THE FLATS – Twenty-nine student-athletes are among the Georgia Tech students that will graduate from the Institute in commencement ceremonies held this weekend at McCamish Pavilion and Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field.
The Yellow Jackets’ 29 graduating student-athletes includes 27 receiving bachelor’s degrees and two – football’s Will Scissum and Brett Seither – that have earned master’s degrees.
The graduates were celebrated during Tech athletics’ traditional graduation brunch on Friday, which featured the graduates receiving their special graduation stoles that recognize them as student-athletes during the commencement ceremonies. Graduates Avery Boyd (football), Bailey Chapin (softball) and John Watkins (men’s track and field) were featured speakers at the graduation brunch.
Georgia Tech athletics’ full list of graduates includes:
Football
Zeek Biggers (business administration)
Leo Blackburn (business administration)
Avery Boyd (literature, media and communication)
Jordan Brown (business administration)
Christian Burkhalter (literature, media and communication)
Kaleb Edwards (business administration)
Weston Franklin (business administration)
Quez Jackson (history, technology and society)
Abdul Janneh, Jr. (business administration)
Christian Leary (literature, media and communication)
Ben Postma (business administration)
Zach Pyron (business administration)
Corey Robinson II (business administration)
Joshua Robinson (business administration)
Will Scissum (master’s – civil engineering)
Makius Scott (business administration)
Brett Seither (master’s – international security)
Softball
Bailey Chapin (biology)
Madison Dobbins (literature, media and communication)
Men’s Swimming and Diving
Wiggo Frohde (industrial engineering)
Batur Unlu (computer science)
Men’s Track and Field
John Watkins (electrical engineering)
Volleyball
Laura Fischer (business administration)
Tamara Otene (history, technology and society)
Spirit
Carol-Anne Collins (literature, media and communication)
Taylor Ellington (civil engineering)
Matthew Kozlowski (mechanical engineering)
Amelia Mutert (biology)
Stephanie Vagelos (biology)
Fall 2024 Graduation Brunch
Full Steam Ahead
Full Steam Ahead is a $500 million fundraising initiative to achieve Georgia Tech athletics’ goal of competing for championships at the highest level in the next era of intercollegiate athletics. The initiative will fund transformative projects for Tech athletics, including renovations of Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field (the historic home of Georgia Tech football), the Zelnak Basketball Center (the practice and training facility for Tech basketball) and O’Keefe Gymnasium (the venerable home of Yellow Jackets volleyball), as well as additional projects and initiatives to further advance Georgia Tech athletics through program wide-operational support. All members of the Georgia Tech community are invited to visit atfund.org/FullSteamAhead for full details and renderings of the renovation projects, as well as to learn about opportunities to contribute online.
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