Academia, BEYA, diversity, engineering, STEM

CCG Celebrates 30-Year BEYA Milestone

Black Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA) STEM Conference

—Video courtesy United States Navy
—Top photo courtesy CCG, Inc.
(L-R) Dr. Tyrone Taborn, CEO CCG, Inc.; Lieutenant General Thomas P. Bostick, Commanding General U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Ed Welburn,Vice President Global Design, General Motors; and Patrick J. Murphy, Acting Secretary of the Army

PHILADELPHIA, PA—The 30th annual Black Engineer of the Year Award Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (BEYA STEM) conference, powered by Career Communications Group (CCG), kicked off at the Philadelphia Convention Center.  When it first began in 1986, The United States Navy and the Mobile Oil Corporation were one of the first two major industry sponsors seeking engineers for their respective Nuclear Engineering programs.

This year, over 2500 students and tech professionals attended the annual career fair held every February during Black History Month.

BDPA @ NEYA
BDPA at BEYA 2016: Philadelphia Convention Center

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