A N N U A L R E P O R T ANNUAL REPORT 2 0 2 0 F I S C A L Y E A R 2020 FISCAL YEAR GEORGIA TECH ALUMNI ASSOCIATION’S
172,769 TOTAL TECH ALUMNI AROUND THE WORLD 54%
SINCE
L E T T E R LETTER F R O M T H E FROM THE C H A I R CHAIR
DDEAR FELLOW ALUMNI, in spite of the challenges of Covid-19, it is an incredible time to be a Yellow Jacket. Georgia Tech is proving its resiliency daily by turning challenges into opportunities, demonstrating our commitment to progress and service. While excelling in rankings, we have been recognized nationally for our work assisting the community and our nation during the pandemic. It is an honor and privilege to serve as your chair of the Georgia Tech Alumni Association Board of Trustees for fiscal year 2021.
Tech has had a profound influence on my life in many ways. The engineering curriculum and a small scholarship brought me here from
Maryland. I met my husband of 38 years at Tech as a freshman. Through my involvement as a student on campus and in my sorority, Delta Sigma Theta, I made lifelong friends who still get together to celebrate and support one another.
Post-graduation, it was an interview at an Alumni Association Career Fair that has led to a fulfilling career at Southern Company until retirement. I am immensely grateful for the community and opportunities afforded me by Georgia Tech. It was through participating in a women’s alumnae group as a young alumna that I gained my first introduction to the Alumni Association. I was fortunate to meet and work with Shirley Mewborn, one of Tech’s first female graduates and the first female chair of the Alumni Association. Shirley’s passion for everything Tech and especially the success of women at Georgia Tech was contagious and has stuck with me to
this day.
Throughout the years, I found myself interacting with the Alumni Association community in many different ways. As an employer, looking for critical-thinking leaders at an Alumni Association Career Fair, as a mentor to students or host of Dinner Jacket events sharing advice and experiences with future alumni, and as an affinity group leader looking to build connections with alumni.
Let’s face it, there is nothing normal about this past year. In these abnormal times, community is so very important. The alumni community’s support of Roll Call during fiscal year 2020 allowed Tech to provide more than $1 million to students faced with housing, travel, and financial challenges because of the pandemic. It’s a clear example of how the generosity of our alumni has had an impact on our future leaders. Thank you for your loyalty and support of Georgia Tech.
Go Jackets!
JOCELYN STARGEL, IE 82, MS IE 86 ALUMNI ASSOCIATION CHAIR FY2021
GEORGIA TECH ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
OUR MISSION & VISION
TO CHAMPION AND SERVE ITS ALUMNI AND THE INSTITUTE THROUGH PROGRAMMING AND ENGAGEMENT THAT FOSTERS LIFELONG RELATIONSHIPS AND PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT.
TO BUILD AN ENDURING COMMUNITY WITH ALL ALUMNI STANDING IN PROUD SUPPORT OF GEORGIA TECH AND EACH OTHER.
ASSOCIATION FINANCES FISCAL YEAR 2020
EXPENDITURES
ASSETS
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
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M P A C T & E N G A G E M E N T
IMPACT ENGAGEMENT
$1.4M FOR STUDENT RELIEF
DURING THIS PANDEMIC GIVES
THANKFUL TO BE AWARDED THIS ASSISTANCE DURING THIS UNPRECEDENTED TIME.”
–MONICA SIERRA APARICIO, MS BC 20, RECIPIENT OF THE STUDENT EMERGENCY FUND GRANT
ROLL CALL –STUDENT EMERGENCY FUND
A JOINT EFFORT TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE FINANCIAL AID TO STUDENTS AFFECTED BY THE PANDEMIC.
alumni would swarm together to support students in need during the pandemic. Even so, we were astounded by the outpouring of support that led to more than 1,700 donors
nors raised more than $6.2 million in unrestricted giving
800+
ALUMNI-STUDENT CONNECTIONS
ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF GIVING BACK AND HAVE LOVED BEING ABLE TO HAVE SO MANY ALUMNI TO LOOK UP TO. THAT ULTIMATELY FUELED MY DECILSION TO JOIN AMBASSADORS.”
–LAURA ZHANG, VICE PRESIDENT OF ALUMNI CONNECTIONS–SAA, DONOR TO GTSF, AMBASSADOR
STUDENT PROGRAMS
AWARD-WINNING PROGRAMS STRENGTHEN TIES BETWEEN STUDENTS AND ALUMNI.
“I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO MAKE MY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION PROUD AND TO LIVING UP TO THE LEGACY OF A YELLOW JACKET.”
– VALERIE MONTGOMERY RICE, M.D., CHEM 83, DEAN GRIFFIN COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD RECIPIENT
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION EVENTS
THIS YEAR MORE THAN EVER, THE YELLOW JACKET COMMUNITY CAME TOGETHER TO SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER.
9,932 ALUMNI PARTICIPATED IN 639 NETWORK AND GROUP EVENTS
the premiere event to honor our most distinguished alumni and friends, raised $434,967 for student programs. 110 students received $380,000 through network or group scholarship awards. With 639 network events and 24 travel trips held and connected thousands of alumni worldwide.
“OF THE 20-PLUS YEARS OF SELF-ASSESSMENT CLASSES AND EVALUATIONS, THIS PROGRAM WAS AT THE TOP FOR REFLECTION AND LEARNING. IT RESULTED IN A NEW JOB OFFER WHICH MATCHES MY SKILLS AND BACKGROUND WITH THE – TODD REDMON, PTCH 97, PARTICIPANT
254 VIRTUAL ATTENDEES
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERIES
EXPERT-LED WEBINARS HELP JACKETS GROW THEIR PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AT ANY STAGE OF THEIR CAREERS.
Jackets gained crucial advice for navigating the job market.
tate the investiture of President Cabrera.
managers can use to advance their careers, alumni across a range of industries learned how to grow their skills and capitalize on their Georgia Tech network.