Solomon was only the fifth black to graduate from Tech. At 21, I was managing 15 to 18 people. Many were white, and I was the first black supervisor hired there, so my Georgia Tech experience was exactly what I had hoped it would be. It had shown I had the ability to survive and flourish in an interracial environment. Tenn. Though his experience was turbulent, Solomon credits Tech with providing him the versatility to navigate through his career.
Tech provides the opportunity for well-rounded experience.
Solomon maintains ties he built at Tech more than 30 years ago.