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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. According to the Georgia Tech
Alumni Association,
The first class of 128 students entered Georgia Tech in 1888, and the first two graduates, Henry L. Smith and
George G. Crawford, received their degrees in 1890. Smith would later lead a manufacturing enterprise in
Dalton, Georgia and Crawford would head
Birmingham, Alabama's large Tennessee Coal, Iron, and Railway Company.
Award winners
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Education
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Military service
Science and engineering
NASA and aerospace
Physics
Chemistry and biology
Engineering
Computer and information science
Mathematics
Humanities
Architecture and Design
Arts and entertainment
Athletics
Despite their highly technical backgrounds, Tech graduates...
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