The University System of Georgia Board of Regents approved Wednesday the naming of a Georgia Tech school after former President Jimmy Carter and First Lady Rosalynn Carter.
Georgia Tech’s School of Public Policy will now be named the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy at Georgia Tech. The school will continue to serve as a unit of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, which itself is named after businessman and former Atlanta Mayor Ivan Allen Jr.
Georgia Tech President Angel Cabrera recommended honoring the Carters to the board. According to the rationale submitted, the potential of the renaming led to $7.38 million in commitments, with additional multimillion-dollar pledges under consideration.
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