Center for Minorities in Science and Engineering, Clark School of Engineering, University of Maryland

BES Chapter Nationally Recognized


BES chapter members at the annual conference in Las Vegas (photo courtesy of Sidney Ngochi).

The National Society for Black Engineers (NSBE) has named the Clark School's Black Engineering Society (BES) chapter the 2008-2009 National Distinguished Chapter of the Year. The announcement was made at the annual NSBE conference in Las Vegas.

This award is given to one NSBE chapter each year out of the 270 chapters across the country. To be considered for the national award the BES chapter had to win the Region 2 Distinguished Chapter of the Year Award as well.

A n n o u n c e m e n t s

Mark Your Calendar:

28th Annual Student Recognition and Alumni Banquet

April 24, 2009 at the Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center

This event encourages academic excellence and promotes retention of minority engineering students by recognizing graduating seniors and those students who have earned 3.0 or higher grade point averages.

For more information and to register, please click here.


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