Spreading a little NSBE Love in Nawlins’
On October
16, 2009, the
Alumni Executive
Board (AEB) had
the pleasure of
visiting our NSBE
family at the
University of New
Orleans (UNO)
in Louisiana.
We were greet- Brian Jackson presenting Dean Trahan
ed with a warm
with a NSBE Alumni Extension pin to
Left to Right: Gregory Garnett (PCI), Corey Lombard (Treasurer),
southern welcome
show appreciation for his support of and
Oludare Ajide (Telecommunications), Zazenski Garrison (Pro-
dedication to NSBE UNO.
grams), Wilbert Moultrie, Carolyn Boyd, Sherrelle Diggs, Thzaira
from the NSBE
Charles, Dean Russell Trahan Jr., Richard Rodney, Curtis Law-
UNO Chapter Executive Board and Dean Russell E. rence (Conference Planning), Daishaun Sylva-Senette (President),
Trahan, Jr., the Dean of Engineering. The visit, hosted
Faye Cummings, Vernon Davis (Upward Bound/Project Pass), Dr.
at the Earl K. Long Library, was coordinated by Ronke
Mike, Strauder Patton, Shalon Simmons, Wazim Reid, Princess
Cooper-Brown, Brian Jackson, Ronke Adetoba, Tim Young
Adetoba, an alumnus of UNO and proud member of
the AEB. Dean Trahan spoke very highly of the NSBE
UNO chapter and their accomplishments as an organi-
zation on the campus. The visit ended with our Chair,
Brian Jackson, presenting Dean Trahan with a NSBE
Alumni Extension pin to show our appreciation for his
support of and dedication to the NSBE UNO chapter.
Having the opportunity to interact with the NSBE
UNO chapter was a wonderful chance to inspire and
motivate the students to continue their service to the
organization as alumni members when they graduate.
This was not the AEB’s first visit to New Orleans nor
will it be the last. The 2008 Alumni Summit was held
in New Orleans where alumni members helped con-
struct Sankofa Park for BlackStar Academy in Algiers,
Region 5 Deep in the house!
LA. The 2010 Alumni Summit will be returning to New
Orleans where a new community service project will
Left to Right: Strauder P., Oludare A., Corey L., Zazenski G., Sher-
relle D., Dean Trahan, Daishaun S-S., Curtis L., Ronke A., Shalon
be undertaken. We hope to see you there!
S., Brian J., Gregory G.
NSBE’s Information Technology Think Tank (ITTT) Special Interest Group (SIG) is seeking
professionals from all facets of IT. Do you have experience in areas such as networking,
security, infrastructure, software/web development, project management, e-Business,
process management, and/or systems management (just to name a few)? Are you
interested in learning more about these or any of the myriad of technologies that make up
the IT scope? Then consider the ITTT SIG. We are serving in the extremely important and
most necessary role of investigating critical issues in IT that are affecting our community.
Visit us today at www.ittt-nsbe.org
join ITTT today by going to NOL!!
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