Nearly 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 ...
Almost 60 years earlier, her grandfather, Ronald Yancey, EE 1965, became the first Black student to graduate ... Georgia Tech, he was accepted upon the condition that he retook the SAT and passed ...
An engineer made history as Georgia Tech’s first Black graduate; 59 years later, he passes the torch to his granddaughter By Ashley R. Williams, CNN May 5, 2024 ...