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NSBE Golden Torch Honorees
he obtained while attending NSBE's 45th Annual Convention in
Detroit, Michigan.
As a participant in the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority
Participation program, Weddington had an internship in
Shanghai, China, in 2018, where he completed research on prosthetic wrist controls through EMG signals and deep machine
learning. In addition, he completed a humanities course on
Chinese language and culture. Also in the summer of 2018, he
completed three independent research projects in London.
Weddington plans to launch his career with a global engineering firm immediately after graduation.
PRE-COLLEGE INITIATIVE DIRECTOR
OF THE YEAR
Helen Howell
Founder and Advisor, Martinsville/Henry
County NSBE Jr. Chapter
Helen Jessup Howell has served as a
Career and Technical Education instructor for the Martinsville
City Public Schools, in Virginia, for 42 years. She has also served
as part-time instructor and counselor for the Virginia Tech
STARS program at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
University, as adjunct professor at Patrick Henry Community
College and as adjunct professor at American National
University. In her years of teaching, educational administration
and educational policy making, she has gained a reputation as
an outstanding professional who goes above and beyond the
call of duty to support students and ensure they achieve their
full potential. Howell has also made substantial contributions of
time and talent to community organizations and politics.
In 1998, Howell saw a need to provide students in Martinsville
and Henry County, Virginia, with greater exposure to science,
technology, engineering and math (STEM). She then realized her
vision, creating the state's first middle and high school chapter
of the National Society of Black Engineers, in 1999. In her 21-year
role as the advisor of the Martinsville/Henry County NSBE Jr.
Chapter, she has fervently pursued and obtained opportunities
for the chapter's students to gain more exposure to STEM and
more experience in leadership. Metrics that have consistently
shown the effectiveness of the chapter's work include, among
others, improved GPAs, increased Standard of Learning scores,
increased numbers of students taking challenging courses in
STEM, and a heightened level of community service. The chapter, and Howell, have received numerous honors from NSBE for
their work over the years.
Howell earned a Bachelor of Science in business education
and a Master of Science in early childhood education from North
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Carolina A&T State University, and she holds a Master of Science
in business education from the University of North Carolina at
Greensboro.

PRE-COLLEGE INITIATIVE PROGRAM
OF THE YEAR
Martinsville/Henry County NSBE Jr. Chapter
The Martinsville/Henry County National Society of Black
Engineers Chapter was chartered in 1999 and was the first
NSBE Jr. chapter to be established and chartered in Virginia. The
chapter has a 100 percent graduation rate from high school, and
every student member has either enrolled in college or enlisted
in the military. This is an organization with high standards for
community service as well as academics. The students are on a
merit system that requires them to earn 600 points to be eligible to attend NSBE's Annual Convention. The points are earned
by maintaining a GPA of 3.0 or higher and taking on leadership
positions in other organizations and in the community, including working in the church or in community service activities; attending academic programs, workshops or cultural events; and
participating in extracurricular activities. A large percentage of
the students have entered the science, technology, engineering
and math (STEM) fields and are in schools and jobs throughout
the United States.
Beginning with 32 students in 1999, the chapter has continued to grow in high school, middle school and elementary
school, with 70 current members who stay true to NSBE's
mission. The organization has become an integral part of local
academic programming.
The students and parents of the chapter have the highest
respect for the organization, and they work extremely hard to
put their best into everything they do. The Martinsville/Henry
County NSBE Jr. organization has inspired many of the parents
to return to school and pursue or complete academic degrees.

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