The Georgia Tech Black Alumni Organization was officially chartered as an Alumni Association affinity group in July. The purpose of GTBAO is to promote and facilitate the engagement of black alumni with the Alumni Association and the Institute as a whole in the areas of professional and social networking, recruitment and retention of students, student relations, preservation of Tech’s black history and involvement in Roll Call.

Previous efforts to foster connections among Tech’s black alumni occurred in the 1980s when a Minority Affairs Committee was organized.

"This organization is an evolution of the Minority Affairs Committee," said Lisa Cupid, ME 00. "GTBAO intends to build on the strengths of the former organization while embracing the contribution that four decades of black alumni have made to Georgia Tech."

For more information, contact Jeff Colburn, director of Alumni Association Clubs and Groups, at (404) 894-9279 or
jeff.colburn@alumni.gatech.edu.

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