|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |
The
NSBE Genesis:
conferences | people
| milestones | communications
NSBE had its genesis at a national
conference planned and
hosted by the Society of Black Engineers
at Purdue University
in April 1975. Black Engineering students
from the United States
and Canada attended the event. From this
meeting of concerned students
and educators, NSBE was born. In 1976,
NSBE was incorporated
as a nonprofit organization in the State
of Texas. NSBE also became
recognized as a tax-exempt organization
under Section 501 (c)(3)
of the Internal Revenue Code.
Currently N.S.B.E has more than 300
collegiate chapters
consisting of more than 13,000 members.
NSBE History
Conferences
1971: First Camping Conference held in
San Bernardino Mountains, California. Conference
hosted by Black Engineering
organizations from California State Universities
(future N.S.B.E. chapters)
1975: The 1st N.S.B.E. National
Conference is held at Purdue University
1975: The 1st N.S.B.E. Camping Conference
is held in San Bernardino Mountains, California
1976: The 2nd Annual National
Conference is held in Los Angeles , California
1977: The 3rd Annual National
Conference is held in Atlanta, Georgia
1977: The 1st Regional Conference
is held by Region I at MIT
1978: The 4th Annual National Conference
is held in Columbus, Ohio
1979: The 5th Annual National
Conference is held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1980: The 1st N.S.B.E. National
Technical Conference is held
1980: The 6th Annual National
Conference is held in Palo Alto, California
1981: The 7th Annual National Conference
is held in Boston, Massachusetts
1982: The 8th Annual National Conference
is held in Detroit, Michigan
1983: The 9th Annual National Conference
is held in Atlanta, Georgia
1983: The 1st N.S.B.E. Forum is held at
the National Conference entitled “N.S.B.E. future”
1984: The 10th Annual National
Conference is held in Washington, D.C.
1984: The 1st Regional Leadership
Conference is held in Region I
1985: The 11th Annual National
Conference is held in San Francisco, California
1986: The 12th Annual National Conference
is held in Boston, Massachusetts
1987: The 13th Annual National Conference
is held in Dallas, Texas
1988: The 14th Annual National Conference
held in Washington, D.C.
1989: The 1st Annual National Leadership
Conference is held in Houston, Texas
1989: The 15th Annual National
Conference is held in Cincinnati, Ohio
1990: The 16th Annual National Conference
is held in Orlando, Florida
1990: The 2nd Annual National Leadership
Conference is held in Atlanta, Georgia
1991: N.S.B.E. sponsors the first
Emerging Technologies Conference
1991: The 17th Annual National Conference
is held in Los Angeles, California
1991: The 3rd Annual National Leadership
Conference is held in Greensboro, NC
1992: The 18th Annual National Conference
is held in New York City, NY
1992: The 4th Annual National Conference
is held in Atlanta, GA
1993: The 19th Annual National Conference
is held in Houston, TX
1993: The 5th Annual National Leadership
Conference is held in East Lansing, MI
1994: The 20th Annual National Conference
is held in Pittsburgh, PA
1995: The 21st Annual National Conference
is held in Detroit, MI
1996: The 22nd Annual National Conference
is held in Nashville, TN
1997: The 23rd Annual National Conference
is held in Boston, Massachusetts
1998: The 24th Annual National Convention
is held in Anaheim, California
1999: The 25th Annual National Convention
is held in Kansas City, MO
2000: The 26th Annual National Convention
is held in Charlotte, NC
2001: The 27th Annual National Convention
will be held in Indianapolis, IN
2002: The 28th Annual National Convention
will be held in Orlando, FL
2003: The 29th Annual National Convention
will be held in Anaheim, CA
People
1971: Edward Barnette, Fred Cooper,
and Faculty Advisor Arther Bond form the
Purdue Black Society of Engineers whose
mission is the recruitment
and retention of Black Engineers
1971: The Chicago Six: (the late) John
Logan, Brian Harris, Edward Coleman, Anthony Harris, George Smith, and Stan
Kirtley are the Charter Members of the Purdue Black Society of Engineers
1975-76: John Cason becomes the 1st
National Chairperson of the National Society of Black Engineers
1976-77: William A. Johnson serves as
National Chairperson
1977-78: Richard L. Toler serves as
National Chairperson
1978-80: Virginia Booth serves as
National Chairperson; she is the first woman and first person to serve two terms
as National Chairperson
1980-81: Carolyn Cooper serves as
National Chairperson
1981-82: Peter Goodeau serves as National
Chairperson
1982-83: Brian K. Sanders serves as
National Chairperson
1984-85: Karl Reid serves as National
Chairperson
1985-87: Donna O. Johnson serves as
National Chairperson
1986: The Reverend Jesse Jackson
addresses the National Conference
1987: Judge LaDoris Hazzard Cordell
addresses the National Conference
1987: Rev. Dr. Florence Morehead
(Executive on Loan) becomes the 1st full time Executive Director
1987-89: Dr. Gary May serves as National
Chairperson
1988: Dr. Na’im Akbar addresses the
National Conference
1988: Robert S. Bright is the first
Alumni Extension Chairperson
1989: Tony Brown addresses the National
Conference
1989: N.S.B.E. National Executive
Director Florence Morehead becomes a full-time N.S.B.E. employee
1989-91: David Fleming serves as National
Chairperson
1991-93: William Gideon Jr. serves as
National Chairperson
1993: Charles Walker is appointed
National Executive Director
1993-94: Kevin Harris serves as National
Chairperson
1994-95: Carl Conliffe serves as National
Chairperson
1995-97: S. Gordon Moore serves as
National Chairperson
1997-98: Regenia Sanders serves as
National Chairperson
1998- 2000: Andre` Willis serves as
National Chairperson
2000: Damaune Y. Journey is elected
National Chairperson
Milestones
1974: Anthony Harris changes the name of
the Purdue Black Society of Engineers to the Purdue Society of Black Engineers
1975: At the 1st National Conference. 48
students representing 32 schools chose the new organization’s national symbol,
wrote a rough draft of the National Constitution, divided the organization into
six geographic regions, and chose the name “The National Society of Black
Engineers”
1975: Purdue becomes the National
Headquarters
1976: N.S.B.E. is incorporated as a
non-profit organization in Austin, TX by Barry Barrell, Pamela Mukolu, and
William Johnson
1978: N.S.B.E. begins to receive national
coverage by participating in the National Academy of Science’s Conference,
“Minorities in Engineering”
1979: N.S.B.E. grows from 5
chapters to 88 chapters throughout the country
1979-80: N.S.B.E. holds a voting position
on the United Nations (UN).
