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This list of Georgia Institute of Technology alumni includes graduates, non-graduate former students, and current students of Georgia Tech. Notable administration, faculty, and staff are found on the list of Georgia Institute of Technology faculty. Georgia Tech alumni are generally known as Yellow Jackets.
When a Georgia Tech student went missing after his fraternity's semi-formal on Friday, his friends frantic social media posts very likely saved his life.
In 1979, McNair's idea for a Yellow Jacket was reintroduced by another Georgia Tech student, Richie Bland. [183] Bland, who was apparently unaware of McNair's prior initiative, paid $1,400 to have a local theme park costume designer make a yellowjacket costume that he first wore at a pep rally prior to the Tennessee football game. [183]
Georgia Tech students benefit from many Institute-sponsored or related events on campus, as well as a wide selection of cultural options in the surrounding district of Midtown Atlanta, "Atlanta's Heart of the Arts". [171] Home Park, a neighborhood that borders the north end of campus, is a popular living area for Tech students and recent graduates.
More than 60 years after Atlanta native and engineer Ronald Yancey overcame barriers to become Georgia Institute of Technology’s first Black graduate, he presented his granddaughter with her ...
Georgia Tech's Tech Tower. Numerous Georgia Tech legends and traditions have been established since the school's opening in 1888, [1] some of which have persisted for decades. Over time, the school has grown from a trade school into a large research university, and the traditions reflect that heritage.
There also have been allegations of political discrimination against student groups going back to 2006 which resulted in a lawsuit. [18] [19] This resulted in a settlement by Georgia Tech of $50,000. [20] Georgia Tech had to resolve a complaint of anti-semitism because of blatant anti-Semitic exclusion and harassment at a campus group event. [21]
The YJFC aircraft are adorned in Georgia Tech colors and use N-numbers ending with GT (golf tango). The Yellow Jacket Flying Club (YJFC) is a non-profit, student run organization at Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Georgia which exists to provide opportunities for those in the Georgia Tech community to pursue their passion for aviation.