National Society of Black Engineers Memphis Professionals 2017 AWFE Memphis

Why AWFE?
There is a disparity of minority students who matriculate
through high school and go on to pursue and receive degrees
in technical fields. The National Society of Black Engineers
initiated A Walk for Education in 2002 to combat this issue
and to increase the pipeline of qualified minorities into sci-
ence, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
disciplines. The goal of this annual community educa-
tion event is to increase awareness of the opportunities avail-
able through education, particularly in STEM fields.

The Impact

 150 students received backpacks & bags

 50 students engaged in hands-on engineering activities,

interacted with college representatives, and met Mem-
phis engineers

Thank You!
NSBE Memphis Professionals is extremely grateful for
the outpouring of support that this effort received in
its initial year in Memphis, TN.
 Over 100 volunteers gathered to walk the Mitch-
ell community distributing new backpacks , col-
lege information and supporting a community
college fair while the serving the greater Mitchell
area.
 16 colleges and educational programs:

 Arkansas State University

 Southwest Community Center
 Christian Brothers University
 Tennessee State University
 University of Memphis, Physics
 Vanderbilt University
 Association of Machine Computing
 Code Crew
 Society of Woman Engineers
 NBMBAA Memphis Chapter
 Tennessee Student Assistance Corpora-
tion
 P3 Financial Group
 NSBE Junior Memphis Academy
 Leaders of Tomorrow

 Engineering demonstrations from Code Crew,

NSBE Junior and Univ. of Memphis Physics De-
partment
 A passionate speech from John Jackson, Vice
President at Fed Ex Services demonstrated the
commitment of Memphis professionals to our city
youth.
 Partnerships with Nucor (Official Sponsor), A2H
(Sponsor), and Chipotle (Food Donor) allowed us
to provide a central location with lunch and event
t-shirts.
More about NSBE
www.nsbe.org
www.nsbememphis.org