{"71228":{"#nid":"71228","#data":{"type":"news","title":"College Honors Distinguished Alumni at Fifth Annual Celebration Awards","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech College of Management recognized the vision, achievement, and leadership of its alumni April 25 at the business school\u0027s Fifth Annual Awards Celebration, inducting five leaders into the Hall of Fame, Academy of Distinguished Alumni, and Council of Outstanding Young Alumni.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EMore than 200 alumni and friends attended the event, which was held in the atrium and auditorium of the Management building. \u0022This evening, we\u0027re honoring the best of the best,\u0022 said College of Management Dean Steve Salbu.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ENew members of the Hall of Fame include:\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJohn A. Williams\u003C\/strong\u003E (IM 1964), who has directed and coordinated the development, construction, and management of real estate projects since 1966. Founder of Post Properties, Williams currently serves as chief executive officer of Williams Realty Advisors and holds interests in various other entities involved in real properties and enterprises.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EStephen P. Zelnak Jr.\u003C\/strong\u003E (IM 1969), who has served as CEO and president of Martin Marietta Materials Inc. since 1993 and company chairman since 1997. Based in North Carolina, Martin Marietta Materials is the second largest producer of crushed stone, sand, and gravel in the United States.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ENew members of the Academy of Distinguished Alumni include:\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EC. Whitney Knoll\u003C\/strong\u003E (IM 1970), who is senior managing director of Staubach Capital Markets. Prior to joining Staubach in early 2007, Knoll acted as principal and executive vice president of Trammell Crow\u0027s Retail Capital Markets Group.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEdwin A. Wahlen Jr.\u003C\/strong\u003E (IM 1970), who is managing partner of Cravey, Green \u0026amp; Wahlen. This private equity investment firm supports management teams in acquisitions and recapitalizations of middle-market companies (typically valued between $25 million-$200 million).\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe newest member of the Council of Outstanding Young Alumni is:\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EW. Derek Porter\u003C\/strong\u003E (BSM 1995), who is co-founder and chief technology officer for Firethorn. He leads the company\u0027s product management, engineering, quality assurance, data management, and management information services divisions.\n\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Five leaders inducted into the Business School\u0027s Hall of Fame, Academy of Distinguished Alumni and Council of Outstanding Young Alumni"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"Georgia Tech College of Management recognized the vision, achievement, and leadership of its alumni April 25 at the business school\u0027s Fifth Annual Awards Celebration, inducting five leaders into the Hall of Fame, Academy of Distinguished Alumni, and Council of Outstanding Young Alumni.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"College of Management celebrates annual awards"}],"uid":"27304","created_gmt":"2008-05-07 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:01:10","author":"Matthew Nagel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2008-05-07T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2008-05-07T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"71229":{"id":"71229","type":"image","title":"Stephen P. 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