Alumni Extension National Society of Black Engineers

The House that 6 Built...

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California-Oregon-Idaho-Wyoming-New Mexico-Arizona-Nevada-Washington-Utah-Montana-Colorado-Alaska-Hawaii

Region VI AE

  • The earliest black engineering organizations in the nation (pre-dating NSBE) i.e. BESSA @ UC Berkeley, Cal Poly Pomona, and BEA @ UC Davis
  • NSBE Chant Originated in Region 6
  • Summer Camping Conference and predessor to SEEK began in Region VI at Cal Ploy Pomona.
  • First Professional Devlopement Conference held on a company campus in 2007 at Microsoft in Mountainview California (Attended by Bill Gates)
  • First region to begin zone structure
  • First Special Interest Group Conference - Aerospace in 2009, Los Angeles California
  • Taking mentorship to the next level, in 2011 the Region 6 AE adopted a one-on-one menotoring approach between Collegiate and Alumni Executive Boards

    Notable Leaders

  • William Gideon: Region 6 Chair and National Chair
  • Carl Conliffe: Region 6 Chair and National Chair
  • Charles Walker: Region 6 Chair, Executive Director of NSBE (1993 - 1994)
  • Dr May: National Chair, Univ. of California Berkley - PhD
  • Mario Church: Region VI Chair, National Chair,San Diego State Univ.
  • David Flemming: National Chair, Stanford Univ.