USBE &IT Magazine Announces 2015 Top Supporters of HBCUs Engineering Schools

BALTIMORE - April 8, 2015 - PRLog -- US Black Engineer and Information Technology magazine has released the names of Top Supporters of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The "Top Supporters of HBCU Engineering Schools” list surveys the deans of the 15 ABET-accredited HBCU engineering program deans, and the corporate-academic alliance, Advancing Minorities’ Interest in Engineering (AMIE).

Representing 2.3 percent of all colleges and universities, HBCUs are a source of accomplishment and great pride for the African American community as well as the entire nation. According to Amanda Goodson, AMIE Co chair and Director of Information Technology at The Raytheon Company, “The college population produces more than 32 percent of African American graduates. Approximately one-third of African American graduates in science and engineering are produced at HBCUs, and one-quarter of PhDs in science and engineering receive their undergraduate degrees at HBCUs."

The Top Supporters survey asks HBCU Engineering School deans to list the corporate and government/non-profit organizations that provide the most support to their schools. In completing this annual survey, the institutions consider the following factors: support for infrastructure modernization and enhancement, research and mentorship projects, participation on advisory councils, faculty development opportunities, scholarships, student projects, stipends, co-ops, and career opportunities.

As a result of this survey, employers and agencies are recognized for having gone above and beyond in their support of Presidential Executive Orders. This initiative dates back to former president Jimmy Carter, who established a federal program “to overcome the effects of discriminatory treatment and to strengthen and expand the capacity of historically black colleges and universities to provide quality education.”

Commenting on the Top Supporters survey, Tyrone D. Taborn, publisher of US Black Engineer & Information Technology magazine says, “Doing this for the thirteenth time, we are consistently finding many organizations that are doing more than their share in building the STEM pipeline.”

AMIE Chairman and Vice President, Electric Transmission & Substations at Baltimore Gas and Electric Company Darryl Stokes says, “Supporting HBCUs is essential to the development of our nation’s potential. America’s HBCUs have produced many leaders across all professions, and continue to be an engine of economic growth, both in the surrounding communities and for the graduates of the institutions.”

For information on the 2015 Top Supporters and the 15-ABET accredited HBCU engineering programs, please visit http://intouch.ccgmag.com/page/2015TopSupporters.

About Advancing Minorities Interest in Engineering (AMIE)

AMIE is a non-profit organization that expands corporations, alliances and institutions to attract and educate minorities of engineering careers and opportunities. AMIE acts a catalyst, promoter, facilitator for the recruitment and encouragement of underrepresented minorities to pursue a future in engineering.

About US Black Engineer and Information Technology magazine

US Black Engineer and Information Technology Magazine provides technology news and information about STEM, multicultural entrepreneurs, engineers, education, Black Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA), and historically black colleges and universities (HBCU) from multicultural communities in US, UK, Caribbean, and Africa.