These are the individual and corporate awards presented by National BDPA from 1986 thru 2012. This is repository of those chapter, corporate and individual awards issued at the national level over the years.

1. HISTORY - BDPA AWARDS
(1986 – 2012)
1986 - National Conference held at Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel, Atlanta, GA
(National awards created. First High School Computer Competition - HSCC).
• Chapter of the Year; Cleveland
• Member of the Year; Vivian Wilson (Cleveland Chapter)
• HSCC Winner: Washington DC
1987 - National Conference held in New Orleans, LA.
• Chapter of the Year; Cleveland
• Member of the Year; Linnie Frank (Washington DC Chapter)
• Community Service: Cleveland
• Financial Chapter of the Year: Cleveland
• Membership Chapter of the Year: Los Angeles
• HSCC Winner: New Orleans
1988 - National Conference held at Downtown Marriott Hotel, Chicago, IL
• Chapter of the Year; New York
• Member of the Year; Whitman Able (Memphis chapter)
• President's Award (1st year); Vivian Wilson (Cleveland Chapter)
• HSCC Winners:
• 1st place; New York
• 2nd place; Memphis
• 3rd place (Honorable mention); Chicago
1989 -National Conference held at L.A. Airport Hilton Hotel, Los Angeles, CA.
• Chapter of the Year; Detroit
• Member of the Year; Ray Larkins (Detroit chapter)
• President's Award; Wayne Hicks (Detroit chapter)
• HSCC Winners:
• 1st place; New York
• 2nd place; Washington DC
• 3rd place; Atlanta
1990 - National Conference held at Grand Hyatt in Washington, DC
• HSCC Winners:
• 1st place; Washington DC
• 2nd place; Chicago
• 3rd place; Cleveland
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2. HISTORY - BDPA AWARDS
(1986 – 2012)
1991 - National Conference held at NY Hilton & Towers in New York City, NY
• HSCC Winners:
• 1st place; Detroit
• 2nd place; Hartford
1992 - National Conference held at Radisson Hotel and Cobo Hall in Detroit, MI
• Chapter Awards
• Chapter of the Year
• 1st place: Chicago
• 2nd place: Cleveland
• 3rd place: Philadelphia
• Developing Chapter of the Year Award: Charlotte
• Chapter Community Service Award: Detroit
• Chapter Management Award: Chicago
• Chapter Membership Award: Philadelphia
• HSCC Winners
• HSCC
• 1st place: New York
• 2nd place: Detroit
• 3rd place: Hartford
• 4th place: Dallas
• Individual Awards
• Outstanding Member: Howard James (Philadelphia)
• President’s Award: Wayne Hicks (Cincinnati)
• Leadership Excellence Award: Vivian C. Wilson (Cleveland)
1993 - National Conference held at Hyatt Regency, Kansas City, Mo.
• HSCC Winners:
• 1st place; Detroit
• 2nd place; New York
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3. HISTORY - BDPA AWARDS
(1986 – 2012)
1994 - National Conference held in Cleveland, OH
• Chapter Awards
° Chapter of the Year: Detroit
° Chapter Management; Detroit
° Community Service: Chicago
° Membership; Flint
° Developing Chapter of the Year; Toledo
• Individual Awards
° Member of the Year: Phillip Murphy (Flint)
° President's Award; Michael Taggart
• Corporate Sponsor; Compuware
• HSCC Winners:
• 1st place; Chicago
• 2nd place; New York
• 3rd place; Northern New Jersey
• 4th place; Detroit
1995 - National Conference held at Wyndham Franklin Plaza Hotel, Philadelphia, PA
(20th anniversary of Black Data Processing Associates)
• Chapter Awards
° Chapter of the Year:
o 1st Place: Detroit
o 2nd Place:
o 3rd Place: New York
° Chapter Management: New York
• Member Awards
° Member of the Year: Gerry McClamy (Cleveland)
• HSCC Winners:
° 1st Place: Detroit
1996 - National Conference held at Hyatt Regency, Atlanta, GA
(Organization name change to "BDPA Information Technology Thought Leaders)
• Chapter Awards
° Chapter of the Year; Detroit
° Chapter Management; Detroit
° Community Service: Detroit
° Membership; Wilmington
• Individual Awards
° Member of the Year: Renee McClure (New York)
• Corporate Sponsor: Compuware
• HSCC Winners:
° 1st place; Detroit
° 2nd place; New York
° 3rd place; Chicago
° 4th place; Dallas
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4. HISTORY - BDPA AWARDS
(1986 – 2012)
1997 - National Conference held at Hyatt Regency, Houston, TX.
