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NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS 38TH ANNUAL CONVENTION Pittsburgh, PA National Society of Black Engineers • 38th Annual Convention Preview Pittsburgh, PA • March 28 – April 1, 2012 ® March 28 - April 1, 2011 Golden Torch honorees Designer: Keith L. Dean THE�NSBE�BLUEPRINT Leadership, Teamwork, & Inspiration Project : NSBE 2012 / Show Look Event Location / Date : David L. Lawrence Convention Center / 8.27.11 Revised on 8.8.11 c The text, graphics, designs, logos, data compilations and information (“Content”) contained in this Proposal are owned or controlled by Freeman and are protected by United States and reproduction of the Content for any purpose is strictly prohibited. ongratulations to this year’s recipients of NSBE’s highest honor! The NSBE Golden Torch Awards, now in their 15th year, recognize organizations and individuals who exemplify our Society’s ideals of academic excellence, professional success and commitment to strengthening the black community. The honorees listed here will receive their awards on Saturday, March 31, 2012, at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, Pa., during NSBE’s 38th Annual Convention. As always, the awards ceremony will be an exciting closing event designed to motivate young attendees to great accomplishments in engineering. It also affords a tangible means to achieve this end: since their inception, the NSBE Golden Torch Awards have provided approximately $6.5 million in scholarships to talented high school seniors. Award Recipients GOLDEN TORCH LEGACy AWARD James E. Davis, P.E. Retired Executive Director American Society of Civil Engineers Warner M. Williams Vice President, Gulf of Mexico Business Unit Chevron Corporation Vice Adm. Mason K. Brown Commander, Pacific Area Commander, Coast Guard Defense Force West United States Coast Guard CORPORATE COMMUNITY SERVICE General Mills, Inc. CORPORATE DIVERSITY LEADERSHIP Chevron Corporation CORPORATE/EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP Merck & Co., Inc. DISTINGUISHED ENGINEER OF THE YEAR Roy Forman Electrical Engineering Manager, Integrated Platform Solutions Northrop Grumman Corporation ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR Robert Agbede President and Chief Executive Officer Chester Engineers, Inc. GRADUATE STUDENT OF THE YEAR Oluwatobi Olabiyi Master’s Degree Student in Electrical Engineering Prairie View A&M University DR. JANICE A. LUMPKIN EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR Ershela L. Sims, Ph.D. Engineering Instructor, North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Adjunct Assistant Professor, Duke University PIONEER OF THE YEAR M. Brian Blake Professor of Computer Science and Engineering Associate Dean of Engineering, Research and Graduate Studies University of Notre Dame LIFETIME ACHIEvEMENT IN INDUSTRY Dennis Williams Technical Fellow – Operations Analysis Group, Systems Engineering The Boeing Company MINORITY ENGINEERING PROGRAM DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR Alaine Allen Director, Pitt Engineering Career Access Program University of Pittsburgh PRE-COLLEGE INITIATIvE DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR Annie Carter Director Lamar University NSBE Jr. Chapter PRE-COLLEGE PROGRAM OF THE YEAR San Antonio City Wide NSBE Jr. Scholastic Achievement Program PRE-COLLEGE INITIATIvE STUDENT OF THE yEAR (FEMALE) Jacqueline Thompson San Antonio City Wide NSBE Jr. Chapter Keystone High School PRE-COLLEGE INITIATIvE STUDENT OF THE yEAR (MALE) Robert Franklin II San Antonio City Wide NSBE Jr. Chapter Keystone High School OUTSTANDING WOMAN IN TECHNOLOGy Sharon Meadows Lead Systems Engineer, Engineering Milsatcom Program, Aerospace Sector Northrop Grumman Corporation www.nsbe.org nsbe magazine • Winter 2011/12 • 51 http://www.nsbe.org

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NSBE - Winter 2011/2012
Contents
Engagement Matters
Worth a Thousand Words
Living Abroad
Mizanu Kebede of L ife Technologies
Marques Griffin of Chevron Corporation
Chapter News
What’s New?
Membership News
Soaring in Finance, Grounded in Math
The Programs Zone
International News
NSBE Calendar
NSBE Golden Torch Award Winers
The Professional’s Perspective
Opportunities in Emerging Africa
Improving Energy Efficiency in Signal Processing
Council Selects NSBE to Help Improve the FE Exam
The NSBE Aerospace Systems Conference
Boost Your Knowledge! Join a SIG
AE Members on the Move
Advertisers Index

NSBE - Winter 2011/2012