Survey Reveals the Top Supporters of Engineering Programs at Historically Black Colleges & Universities
February 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment
PRESS RELEASE
(Baltimore, MD) February 26, 2008 — An annual survey conducted by US Black Engineer & Information Technolog (USBE & IT) magazine reveals the 2008 Top Supporters of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The survey, in its sixth year, was completed by the engineering deans of the 11 HBCU engineering programs and the Advancing Minorities’ Interest in Engineering (AMIE) corporate academic alliance.
The survey targets two groups—corporate businesses and government agencies. Boeing, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Northrop Grumman, Caterpillar, Raytheon Corporation, and Siemans lead this year’s list of corporate businesses that support the HBCUs efforts. The U.S. Department of Energy, NASA, the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the U.S. Department of Defense lead in the government agency category.
The 11 HBCU’s invited to participate in the survey are: Alabama A&M University, Florida A&M University, Hampton University, Howard University, Jackson State University, Morgan State University, North Carolina A&T State University, Prairie View A&M University, Southern University and A&M College, Tennessee State University and Tuskegee University. These 11 schools produce 33 percent of the country’s black engineers.
The HBCU deans consider the following factors while making their decision: support for infrastructure modernization and enhancement, research, participation on advisory councils, faculty development opportunities, scholarships, student projects, stipends, co-op’s, and career opportunities.
USBE & IT magazine will salute the top corporate and government agencies in the Deans’ Edition of the magazine in June 2008. To view the entire list, please visit www.blackengineer.com .
Career Communications Group, Inc. (CCG) produces the annual Black Engineer of the Year Awards Conference, Women of Color Technology Awards Conference, and Minorities In Research Science Conference. In addition, CCG publishes US Black Engineer & Information Technology, Women of Color, Science Spectrum and Hispanic Engineer & Information Technology magazines.
Please click below for the Adobe pdf version of the press release -Top Supporters of Engineering Programs at Historically Black Colleges & Universities - Press Release.
Black Engineer of the Year Awards 2008
February 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment
BALTIMORE MD, USA - (February 16,2008) - Engineers from all over the United States gathered at the Baltimore Convention Center on Febraury 16, 2008 to honor the nation’s top engineers during the 22nd anniversary of the Black Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA) Conference. Reginald Van Lee, Senior Vice President of Booz Allen Hamilton won the biggest honor of the night emerging the 2008 Black Engineer of the Year.
Other award categories recognized individuals who have achieved exceptional career gains in government and industry, in lifetime achievement, and in other pioneering feats. The event which was attended by top executive and CEOs of major engineerng and technology firms in the country was laced with song renditions by Parris Lane and The Moe Daniels Band. It was truely a night to remember.
Below are some pictures from the event (Come back for more pictures).
Below is the list of BEYA 2008 honorees:
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD - Dr Wayne Martin - Technical Group Manager, Environmental Science, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Battelle Memorial Institute.
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AWARD - DIVERSITY - Ms. Daisy Jenkins - Vice President, HR, Missile Systems, Raytheon Company.
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AWARD - SUPPLIER DIVERSITY - Mr. Oliver “Bo” Leslie - Senior Principal Specialist, Supplier Diversity & Program Manager, HBCU/MI Programs, The Boeing Company.
CORPORATE PROMOTION OF EDUCATION AWARD - Mr. George W. Reynolds - Director of Industry and University Initiatives, Northrop Grumman Corporation.
MOST PROMISING SCIENTIST AWARD - Mr. Charles R. Bridges Jr. - Senior Systems Security Engineer, Booz Allen Hamilton.
MOST PROMISING SCIENTIST AWARD - Dr. David “Fred” McBagonluri - Director, Research & Development, Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc.
OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL CONTRIBUTION IN GOVERNMENT AWARD - Ms Nancy Tarlton Linton - Project Manager & Senior Electronic Attack Engineer, Electronic Warfare Systems Group, The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory.
OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL CONTRIBUTION IN GOVERNMENT AWARD - Dr Yolanda R. Hicks - Research Engineer and Lead Advanced Optical Diagonistics Team, NASA John H. Glenn Research Center.
OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL CONTRIBUTION IN INDUSTRY AWARD - Dr. Robert McDavid, Senior Engineering Specialist, Caterpillar, Inc.
OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL CONTRIBUTION IN INDUSTRY AWARD - Dr Jonathan M. Saint Clair - Engineer/Scientist 5, Associate Technical Fellow, Optics Technology, Boeing Phantom Works, The Boeing Company.
