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NBMBAA News
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NBMBAA
26th Annual Conference & Exposition: September 14-19, 2004.
Location: George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas.
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National NBMBAA Raffle:
Enter for a chance to win a 2004 Mercedes-Benz CLK320. Tickets are
$50 each and the winner, who need not be present to win, will be
announced at the conference.
Call 804-222-2005 for raffle tickets.
Richmond Chapter News
Scholarship Reception: June 03,
2004. 6:00p-8:30p
Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Richmond VA
Guest Speaker: The
Honorable Henry L. Marsh III, Senator - Virginia General Assembly
Our Scholarship
Awards banquet was a huge success.
We received numerous
applications and the students’ accomplishments were outstanding. Thanks
to generous contributions from this year's sponsors, Philip Morris and
Hewlett Packard, we were proud to award twelve $1,000 scholarships.
Thanks to
our guest speaker, the Honorable Henry L. Marsh III, State Senator in the
Virginia General Assembly. He challenged each of us to perform to our
greatest potential with integrity and to give back to others. Our theme
this year was “Imagine: Achieve Your Dreams.” For the second year,
the George Wythe Jazz Ensemble provided superior musical entertainment.
Congratulations again to our NBMBAA-Richmond Metropolitan Chapter’s 2004
Scholarship winners:
High School
1. Ms. Mia Hope Bolling - James River High School
2. Ms. Melanie Chambliss - Appomattox Regional
Governor's School
3. Ms. Sierra N. Edwards - Deep Creek High School
4. Ms. Ashley Howlett - Meadowbrook High School
5. Mr. Kearn P. Mitchell - John Marshall High School
6. Ms. Rashida Mobley - Armstrong High School
7. Mr. Joshua Underwood - Armstrong High School
8. Ms. Sekoya Waddy - Richmond Community High
School
Undergraduate
1. Mr. Thomas Ellis - Old Dominion University
2. Ms. Ashley Diane Williams - Old Dominion
University
Graduate School
1. Ms. Nykema S. Parker - Hampton University
(Second-year NBMBAA scholarship awardee)
2. Mr. Darrell G. Smith II - Hampton University
We are proud of our award
winners and wish them success as they pursue their dreams. We are already
working on our 2005 scholarship program and it promises to be even more
successful than this year’s event. If you would like to serve on the team
of this rewarding effort, please contact Faye L. Brown at
scholarship@ricbmbaa.org.
Family Day Picnic: July
17, 2004. 3:00pm-8:00pm
Location: Dorey Park - Shelter #4
The summer is here! Our chapter’s Second Annual Family
Picnic was held at
Dorey Park in Henrico County, Virginia.
Members, family, friends and associates were all invited
to come and enjoy each other's company in the great outdoors. There was
plenty of food, games, and fellowship with our chapter friends and
associates. The Chapter supplied the meats (hamburgers, hotdogs and
chicken), rolls, cookout materials, paper products, and condiments. Those
in attendance brought their favorite dishes.
It was a lot
of fun and a good time. If you did not make it, you missed a
treat. Mark your calendars now and plan to join us next year!
Leaders of Tomorrow Case
Competition: June 19, 2004. 8:00am-3:00pm Location:
University of Richmond, Jepson Leadership Bldg - Room 103
Sponsored By:
The 3rd Annual Leaders of Tomorrow National Student Case Competition took
place at the University of Richmond in Richmond, Virginia. Hosted by the
Richmond Chapter,
LOT students representing
chapters from Atlanta, Dallas,
Houston, Memphis,
Richmond and Washington, D.C.
competed for a chance of scholarships totaling $6,000.00.
These high school students were given an MBA level case study, focused on
the music industry, to analyze and present realistic recommendations to a
panel of judges from the corporate and academic arenas. It was a tough
competition, but a fun and great experience for all the students. The
Atlanta Chapter won first place and a $4,000.00 scholarship! Participants
from the chapter included: Alanna Base, Erica May, Stephanie Davis,
Carrington Howard and Steven Otu, Gloria Solomon (coach), Karen Moss
(coach), Kimberly Hairston (coach) and Kendall Norris (coach). The
Washington, D.C. Chapter won 2nd place and
a $1,500.00 scholarship; and the Dallas Chapter won 3rd place and a
$500.00 scholarship.
Next years competition will be hosted by the Dallas Chapter and ExxonMobil
will be the title sponsor. For more information about this event, please
contact Angela Dixon-Van Croft from the Washington, D.C.
