Engineering Inc. - May/June 2008 - (Page 41) Awards A diele nwankwo has been named “One of the Most Important Blacks in Technology for 2008” by US Black Engineer & Information Technology magazine. Nwankwo is a senior vice president in the Detroit office of Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB). US Black Engineer & Information Technology, the nation’s most widely read minority technical magazine, sponsors the National BEYA Global Competitiveness Conference, which annually recognizes the ongoing achievements of black leaders in science, technology, engineering and math-related careers. According to the magazine, “These men and women are role models. Their accomplishments validate the contributions that African Americans make in technology and business.” Nwankwo has more than 28 years of transportation planning and engineering Adiele Nwankwo experience and has served as project manager on several projects. At PB, he has completed numerous major planning studies and programs for the Michigan Department of Transportation and for local metropolitan planning organizations. was honored in New York by Girls Inc., a nonprofit organization that inspires all girls to be strong, smart and bold. Brazil was among a group of women and men who, by their work and example, were honored for creating a better future for girls. Brazil, a managing principal at Thornton Tomasetti, is involved in the firm’s design of high-rise office and residential buildings, hotels, hospitals and other projects. “As a woman who often sat alone in the engineering classroom and later in the boardroom, Aine Brazil is a pioneer for young women and girls,” said Girls Inc. President and CEO Joyce Roché. Brazil also has been featured in The New York Times and Crain’s New York Business’ “New York’s 100 Most Influential Women in Business.” A ine Brazil, of thornton tomasetti, inc., recently Learn. Network. Grow. Aine Brazil MAY / JUNE 2008 ENGINEERING INC. 41 http://www.azcardinals.com/home.php http://www.sdadmin.org http://www.sdadmin.org
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