9 9 5 , ▁Fre eman ▁became ▁the ▁Chief ▁Information ▁Officer ▁of ▁the ▁Georgia ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology , ▁and ▁o vers aw ▁their ▁Office ▁of ▁Information ▁Technology ▁( O IT ) ▁as ▁it ▁prepared ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁Summer ▁Olympics . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁O IT ▁had ▁an ▁annual ▁budget ▁of ▁$ 1 0 ▁million . ▁ ▁When ▁Georgia ▁Te ch ▁was ▁re organ ized ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁under ▁the ▁administration ▁of ▁John ▁Patrick ▁C rec ine ▁( see ▁History ▁of ▁Georgia ▁Te ch ), ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁Information ▁and ▁Computer ▁Science ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁college ▁status , ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁administrative ▁level ▁as ▁Georgia ▁Te ch ' s ▁main st ay , ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Engineering . ▁Thus ▁the ▁Georgia ▁Te ch ▁College ▁of ▁Comput ing ▁was ▁created . ▁Fre eman ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁the ▁college ' s ▁found ing ▁de an ▁and ▁o vers aw ▁the ▁program ' s ▁transition ▁and ▁subsequent ▁rapid ▁growth ; ▁he ▁would ▁hold ▁this ▁post ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁Under ▁his ▁administration , ▁the ▁school ▁added ▁three ▁research ▁cent ers ▁( including ▁the ▁Georgia ▁Te ch ▁Information ▁Security ▁Center ), ▁increased ▁research ▁fund ing ▁from ▁$ 2 ▁million ▁ann ually ▁to ▁$ 1 0 ▁million ▁ann ually , ▁h ired ▁ 5 5 ▁fac ulty ▁members , ▁and ▁secured ▁millions ▁in ▁fund ing ▁for ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Comput ing ▁Building . ▁ ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0