THE HISTORY OF THE
AUSTIN ALUMNI CHAPTER
OF THE
NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS
Jan. 5, '90 - Organizing Meeting To Establish The Austin Alumni Chapter
(Quarterside Hotel, Riverside@IH-35) initiated by Tanya Dugot, Ron Wages,
Bridget Gordon, Michael Brown,
Jan. 30, '90 - First Austin Alumni meeting held at the Carver Library
'90 - Executive Board: Tanya Dugot, President; Ron Wages, Vice-President;
Bridget Gordon, Treasurer; Michael 'Little' Brown, Secretary
Committee Chairs: Willard Dickerson, Communications/Publications;
Roger Buraimoh, Finance; Sharon Green, Marketing/Public Relations;
Roy Perry, Membership; Christopher Hale, Programs;
Michael 'Big' Brown, Student Affairs
Founding Membership:
Feb. 13, '90 - Second Austin Alumni meeting held at the Delta Sigma Theta House (2nd Tue.)
Feb. 27, '90 - Third Austin Alumni meeting held at Southwestern Bell Office Building (4th Tue.)
Mar. 31, '90 - Working Meeting to discuss Parliamentary Procedures; to Ratify the Constitution
for the Alumni Chapter; Layout the Events Calendar; Develop Fund Raising Ideas
Apr. 24, '90 - Dinner meeting (Steak & Ale; Financial Planning by Sandra Williams)
May 12, '90 - Texas Alliance for Minorities in Engineering (TAME) Junior High/Middle School
Field Day was held at Westwood High School. The day's activities merge science and
math questions with activities that were fun, character building, and fostered the
need for teamwork.
June 2, '90 - NSBE-AA Car Wash at Appletree
June 12, '90 - Austin Alumni Meeting Place changes to the University Hills Branch Library
July 24, '90 - Election of Officers
Aug. 1, '90 - Beginning of the Austin Alumni Chapter's New Fiscal Year
Aug. 14, '90 - Dinner Meeting (Pecan Street Cafe on 6th Street; Linda Smith, Austin Urban League)
'90-'91 - Executive Board: Ron Wages, President; Bridget Gordon, Vice-President;
Michael 'L' Brown, Treasurer; Crystal Guthrie, Secretary
Committee Chairs: Wendell Ramsey, Communications; , Finance;
Floyd Boozer, Membership; Roxanne Wilson, Programs;
, Marketing/P.R.; Michael 'B' Brown, Student Affairs
- Membership: Floyd Boozer; Michael 'Little' Brown; Michael 'Big' Brown;
Willard Dickerson; Bridget Gordon; Vanessa Hadnut; Fonzell Martin;
John Prewitt; Wendell Ramsey; Lynn Riley; Ron Wages; Tanya Wickliff;
Roxanne Wilson
Sept. 21-23, - Region V Conference in New Orleans, LA
Sept. 29, '90 - Austin Alumni Planning Meeting (layout for the coming year)
Nov. '90 - NSBE-AA's 1st mailing (letter from the President and calendar of events)
Nov. 15, '90 - UT-NSBE met with other university organization representatives and faculty
representatives to initiate a dialogue of understanding about UT-NSBE's purpose
and interests on campus.
Nov. 17, '90 - NSBE-AA held a study session for UT-NSBE students.
Nov. 27, '90 - Dinner meeting at Beijing Restaurant (Real Estate by Daffney Henry)
Jan. '91 - Another mailing (In Retrospect; Upcoming Activities; Deadlines; National Conference
Packet; Bowling Tournament Flyer)
Feb. 8, '91 - A group of NSBE-AA members and Black Lawyers Association Members held a panel
discussion with 6th & 8th grade students at Pearce Middle School.
Feb. 16, '91 - First Annual NSBE - Austin Alumni Bowling Tournament (Capitol Bowl)
Feb. 23, '91 - TAME Engineering Day at the Univ. of Texas
Feb. 26, '91 - Dinner meeting at Trudy's (1991 Tax Seminar presented by Mark Dilworth, CPA)
Mar. 27-31, - NSBE National Conference in Los Angeles
"Solving a Complex Equation: Destiny = e (Nguzo Saba)"
Apr. 20, '91 - TAME Junior High/Middle School Field Day was held at Westwood High School.
