| USBE Top Black
Technology Entrepreneurs of 2004 Announced
Baltimore, MD - The editors of US Black Engineer &
Information Technology magazine (www.blackengineer.com)
have released their list of Top Entrepreneurs for 2004.
Individuals are chosen for this annual list based on their
hard work, spirit of entrepreneurship, and the success of
their companies in the vital sector of technology. During
the year that the list is publicized, its members are presented
to young people as role models, and their accomplishments
are upheld as examples of the important contributions made
on a daily basis by Blacks in high-tech world.
The Top Entrepreneurs are featured in the August/September
2004 edition of US Black Engineer & Information Technology
magazine, which is distributed nationwide to the top engineering
campuses, engineering and IT professionals, and high-level
decisionmakers whose work affects technology and science.
US Black Engineer & Information Technology has been published
for more than 20 years by Career Communications Group, Inc.
(CCG), the leader in celebrating diversity and promoting
the advancement of minorities and women in the fields of
engineering, science, and information technology. CCG provides
leadership in talent management and career development,
enabling employers to recruit, retain, and recognize highly
qualified workers.
It is important to understand the importance of the achievements
of these Top Entrepreneurs. Their leadership and achievements
impact the Black community and broader society far beyond
the immediate scope of their companies, communities, and
industries. The existence and growth of Black-owned businesses,
particularly wealthcreating technology businesses, are absolutely
essential to the movement of Blacks from a disadvantaged
position in our society. By lifting up its Top Entrepreneurs,
USBE&IT addresses a serious program revealed in the Minority
Business Development Agency s State of Minority Business
report: Blacks represent 12.7 percent of the nation's population,
but a mere 4 percent of U.S. companies are Black-owned.
Clearly, there is considerable room for progress, and our
Top Entrepreneurs and their colleagues have the privilege
and responsibility of paving the way.
These exemplars will gather in Baltimore, Md., on Thursday,
February 17, 2005, at a recognition event during the Black
CEO Summit, a high point of 19th Annual Black Engineer of
the Year Awards Conference. The BEYA Conference is the nation's
premier career development and employee recognition event
for Blacks in engineering, science, and technology. The
Black CEO Summit brings together Fortune 500 companies,
government agencies, and minority technology entrepreneurs
for an all-day event that includes seminars, keynote addresses
by leaders of industry, and the recognition gala for the
Top Entrepreneurs.
For additional information and a listing of other Black
Engineer of the Year Awards Conference events, please visit
www.beya.org
A list of the Top Technology Entrepreneurs for 2004 follows.
USBE&IT's
Top Entrepreneurs for 2004
Jeanette
M. Abraham
President and CEO
Detroit Heading, LLC
Eric
A. Adolphe, Esq.
Founder, President and CEO
Optimus Corporation
Joseph
B. Anderson Jr.
Chairman and CEO
TAG Holdings, LLC
Lt.
Gen. Joe N. Ballard, U.S. Army (Ret.)
President and CEO
The Ravens Group
Dave
Bing
Chairman and CEO
The Bing Group
Maj.
Gen. Roger R. Blunt (Ret.)
Chairman and CEO
Essex Construction, LLC
Bernard
Bronner
President and CEO
Bronner Bros.
Eddie
C. Brown
President and Portfolio Manager/Analyst
Brown Capital Management, Inc.
Dr.
Lawrence Crawford
President and CEO
DBM Technologies LLC
Don
Cunningham
Owner
OEM/Erie, Inc.
Robert
C. Davidson Jr.
Chairman and CEO
Surface Protection Industries, Inc.
Gerald
D. Edwards
President and CEO
Engineered Plastic Products, Inc.
Joseph
E. Fergus
President and CEO
Communication Technologies, Inc.
Kathryn
B. Freeland
CEO
RGII Technologies, Inc.
Kenneth
Gamble
Chairman and CEO
Universal Companies
James
F. Garrett
President and CEO
SENTEL Corporation
Andre
Gist
President
Manufacturers Industrial Group, LLC
Carlton
L. Highsmith
President and CEO
The Specialized Packaging Group, Inc.
Darryl
K. Horne, P.E.
President and CEO
Horne Engineering Services
Raymond
A. Huger
President and CEO
Paradigm Solutions Corporation
Rodney
P. Hunt
President and CEO
RS Information Systems, Inc.
Maria
Jackson
President
Maricom Systems Inc.
Renard
U. Johnson
CEO
Management & Engineering Technologies International,
Inc.
Willie
F. Johnson
Principal and Chairman
PRWT Services, Inc.
Dr.
Horace F. Jones
President
Advanced Resource Technologies, Inc.
Clyde
Jupiter
Founder and Chair
Jupiter Corporation
Kase
L. Lawal
Chairman and CEO
CAMAC Holdings Inc.
Gregory
Liautaud
Owner
Capsonic Group LLC
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Gen. Lester L. Lyles, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)
CEO
The Lyles Group
André
Lynch
CEO
Ingenium Corporation
Napoleon
McCallum
Owner
Digital Pro Graphics
Larry
C. McCrae
President
Larry C. McCrae Inc.
Tracy
Mitchell
President and CEO
The Arbeit Group
William
F. Pickard
Chairman and CEO
Global Automotive Alliance LLC
Marmon
Powers Jr.
President and CEO
Powers & Sons Construction Co., Inc.
Francis
L. Price
CEO
Q3 Industries
Roderick
K. Rickman
President and CEO
MPS Group Inc.
Michael
Russell
CEO
H.J. Russell & Company
Rory
Sanderson
President and CEO
Sanderson Industries Inc.
Gale
Sayers
CEO
Sayers
Dumas
M. Siméus
Chairman and CEO
Siméus Foods International, Inc.
Earl
W. Stafford
Chairman and CEO
UNITECH
John
Stallworth
President and CEO
Madison Research Corporation
David
Steward
Chairman of the Board
World Wide Technology, Inc.
Sid
E. Taylor
CEO
SET Enterprises Inc.
Ronald
L. Thompson
Chairman and CEO
Midwest Stamping Inc.
Maurice
B. Tosé
Chairman, President and CEO
TeleCommunication Systems, Inc.
Kathryn
C. Turner
Chairman and CEO
Standard Technology, Inc.
Leon
E. Tupper
President and CEO
Gilreath Manufacturing, Inc.
Houston
L. Williams
Chairman and CEO
PNS, Inc.
Patricia
Williams
President and CEO
Omega Technologies, Inc.
Garland
O. Williamson
President and CEO
Information Control Systems Corporation
Joe
Wilson
Chairman and CEO
Integrated Packaging Corporation
Albert
Woodward
CEO
Business Computer Applications, Inc.
Russell
T. Wright
Chairman and CEO
Dimensions International, Inc.
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