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NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS NSBE EDIToRIAL BoARD Executive Director: Carl B. Mack National Publications Chair: Melanie J. Sutherland NSBE MAGAZINE STAFF/PUBLICATIoNS AND NEW MEDIA Publisher: Pamela D. Sharif Editor: Eric Addison Media Coordinator: Lashonda M. Winston NSBE NATIoNAL ExECUTIVE BoARD Administrative Zone National Chair: Stacyann P. Russell National Vice Chair: Jarrad Pouncil National Treasurer: Ayanna A. Berry National Secretary: Kari L. Brown National Programs Chair: Jarrell D. Johnson National Parliamentarian: Jeff E. Lamothe National Alumni Extension Chair: Brian L. Jackson Communications Zone National Secretary: Kari L. Brown National Publications Chair: Melanie J. Sutherland National Public Relations Chair: Anne T. Griffin National Communications Chair: Akaninyene Udoeyop Finance Zone National Treasurer: Ayanna A. Berry National Finance Chair: Michael Owens National Convention Planning Committee Chair: Ainsley A. Stewart Jr. National Assistant Treasurer–Financial Control: Jessica Allen Programs Zone National Programs Chair: Jarrell D. Johnson National Pre-College Initiative Chair: Rachel Bonas National Academic Excellence Chair: Edward J. William II National Leadership Institute Chair: Syreeta A. Thomas National Business Diversity Chair: Whitney B. Gaskins Membership Zone National Vice Chair: Jarrad Pouncil National Membership Chair: Adrianne Wheeler Region I Chair: Calvin A. Young III Region II Chair: Calvin Phelps Region III Chair: Jessica K. Nance Region IV Chair: John Wright Jr. Region V Chair: Paul Nguyen Region VI Chair: Kazeem B. Omidiji International Committee Chair: Karmell Wisdom National Alumni Extension Chair: Brian L. Jackson NSBE NATIoNAL ADVISoRy BoARD Chair: Anthony Harris Vice Chair: Donna O. Johnson Secretary: Gerald Harris Board Member: Cheryl L. Adams Board Member: Marion W. Blalock Board Member: Virginia Booth-Gleghorn Board Member: Stevenson A. Dunn Jr. Board Member: Augustine Esogbue, Ph.D. 4 • nsbe magazine • winter 2009 Board Member: Reginald K. Ewing Board Member: Steven A. Jarrett Board Member: Michele Lezama Board Member: Gary S. May, Ph.D. Board Member: S. Gordon Moore Jr. NSBE NATIoNAL ALUMNI ExECUTIVE BoARD National AE Chair: Brian L. Jackson National AE Chair-Elect: Thzaira Charles, P.E. National AE Chair Emeritus: Njema J. Frazier, Ph.D. National AE Treasurer: Dionne R. Gilmore National AE Secretary: Keir Ham National AE Programs Chair: Valerie C. Thomas National AE Charter/Membership Chair: Charles D. Robinson Jr. Region I AE Chair: Richard Rodney Region II AE Chair: Barbara M. Nichols, Ph.D. Region III AE Chair: Timothy L. Young Region IV AE Chair: Darius Bovain, PMP Region V AE Chair: Sherrelle R. Diggs, P.E. Region VI AE Chair: Wazim Reid National AE Finance Chair: Strauder Patton IV, P.E. National AE Telecommunications Chair: Kumi Rauf National AE Publications Chair: LeAnne Dolce National AE Public Relations Chair: Wilbert Moultrie National AE Professional Development Chair: Barrow Shurn, PMP National AE Pre-College Initiative Chair: Carolyn M. Boyd National AE College Initiative Chair: Tyria Riley National AE Parliamentarian: Stacie D. Suggs National AE Technical Excellence Chair: Ronke Adetoba National AE Entrepreneurship Chair: Shalon Simmons National AE operations and Special Projects Chair: Princess Cooper-Brown, PMP NSBE WoRLD HEADQUARTERS STAFF Executive Director: Carl B. Mack Executive Assistant to the Executive Director: Roena L. Cox Acting Deputy Executive Director: Pamela D. Sharif Director, Programs: Michael D. Smith, D.Eng. Director of Membership and Registration: Njemile A. Crawley Director of Accounting and Finance: Shon McGhee Director of Information Technology: Ricky Li Publisher: Pamela D. Sharif Chief Development officer: Nadine T. Dennis Senior Manager of Corporate Relations: Don J. Nelson Jr. Pre-College Initiative Manager: Franklin O. Moore Accounting Manager: Tracy Posey LAN Administrator: Sylvester Harriett Membership Coordinator: Kenjie Davis Media Coordinator: Lashonda M. Winston Corporate Relations Coordinator: Brandon McCollough Collegiate Programs Coordinator: David Giles Pre-College Initiative Coordinator: Alaina M. Law Project Coordinator: Erika Howell Accounting Assistant: Felicia Carter office Coordinator: Angela Jackson Corporate Relations Assistant: Sherry Galloway ABOuT NSBE The National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), with more than 33,000 members, is one of the largest student-governed organizations in the country. NSBE’s mission is to increase the number of culturally responsible black engineers who excel academically, succeed professionally and positively impact the community. NSBE comprises more than 200 chapters on college and university campuses, more than 80 Alumni Extension chapters and interest groups, and more than 60 NSBE Jr. chapters, in the U.S., Asia, Canada, Africa, England and the Caribbean. The U.S. chapters are divided geographically into six regions. NSBE had its genesis in April 1975. In 1976, NSBE was incorporated as a nonprofit organization in the State of Texas and also became recognized as a tax-exempt organization under Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The NSBE torch symbolizes our everlasting, burning desire to achieve success in this competitive society and to effect a positive change in the quality of life of all people. The lightening bolt represents the striking impact that will be felt by the Society and industry due to the contributions and accomplishments made by dedicated members of the National Society of Black Engineers. For more information, visit www.nsbe.org Copyright © 2009 National Society of Black Engineers, all rights reserved. NSBE Magazine is published three times a year by the National Society of Black Engineers, 205 Daingerfield Rd., Alexandria, VA 22314. Phone: (703) 549-2207. Fax: (703) 683-5312. Web: www.nsbe.org. Subscription rate is $20 for one year in the territorial United States. Please allow four to six weeks for delivery. Back issues are $10 each (when available). NSBE is not responsible for the return of unsolicited manuscripts. Any materials should be accompanied by a selfaddressed, stamped envelope. The editors reserve the right to make any editorial adjustments to submissions deemed necessary. Send address changes to NSBE Publications, 205 Daingerfield Rd., Alexandria, VA 22314. CONTRIBuTING WRITERS Erica L. Addison Jeff E. Lamothe Stephanie Mathis Matthew McFarland Lauren D. Thomas R. David Valdez Roger Witherspoon AdVERTISING CONSuLTANTS Rene Avendaño John Goodrich CoRRECTIoN: The article “ ‘Brother E.D.’ Receives Navy Diversity Award,” in NSBE Magazine Fall 2009, stated that Charles Tompkins commanded sailors from the aircraft carrier kitty Hawk. The sailors were from the USS Constellation. NSBE Magazine regrets the error. publICaTION dEsIgN: Sd33/ART dIRECTION & dESIGN (www.sd33.com) www.nsbe.org

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