1982: N.S.B.E. retains the services of a
Black-owned management firm
1982: The 1st Headquarters is established
in Washington, D.C.
1983: The National Executive Board 1st
developed and implemented the ‘zoning’ concept in order to increase its
operating effectiveness
1984: The 1st statistical membership
profile was conducted
1984: The National Program Fund for
regional programs was established
1985: The National Conference grosses
over $100,000 for the first time
1987: N.S.B.E. purchases building at 344
Commerce St., Alexandria, VA to use as National Headquarters
1988: The Board of Corporate Affiliates
is established. Approximately 40 companies make up the BCA
1988: N.S.B.E. National Pre-College
Initiative (PCI) was launched
1988: The 1st National Strategic Plan was
announced
1988: The N.S.B.E. Alumni Extension is
formed
1989: N.S.B.E.’s budget exceeds
$1,000,000
1989: N.S.B.E. International Committee is
formed
1990: N.S.B.E. Jr. chapters are formed
1990: N.S.B.E. begins the tradition of
wearing African Attire at National Conference Banquet
1990: N.S.B.E. membership increases to
over 7,000 students in 180 chapters
1991: The 1st International N.S.B.E.
chapter since the 70s is chartered by McGill University
1991: N.S.B.E. Academic Excellence
Committee is formed
1991: New Headquarters building is
established at 1454 Duke St., Alexandria, VA
1991: The National Executive Board (NEB)
Meeting is held at California State University Northridge. This is the 1st N.E.B.
meeting to be held on a college campus since the mid 80s
1992: The 1st European N.S.B.E. chapter
is founded in London, England
1992: The 1st International Summit held
at National Headquarters in Alexandria, VA
1992: N.S.B.E.’s budget nears two
million dollars
1992: N.S.B.E. Academic Technical Bowl is
held at the New York City Convention
1992: National Technical Symposium is
held at the New York City Convention, the 1st since the N.S.B.E. National
Technical Conference in 1980
1992: 2nd International Chapter is
chartered at the University of the West Indies, Trinidad
1996: The University of Illinois-Urbana
Champaign is named the National Chapter of the Year
1997: Texas A&M University is named
the National Chapter of the Year
1997: Hip—Hop artist KRS-ONE performs
at National Conference and does a workshop
1997: N.S.B.E. serves as lead sponsor for
National Engineers Week, the 1st minority organization to do so. The theme is
“Engineers Make a World of Difference”
1998: 1st Annual International Conference
is held in Ghana, W. Africa
1999: The NSBE Long Range Plan is revised
and approved by the National Executive Board
1999: 2nd Annual
International Conference is held in Ghana, W. Africa
2000: The NSBE Convention attendance
breaks 10,000 for the first time
2000: 3rd Annual International
Conference is held in Zimbabwe and South Africa
Communications
1978: The 1st National Charter/Membership
packet is developed
1979: The 1st N.S.B.E. videos are
released
1980: A book of the proceedings about the
presented technical research is published from the first N.S.B.E. National
Technical Conference
1984: N.S.B.E. publishes its first
national magazine as a conference edition called NSBENEWS
1985: NSBENET, the society’s first
computer network is developed by Richard Z. White
1985: The 1st Edition of the NSBE
Journal is published
1985: The 1st National Finance Handbook
to aid chapters in soliciting and controlling funds is produced
1989: N.S.B.E. publishes its own magazine
under the direction of editor/publisher Norris Hite and advertising specialist,
Guy Mitchell
1990: The NSBE Bridge is published
1990: The NSBE Journal becomes the NSBE
Magazine
1992: The NSBE Bridge is published four
timed per year
1992: The NSBE Magazine is published five
times per year
1993: The Career Engineer is published by
N.S.B.E.
go
back to the top of this page
|
