Tech athletes graduating Saturday
When Georgia Tech holds commencement exercises Saturday, 34 current and former athletes, managers and trainers will receive their degrees, including football players Emmanuel Dieke, David Sims and Rod Sweeting and former players Brad Jefferson and Jahi Word-Daniels.
Helen Alvey Psychology Swimming
Lynn Blau Industrial Engineering Tennis
Kristen Breitenbach Business Administration Cheer
Sarah Broadley Industrial Engineering Swimming
Oscar Chaney Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Student Manager
Anne Czarnecki Business Administration Volleyball
Kayleigh Dent Electrical Engineering Cheer
Emmanuel Dieke Business Administration Football
Mary DuBard Industrial Engineering Track/Crs Ctry
Carissa Fleming Business Administration Cheer
Richard Gonzalez Electrical Engineering Cheer
Paul Groover History, Technology, and Society Cheer
John Hermes Biomedical Engineering Swimming
Christopher Hicks Business Administration Baseball
Laura Hilton Masters – Industrial Engineering Softball
Bailey Hunter Business Administration Volleyball
Jasmine Isley Industrial Engineering Track/Crs Ctry
Brad Jefferson Management Football
Kevin King Mechanical Engineering Tennis
Evan Martin Civil Engineering Baseball
Jessica Mason Business Administration Swimming
Jhanelle McLeod Economics and International Affairs Track/Crs Ctry
Eric McPherson Business Administration Student Trainer
Monique Mead Business Administration Volleyball
Dusan Miljevic Civil Engineering Tennis
Viet Ha Ngo Economics and International Affairs Tennis
Philip O’brien Industrial Engineering Track/Crs Ctry
Jillian O’Neill Business Administration Tennis
David Sims Management Football
Grace Snell Business Administration Cheer
Roderick Sweeting Management Football
Sharena Taylor Science, Technology, and Culture Basketball
Connor Winn Business Administration Baseball
Jahi Word-Daniels Business Administration Football
Ken Sugiura, Georgia Tech blog
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juvenal
December 11th, 2012
9:30 am
are universities about education, or entertainment? let people go pro at 18…….what other country has their higher education system prostituted to $port$ …..& isn’t the grad rate based on 4 years? i escaped in 4 years by going 2 summers….
1 4 GT...
December 11th, 2012
9:42 am
…thanks for the info on the band members from other local schools marching in the GT band – I did not know that occurred and could indeed explain why those majors showed on the big screen…
And, Paul in NH, if you had read my post better you would know that I was only referring to the band members and those majors, not the football players…so, it appears that it is you who was only reading what YOU wanted to read…
www
December 11th, 2012
9:54 am
how does everyone BUT the acc office know that penn state has a long tem interest in the acc?
http://accfootballnews.net/2012/12/10/big-ten-expansion-motivated-by-fear-of-losing-penn-state-bc-interruption/
Carlton
December 11th, 2012
11:28 am
If you haven’t graduated from any college or university, you really shouldn’t be on here criticizing those who have accomplished so much in their young lives. A degree from GT is worth more than a degree from UGA. But, a college degree is worth more than a high school diploma or GED. These young people have put in the work both on the field and in the classroom, and I am extremely excited for them. By the way, GT is a member of the AAU, UGA isn’t. GT is ranked among the top colleges and universities in America, UGA isn’t. College eligibility is 4 years, the college degree is for life. Think before you type.
cpj - frying fish since ??
December 11th, 2012
12:29 pm
Fun Facts
December 10th, 2012
7:23 pm
You are the type of “fan” that makes it so easy to hate tech, I came here to congratulate the young men & women who are receiving their degrees, but I am really sorry that they are graduating from gtu.
THWGT
Supersize that order, mutt
December 11th, 2012
12:49 pm
Really sorry to hear about Drummond’s dad’s passing. Things like that should bring more things into perspective. My prayers go out to him and his family.
crackbaby
December 11th, 2012
1:32 pm
5150 – IMO you are out of bounds posting that information on this blog. If the family wanted it posted here they could have done it.
Just my opinion but if you had to learn of Mr. Drummond’s passing on this blog, you don’t belong at the service.
Ken – please consider removing that information.
5150 UOAD
December 11th, 2012
1:35 pm
Crackbaby………….Daniel is taking Finals………..Players don’t post on the AJC BLOGS…….Daniel put it out on his facebook page for all his friends and Tech fans to know what is happening.
Booze Hound
December 11th, 2012
1:40 pm
Fire Paul Johnson!
Buzz2011
December 11th, 2012
1:50 pm
Dawgs degrees are handed out in plenty.
Pass and catch for undergrads and penalty/ thuggery for graduate degrees. The Dawg Nation thrives and an SEC or NC title will be there in
the next 50 years..
Supersize that order, mutt
December 11th, 2012
2:15 pm
@ crackbaby…..I disagree completely with what you posted.
WDE
December 11th, 2012
2:43 pm
Congrats to all of the student athletes ! Best of luck to you all !
Tech is a joke
December 11th, 2012
2:59 pm
@Buzz2011
And still beat Tech on a regular basis. 11 out of 12!!!
Supersize that order, mutt
December 11th, 2012
3:14 pm
@ joke……and yet Tech owns UGA in basketball and baseball. What do you have to say about that?
Tech is a joke
December 11th, 2012
3:33 pm
Who cares? It’s all about football!!
11 out of 12 and counting!!
@Super – You are a loser. Face the facts!! Now grab a shovel and clean up that horse crap!!!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA 42-10!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
old man (but not as old as supersize)
December 11th, 2012
3:37 pm
Super – how can you say that Tech “owns” UGA in basketball? Tech has won two in a row against UGA, with the rest of the past 10 years split right down the middle – and baseball is not much better – sure, Tech has had the better record the past couple of years against UGA, but not by “owning” margin.
