Beverly Gibson and Kiplyn Primus
Recorded
December 2, 2023
Archived
December 2, 2023
37:01 minutes
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Id:
atl004878
Description
Beverly Carol Gibson (55) tells StoryCorps facilitator Kiplyn Primus (62) about her family, her career at Georgia Tech, and her involvement in the Just Us Book Club.Subject Log / Time Code
Beverly Carol Gibson (BCG) on her childhood in Enterprise, Alabama.
BGC talks about going away to college in Mobile, Alabama.
BCG talks about moving to Atlanta to start her career in accounting, and becoming the first Black female controller of the Georgia Institute of Technology.
BCG talks about her son.
BCG on her grandchildren.
BCG on what she thought her life would be like, and the reasons behind her move to Atlanta.
BCG on her first accounting job with the University System of Georgia.
BCG talks about the formation of the Just Us Book Club.
BCG talks about retirement and what continuing to work part-time has meant for her.
BCG talks about the importance of having friends outside of the workplace.
BCG shares advice for her grandchildren.
BCG shares what she would tell her younger self.
Participants
- Beverly Gibson
- Kiplyn Primus