May 4, '91 - NSBE-AA Picnic at Decker Lake
July 20, '91 - Region V NSBE Alumni Mini-Retreat (Houston, TX)
Aug. '91 - Premiere Issue of THE INFORMER , NSBE-AA Newsletter, Bi-Monthly,
6 Issues per Volume (a year)
Aug. 24, '91 - Joint Picnic at Richard Moya Park between NSBE-AA, Texas Organized Professionals
(TOPs), National Association of Black Accountants (NABA), Black Professional
Leadership Network (BPLN, San Antonio)
'91-'92 - Executive Board: Anthony Hawkins, President; Robert Chambers, Vice-President;
Patricia Jackson, Treasurer; Crystal Guthrie, Secretary
Committee Chairs: Wendell Ramsey, Communications; Alicia Hughes, Finance;
Floyd Boozer, Membership; Roxanne Wilson-Jackson, Programs;
Tanya Wickliff, Public Relations; Crystal Guthrie, Student Affairs
Sep. 14, '91 - Bowling For Fun Night (Capitol Bowl)
Sep.-Nov. '91 - Provided tutors for The Education Ministry of Mount Zion Baptist Church's Tutorial
Institute
Oct. 18-20, - Region V Fall Conference (St. Louis, MO)
Oct. 26, '91 - TOPs sponsored a Senior Citizens' Breakfast at the Conley-Guerrero Senior Citizens
Activity Center (Texas Peace Officers Association, ). NSBE-AA and NABA
provided additional bodies to cook and serve.
Nov. 16, '91 - NSBE-AA planning session held at the Main Library.
Nov. 19, '91 - Dinner meeting at Steak & Ale (Taxes by Al Collins, CPA).
Dec. 7, '91 - NSBE-AA Christmas Party
Dec. 10, '91 - Tutorial Orientaion for NSBE-AA members to provide Higher Math Nights at the
University Hills Branch Library
Dec. 15, '91 - Food Basket provided for a family of 4.
Jan. '92 - The Black Registry for '91 - '92 became available. NSBE-AA is listed and have
took out an advertisement.
Jan. '92 - Scrapbook Committee put together a book of what we did in '91 to be submitted to
Nationals (Chapter of the Year); Crystal Guthrie submitted for Member of
the Year.
Jan. 7, '92 - Formal Tutoring Program began at the University Hills Branch Library for students
from the community, grades 3 and up.
Feb. '92 - Tanya Wickliff, Anthony Hawkins, Ruben Cuero individually had speaking
engagements around Austin during Black History Month.
Feb. 1, '92 - Professional Development Seminar in Houston, TX ("Destination MBA")
Feb. 8, '92 - Second Annual NSBE - Austin Alumni Bowling Tournament (Capitol Bowl)
Kickoff of the Scholarship Fund
Feb. 12, '92 - Resume Writing Workshop at the Univ. of Texas for the UT-NSBE students.
Feb. 21-23, - Region V Spring Conference was held in Irving, TX.
Apr. 16, '92 - Dinner Meeting on Professional Engineers' Registration process at Wyatt's Cafeteria
(Fred Herber, P.E., Deputy Director, Texas State Board of Registration for P.E.s)
Apr. 25, '92 - TAME Junior High/Middle School Field Day at McCallum High School
June '92 - The NSBE-AA Newsletter name upgraded to THE NSBE INFORMER
- The organization received recognition from TAME for or work in making the Field
Day a success (a plaque).
'92-'93 - Executive Board: Tanya Wickliff, President; Alicia Hughes, Vice-President;
Maureen Garnett, Secretary; Martina Clark, Treasurer
Committee Chairs: Wendell Ramsey, Communications/Publications;
Ruben Cuero, Finance; Floyd Boozer, Membership; Tia Craig, Programs;
Jackie Cato, Marketing/Public Relations; L'Oreal Williams, Parliamentarian;
Debra Williams, Student Affairs
Region V Alumni Positions: Patricia Jackson, Vice Chair;
Anthony Hawkins, Conference Planning Committee Chair
`93-'94 - Executive Board: Alicia Hughes, President; Floyd Boozer, Vice-President; Michelle Jones, Secretary;
Bryan Kelly, Treasurer
`94-'95 - Executive Board: Robert Rosier, President; Greg Madry, Vice-President; Jackie Cato, Secretary;
Wendell Ramsey, Treasurer
'94 - Jackie Cato relocated from Austin; Stephanie James appointed to Secretary position
`95-'96 - Executive Board: Dedurie Kirk, President; Kelvin Sumlin, Vice-President; Charles Robinson, Secretary;
Stephanie James, Treasurer
`96-'97 - Executive Board: Kelvin Sumlin, President; Greg Madry, Vice-President; Reva Calvert, Secretary;
Jay Northern, Treasurer
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