GTJohn
December 11th, 2012
3:44 pm
old man, Tech just beat UGA in BB for two in a row. Next year will make it three. You guys do beat us with your pro football team. Congratulations.
Just curious, what is Jarvis Jones’ major and is he on schedule to graduate?
old man (but not as old as supersize)
December 11th, 2012
4:07 pm
Uh, GTJohn, I believe that is what I said -
Re: Jarvis – I have no idea, though since he is majoring in “pro football” 101, and recently made All American for the 2nd year in a row, I would say he chose his major correctly, even if he did have to go to 2 different colleges to get that “degree”…
Tech1986
December 11th, 2012
4:56 pm
@Thomas Brown- Sweeting is a Starter, Sims is a co-starter, (was hurt earlier now starting), Dieke is a co-starter who rotates in and out with all the D-ends, Jefferson and Word-Daniels CAME BACK to finish their degree’s. Their eligiblity was used up over 2 years ago but they came back and this may not count toward the APR. Also, Washington and Uzzi graduated in the summer. This is the first year that all of Coach Johnson’s recruits will be eligible to graduate in the 4/5 year period, but it looks like some, Dieke made it in 3 1/2. Tech has a great program to help atheletes come back and finish many years later. Now matter the school, Tech, UGA, Aub etc, to graduate college is big accomplishment, the key is the GRADUATED and will hopefully use their respective degree’s to be valuable members of society and an inspiration to all.
Ken Sugiura
December 11th, 2012
5:02 pm
I appreciate the sentiment, 5150, but I removed the information, choosing to err on the side of caution, as it is rather sensitive. One could well find the information elsewhere, but I don’t feel comfortable advertising it without the permission of the Drummond family.
Supersize that order, mutt
December 11th, 2012
5:52 pm
@ old man……take a look at the series record in basketball…..Tech has an almost insurmountable lead. Baseball, actually, I think shows UGA leading overall, but Tech has won the majority lately.
Supersize that order, mutt
December 11th, 2012
5:53 pm
@ Joke…..it is NOT all about football. If things were reversed and Tech was winning all the time in football, and UGA had the lead in the basketball series, I can guarantee you would sing a different tune.
I looked it up, Super...
December 11th, 2012
6:03 pm
…in basketball, Tech leads 102-86, or something like that, all-time. I was referring to recent events when commenting on Tech “owning” UGA in that sport…
Delbert D.
December 11th, 2012
7:11 pm
I made a list of the majors Georgia football 2-deep, and it appears that the smarter players are on offense; particularly Murray and the O-line. Also, as I was once a psychology major, the saying then was that “Industrial psychology is the study of bolts as well as nuts.”
1 4 GT
December 11th, 2012
8:20 pm
Thomas Brown IS “Carnack the Magnificent” aka gollum & his “precious” aka WnE!
1 4 GT
December 11th, 2012
9:14 pm
Thomas Brown is an unabashed Georgie dwag mutt!
Cantwell
December 12th, 2012
11:06 am
Congrats to all getting out! It will benefit you the rest of your life.
Non-engineering degrees are at Tech are still Bachelor of Science. That means real math, real science, some knucklebusting Statistics and Accounting classes etc. Essentially, the easiest major at GT is a Top 25 nationally ranked Bachelor of Science Business Admin/Management degree. It’s certainly not like majoring in Aerospace Engineering, but I don’t know any other school that would call some equivalent (and highly ranked) as their “easiest” degree.
The other degrees added at Tech in the last 20 years are hardly basketweaving courses for Athletes (in fact, few athletes major in those newer non-engineering degrees).
1 4 GT
December 12th, 2012
5:27 pm
Todd Gurley and Clemons… the following is calling you out on your false statement that Murray is working on a “dual” MS/PhD. Your words, not mine! Which I never believed anyway. This is also straight from a MB article on Murray & Georgie released today. __________________________________________________________________________________But he has also nearly exhausted his options academically. At the end of spring semester he will be well on his way to completing requirements for a masters degree in industrial psychology. He could pursue a doctorate, perhaps, or just piddle around with his final thesis.
john
December 14th, 2012
1:11 am
Ken, why do you let these a-hole UGA fans post their hatred after an article celebrating GT athletes graduating? Why can’t you delete those a-holes?
Jimmy
December 14th, 2012
5:44 am
Congrats to all of the student-athletes from both Tech and UGA. A college degree is an achievment no matter what the major is.
On a side note: I love the topic of graduation on the AJC blogs around this time of the year. These responses, from both sides, are so typical.
Why don’t you all just congratulate the student-athletes and keep your rude comments to yourself?? Show some class for a change. Unbelievable.
geriatric blogger
December 14th, 2012
8:27 am
We UGA fans love to trash everything Tech on this site. We learned our technique from GTBob on the UGA site. He is such a sweet guy. That said, congratulations to all the Tech grads regardless of the major. Successfully completing a course of study is a worthy accomplishment. Good luck in the future.
john
December 14th, 2012
11:46 am
So…two wrongs make a right? How many of you UGA a-holes even know that GT is a public university and not a private school and that YOUR tax dollars help fund the school?
Jacket01
December 15th, 2012
2:04 pm
In Kansas and left out. When did this graduation take place Dec 8 or today?
5150 UOAD
December 15th, 2012
3:53 pm
Emmanuel Dieke
Its official!!! Ya boy done graduated from georgia Tech!! One of the best feelings ever and well deserved!! I dont know what nexts for me but whatever it is, i know that God will guide my path!! Thank you family, friends and all those who supported ya boy! #TRU
Congrats Big Guy……..Best of Luck and Blessing on your future.