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For Immediate Release Erika Howell
January 31, 2010 (703) 549-2207, ext. 401
ehowell@nsbe.org
ENGINEERING SOCIETY NAMES TOP HONOREES
NSBE’s Golden Torch Awards Recognize
Professional, Academic, Community Service Achievement
ALEXANDRIA, Va.-The NSBE Golden Torch Awards, now in their 13th year, recognize organizations and individuals who exemplify NSBE’s ideals of academic excellence, professional success and dedication to improvement of the black community. The NSBE Golden Torch Awards also link the accomplishments of the award winners with the dreams of college-bound students. Since their inception, these awards have provided hundreds of thousands of dollars in scholarships to talented high school seniors. This year’s Golden Torch honorees will receive their awards at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Saturday, April 3, 7:00 to 9:30 p.m., during the climactic closing event of NSBE’s 36th Annual Convention.
A list of the 2010 NSBE Golden Torch Award recipients follows. For more information about NSBE, the Golden Torch Awards or NSBE’s 36th Annual Convention, contact NSBE World Headquarters at (703) 549-2207.
ABOUT NSBE
With members in the U.S., Africa, Asia, Canada, Europe and the Caribbean, the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) is the one of the largest student-governed organizations in the world. Founded in 1975, NSBE now has more than 247 chapters on college and university campuses, 89 NSBE Jr. chapters for middle and high school students and more than 66 Alumni Extension chapters and interest groups for technical professionals. NSBE’s mission is to “increase the number of culturally responsible black engineers who excel academically, succeed professionally and positively impact the community.”
Golden Torch Legacy Award
Col. Frederick D. Gregory
United States Air Force (Ret.)
Distinguished Engineer of the Year
Capt. Willie L. Metts, U.S. Navy
Division Director, Information Operations and Intelligence Assignments (PERS-47), Navy Personnel Command
Lifetime Achievement in Government
Col. Jeffrey T. Butler, Ph.D., U.S. Air Force
Permanent Professor and Head, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Dean of the Faculty, U.S. Air Force Academy
Lifetime Achievement in Academia
Minority Engineering Program Director of the Year
Amy L. Freeman, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean of Engineering Diversity, The Pennsylvania State University
Dr. Janice A. Lumpkin Educator of the Year
Mary W. Stroud
Senior Laboratory Instructor in Chemistry, Xavier University, Ohio
Graduate Student of the Year
Mike Shinn Distinguished Member of the Year (Female)
Sophoria N. Westmoreland
Doctoral Candidate, University of Maryland, College Park
Pre-College Initiative Program of the Year
Center for Youth in Engineering and Science (YES Center), Brooklyn, N.Y.
Pre-College Initiative Student of the Year (Male)
Jonathan A. Thompson
Senior, Judson High School, Converse, Texas
Pre-College Initiative Student of the Year (Female)
Sydney S. Steward
Senior, South Mecklenburg High School, Charlotte, N.C.
Pre-College Initiative Director of the Year
Margaret C. Tarver
Advisor, Tri-Cities High School NSBE Jr. Chapter, East Point, Ga.
Entrepreneur of the Year
Paul W. Foster
President/CEO, Foster CM Group, Inc.
Lifetime Achievement in Industry
Kofi A. Mensah, Ph.D.
Senior Fellow, General Mills – Riverside Technical Center
Corporate Community Service
Harris Corporation
Corporate/Education Partnership
CPS Energy Distinguished Fellows Program, CPS Energy, Inc.
Corporate Diversity Leadership
General Mills Diversity Scholarship, General Mills, Inc.
Mike Shinn Distinguished Member of the Year (Male)
Carl McGill
Doctoral Candidate in Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan – Ann Arbor
Alumni Extension Member of the Year
Ivy White
NSBE Central Ohio Alumni Chapter
Senior Buyer, Honda Manufacturing of America
Alumni Extension Technologist of the Year
Jamie Haynes
NSBE Region V Member-at-Large
Aerospace Engineer, The Boeing Company