Plenary Panel: Social Impact of Black Trailblazers in Engineering

Event Date: February 24, 2021
Hosted By: BTE: Black Trailblazers in Engineering
Time: 5:30-7:00 pm EST
Location: Zoom
Priority: No
School or Program: College of Engineering
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Join us for a panel, part of the inaugural Black Trailblazers of Engineering Workshop, where Black engineering academics and entrepreneurs, trailblazers in their own right, discuss what leadership looks like in 2020 and beyond. These thought leaders will share stories of triumph and resilience, and offer thoughts on how Black engineers can continue to lead and advance - even in uncertain times.

Moderator

Barrett Caldwell

Barrett Caldwell

Professor of Industrial Engineering, and Professor of Aeronautics & Astronautics (By Courtesy), Director, NASA Indiana Space Grant Consortium

Plenary Panelists

Virginia Booth Womack

Virginia Booth Womack

Director, Minority Engineering Program, Purdue University

Christine Grant

Christine Grant

Associate Dean of Faculty Advancement in the College of Engineering and Professor of Chemical Engineering, North Carolina State University

Anthony Harris

Anthony Harris

President and CEO, Campbell/Harris Security Equipment Company (CSECO)

Mamon Powers Jr.

Mamon Powers Jr.

CEO, Chairman of the Board, Powers & Sons Construction Company

 

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