Prominent Alumni

Tech’s Most Recognizable Alumni

The legends of the Institute

George C. Griffin, CE 1922, MS IM 57

The former dean of students, George is considered “The original Mr. Georgia Tech.” Griffin created the “Hip Pocket Fund” that helped countless students and started Tech’s Central Placement Office with his own money.

John Young, AE 52, HON PhD 03

Young is the first astronaut to travel into space six times and only one to go into orbit with the Gemini, Apollo and Space Shuttle programs. He later helped other astronauts as Chief of the Astronaut Office.

President Jimmy Carter, Cls 46, HON PhD 79

Carter studied at Georgia Tech, the U.S. Naval Academy, and served as the governor of Georgia before becoming the 39th President. After his presidency, Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, founded the Carter Center. Cater was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.

Bobby Jones, ME 22

Hailed as the greatest amateur golfer of all time, Robert Tyre “Bobby” Jones in 1930 became the first to win golf Grand Slam. He later designed Augusta National and co-founded the Masters Tournament. The USGA’s highest honor, the Bob Jones Award, is named after him.

Shirley Clements Mewborn, EE 56

Shirley Clements Mewborn is one of the first two female graduates from the Institute, graduating in 1956. She was a unanimous selection to the Georgia Tech Hall of Fame in 2003 and was the first woman to serve as president of the Alumni Association.

G. Wayne Clough, CE 63, MS CE 65, HON PhD 15

Georgia Tech’s 10th president and first alumnus president, Clough served 14 years during which Tech reached the top 10 in public universities, invested over $1 billion into campus improvements, and established the G. Wayne Clough Georgia Tech Promise Scholarship.

Ronald Yancey, EE 65

Georgia Tech’s first Black graduate after transferring from Morehouse, Yancey overcame racial barriers while at Tech. He’s immortalized at Tech with a statue in the Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons staircase.

Diane Michel

Michel was one of the two first female Tech students alongside Elizabeth Herndon in 1952. In 1956, she became the first female graduate to complete in a traditional four-year track at Tech.

Prominent Alumni by Industry

Legends in the Making

Alumni featured in the latest rankings of influential leaders in Georgia and beyond.

Forbes 30 Under 30 (2026)

Joshua Ingersoll, AE 18, MS AE 19, Senior Manager, Government Lasercom Products, Amazon Leo
Stef Crum, MS AE 25, PhD AE 25, Cofounder of Reditus Space
Will Sherman, MS AE 23, Cofounder of Reditus Space
Gabriella Dweck, BME 19, Cofounder of Oleo
Jade Marcus, ChBE 19, Cofounder of Mafix

Inc. 5000 (2025)

Connor Ryan, MBA 22

Georgia Trend’s “Georgian of the Year”

Andre Dickens, ChE 98

Georgia Trend’s 100 Most Influential Georgians (2026)

Brian Blake, EE 94
Ángel Cabrera, MS Psy 93, PhD Psy 95
Lisa Cupid, ME 00
Andre Dickens, ChE 98
Roderick McLean, MS EE 93
Jannine Miller, MBA 13
James Quincey, HON PhD 20
Ed Bastian, HON PhD 24
Raphael Bostic, HON PhD 22
Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice, Chem 83
Carol Tomé, HON PhD 25
Chris Womack, HON PhD 23

Atlanta Magazine 500 Most Powerful Leaders in Atlanta

Raheem Beyah, MS EE 99, PhD ECE 03 
M. Brian Blake, EE 94 
Ángel Cabrera, MS Psy 93, PhD Psy 95 
Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice, Chem 83 
Alex Wan, IE 88  
Amy Phuong, IA 05, MBA 14 
Jimmy Etheredge, IE 85 
Vaibhav “Wab” Kadaba, ME 92 
Brandon Butler, MBA 15 
Paul Brown, Mgt 89 
Kabir Barday, CS 09 
Mark Buffington, Mgt 93 
J.P. James, Cls 05 
Paul Judge, MS CS 01, PhD CS 02 
Stephen Pair, CS 94 
Nashlie Sephus, MS ECE 10, PhD ECE 14 
John Bencich, Arch 89, M Arch 92
Vivian Bencich, M Arch 92 
G. Niles Bolton, Arch 68
Michael Hatcher, MS BC 10, PhD BC 16 
Brent Reid, CE 82 
Donald R. Washington, Jr., MBA 20 
Nsé Ufot, Psy 02 
Cheneé Joseph, MS BC 09 
Raymond B. King, Mgt 87 
Ryan Gravel, Arch 95, M Arch 99, M CRP 99 
Lisa Cupid, ME 00 
Andre Dickens, ChE 98 
Roderick McLean, MS EE 93 
Michael Braswell, IE 87 
Tom Fanning, IM 79, MS IM 80, HON PhD 13 
Steven Satterfield, Arch 92 