TECHNICAL SALES & MARKETING AWARD - Mr Jeff King, Technical Sales Manager, Alcatel-Lucent North America, Senior Account Manager, Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
TECHNICAL SALES & MARKETING AWARD - Mr Robert Tolbert III - Worldwide Product Marketing Manager, OMAP Processors - Texas Instruments, Inc.
ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR AWARD - Mr. Alland “Al” Leandre - President & CEO, Vylaex Management Solutions, Inc.
PRESIDENT’S AWARD - Ms. Judy K. Bridgeman, Director - Electrical/Electronic COre Engineering Program, Vehicle Synthesis, Chrysler LLC
PIONEER AWARD - Mr. Kelvin Mason - Chief Information Officer - Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN INDUSTRY AWARD - Ms. Valecia D. Maclin - Director of Homeland Security & Secure Systems, Raytheon Company.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN INDUSTRY AWARD - Mr. Christopher Young - Vice President & General Manager, RSA Consumer & Access Solutions Business Units, EMC Corporation.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN GOVERNMENT AWARD - Captain Julius Washington, Captain, Civil Engineer Corps, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, United States Navy.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN GOVERNMENT AWARD - Dr. Rickey J. Shyne - Director, Facilities and Test Directorate, NASA John H. Glenn Research Center.
CAREER ACHIEVEMENT IN GOVERNMENT AWARD - Commander Richard R. Bryant, Commanding Officer, USS Miami, United States Navy.
CAREER ACHIEVEMENT IN INDUSTRY AWARD - Mr. Arthur “Art” L. George - SVP, High Performance Analog Officer, TI Board of Directors, Texas Instruments Inc.
CAREER ACHIEVEMENT IN INDUSTRY AWARD - Ms. Wanda Sigur - Program Management Vice President, Space Shuttle External Tank, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company.
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD - Major General Ronald L. Johnson - Deputy Commander, United States Army Corps of Engineers.
THE 2008 BLACK ENGINEER OF THE YEAR - Mr. Reginald Van Lee - Senior Vice President , Booz Allen Hamilton.
Please visit www.blackengineeroftheyear.com for more information about the event.
Most Important Blacks in Technology 2008
February 20, 2008 | 2 Comments
BALTIMORE MD, USA - (February 15, 2008) - Outstanding and accomplished black engineers were honored today at the Baltimore convention center for their remarkable contributions to the fields of science and technology . These engineers have helped define, influence, and control the sequence of technological change in the United States and the world at large.
In his remarks, Tyrone Taborn, Publisher and CEO of Career Communications Group and the the Organizer of the event, asserted that the aim of the event was to honor the awardees and to share their success stories with young & future black engineers to serve as motivation to relentlessly pursue their goals while triumphing in these quests.
According to Mr. Tyrone Taborn, telling the success stories of the honorees will help counter the negative cultural narratives that are commonplace in the society and communicate to young people that with hardwork, determination & persistence they can achieve their dreams. The honorees are the giants upon whose foot steps future engineers shall work.
Click on the first picture and double click to navigate through the gallery.
Below is a list of some of the honorees:
| Name | Title | Industry | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelvin Mason | Chief Information Officer | Aerospace & Defense | Gulfstream Aerospace |
| Adriane M. Brown | President & CEO | Aerospace & Defense | Honeywell International |
| Johnnie E. Wilson | Vice President Mission Logistics | Aerospace & Defense | Honeywell International |
| Linda Gooden | Executive Vice President | Aerospace & Defense | Lockheed Martin |
| Joseph R. Cleveland | President CIO - Enterprise Information Systems | Aerospace & Defense | Lockheed Martin |
| Arthur E. Johnson | Sr. VP - Corporate Strategic Development | Aerospace & Defense | Lockheed Martin |
| Chineta K. Davis | Sector VP & General Mgr -Electronic Systems | Aerospace & Defense | Northrop Grumman |
| Art Lofton | Sector VP & CIO - Integrated Systems | Aerospace & Defense | Northrop Grumman |
| Patricia A. Newby | Director - Airborne Warning Systems | Aerospace & Defense | Northrop Grumman |
