{"72872":{"#nid":"72872","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Swann Receives Atlanta Business Chronicle\u2019s 40 Under 40 Award","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EEach year, the Atlanta Business\nChronicle\u2019s 40 Under 40 Award spotlights forty people under the age of forty\nwho are considered the next generation of Atlanta business leaders. Julie L. Swann, Harold R. and Mary Anne Nash\nAssociate Professor in the Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering\n(ISyE) and co-director of the Georgia Tech Center for Health and Humanitarian\nLogistics, was among the \u201crising stars\u201d who received this year\u2019s Atlanta\nBusiness Chronicle\u2019s 40 Under 40\nAward at a ceremony held at the Fox\nTheatre on November 10, 2011.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003ESwann received this award for her work in health\n\u0026amp; humanitarian response, a field with significant challenges including\ndisrupted infrastructure, limited resources, and a variety of disconnected\ndecision makers. A worldwide expert in this area, Swann takes a systems\napproach whether she is working to effect change locally, nationally, or\nglobally, developing models and methods that can improve quality of life.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EDeveloping educational and outreach programs, Swann, along with Co-Directors Ozlem Ergun and Pinar Keskinocak, hosts an annual conference on health and humanitarian logistics where she\nbrings participants from all over the world in to discuss opportunities,\nchallenges and successes in the field.\u0026nbsp;\nIn April, she was a discussion leader at the World Economic Forum. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003ESwann has worked with the Atlanta Food Bank on improving\ndistribution processes and Children\u2019s Healthcare of Atlanta on an obesity\nproject.\u0026nbsp; She has also worked with the\nAmerican Red Cross and the state of Georgia on modeling influenza pandemic and\nstrategies for food distribution. Additionally, Swann has collaborated with the\nUnited Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the Salvation Army, the World\nFood Programme, and the World Health Organization. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EIn her role as professor, Swann advised a team of\nISyE students on a project to improve bus assignment and scheduling logistics\nfor the Gwinnett County Schools that resulted in an estimated recurring savings of $2.6\nmillion a year.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EAs a recipient of this prestigious award, Swann was\nprofiled in a special section published\nby the Atlanta Business Chronicle highlighting her achievements, contributions,\nand demonstrated social responsibility. She is in the company of an auspicious group of\nindividuals who were selected for the award from more than 550 nominations,\nmore than double the number of nominations received last year.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\nFor more information about the Atlanta Business Chronicle\u2019s 40 Under 40 Award,\nclick \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/atlanta\/print-edition\/2011\/11\/11\/40-under-40---atlantas-rising.html?page=all\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJulie L. Swann was among the \u201crising stars\u201d who received this year\u2019s Atlanta\nBusiness Chronicle\u2019s 40 Under 40\nAward at a ceremony held at the Fox\nTheatre on November 10, 2011.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27511","created_gmt":"2011-11-17 12:41:47","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:10:42","author":"Ashley Daniel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-11-17T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2011-11-17T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"72873":{"id":"72873","type":"image","title":"Julie Swann receives Atlanta Business Chronicle\u0027s 40 Under 40 Award. (photo by Byron Small\/Atlanta Business Chronicle)","body":null,"created":"1449177962","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:26:02","changed":"1475894665","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:44:25","alt":"Julie Swann receives Atlanta Business Chronicle\u0027s 40 Under 40 Award. 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