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Ross Recognizes Women of Excellence
Awards are part of National Science Foundation Advance Program
Atlanta (May 13, 2009) — Professor Catherine Ross is pleased to announce winners of the 2008-2009 College of Architecture NSF ADVANCE Program Women of Excellence Awards.
These awards are presented to individuals who have distinguished themselves through their leadership, scholarship and sustained service on behalf of the Georgia Institute of Technology and the College of Architecture.
In particular, honorees were judged on criteria of academic leadership in their discipline, professional leadership within the university, professional leadership within the College of Architecture, and contribution to intellectual and social success of the Tech community.
Award winners are:
College of Architecture NSF ADVANCE Women of Excellence Faculty Award ($1500)
Dr. Betty Dowling, Professor, Architecture Program
College of Architecture NSF ADVANCE Women of Excellence Graduate Award ($800)
Jessica L.H. Doyle, Ph.D. candidate, City and Regional Planning Program
College of Architecture NSF ADVANCE Women of Excellence Undergraduate Award ($500)
Shannon Barnes, undergraduate, Building Construction Program
About the NSF ADVANCE program
ADVANCE is dedicated to analyzing and eliminating gender disparities in the academic setting. At Georgia Tech, it provides resources to reduce gender bias, mitigate barriers due to family responsibilities, and increase career advancement opportunities for women. Dr. Ross has recently been appointed as the ADVANCE Professor for the CoA, tasked with leading the program for CoA faculty and academic professionals. The ADVANCE program is funded by the National Science Foundation and Georgia Tech. Please see http://advance.gatech.edu/ for more program information.
Connecting science, technology and the arts, the College of Architecture at Georgia Tech champions advancements in the designed and built environment. The extraordinary legacy of its one-hundred year history is evident around the globe - from the invention of the atrium hotel by John C. Portman (1950) to the design for the World Trade Center Memorial in New York by Michael Arad (1999). The College houses seven interdisciplinary research centers, including the Center for Music Technology, the Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access, the Center for Geographic Information Systems, the Construction Resources Center, the Advanced Wood Products Laboratory, the Interactive Media Architecture Group in Education and the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development.
The Georgia Institute of Technology is one of the nation's premier research universities. Ranked seventh among U.S. News & World Report's top public universities, Georgia Tech's more than 19,000 students are enrolled in its Colleges of Architecture, Computing, Engineering, Liberal Arts, Management and Sciences. Tech is among the nation's top producers of women and African-American engineers. The Institute offers research opportunities to both undergraduate and graduate students and is home to more than 100 interdisciplinary units plus the Georgia Tech Research Institute.
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