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THE ProFeSSIoNAL’S PeRSPective LIvE THE THEmE By Strauder C. Patton IV, P.E., NSBE National Alumni Extension Chair M As I approach the April eeting and overcoming global challenges such as 30 end of my term as NSBE’s deteriorating infrastructure, the need for sustainnational AE chair, I take this able energy, threats to national security, a greater opportunity to thank all of number and intensity of natural disasters, and our NSBE–AE volunteers declining quality of life depend on the efforts and solutions of and other members for your engineers and other technical professionals. For the past two contributions. This year has years, NSBE has been focused on 1) increasing the number of been a great experience for our youth pursuing careers in engineering, science, technology and math, and 2) preparing our members academically and professionally. As a result, contributions and results from NSBE to support our communities and expand the engineering pipeline are needed now more “NSBE’s continued success and the extension than ever. NSBE’s continued success and the extension of its outreach will require our combined of its outreach will require our combined Leadership, Leadership, Teamwork & Inspiration.” Teamwork & Inspiration – the apt words chosen for our 2012 Annual Convention theme. Leadership has been and will be the quality most me, and I am blessed to have had the privilege and pleasure important to the Society’s relevance. Through our leadership, of working with some of the most talented student and profeswe can transform our industries and elevate our communities. sional leaders in our field. We look forward to the tenure of “Effective leaders understand that the needs and opportuniDarnell Fisher, 2012–2013 NSBE–AE chair, who, I believe, will ties of an organization come before their own needs.” These take our NSBE Professionals to the next level. words from Peter Drucker, called “the father of modern manI am proud and excited to see where this Society is headed agement,” always ring true to me. Since my days as a NSBE and to know our potential to empower our communities. Please student leader, I have continued to gain experience and have keep in mind that, as our Society grows and its challenges developed into a leader who embraces more and more the imbecome more complex, we will need to be more disciplined portance of vision, mission and values. Each member of NSBE than ever and more focused on the NSBE Mission. ■ is a leader, and we are all responsible for influencing others to realize our shared vision of Academic Excellence and Pipeline Development. NSBE’s success will also depend on our teamwork and shared commitment. Teamwork is essential for any organization’s effectiveness in meeting its goals. In our professional careers, we organize teams to tackle our challenging assignments. NSBE is a team of 30,000-plus students and professionals. Each one of us has a unique strength or skill to contribute to our chapters and our communities. The future of our country’s work force and its development of new ideas and innovations will rely on our ability to inspire and encourage others. As black technical professionals, we have this in common: we were inspired by someone to pursue a standard of excellence, and this pursuit got us to where we are today. All of us have a tremendous responsibility to reflect this encouragement and excitement for our industries back to others, so they can pursue these careers successfully. We can be mentors. We can volunteer at our local NSBE chapters. We can speak at our schools. Whatever the effort we choose, each one of us needs to commit to developing the next generation of engineers. www.nsbe.org • CAREER ENGINEER • Convention 2012 • 105 http://www.nsbe.org

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of NSBE - Conference 2012

NSBE - Conference 2012
Table of Contents
Passing the Torch
The Programs Zone
Membership News
NSBE Mourns the Loss of Mario Church, Former National Chair
NSBE Makes STEM Education Pledge to the Clinton Global Initiative
SEEK 2012 Update
Kevin Austin of TEMA
Courtney Skinner of GE
William S. Redmond III of NAVAIR
Dr. Bryan Reid of MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Janelle Johnson of PGW
Tyrone Strozier of General Dynamics C4 Systems
Rashad Nelson of ITW
International News
NSBE Calendar
Things to Do in Pittsburgh
Cummins Scores Big at NSBE Conferences
Golden Torch Award Winners
The Professional’s Perspective
The Engineering Work Force, 2012 Supply, Demand and Diversity
On the Edge
AE Members on the Move
Employer Profiles
Advertisers Index

NSBE - Conference 2012