{"71020":{"#nid":"71020","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Volleyball Player Highlighted in PSA","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech Communications \u0026amp; Marketing staff struck \u0027Tech gold\u0027 when it cast a stellar student-athlete with the Ramblin\u0027 Wreck in the Institute\u0027s annual public service announcement (PSA).  Senior volleyball player Stephanie Robbins, an Industrial and Systems Engineering major, stars alongside the Ramblin\u0027 Wreck in the television spot that will air during football and basketball broadcasts this year.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022We wanted to create a spot that was radically different from our peers and that was a significant departure from the usual university public service announcement,\u0022 said Jeff Smith, director of online communications and new media.  \u0022At the same time, we wanted to incorporate references to the academic rigor, iconic visuals and traditions that have helped define Tech as the unique institution that it is.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe television spot opens with a classroom lecture where Robbins is in the process of learning about the trajectory of a projectile.  Robbins begins to daydream about applying the physics equation needed to propel the Wreck \u0027Evel Knievel\u0027 style over a group of cars.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe PSA marries the academic rigor of one of the nation\u0027s top technological universities with a slice of the traditional college experience of a well-rounded student.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nRobbins exemplifies what being a Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket is all about.  A successful student-athlete, Robbins was a volleyball standout from North Springs High School in Sandy Springs. She originally joined the volleyball team as a walk-on in 2005 and earned a scholarship for the 2008 season as a result of her hard work and leadership abilities - both on and off the court. Robbins has also made the ACC Honor Roll each of the past three years.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nRobbins\u0027 family adds an extra connection to Tech\u0027s tradition as both of her parents, Rick and Cindy Robbins, as well as her grandfather, Drew Hearn, graduated from Georgia Tech.  Her father and uncle, Andy Hearn, were both athletes while they attended Tech.  Robbins also has a younger brother, Brian, who swims for Georgia Tech. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ELast year, Communications \u0026amp; Marketing won the 2008 Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) Circle of Excellence Award Program Gold Medal for Electronic Media: PSA and Commercial Spots with a spot that featured a computer-generated robotic arm that dialed a familiar tune, the Georgia Tech fight song.  The creative team is hoping this year\u0027s innovative approach is as successful.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe new PSA will air during broadcasts of Tech sports teams this school year.\n\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"Georgia Tech Communications \u0026amp; Marketing staff struck \u0027Tech gold\u0027 when it cast a stellar student-athlete with the Ramblin\u0027 Wreck in the Institute\u0027s annual public service announcement (PSA).  Senior volleyball player Stephanie Robbins, an Industrial and Systems Engineering major, stars alongside the Ramblin\u0027 Wreck in the television spot that will air during football and basketball broadcasts this year.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Stellar student-athlete Stephanie Robbins stars in video spot."}],"uid":"27304","created_gmt":"2008-09-05 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:01:15","author":"Matthew Nagel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2008-09-05T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2008-09-05T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"71021":{"id":"71021","type":"image","title":"PSA Graphic","body":null,"created":"1449177338","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:15:38","changed":"1475894628","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:43:48"}},"media_ids":["71021"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/comm\/","title":"Communications \u0026 Marketing"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/psa\/PSA2008.wmv","title":"2008 PSA WindowsMedia (wmv)"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/psa\/PSA2008.mp4","title":"2008 PSA QuickTime (mp4)"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"132","name":"Institute Leadership"}],"keywords":[{"id":"2021","name":"Academic Rigor"},{"id":"2018","name":"Commercial"},{"id":"2015","name":"Communications and Marketing"},{"id":"2022","name":"Evel Knievel"},{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"},{"id":"2023","name":"Jumping"},{"id":"2016","name":"PSA"},{"id":"2017","name":"Public Service Announcement"},{"id":"167014","name":"Sports"},{"id":"170767","name":"Stephanie Robbins"},{"id":"2020","name":"Volleyball"},{"id":"1839","name":"Wreck"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Media Relations\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELaura Diamond\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:laura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Elaura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-6016\u003Cbr \/\u003EJason Maderer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:maderer@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emaderer@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-660-2926\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["matthew.nagel@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}