{"520331":{"#nid":"520331","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Graduate Student Receives Women\u0027s Leadership Scholarship","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECongratulations to Emily Doherty! \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EThe School of Building Construction at Georgia Tech is proud to announce that MS student, Emily Doherty, has been selected by \u0022Possible Woman Foundation International\u0022 (PWFI) as a \u0026nbsp;\u00222016 Scholar and Leader of Tomorrow\u0022.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPWFI provides scholarships for the women leaders of tomorrow who pursue non-traditional roles and occupations. Ms. Doherty was nominated by the School of Building Construction and her academic advisor, for her unique background, industry knowledge, team spirit, student engagement, and positive attitude.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPrior to pursuing her master\u0027s degree, Ms. Doherty worked in outdoor events, and was responsible for the delivery of temporary infrastructures. She also worked for the London 2012 Olympics as an Overlay Project Manager for the Basketball Arena and through these experiences, knew that Construction Project Management was the direction she wanted to take her career. Doherty said, \u0022Having the opportunity to go back to school and learn more about the industry at a Masters level was important to me in order to achieve my professional goals. It is such a dynamic industry, where there is always something new to learn and I am excited to be a part of it.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDoherty is thrilled to be recognized by the trailblazing women of PWFI. \u0022It is an honor to be nominated for the Possible Woman Foundation Scholarship. The Masters in Building Construction program has been very rewarding,\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFor more information about PWFI: \u0026nbsp;http:\/\/possiblewomanfoundationinternational.org\/\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFor more information about the School of Building Construction:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.bc.gatech.edu\/\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"School of Building Construction Student Receives Amazing Recognition"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe \u0022Possible Woman Foundation International\u0022 (PWFI) has selected Emily Doherty, a graduate student in the School of Building Construction, as the 2016 scholarship winner.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Emily Doherty, master\u0027s student in the School of BC, was awarded a prestigious scholarship."}],"uid":"27520","created_gmt":"2016-04-01 08:42:20","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:21:14","author":"Brenda Morris","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-04-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2016-04-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"520301":{"id":"520301","type":"image","title":"EMILY","body":null,"created":"1459530001","gmt_created":"2016-04-01 17:00:01","changed":"1475895289","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:54:49","alt":"EMILY","file":{"fid":"206038","name":"emily.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/emily_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/emily_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1595091,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/emily_0.jpg?itok=PBQKZpw2"}}},"media_ids":["520301"],"groups":[{"id":"1221","name":"College of Design"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1400","name":"Construction"},{"id":"167132","name":"Scholarships"},{"id":"973","name":"women"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39531","name":"Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure"},{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESchool of Building Construction:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.bc.gatech.edu\/ \u0026nbsp; \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404-894-4875\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}