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ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT
Dr. David M. Porter, Jr.
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GEM Alumnus, Dr. David M. Porter, Jr. served as the Opening Keynote for GEM's 2010 Annual Board Meeting. Dr. Porter is the Executive Director of the Walter Kaitz Foundation, the cable television industry's advocacy organization for diversity. >>read more |
2010 ANNUAL BOARD MEETING RESULTS
 Pursuant to GEM's bylaws a meeting of the Board of Director shall be held once annually. The 2010 GEM Board of Directors Meeting was held on August 10-11, 2010 fully sponsored by The MITRE Corporation. Click here for a photo gallery of the board meeting, member workshops, and other ancillary events.
Referendum Results:
- Approval of the 2009 BOD Minutes
Passed (Unanimous-Yes)
- 2010-2011 Budget
Passed (69-Yes, 1- No, 0-Abstain)
- New Model Proposal (per Appendix E of the 2011-2014 GEM Strategic Plan pgs 14-18)
Passed (69-Yes, 1-No, 0-Abstain)
- 2010-2011 Executive Committee Slate
Passed (69-Yes, 1-No, 0-Abstain)
The board meeting also featured a GEM Fellow Technical Competition, Membership Workshops, and a Closing Awards Luncheon sponsored by Intel featuring a master of ceremony presentation by GEM's most notable Executive Director, Dr. Howard Adams.
2010 CLOSING AWARDS LUNCHEON
 The Annual Board Meeting concluded with an off-site Closing Awards Luncheon sponsored by Intel Corporation at an exclusive restaurant in Tyson's Corner Virginia. It was a great celebration at the end of the a successful meeting. Linda Wells-Hott, a former GEM employee, was honored as she retires from Intel Corporation. Representatives from Howard University, Stanford University, The United Negro College Fund, The National Society of Black Engineers, Intel Corporation, and of course The National GEM Consortium gave tribute. Winners of GEM's first annual Technical Presentation Competition was also announced.
NEW MEMBER INSTITUTIONS HONORED
New Member Institutions Honored (Pictured Left to Right)
Stony Brook University, Nina Maung-Gaona
University of Alabama Huntsville, Dr. Sampson Gholston
SABIC, accepted by Michael Edwards, PhD, Indiana University
Northrop Grumman, Veronica Nelson (GEM Alum)
Not Pictured: Eaton Corporation, Monsanto, University of Michigan Dearborn
2010 GEM AWARDS
An award ceremony was held both at the Reception and the Closing Luncheon. This year GEM Award winners are as follows:
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GEM Executive Committee Member of the Year
Audeen W. Fentiman, Ph.D.
Purdue University |
GEM Employer Representative of the Year
Terrence Buck
Brookhaven National Laboratory |
GEM Employer Representative of the Year
Johney Green, Jr., Ph.D.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
GEM Employer of the Year
Johnson & Johnson
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GEM University Member Representative of the Year Award
Sara Xayarath Hernandez
Cornell University |
GEM University of the Year
North Carolina A&T State University
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GEM Fellow of the Year Award
Calvin Phelps
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GEM Appreciation Awards |
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Ronald E. Goldsberry, Ph.D.
Deloitte Consulting
For your significant and outstanding contributions to the mission of GEM as President and President Emeritus |
Anthony Jackson
Johns Hopkins/Applied Physics Laboratory
For your tremendous service as Interim Treasurer of GEM Board of Directors
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Michael L. Vaughan
University of Delaware
For your tremendous service as Interim President of GEM Board of Directors
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2010 Technical Presentation Competition Winners
Pictured from Left to Right:
1st Place $750: Raphael Lozano, Georgia Tech, Brookhaven National Laboratory
2nd Place $500: Ariel Marshall, Georgia Tech, NSF Science and Technology Centers
3rd Place $250: Niaja Farve, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Brookhaven National Laboratory
4th Place $100: Michael Grady, University of South Florida, Corning
2010-2011 GEM EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
 At each board meeting the GEM Executive Committee for the following leadership year is approved. The approved GEM Executive Committee for October 1, 2010 - September 30, 2011 is as follows:
- President: Alfred F. Grasso, CEO, MITRE
- Executive Vice President: Rosalind Hudnell, Chief Diversity Officer, Intel
- Secretary: Louis Martin-Vega, PhD, Dean of Engineering, North Carolina State University
- Treasurer: Michael L. Vaughan, Senior Assistant Dean, University of Delaware, College of Engineering
- VP, Programs: Gary S. May, PhD, Department Chair, Georgia Institute of Technology
- VP, Marketing: Arisa Batista Cunningham, Vice President, Diversity, Johnson & Johnson
- VP, Human Resources: Jeri Isbell, Vice President, Human Resources, Lexmark International, Inc.
- VP, Operations: Johney B. Green, Jr., PhD, Director, Oakridge National Laboratory
- VP, Finance: Open
- VP, Alumni EC Liaison: Anthony TJ Jackson, Senior Engineer, John Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
- VP, University: Audeen W. Fentiman, Associate Dean for Graduate Education and Interdisciplinary Programs, Purdue University College of Engineering
- VP, Employer: Alan C. Mingo, Vice President, Application Services, IBM
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