Nearly 60 years after Atlanta native and engineer Ronald Yancey overcame barriers to become Georgia Institute of Technology’s first Black graduate ... Tech 59 years before his granddaughter ...
He faced significant challenges along the way, being the only Black ... First Graduate" in the heart of the campus, commemorating Yancey's pioneering role in breaking barriers at Georgia Tech.
became the first Black student to graduate from Georgia Tech. Not only did Deanna’s grandfather attend today’s ceremony, but he also presented the diploma to his granddaughter onstage at ...
Georgia Tech’s first Black graduate, Ronald Yancey, fulfilled his legacy by awarding his granddaughter her college diploma at this year’s commencement on May 3. According to Atlanta News First ...
Ronald Yancey,” said Georgia Tech junior and biomedical engineering major Azeh Ndifor. “He was the first Black graduate from ... Ronald Yancy’s granddaughter. “He’s broken barriers ...
Almost 60 years earlier, her grandfather, Ronald Yancey, EE 1965, became the first Black student to graduate from Georgia Tech. Deanna earned her bachelor’s degree in engineering from Penn State ...
Nearly 60 years after Atlanta native and engineer Ronald Yancey overcame barriers to become Georgia ... s first Black graduate, he presented his granddaughter with her diploma as she followed in her ...