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BDPACON ’24 RECAP

ATLANTA, GA—BDPA, founded in 1975 as Black Data Processing Associates, announced new information and communication technology (ICT) industry and community program winners during BDPACON ’24. BDPA’s Atlanta Chapter co-hosted BDPACON ’24, the association’s 46th annual gathering and assembly of members, associates, partners, and sponsors with industry, government, colleges, and universities. BDPACON ’25 returns to Atlanta, Georgia in 2025 for one of the association’s milestone Golden Anniversary events across local BDPA Chapter cities next year.

2024 Lifetime Achievement Awards

Timothy F. Coleman Judaea Y. Lane Charles W. Robinson

Timothy Coleman, Eli Lilly & Company
Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

Judaea Lane, City of Memphis
HRIS Supervisor and BDPA Vice President of Membership Management

Charles Robinson, IBM
Public Sector Leader IBM Quantum Computing & World Wide leader Quantum Safe Team

(Above) Charles Robinson, Public Sector Leader IBM Quantum Computing & World Wide leader Quantum Safe Team, delivers an interactive workshop with Industry and BDPA Members during BDPACON ’24. This year’s workshop was entitled “Protecting Data in a Post-Quantum World.” — photo © 2024 bdpatoday®

2024 PACESetter Awards

PACESetter Community Service Award
William Oliver
PACESetter Tech Excellence Award
State Farm
PACESetter Career Achievement Award
Norman Fleming

(Above) BDPA Student Members with local students from Atlanta and BDPA’s South Region engage with State Farm’s eSports Tournaments & Tech Expo during BDPACON ’24. — photo © 2024 bdpatoday®

PACESetter 2024 Chapter of the Year Membership Award
BDPA Portland (Oregon)
PACESetter 2024 Chapter of the Year Award
BDPA Memphis (Tennessee)

2024 Earl A. Pace, Jr. Entrepreneurial Excellence in Technology Award

Entrepreneurial Excellence Award
Kareem DaSilva (BDPA Memphis)

2024 BDPA Education & Technology Foundation (BETF) Scholarship Awards

Lilly’s BDPA 2024 Scholarship Awards
Taylor Sharperson (Florida A&M University)
Eric Harrison (Morehouse College)

Oracle Inspire Your Future Scholarship Winners
Eric Harrison (Morehouse College)
Marvin Lingan (Michigan State University)
Taylor Sharperson (Florida A&M University)

2024 Robotics Academy Coding Challenge

1st Place
Keyshawn Boughton (McCalister College, BDPA Twin Cities, MN)

2nd Place
Brashon Williams (Prairie View A&M, BDPA Houston, TX)

3rd Place
Olaluwa (Daniel) Ajagbonna (IUPUI, BDPA Indianapolis, IN)

4th Place
Dwayne Jackson III (Prairie View A&M, BDPA Houston, TX)

5th Place
Daniel Awosika (IUPUI, BDPA Indianapolis, IN)

2024 BDPA I.T. Showcase Awards

(Above) 2024 I.T. Showcase finalists earn scholarships and new awards. — photo © 2024 bdpatoday®

1st Place College
Calvin Dery, Bowie State University (BDPA-DC)

2nd Place College
Majesty Whitaker-Hicks, Middle Georgia State University (BDPA Atlanta)

3rd Place College
Chaz-Akil Browne, Oakwood University (BDPA Huntsville)

1st Place High School
Faith Warner (BDPA Huntsville)2nd Place High School
Nailah Montgomery (BDPA Atlanta)

2024 High School Computer Competition (HSCC) Awards

(Above) 2024 National BDPA HSCC Champions from BDPA Atlanta — photo © 2024 bdpatoday®

1st Place
BDPA Atlanta (Georgia)

2nd Place
BDPA Greater Washington Metropolitan Area (BDPA-DC/DMV)

3rd Place
BDPA Southern Minnesota (Rochester, MN)

2024 eSPORTS Competition Awards

1st Place
BDPA Atlanta (Georgia)

2nd Place
BDPA Northern Virginia (NoVa)

3rd Place
BDPA Monroe (Louisiana)

2024 BDPA Lifetime Member Recognition

Lifetime Member Pinning at BDPACON ’24
Eric Ejiofor (Indianapolis)

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