NSBE Origins
At what university was NSBE founded?
What is Purdue University?
Who was the first president of the Black Society of Engineers?
Who is Edward Barnette?
In what year was NSBE incorporated as a nonprofit organization?
What is 1976?
What does NSBE stand for?
What is the National Society of Black Engineers?
Who developed the mathematical models of Earth that contributed to the development of GPS?
Who is Dr. Gladys West?
What was the original name of the organization established in 1971?
What is the Black Society of Engineers (BSE)?
Who is known as the “Mother of NSBE”?
Who is Virginia Booth?
In what year were the first NSBE Jr. chapters formed?
What is 1990?
What is the name of the NSBE symbol that represents members’ everlasting desire to achieve success and improve quality of life?
What is the Torch?
Who developed the portable, hand-crank pencil sharpener?
Who is John Lee Love?
What was the stated mission of the original Black Society of Engineers?
What is the recruitment and retention of Black engineering students?
Who was elected NSBE’s first National Chairperson at the first National Conference in 1975?
Who is John Cason?
In what year was NSBE’s National Pre-College Initiative (PCI) launched?
What is 1988?
What was the tagline Anthony Harris used to summarize the Society of Black Engineers’ mission in 1974?
What is “Dedicated to a better tomorrow”?
Which NASA mathematician helped calculate orbital mechanics for early crewed spaceflights?
Who is Katherine Johnson?
What nickname is given to the six founders of NSBE?
Who are the Chicago Six?
Name the three people who incorporated NSBE as a nonprofit organization in 1976
Who are Barry Barrell, Pamela Mukolu, and William Johnson?
Which annual National Convention is recorded in the study guide as the largest ever, and in what city was it held?
What is the 28th Annual National Convention in Orlando, Florida, in 2002?
What do the lightning bolts in NSBE’s symbol represent?
What is the striking impact of members’ contributions and accomplishments on society and industry?
Name the inventor who developed a far-ultraviolet camera and spectrograph carried to the Moon on Apollo 16.
Who is Dr. George R. Carruthers?
In 1971, two undergraduate students approached their dean with the idea for BSE. Name both students and the faculty advisor who helped them.
Who are Edward Barnette, Fred Cooper, and Dr. Arthur J. Bond?
Identify the three NSBE leaders associated with these milestones: the first National Chairperson from 1976–77, the first National Chairperson from 1977–78, and the National Chairperson from 1987–89
Who are William Johnson, Richard L. Toler, and Dr. Gary May?
At the first National Conference in April 1975, five major developments occurred. Name at least four.
What are selecting the national symbol by adding the letter “N”; drafting the National Constitution; dividing the organization into six geographic regions; electing John Cason as first National Chairperson; and selecting the name National Society of Black Engineers?
In 1974, one leader renamed BSE as SBE, created the Torch and lightning bolt symbol, and wrote a letter to college presidents and deans nationwide. Who was this leader, and what was the original organization renamed?
Who is Anthony Harris, and what is the Society of Black Engineers (SBE)?
Identify all three innovators from these clues: one developed software for the Centaur rocket upper stage; one pioneered electrogasdynamics for applications including smoke removal; and one developed manufacturing processes that advanced high-speed fiber-optic communications.
Who are Annie Easley, Dr. Meredith Gourdine, and Dr. Thomas Mensah?