Chapter at angiedix@aol.com.
Congratulations to all the participants...you are all winners!
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Upcoming Chapter Events
Member Appreciation Event: August 21,
2004. 5:00pm-9:00pm Location: The Grapevine II, Richmond VA (Directions to 11055 Three Chopt Rd)
Join us as we welcome members both old and new. Food and beverages
provided. A cash bar will be available. Free for financial
members; $10 for non-members.
Any non-member who attends the event and
who becomes a member within 30 days after the event will receive a $10
discount on their membership dues. Please note that any member who joins
between now and December 31st will be considered financial throughout
2005.
Grant Development Training
Workshop: August 24-26, 2004. 8:00am Location: Hampton
University, Student Center Cyber Lounge
This 3-day workshop is presented by the Hampton University Society for
Business Professionals, In-Tegral and Purpose By Design Consulting.
Training is designed to provide a step-by-step approach in developing
grant
proposals essential for grant writers, fundraisers, volunteers, non-profit
staff and consultants. The cost, including materials is $240.00, and $210
per person for a group of 3 or more. For more information, contact (757)
713-0984 or email
purposeworkshops@earthlink.net.
General Member Meeting: September 08, 2004. 6:00pm-7:45pm.
Speaker: TBD
Location: North Branch Library, Richmond VA
(Driving Directions to 8508 Franconia Road)
Join us to hear what the Richmond chapter is up and to find out about
upcoming events. In addition, you will have a chance to hear another
dynamic speaker. This is your opportunity to network and to meet
other members in the chapter. This meeting is free and is open to
the public so please feel free to bring a friend or two.
Member Spotlight
Linda K. Brydie became a
member of NBMBAA when she joined the Richmond chapter in 2002. She
is currently serving as the chair of the Programs Committee and is a past
chair of the Scholarship Committee. Linda is a Certified Cost
Analyst and Acquisition Professional and has been employed for almost 5
years by Philip Morris USA where she is currently working as a Trade
Program Analyst. Prior to Philip Morris USA, she was employed by the
Department of the Navy as an Operations Research Analyst.
She
received her
MBA from Virginia Commonwealth
University and has one child, a daughter, who will be transferring to VCU
this fall. Linda's mantra is "Accentuate the positive, not the
negative. We can only learn from our experiences if we stay focused on the
positives and take those things away for future reference."
Recognition
Join us in welcoming the following members:
Emmanuel P. Gollo
Dana A. Smith
Thanks to Reverend Sylvia Berry for
speaking at our last General Meeting which was held on July 14th 2004.
Her topic was "The Hidden Face of Discrimination."
Other News
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Leaders of Tomorrow
Program
We are looking for help with this year's LOT program.
The NBMBAA LOT
Program aims to provide mentors and resources to marginally academic
performing high school students who have leadership potential but need
additional guidance and motivation in order to make good choices about
college, their career, and their future. Targeted students include
inner-city high school youth with a grade point average between C- and
C+ who have demonstrated leadership potential. The Richmond LOT
program consists of the Case Competition Program and Entrepreneurial
Program. If you have any ideas about how we can ensure the success
of our LOT program or want to lend your time, please contact us at
lot@ricbmbaa.org.
Contact Us
If you would like to be spotlighted in an
upcoming issue of our newsletter or would like to suggest someone please
contact us with the information.
Anyone interested in becoming a chapter
officer, chairing a committee, helping out on a committee, or just willing
to lend a hand please let us know. We are always looking for
dedicated individuals who aren't afraid to work and are willing to get
involved in a great organization.
Chapter E-Mail:
ricchap@ricbmbaa.org
Corporate Relations:
corprel@ricbmbaa.org
Leaders of Tomorrow: lot@ricbmbaa.org
Membership:
membership@ricbmbaa.org
Programs: programs@ricbmbaa.org
Public Relations: pubrel@ricbmbaa.org
(need chair)
Scholarship:
scholarship@ricbmbaa.org
Website Administrator:
website@ricbmbaa.org
Chapter Officers
President: Jeanette Barnes
VP of Administration: Marc Chambers
VP of Operations: Jerryl Bennett
Secretary: Faye Brown (Interim)
Treasurer: Victor Shavers
Parliamentarian: Raymond Wrenn
Quote
"I know where I'm going and I know the truth and I don't have
to be what you want me to be. I'm free to be what I want."
--Muhammad Ali
(1964, after announcing he's joined the Nation of Islam)
"Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth."
--Muhammad Ali (Time Magazine - 1978)
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