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TRIBUTES
“Dr. Mike is emblematic of NSBE and its Mission. He is an engineer who has taken his education to the highest level, and worked for years to help others do the same. He has literally seen hundreds of NSBE members, including myself, grow up in this organization, and it really seems like the passing of an age to see him depart. Best of luck in his new role at GEM.” — Calvin Phelps, NSBE National Chair “I can’t believe that Dr. Mike has been at NSBE WHQ for 10 years and that I’ve known him longer than that. Dr. Mike truly embodies the mission and vision of NSBE. NSBE’s loss will be GEM’s gain, and GEM’s gain will also inspire more African Americans to obtain their graduate engineering degrees in the same way that we have been inspired to be a part of the STEM fields.” — Thzaira Charles, P.E., NSBE National Alumni Extension Chair “From the first day I met Dr. Mike, when we were both members of the 1994–95 National Executive Board, his love and passion for NSBE was obvious. He is the manifestation of what being a servant leader is all about. He has given back more to the organization to which he attributes much of his success than it has ever given him. Dr. Michael Smith is a true NSBE legend!” — S. Gordon Moore Jr., Member, NSBE National Advisory Board and 1995–97 NSBE National Chair “It has been a pleasure watching Michael Smith develop from college student to Ph.D. candidate to the consummate professional he has become. As I reflect on his professional career with NSBE, I readily recall that regardless of whether he was attending a small committee meeting or the Annual Convention, you would constantly hear Dr. Mike’s name in play, because he has informally gained the reputation as ‘Mr. Know All Things NSBE.’ It is obvious that Mike loved every minute of his time with NSBE, because I frequently witnessed him go well beyond the scope of his responsibility for the organization.” — Marion W. Blalock, Member, NSBE National Advisory Board

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