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The original Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket mascot was Judi McNair who, according to the Winter 2004 edition of the Georgia Tech Alumni Association Tech Topics magazine, donned a homemade yellowjacket costume in 1972 and performed at home football games. [12] She rode on the Ramblin' Wreck and appears in the 1972 Georgia Tech Blueprint yearbook. [12]
[194] [195] Among other centennial observances, a time capsule was placed in the Student Center, and a team of historians wrote a comprehensive guide to Georgia Tech's history, Engineering the New South: Georgia Tech 1885–1985. [196] [b] In 1986, Pettit died of cancer, and Henry C. Bourne Jr. served as interim president. [197]
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.
The first integrated high school state tournament in Georgia history was played there before record overflow crowds in 1967. The arena received its nickname, "The Thrillerdome," from former Tech color radio announcer and former ESPN broadcaster Brad Nessler, for the many close games it witnessed during the 1983–84 season.
Ronald Yancey was rejected twice from Georgia Tech in the 1960s, and he and his family were told he “did not fit the Tech model for success,” according to a 2015 news release from the university.
From its beginning through 2011, it was held on the campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology in its first year, MomoCon was held in the Georgia Tech Student Center. In 2011, it was held in Technology Square , from 2012 to 2014 was held in the Atlanta Mariott Marquis , and since 2015 it has been held at the Georgia World Congress Center .
The Georgia Tech Aquatic Center was built for swimming events, and the Alexander Memorial Coliseum was renovated. [20] [46] The institute also erected the Kessler Campanile and fountain to serve as a landmark and symbol of the university on television broadcasts. [20] The Kessler Campanile seen from the Georgia Tech Student Center.
The Historic District of the Georgia Institute of Technology, also known as the Old Campus of Georgia Tech or the Hill District, is significant in the areas of architecture, education, engineering and science, as well as landscape architecture. The area is a Registered Historic Place and part of the central campus of Georgia Tech.