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Reelected O www.nsbe.org Lewis, chair of Region III’s n Nov. 6, International Committee, also 2012, the made many canvassing trips first African to Jacksonville, Fla., where American he helped register more than to serve as 3,000 voters. President Obama president of won Florida by only 74,000 the United votes. States Asong Lekeaka, Region III repeated the Academic Excellence chair, achievement wrote that, “as an African immany thought was impossible migrant, it was a memorable when he began his first camPresident Barack obama at the White House with rejean Lawton moment to cast my first vote paign for the office in 2007. (left) and Jendaya Washington, members of the Metro Warriors youth ever. I realized that my vote Barack Obama, president since organization, of Washington, D.c. Metro Warriors and NsBe selected the two students to attend the launch of the White House Initiative on was a result of many who Jan. 20, 2009, secured his educational excellence for African Americans, last July. sacrificed everything for me to second term with a resoundget here. My vote was on being election victory over half of my mother and many other relatives who followed every Republican candidate Mitt Romney, gathering 332 electoral bit of the election process but do not yet have the opportunity votes to Romney’s 206 and outpacing the challenger by more to vote.” than 4.5 million votes nationwide. “This election was my first absentee ballot submission,” As in 2008, Obama and his running mate, Joe Biden, wrote Region III Chair Jelece Morris. “Although my home state received strong support from young voters, women, African (Florida) continues to have problems counting votes, I still Americans and Latinos, groups that — according to preliminary found it important not only to vote but to vote early.” studies — turned out in very high numbers, despite predictions Morris also weighed in on the importance of the election to to the contrary. the broader community. Among those who voted, and those who encouraged others “Today, more people than ever before depend on the federal to do so, were many members of the National Society of Black government for housing, student aid, food and income,” she Engineers. For example, in NSBE’s Southeast Region, Region wrote. “The president’s agenda for the next four years will have III, Stanley Lewis served on the Obama Street Team for South great influence on how these issues are handled.” ■ Georgia and North Florida as the phone bank coordinator. nsbe magazine • winter 2013 • 9 http://www.nsbe.org

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of NSBE - Winter 2013

NSBE - Winter 2013
Contents
Graduation! Pump Up the Party
Clean Up Your Digital Brand
Reelected
ITW’s Dr. Alexander Anim- Mensah
Steven Henderson of Life Technologies
Patricia Edmonds of NAVAIR
Franklin E. Leaven Jr. of GE Transportation
General Mills: Winning through Diversity
Eye of the Tiger
39TH ANNUAL CONVENTION PREVIEW
Golden Torch Honorees
The Professional’s Perspective
Trailblazers
Professional Development Conference Recap
CE Cover CODE2040: Grooming Business Leaders in Silicon Valley
Uhuru: Freedom
‘To Increase the Number…’
NSBE Calendar
NCEES Employer Profile
Advertisers Index

NSBE - Winter 2013