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The First Graduate
The First Graduate (2019)
Artist	Martin Dawe
Completion date	September 4, 2019
Medium	Bronze
Subject	Ronald Yancey
Location	Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, Georgia, United States

The First Graduate is a bronze sculpture at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). Unveiled in 2019, the statue was designed by Martin Dawe and honors Ronald Yancey, the first African American student to graduate from the institute. The sculpture is located inside the Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons.

Description

In 1961, the Georgia Institute of Technology admitted Ford C. Greene, Ralph A. Long Jr., and Lawrence Williams as the first African American students at the institute. Several years later in 1965, Ronald Yancey would become the first African American student to graduate from the Georgia Tech. On September 4, 2019, two statues were unveiled at Tech's main campus which honored these individuals. Collectively referred to as the Trailblazers statues, they were designed by Martin Dawe and included The First Graduate, honoring Yancey and The Three Pioneers, honoring Greene, Long, and Williams. While The Three Pioneers is located in Harrison Square, a small park on Tech's campus, The First Graduate is located inside the Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons.

See also

• 2019 in art

References

1. Suggs, Ernie (September 3, 2019). "Georgia Tech to honor pioneering black students". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Cox Enterprises. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
2. Scott, Roxanne (September 6, 2019). "Georgia Tech Honors First Black Students With Sculptures". WABE. Atlanta Public Schools. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
3. ^ Elledge, Zoe (September 14, 2019). ""Trailblazers" statues unveiling celebrate progress and diversity at Tech in bronze". Technique. Retrieved July 23, 2020.

External links

• Media related to The First Graduate (Georgia Institute of Technology) at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website

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