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The Next Level ........................81 A BEYA alum on how the government could assist small and minority firms gain greater access to capital, and support for their cash flow.
CAREER OUTLOOK.............87
Looking for guidance on which companies are hiring, advice for applying to jobs within the STEM industry, or information on career advancement? Then look no further than the USBE&IT magazine’s Career Outlook. The section provides the information necessary to enter or advance in STEM related profes- sions. In addition, Career Outlook celebrates some of the brightest minds in the industry that are inspiring individuals like you.
COLLEGE MARKEPLACE.......103
Our BEYA STEM Student Leadership hon- orees are contributors to their schools and their communities. They’re on the right path to becoming the STEM innovators of the next generation.
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his is the 26th annual Black Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA) Confer- ence. BEYA was created in 1986 to recognize and honor Blacks who have made significant contributions in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. Over BEYA’s time span, many careers have been pro- moted and just as many BEYA STEM conference attendees and readers of US Black Engineer & In- formation Technology magazine have been encour- aged to excel in STEM fields increasingly vital to
America’s security and global competitiveness. Today’s press is as focused on what industry is doing in regard to being a player in a global economy as it was in 1986. But after all the economic analysis has been done and the numbers have been crunched over the course of more than a quarter of a century, what it all comes down to is increasing the amount of productivity from human and other resources in a changing world.
To talk about increasing the number of underrepresented people in STEM fields is one thing, working out solutions and putting them into action is quite another. Over 25 years, BEYA STEM has directed and inspired Black students toward not just technical skills and their personal benefits, but also satisfying profes- sions that involve creative ideas and teamwork. The people we profile in the pages of USBE&IT magazine have helped to shape the future and made signifi- cant contributions to these efforts. They are Black role models for America’s STEM workforce and have been very active in professional development asso- ciations and societies as members and leaders. Several have worked in govern- ment, in industry, and in research discovering how to improve lives by creating bold solutions that connect science to life in unexpected, forward-thinking ways. They have turned many ideas into realities and their imaginations help us meet the needs of the 21st century.
The 2012 roster of BEYA winners is led by David L. Steward. Steward has the kind of commitment and success that exemplifies a Black Engineer of the Year. Over the past 20 years, he has built a small logistics/transportation audit com- pany into one of the largest Black-owned businesses in America, with more than 2,000 employees. As the CEO, he plays a key role in World Wide Technology Inc.’s pursuit of major contracts and he has built a team of experts in cybersecu- rity and information technology in partnership with Cisco Systems, AT&T, IBM, Microsoft, NetEpp, EMC and VMware, among others.
During the three-day event, many chief executive officers, corporate presidents, and top leaders from government will join Steward and other BEYA winners, students and professionals committed to the objectives of the BEYA STEM Conference. Seminars and workshops will provide myriad perspectives on how STEM fields impact the real world and scores of employers will be hiring at the BEYA Career Fair. The weekend’s highlights also include a number of recogni- tion events in celebration of education, excellence and achievement; essentially what BEYA STEM has been about for more than 25 years.
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