| Hugh Taylor | VP & CIO - Information Technology | Aerospace & Defense | Northrop Grumman |
| John D. Harris II | VP - Contracts & Supply Chain | Aerospace & Defense | Raytheon Company |
| Wyllstyne D. Hill | VP & CIO - Missile Systems | Aerospace & Defense | Raytheon Company |
| Monte Ford | SVP, IT & CIO | Airlines | American Airlines |
| David L. Campbell | SVP - Technical Operations | Airlines | American Airlines |
| Shirley W. Bridges | President and CEO - Delta Technology | Airlines | Delta Airlines |
| William J. Harvey | VP- Corporate Operations | Chemicals | Dupont |
| Martin B. Davis | Corporate CIO & EVP | Commercial Banks | Wachovia |
| Carlton Truesdale | Research Fellow, Inorganic & Integration Technologies Directorate | Communications Equipment | Corning |
| Michelle Milburn | 32-Bit Custom Products Manager | Communications Equipment | Freescale Semiconductor |
| Frank L. Miller Jr. | VP - Dell Fulfillment Operations | Communications & Office Equipment | Dell |
| Kenneth Walker | Chief Technologist | Communications & Office Equipment | Gateway |
| Rodney C. Adkins | SVP - Development & Manufacturing | Communications & Office Equipment | IBM |
| Mark E. Dean | IBM Fellow & Vice President | Communications & Office Equipment | IBM |
| Kerrie L. Holley | CTO - IBM Web Services | Communications & Office Equipment | IBM |
| Sanda K. Johnson | Development STSM Assurance Architect | Communications & Office Equipment | IBM |
| Collin J. Parris | VP - Digital Convergence | Communications & Office Equipment | IBM |
| Lauren C. States | VP - Skills & Capabilities | Communications & Office Equipment | IBM |
| Al Zollar | General Manager - Tivoli Software | Communications & Office Equipment | IBM |
| David Harris | SVP - Gloabl Business Serivces | Communications & Office Equipment | Sun Microsystems |
| Ursula M. Burns | President | Communications & Office Equipment | Xerox |
| Cheick Diarra | Chairman - Microsoft Africa | Computer Software | Microsoft |
| Charles Phillips | President | Computer Software | Oracle |
| John W. Thompson | Chairman & CEO | Computer Software | Symantec |
| Milton Hunter | SVP - Infrastructure & Technology | Construction | Parsons Corp. |
| Adiele G. Nwankwo | SVP - General Manager Central Region | Construction | PB Americas Inc. |
| James R. Andrade | VP - Research & Development - Asia Pacific | Consumer Products | Kraft Foods |
| James R. Nanton | SVP - CIO | Consumer Products | Hanes Brands |
| Kim Goodman | EVP - Merchant Services, NA | Diversified Financials | American Express |
| Lloyd G. Trotter | Vice Chairman | Diversified Financials | General Electric |
| Kevin Summers | CIO | Electronics & Electrical Equipment | Whirlpool |
| David L. Steward | Founder & Chairman | Entrepreneurs/Consultants | World Wide Technology |
| Lt. Gen. Albert J. Edmonds (US Air Force, Ret.) | Chairman | Entrepreneurs/Consultants | Edmonds Enterprise Services |
| Gen. Lester L. Lyles (US Air Force, Ret.) | CEO | Entrepreneurs/Consultants | The Lyles Group |
| Lt. Gen. Joe N. Ballard (US Army, Ret.) | President & CEO | Entrepreneurs/Consultants | The Ravens Group |
| W. Roy Dunbar | President - Global Technology & Operations | Financial Data Services | Mastercard International |
| Don Thompson | President - McDonald's USA | Food Services | McDonald's |
| Nancy Stewart | SVP & CTO | General Merchaniders | Wal-mart |
| Linda Clement-Holmes | Mgr- Info & Decision Solutions | Household & Personal Products | Procter & Gamble |
| Robert T. Williams | VP - Tract-Type Tractors Division | Industrial & Farm Equipment | Caterpillar |
| Cozy Bailey | Vice President, Business Relations - EDS US Government | Information Technology Services | Electronic Data Systems |
| David C. Drummond | SVP - Corporate Development, Chief Legal Counsel | Information Services & Retailing | |
| Jim Winestock | SVP - US Operations | Mail, Package, Freight Delivery | UPS |
| Belinda G. Watkins | VP, IT Network, Computing & IT Operations | Mail, Package, Freight Delivery | FEDEX |
| Reginald Van Lee | SVP - Organization & Strategy | Management Consulting | Booz Allen Hamilton |
| Larry Quinlan | CIO - Deloitte Development LLC | Management Consulting | Deloitte |
| Gregory B. Morrison | Vice President & CIO | Media/Entertainment | Cox Enterprises |
