Convention
40
COVER STORY
55
'NSBE40:
Engineering and
Leadership in
Harmony'
The Society launches its 40th Annual Convention
in "Music City," Nashville
Features
17 Dr. Augustine Esogbue: Meeting the Mission,
in Retirement
NSBE's longest-serving national advisor extends his
remarkable record of service
32 Black Women in Engineering: Beating the Odds?
Statistics reveal gains on a troubled landscape
By Theresa Sullivan Barger
88 Golden Torch Honorees
Meet the recipients of NSBE's highest awards!
Premier Profiles
10
Nehemiah Stephens of GE Healthcare
By Cindy Atoji
12
Dr. Raoul Ouedraogo of MIT Lincoln Laboratory
By Peter Slavin
NSBE News
16 Emmanuel Johnson: First Fulbrighter at A&T
NSBE helped a "class clown" make a 180 to world-class
scholar - By Cindy Atoji
19 NSBE, Steve Harvey Make an Impact in Chicago
A famous name gets help from NSBE members to mentor
young men in STEM - By Chinedu Ndum
20 A SEEK Mentor Lends a Hand
A mother and daughter become believers in NSBE's
Summer Engineering Experience for Kids
By Donna M. Owens
22 The NSBE Engineering Scholarship Program
Meet the donors supporting the education of our future
engineers!
By Danielle Blunt, NSBE Programs Coordinator
24 'Brother E.D.'s Tenure Ends
Carl B. Mack ends his tenure as the Society's longestserving executive director
14
Darylene Harris of Shell
By Cindy Atoji
2*
NSBE MAGAZINE * C ONVENTION 2014
FOLLOW NSBE ON
14
www.nsbe.org
http://www.nsbe.org
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of NSBE - Convention 2014