{"65642":{"#nid":"65642","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Remembering Tech\u2019s Beloved Dean of Students","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn honor of Tech\u2019s 125th birthday year, we\u2019re partnering with Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine to highlight a piece of Tech history. This issue\u2019s topic: Dean Griffin.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe following excerpt is number 6 on the list \u201c125 Pieces of Tech History,\u201d featured in the September\/October 2010 issue of Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine: \u003Cbr \/\u003EOne of Dean of Students George Griffin\u2019s hats hangs on display in the Alumni House. Griffin was hailed as \u201cMister Georgia Tech.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn 1946, Griffin, \u201cwith his obvious love of people, unfailing sense of humor and talent for dealing with students and faculty, was an overwhelming choice for dean of students,\u201d said a tribute written for the unveiling of a portrait of him in the Alumni House. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAfter retiring in 1964, Griffin was named dean of students emeritus, and he opened a job placement service on campus for alumni over age 40. Nearly until his death in 1990 at 92, Griffin reported daily to an office he maintained in the Alumni House.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn honor of Tech\u2019s 125th birthday year, we\u2019re partnering with Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine to highlight a piece of Tech history. This issue\u2019s topic: Dean Griffin.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"In honor of Tech\u2019s 125th birthday year, we\u2019re partnering with Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine to highlight a piece of Tech history. This issue\u2019s topic: Dean Griffin."}],"uid":"27445","created_gmt":"2011-04-18 16:24:56","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:08:34","author":"Amelia Pavlik","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-04-18T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2011-04-18T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"65643":{"id":"65643","type":"image","title":"Dean Griffin\u0027s Hat","body":null,"created":"1449176863","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:07:43","changed":"1475894582","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:43:02","alt":"Dean Griffin\u0027s Hat","file":{"fid":"193247","name":"Griffin_hat2.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Griffin_hat2.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Griffin_hat2.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1619827,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Griffin_hat2.jpg?itok=do2w4921"}}},"media_ids":["65643"],"groups":[{"id":"1259","name":"Whistle"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"9239","name":"dean griffin"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:amelia.pavlik@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EAmelia Pavlik\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECommunications \u0026amp; Marketing\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-385-4142\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}