FALL 2009 cover story Choosing The High Road NSBE’s 21st Annual Employer Preference Survey shows that young people value those who do the right thing By Peter D. Bachiochi, Ph.D. and Nicole Johnson 30 Features 24 SEEK 2009: ‘A Great Program’! Sponsors support and parents praise this year’s Summer Engineering Experience for Kids NSBE News 13 THE PROGRAMS ZONE 13 28 Top Officers Aligning Work and Mission The plan this year: Streamline and focus By Jarrell D. Johnson, NSBE National Programs Chair Summer Camping Conferences, 2009 How this year’s cohort of campers was inspired Meet the students who govern the National Society of Black Engineers 41 A NSBE President Goes to Washington Lisa Jackson, new head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, honed her leadership skills as chapter president at Tulane By Theresa Sullivan Barger 17 INTERNATIONAL NEWS NSBE Member Leads Delegation to Kenya Spring break was service time for students from Howard U – By Stephanie Mathis Energy Project Wins NSBE Olympiad Chapters from Penn State and Germany team up for an engineering design competition Success at the Summit NSBE takes a promising step forward in two Caribbean nations By Sihle Wilson, NSBE International Vice Chair–Internal 24 2• nsbe magazine 41 17 • fall 2009 www.nsbe.org