Archive for 'Computer Science'
Jesse Russell, Pioneer of Signal Processing and Wireless Communications
Posted on 11. Oct, 2011 by Leshell Hatley.
Jesse Eugene Russell is an African-American inventor and one of the visionaries’ whose innovative perspectives profoundly influenced the wireless communications industry, the driver of growth in 21st century. He paved the way for the cell phone!
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Dr. Chad Jenkins: Associate Professor of Computer Science, Brown University
Posted on 08. Nov, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.
Dr. Chad Jenkins was recently promoted and granted tenure within the Computer Science Department at Brown University. Chad’s promotion recognizes his outstanding research work, innovative teaching, and exemplary service,” said Department Chair Roberto Tamassia.
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James H. Shelton III, Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and Improvement
Posted on 09. Sep, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.
James H. Shelton is the assistant deputy secretary for innovation and improvement within the US Department of Education, managing a portfolio that includes most of the Department’s competitive teacher quality, school choice and learning technology programs, housed in the Office of Innovation and Improvement.
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Charles E. Phillips, Jr. – President of Oracle
Posted on 25. Aug, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.
Charles E. Phillips is President of Oracle Corporation and a member of the Board of Directors. He joined Oracle in 2003. His responsibilities encompass global field operations.
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Dr. Enid Montague: Human Factors and Ergonomics Engineer & Asst. Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Posted on 04. Aug, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.
Dr. Enid Montague is a human factors and ergonomics engineer, assistant professor and Anna Julia Cooper Fellow at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering.
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Dr. Joseph Monroe: (Retired) Dean of the College of Engineering at North Carolina A&T
Posted on 02. Aug, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.
Dr. Joseph Monroe was the first African American in the country to obtain a Ph.D. in computer science in 1972, from Texas A&M University. He was also a founding member of the first Computer Science Honor Society, Upsilon Pi Epsilon and the first African-American Permanent Professor at the United States Air Force Academy.
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Erich Caulfield: 2010 White House Fellow; Morehouse & MIT Graduate
Posted on 23. Jun, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.
Erich Caulfield is one of the 2010 White House Fellows. He is an Alumnus of Morehouse college and two time graduate of M.I.T.
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Jacob Melvin: Technical Director for DreamWorks Animation SKG
Posted on 29. Mar, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.
Melvin is now a technical director for DreamWorks Animation SKG in Glendale, Calif. He worked on ‘Kung Fu Panda’ and ‘How to Train Your Dragon.’
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William R. Moss III: Expert in Internet Marketing and Online Diversity Recruitment
Posted on 25. Feb, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.
In 1999, Will Moss founded HBCUconnect.com – one of the first social network for African Americans. To date, it’s the largest online destination for Black college students and alumni with a reach of approximately 1.2 million visitors each month. He also created connectplatform.com, a service to help others create their own revenue generating social networks.
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[Update] NBA (Atlanta Hawks) honors Dr. Andrew Williams and the Spelbots
Posted on 13. Feb, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.
We’ve featured Dr. Andrew Williams on June 23, 2009 and Jonecia Keels, one of the Spelbots, on August 23, 2009 (both from Spelman College). However, recently, we learned that the Atlanta Hawks paid tribute to them as Trailblazers during Black History Month.
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Stephen Stafford II: Morehouse's 13 Year Old Scholar
Posted on 14. Jan, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.
As a 13-year-old, Lithonia resident Stephen Stafford II can usually be found sitting in front of the television playing video games or playing his drum set. But Stafford is no typical 13-year old – he’s a college student. The triple-major child prodigy is becoming a sensation at Morehouse College.
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Ruth Simmons: 1st Black President of an Ivy League School
Posted on 14. Dec, 2009 by Leshell Hatley.
Ruth J. Simmons was sworn in as the 18th president of Brown University on July 3, 2001. She also holds an appointment as professor in the Department of Comparative Literature and the Department of Africana Studies. She was president of Smith College from 1995 until the time of her appointment at Brown. She is the first Black President of an Ivy League school.
