{"348461":{"#nid":"348461","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Class of 1964 Sets Reunion Giving Record","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EGenerous alumni from the Class of 1964 have set the bar for future Reunion Giving at its highest point ever \u2014 $32.7 million \u2014 leading the way toward the most successful year in more than three decades of Reunion Giving at Georgia Tech. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003E\u201cI couldn\u2019t be more proud of my fellow alumni from the Class of 1964,\u201d said William W. \u201cBill\u201d George, a 1964 industrial management alumnus who chaired this year\u2019s 50th Reunion Committee. \u201cOur classmates decided very early on that we wanted to make this the best year in Tech history for reunion gifts. Thanks to their determination, generosity, and love for Tech, we accomplished our goal.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EIn honor of their 50th reunion, the Class of 1964 supported a vital aspect of Georgia Tech\u2019s rich history and cherished traditions: the Ramblin\u2019 Wreck. This icon, a 1930 Ford Model A sports coupe, has led the football team onto Grant Field for every home game since Sept. 30, 1961.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EAside from football games, the Wreck makes numerous appearances throughout the year, at special Georgia Tech functions, alumni weddings, and many other events. The physical, financial, and mechanical care and maintenance of the Ramblin\u2019 Wreck are the responsibility of the Ramblin\u2019 Reck Club, and this endowment will provide the resources the organization needs to preserve and promote this beloved tradition on behalf of the entire Georgia Tech community.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EThe Class of 1964 also has funded a need-based scholarship that will bear the class name. More than one-third of Tech undergraduates have demonstrated financial need, and private philanthropy is critical in picking up where state and federal programs leave off.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EThis year\u2019s two other milestone reunion classes, the Class of 1974 and the Class of 1989, created Innovation and Entrepreneurship Endowment Funds as their class projects. These endowments are designed to support efforts that enable undergraduates to more fully develop their powers of creativity and enterprise \u2014 such as the annual InVenture Prize competition. The Class of 1989 also created a G. Wayne Clough Georgia Tech Promise scholarship in the class name.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EIn addition to funding class projects, gifts and commitments from alumni celebrating milestone reunions also support vital ongoing efforts such as Alumni Roll Call, the Alexander-Tharpe Fund, and special gifts to the college, school, or program of choice. Results of all three milestone reunion classes appear below.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p4\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Philanthropy focuses on Wreck, need-based scholarship"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Class of 1964 raised more than $32 million that will go toward maintaining the Ramblin\u0027 Wreck mascot, as well as fund a needs-based scholarship.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Class of 1964 raised more than $32 million that will go toward maintaining the Ramblin\u0027 Wreck mascot, as well as fund a needs-based scholarship."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2014-11-24 11:37:36","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:17:34","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-11-24T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2014-11-24T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"348471":{"id":"348471","type":"image","title":"Back of Ramblin\u0027 Wreck","body":null,"created":"1449245682","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:14:42","changed":"1475895071","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:51:11","alt":"Back of Ramblin\u0027 Wreck","file":{"fid":"200988","name":"rambling_wreck_rearwheel.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/rambling_wreck_rearwheel_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/rambling_wreck_rearwheel_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1269057,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/rambling_wreck_rearwheel_0.jpg?itok=Hal0e4Kq"}},"348481":{"id":"348481","type":"image","title":"Class of 1964","body":null,"created":"1449245682","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:14:42","changed":"1475895071","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:51:11","alt":"Class of 1964","file":{"fid":"200989","name":"class_of_1964.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/class_of_1964_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/class_of_1964_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1058445,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/class_of_1964_0.jpg?itok=etpQwz4g"}}},"media_ids":["348471","348481"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/development.gatech.edu\/","title":"Office of Development"}],"groups":[{"id":"1259","name":"Whistle"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"351","name":"development"},{"id":"1411","name":"financial aid"},{"id":"14992","name":"Office of Development"},{"id":"2096","name":"philanthropy"},{"id":"10894","name":"ramblin\u0027 wreck"},{"id":"110711","name":"reunion giving"},{"id":"167132","name":"Scholarships"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:dan.treadaway@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EDan Treadaway\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}