| Earl Cokley | VP, Interactive Systems Development | Media/Entertainment | EW Scripps |
| Rhonda Holt | VP, Infrastructure and Operations | Media/Entertainment | Turner Broadcasting Systems |
| H. James Dallas | SVP & CIO | Medical Products & Equipment | Medtronic |
| Anthony R. Bridge | VP - Engineering & Technology | Metals | United States Steel |
| Byron M. Green | VP - Truck & Activity | Motor Vehicles & Parts | Chrysler LLC |
| Kim Harris Jones | VP, Chief Controller | Motor Vehicles & Parts | Chrysler LLC |
| Karla Middlebrooks | VP - Product, Procurement & Cost Management Finance | Motor Vehicles & Parts | Chrysler LLC |
| Thomas K. Brown | SVP - Purchasing | Motor Vehicles & Parts | Ford |
| Rodney O'Neal | President & CEO | Motor Vehicles & Parts | Delphi |
| Wilmer Cooksey Jr. | Plant Manager, Bowling Green Assembly | GeneraMotor Vehicles & Partsl Motors | General Motors |
| Edward T. Welburn Jr. | VP Global Product Development | Motor Vehicles & Parts | General Motors |
| Greg Daniels | SVP US Manufacturing | Motor Vehicles & Parts | Toyota Long Beach Division |
| Wilbert W. James Jr. | President, Toyota Long Beach Division | Motor Vehicles & Parts | Toyota Long Beach Division |
| Thom Sneed | CIO | Petroleum | Marathon Oil |
| LaVerne Council | Corporate VP, CIO | Pharmeceuticals | Johnson & Johnson |
| Arthur P. Benson Jr. | VP, Central Engineering, Merck Manufacturing Division | Pharmeceuticals | Merck |
| Willie A. Deese | President, Merck Manufacturing | Pharmeceuticals | Merck |
| Derica W. Rice | Senior VP & CIO | Pharmeceuticals | Eli Lilly & Company |
| Kevin Apperson | CIO | Staffing & Recruitment | Allegis Group |
| Arthur L. George | SVP - High Performance Analog | Semiconductors and Other Electronic Components | Texas Instruments |
| Marcia Paige | VP - EMarketing, Educational & Division Manager | Semiconductors and Other Electronic Components | Texas Instruments |
| David Thomas | VP & Division Manager | Semiconductors and Other Electronic Components | Texas Instruments |
| Alfred O. Ojiekere | Principal Engineer, Production Engineering | Telecommunications | Comcast |
| Valerie Parrish-Porter | CIO | Telecommunications | Embarq |
| Michelle D. Greene | Director, Global IS/IT | Telecommunications | Sony Ericsson |
| Paget L. Alves | President, South Region | Telecommunications | SprintNextel |
| Roland R. Thornton | EVP - Wholesale Markets | Telecommunications | Qwest Communications |
| Brenda Stith Finch | VP - Global Enterprise Project Management | Telecommunications | Verizon Communications |
| Joseph S. Amado | Vice President & COO | Tobacco | Phillip Morris USA |
| Frank M. Clark | Chairman & CEO | Utilities | Comed |
| Kevin Brookins | VP, Work Mgmnt. and New Business | Utilities | Comed |
| George A. Williams | SVP, Operations | Utilities | Comed |
| Anthony R. James | EVP - President, Shares Services | Utilities | Southern |
| Rod West | President & CEO | Utilities | Entergy |
| Bennett L. Gaines | VP & CIO | Utilities | First Energy |
| Christyl Johnson | Assistant Associate Administrator, Office of the Administrator | Federal Government | NASA |
| Woodrow Whitlow Jr. | Center Director, NASA Glenn Research Center | Federal Government | NASA |
| Gwendolyn E. Boyd | Executive Assistant to Chief of Staff | Academia | Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory |
| Phillip L. Clay | Chancellor & Professor of City Planning | Academia | MIT |
| Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson | President - SB - Physics, PhD - Theoretical Elementary | Academia | Rensselaer Polythechnic Institute |
| Erroll B. Davis Jr. | Chancellor | Academia | University System of Georgia |
| George D. Peterson | Executive Director | Non-Profit | Abet, Inc |
| Myron L. Hardiman | Executive Director | Non-Profit | Amie |
| Gina Billings | National President | Non-Profit | BDPA |
| Curvie Burton | Chairperson | Non-Profit | Informationa Technology Senior Management Forum |
| John Brooks Slaughter | President & CEO | Non-Profit | NACME |
| Carl B. Mack | Executive Director | Non-Profit | NSBE |
| Robert L. Sheperd | Executive Director | Non-Profit | Science & Engineering Alliance Inc |
| Joseph Francisco | Professor | Non-Profit | National Organization for Professional Advancement for Black Chemists & Chemical Engineers |
For more information about the event visit www.blackengineeroftheyear.org .
