{"637061":{"#nid":"637061","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Memorial Scholarship Established to Support Undergrads","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Goldia Mae Burchfield Memorial Scholarship was established to support students in pursuit of their undergraduate degree.\u0026nbsp;Ms. Burchfield, mother to Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems Financial Manager, Gay Burchfield, died on June 8\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E, 2020, at the age of 80, in Starkville, Mississippi of COVID-19.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMs. Burchfield, lived a life of service to those in her community, with a particular emphasis on education.\u0026nbsp;During the segregation era, her family moved from rural Mississippi to a larger town where she could pursue her high school education, which she completed in 1958. She worked as a part-time custodian in a local bank for 35 years, as well as numerous odd jobs to care for her family and her community.\u0026nbsp;Ms. Burchfield would put together care packages with stipends for the young people of her community who were college bound.\u0026nbsp;She also self-funded an after-school meal and care program to help support families so that kids could stay in school, and parents could remain employed.\u0026nbsp;If asked what her greatest achievements were, she would say that she was a great mom, provided free meals to many, greeted everyone with a heartfelt smile, and genuinely cared for everyone she encountered.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDonations by check should be made payable to the Georgia Tech Foundation, Inc., with \u0026quot;Goldia Mae Burchfield Memorial Scholarship\u0026quot;\u0026nbsp;noted on the check or in a separate note, and should be mailed to: Georgia Tech Foundation, Inc., 760 Spring Street, NW, Suite 400, Atlanta, GA 30308.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOn-line gifts can be made at \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/development.gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/development.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E, using the \u0026lsquo;GIVE NOW\u0026rsquo; button and following directions provided.\u0026nbsp;In the \u0026lsquo;Other Designation\u0026rsquo; box, enter \u0026ldquo;Goldia Mae Burchfield Memorial Scholarship.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;Each donor will be acknowledged by the Georgia Tech Foundation, and a list of all donors will be shared with the Burchfield family.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EApplication and award selection criteria have not yet been decided upon for this scholarship, since it was so recently established.\u0026nbsp;However, the Burchfield family, in conjunction with the Georgia Tech Foundation, will arrange these details soon.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Goldia Mae Burchfield Memorial Scholarship was established to support students in pursuit of their undergraduate degree.\u0026nbsp;Ms. Burchfield, mother to Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems Financial Manager, Gay Burchfield, died on June 8\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E, 2020, at the age of 80, in Starkville, Mississippi of COVID-19.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMs. Burchfield, lived a life of service to those in her community, with a particular emphasis on education.\u0026nbsp;During the segregation era, her family moved from rural Mississippi to a larger town where she could pursue her high school education, which she completed in 1958. She worked as a part-time custodian in a local bank for 35 years, as well as numerous odd jobs to care for her family and her community.\u0026nbsp;Ms. Burchfield would put together care packages with stipends for the young people of her community who were college bound...\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sustainable.gatech.edu\/bigideas\/memorial-scholarship-established-support-undergrads\u0022\u003ERead More...\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Goldia Mae Burchfield Memorial Scholarship was established to support students in pursuit of their undergraduate degree."}],"uid":"27338","created_gmt":"2020-07-17 13:37:44","changed_gmt":"2020-07-24 15:03:50","author":"Brent Verrill","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2020-07-17T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2020-07-17T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"637062":{"id":"637062","type":"image","title":"Goldia Mae Burchfield","body":null,"created":"1594994010","gmt_created":"2020-07-17 13:53:30","changed":"1594994010","gmt_changed":"2020-07-17 13:53:30","alt":"Portrait of Godia Mae Burchfield, mother of GT BBISS Financial Manager, Gay Burchfield.","file":{"fid":"242342","name":"Goldia_Mae_Burchfield_Portrait_Sized.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Goldia_Mae_Burchfield_Portrait_Sized.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Goldia_Mae_Burchfield_Portrait_Sized.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":315199,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Goldia_Mae_Burchfield_Portrait_Sized.jpg?itok=Hbe3_2x_"}}},"media_ids":["637062"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/development.gatech.edu","title":"Online Donations"}],"groups":[{"id":"244191","name":"Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"184288","name":"covid"},{"id":"185320","name":"Scholarship Fund"},{"id":"66111","name":"Georgia Tech Foundation"},{"id":"166871","name":"bbiss_big_ideas"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39531","name":"Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:brent.verrill@research.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EBrent Verrill\u003C\/a\u003E, Research Communications Program Manager, BBISS\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["brent.verrill@research.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}