Georgia Tech Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts

The 2012 Founder's Day Celebration

March 14-15, 2012
 

Greetings from Dean Jacqueline Jones Royster

I am pleased to invite you to join our celebration of a watermark in the history of Atlanta, the state of Georgia, and the international human rights dialog – the inauguration of Ivan Allen, Jr. as Mayor of Atlanta from 1962-1970. 

Mayor Allen was a man undeterred by the seemingly insurmountable challenge of changing the racially segregated socio-economic system of the old south. His belief in social justice and in transforming racial paradigms led him to risk everything to act as an ally in insuring the civil rights of all citizens and as a pivotal advocate for the making of a new more vibrant south. 

The Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts Founder’s Day highlights our ongoing work engaging the citizens of Atlanta, our state and nation, and the global community in the Allen legacy of socially and ethically conscious action. In 2012, we will bring that legacy vibrantly to life by honoring a man who, for 60 years, has transformed human health around the world and in so doing, like Mayor Allen, has helped to transform our paradigm of what is possible. Georgia Tech President, G. P. “Bud” Peterson will join me in presenting the Ivan Allen Jr. Prize for Social Courage to William H. Foege.

This website showcases our Founder’s Day program of symposia and awards, as well as, the extraordinary work of faculty and students in the College. Like Mayor Allen and Dr. Foege, we endeavor to raise ever higher the lantern of hope for improvement of the human condition and to embrace the future with courage, good conscience, and conviction.

Sincerely,
Jacqueline Jones Royster
Ivan Allen Jr. Dean's Chair in Liberal Arts and Technology
Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
Georgia Institute of Technology