Yellow Jackets' Most Meaningful Numbers
By: Various Authors | Categories: Featured Stories
41-38
Those numbers are practically seared into my brain. I was a senior when Scott Sisson kicked a field goal in the last seconds of the game that led Georgia Tech to a historic victory over the No. 1–ranked Virginia Cavaliers in Charlottesville. It led Tech to an undefeated season and a national championship. To this day, those numbers resonate with me. Not just because they reflect a historic win and moment of excellence on the field, but because they remind me of the people I was with when it happened. A group of fellow students and I made the trip in a beat‑up minivan. We didn’t have tickets to the game, but through persistence—and a little luck—we got into the stadium just before halftime. The score, the ranking, and the upset mattered, but the camaraderie we shared has stayed with me for decades. —Dene Sheheane, Mgt 91, President, Gerogia Tech Alumni Association
My Mailbox Combo
I admit that I don’t remember the combination, but my mailbox code is the number that comes to mind. Checking my mailbox became such a part of my daily routine at Tech. Email was just starting back then, so letters were the main means of communication. Every day, you would go to the student center to check your mailbox. I’d check to see if I had a letter from Spain and see if I got anything from my parents. —Ángel Cabrera, MS Psy 93, PhD Psy 95, Georgia Tech President
24
The first number that comes to my head is 24, as in the number of hours in a day. When I first arrived at Tech as a grad student, I was so overwhelmed with one of my engineering
courses that I pulled an all-nighter ahead of a test. I went in for the exam and did horribly
and told myself that it was the last time I would pull an all-nighter! I thought if I’m not going to do well, at least I should get some sleep. —Raheem Beyah, MS EE 99, PhD ECE 03, Georgia Tech Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
