pioneering work in this area\nand shows the promise of far more valuable breakthroughs in the future.\u0026nbsp;\nWe are excited to be able to reward her achievement and to support her future\nresearch and scholarship by having her named as the Harold R. and Mary Anne\nNash Professor at Georgia Tech.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EJulie Swann is an associate professor, and co-director and co-founder of the\nHealth and Humanitarian Logistic Center.\u0026nbsp;\nProfessor Swann, along with the other Center co-directors \u00d6zlem Ergun\nand Pinar Keskinocak, share the goal of positively impacting society through\nadvances in science and technology. \u0026nbsp;They\nhave developed an astute awareness of the issues associated in areas such as health\nsystems, humanitarian response, and education in these fields.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI\nam truly honored to have been chosen for this professorship,\u201d said Swann.\u0026nbsp;\n\u201cI am dedicated to having a societal impact through health and humanitarian\nresearch, and I\u0027m delighted to partner with the Nash family in furthering these\ncauses. Their support will help further the role that operations research and\nindustrial engineering can have in improving society.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ESwann originally planned to apply her interest in science toward a medical\ncareer until she discovered OR\/MS, where she could use her mathematical skills\nto improve systems or processes.\u0026nbsp; She received\nher B.S. in Industrial Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in\n1996 and her M.S. and Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences\nfrom Northwestern in 1998 and 2001, respectively. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Swann focuses on developing models and analytical methods to solve\nproblems in logistics and supply chain management and inform decisions in\nhealth systems and policymaking.\u0026nbsp; Dr. Swann\u2019s research areas intersect in\nher work in humanitarian supply chains. In this area, she is developing\neducational and outreach programs to governmental and non-governmental\norganizations that are involved in planning for and responding to short- and\nlong-term humanitarian crises.\u0026nbsp; Recent collaborations have been to improve\nplanning and response to pandemic influenza and to design supply chains and\nprepositioning of inventory in global humanitarian supply chains. \u0026nbsp;She has\nworked with numerous organizations including the American Red Cross, the\nCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, the State of Georgia, The Home\nDepot, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Waffle House, and the\nWorld Health Organization.\u0026nbsp; In 2004 she received an NSF CAREER award, and\nin 2009-2010 she was also on loan as a Senior Science Advisor to the Centers\nfor Disease Control and Prevention with the Preparedness and Modeling Unit and\nworking on the H1N1 response.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Nash family has a longstanding and deep connection to Georgia Tech,\nhaving had three generations educated here and launched into successful\ncareers.\u0026nbsp; All three of the siblings, who\nfollowed in their father\u2019s footsteps, have had children of their own graduate\nfrom Tech. Deborah\u2019s son, Andrew Willingham, got a master\u2019s in music technology\nin 2010. Ron\u2019s son, David Nash, received two degrees in 2003, in mechanical\nengineering and international affairs. Mike is the father of two Tech alums,\nJennifer Tench, Arch 02, and Michael Nash Jr., MS OR 05.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe fourth Nash sibling, Mary Alice, continued the family Tech tradition by\nmarrying Arthur Ivey, CE 81, and having a son, Benjamin Ivey, who is a current\nTech student majoring in chemical engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJulie Swann has been named\nthe Harold R. and Mary Anne Nash Professor, effective July 1, 2011.\u0026nbsp; The Nash professorship was created through an\nendowment established by H. Ronald Nash (IE 1970), Deborah Nash Harris (IE\n1978) and Michael R. Nash (IE 1974), the children of Mary Anne and Harold R. 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