A Family Tradition

As Tech celebrates its 250th Commencement this weekend, we talked with a few graduates who have connections to Commencements past.
Gene Hynson’s great-great-uncle, Floyd Furlow, was on the Georgia Tech football team in 1899. 

Gene Hynson’s great-great-uncle, Floyd Furlow, was on the Georgia Tech football team in 1899. 

As Tech celebrates its 250th Commencement this weekend, we talked with a few graduates who have connections to Commencements past.

For some who come to Tech as a legacy, they may be the most recent in a long lineage of Yellow Jackets. For others, they’re part of a new generation that is planting roots that could start that lineage for years to come. We talked with four graduates about their families, their time at Tech, and where they are headed next.

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