{"621679":{"#nid":"621679","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Ivan Allen College Student-Athletes Shine at Commencement","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn May 3 and 4, seven student-athletes in the Georgia Institute of Technology\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EIvan Allen College\u0026nbsp;of Liberal Arts\u003C\/a\u003E were\u0026nbsp;conferred degrees during the Institute\u0026rsquo;s spring commencement ceremonies at McCamish Pavilion.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECongratulations our\u0026nbsp;Ivan Allen College student-athletes who\u0026nbsp;officially became alumni! They are:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMen\u0026rsquo;s Basketball\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EBrandon Alston (Master\u0026rsquo;s \u0026ndash;\u0026nbsp;Economics)\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWomen\u0026rsquo;s Basketball\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EBre Brown (Master\u0026rsquo;s \u0026ndash;\u0026nbsp;Digital Media)\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EMartine Fortune (Bachelor\u0026rsquo;s\u0026nbsp;\u0026ndash; Literature, Media, and Communication)\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EKaylan Pugh (Bachelor\u0026rsquo;s\u0026nbsp;\u0026ndash; History, Technology, and Society)\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFootball\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EVictor Alexander (Bachelor\u0026rsquo;s\u0026nbsp;\u0026ndash; Literature, Media, and Communication)\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EParker Braun (Bachelor\u0026rsquo;s\u0026nbsp;\u0026ndash; Literature, Media, and Communication)\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMen\u0026rsquo;s Tennis\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EPhillip Gresk (Bachelor\u0026rsquo;s\u0026nbsp;\u0026ndash; Literature, Media, and Communication)\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOn May 3, Georgia Tech Athletics\u0026nbsp;honored the Ivan Allen College alums, along with\u0026nbsp;58 other student-athletes, during its bi-annual graduation brunch at the Bill Moore Student Success Center. During the brunch, each graduate was presented with a gold sash that identified\u0026nbsp;them as student-athletes during the commencement ceremonies.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAcademic success has long been a staple of Georgia Tech athletics. In the latest data released by the NCAA, the Institute\u0026nbsp;boasts an\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ramblinwreck.com\/another-all-time-best-graduation-success-rate-for-gt\/\u0022\u003E89-percent Graduation Success Rate\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(GSR), marking the sixth-straight year that Georgia Tech\u0026nbsp;Athletics has posted its highest GSR ever.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn May 3 and 4, seven student-athletes in the Georgia Institute of Technology\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EIvan Allen College\u0026nbsp;of Liberal Arts\u003C\/a\u003E were\u0026nbsp;conferred degrees during the Institute\u0026rsquo;s spring commencement ceremonies at McCamish Pavilion.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Seven of the 65 student-athletes who graduated this spring received degrees from the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts."}],"uid":"34559","created_gmt":"2019-05-14 18:42:32","changed_gmt":"2019-05-22 14:33:11","author":"pdemerritt3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2019-05-14T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2019-05-14T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"621680":{"id":"621680","type":"image","title":"2019 Spring Commencement","body":null,"created":"1557860008","gmt_created":"2019-05-14 18:53:28","changed":"1557860008","gmt_changed":"2019-05-14 18:53:28","alt":"A photo of students preparing to graduate at the 2019 Georgia Tech spring commencement ceremony","file":{"fid":"236808","name":"47773638851_6df7db7e4b_z.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/47773638851_6df7db7e4b_z.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/47773638851_6df7db7e4b_z.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":132568,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/47773638851_6df7db7e4b_z.jpg?itok=k3IGYHVg"}}},"media_ids":["621680"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"categories":[{"id":"151","name":"Policy, Social Sciences, and Liberal Arts"}],"keywords":[{"id":"172720","name":"Student-Athletes"},{"id":"167101","name":"Spring Commencement"},{"id":"16101","name":"mccamish pavilion"},{"id":"181307","name":"2019 commencement"},{"id":"1616","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39511","name":"Public Service, Leadership, and Policy"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERebecca Keane\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nDirector of Communications\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nrebecca.keane@iac.gatech.edu\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n404.894.1720\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["rebecca.keane@iac.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}