The HBCU Experience

IN RECOGNITION OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH

The HBCU Experience

Why I Chose My HBCU and How It Helped Me Prepare for My Career

Wednesday, February 22, 2023

4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.



MODERATED BY

Dr. Anita White

Dean of Academics & Equity, IMSA


Dr. White attended Lincoln University in Pennsylvania and received her doctorate in Chemistry from the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC).

Justin Alfred

Current Employer: Lockheed Martin

Studied Civil Engineering / Computer Science at Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge

Joseph Bertrand ‘20

Junior, Studying Mechanical Engineering at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro
NC

Darryl Burrell Jr.

Current Employer: City of Houston, Houston Public Works

Studied Civil Engineering at Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD

Dr. Garry J. Kennebrew Jr. ‘04

Studied Biology at Morehouse College, Atlanta

Received Doctorate in Medicine from Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine

Jaida Lewis '15

Owner: Poised Lips by Jai

Studied Chemistry at Texas Southern University

Ja’Nae McGee

Current Employer: DOW Chemical Company

Studied Mechanical Engineering at Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge

Zoe Mitchell ‘19

Current Employer: Slack Technologies

Studied Computer Science at Xavier University, New Orleans

Joseph Pollard

Current Employer: The Boeing Company

Studied Physics and Mechanical Engineering at Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Alabama

Tony Richardson II

Current Employer: The Boeing Company

Studied Mechanical Engineering at Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge

Jayda Yancy ‘19

Senior, studying Chemistry at North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University, Greensboro, NC