(Delegates approved the Enterprise Transformation Plan - ETP)
• HSCC Winners:
° 1st place; Hartford
° 2nd place;
° 3rd place; New York
1998 - National Conference held at Airport Hyatt Regency, Orlando, FL.
• Chapter Awards
o Chapter of the Year: Dallas
o Chapter Management: New York
o Membership Management: Dallas
• HSCC Winners
o 1st place; Detroit
o 2nd place; Seattle
o 3rd place;
1999 - National Conference held at Hyatt Regency, Atlanta, GA.
• Chapter of the Year; New York
• Member of the Year: Wendy Wonsley (Tampa Bay chapter)
• President's Award; Wendy Wonsley (Tampa Bay chapter)
• Developing Chapter of the Year; Greater Columbia, SC
• Corporate Sponsor; Microsoft
• HSCC Winners:
• 1st place; New York
• 2nd place; Chattanooga
• 3rd place; Chicago
• 4th place; Atlanta
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5. HISTORY - BDPA AWARDS
(1986 – 2012)
2000 - National Conference held at Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Washington, DC.
• Chapter Awards
• Chapter of the Year
• 1st Place: Chicago
• 2nd place: Cincinnati
• 3rd place: Southern Minnesota
• Developing Chapter of the Year: Southern Minnesota
• Community Service: Chicago
• Membership: Cincinnati
• Professional Service: Richmond
• Helping Hand Award: Chicago
• Comeback Chapter of the Year: Cincinnati
• Most Improved Chapter of the Year: Cincinnati
• Member Awards
• Outstanding Member of the Year: Juanita Robinson (Chicago)
• Outstanding Contributor: Pam Marshall (Cincinnati)
• Outstanding NBOD Member: Felicia Tucker (Dayton)
• Outstanding Chapter President: Milt Haynes (Chicago)
• HSCC Awards added: Web Design and T-Shirt Competition.
• HSCC Winners (25 teams in competition)
• 1st place; Detroit
• 2nd place; Cincinnati
• 3rd place; Dayton
• Web Design
• 1st place; Detroit
• 2nd place; Seattle
• 3rd place; Cincinnati
• T-Shirt Competition
• 1st place; Fort Wayne
• 2nd place; Greater Columbia
• 3rd place; Toledo
• Corporate Awards
• Corporate Sponsor of the Year: Black Enterprise & Diversity/Careers Magazine
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6. HISTORY - BDPA AWARDS
(1986 – 2012)
2001 - National Conference held at Sheraton Hotel & Towers, Chicago, IL
• Chapter Awards
• Chapter of the Year
• 1st place: Cincinnati
• 2nd place: Southern Minnesota
• 3rd place: Chicago
• Developing Chapter of the Year Award: Greater Columbia
• Chapter Community Service Award: Chicago
• Chapter Management Award: Southern Minnesota
• Chapter Membership Award: Richmond
• Chapter Professional Service Award: Cincinnati
• HSCC Winners
• HSCC
• 1st place: Memphis
• 2nd place: Atlanta
• 3rd place: Dayton
• T-Shirt Competition Winners
• 1st Place: Greater Columbia
• 2nd place: Detroit
• 3rd place: Southern Minnesota
• Individual Awards
• Outstanding Member: Gina Billings (Cincinnati)
• Outstanding President Award: Wayne Hicks (Cincinnati)
• Outstanding Contributor: Frank Hill (Cincinnati)
• Chapter President of the Year (Cincinnati)
• Corporation of the Year Award:
• Allstate Insurance (Chicago)
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7. HISTORY - BDPA AWARDS
(1986 – 2012)
2002 - National Conference held at Disney World, Orlando, FL
• Corporate Awards
• Corporation of the Year
• Allstate Insurance (Chicago)
• Walt Disney World (Orlando)
• Outstanding Corporate Champion
• Stephanie Parson (Walt Disney World)
• Chapter Awards
• Chapter of the Year
• 1st Place: Cincinnati
• 2nd Place: Chicago
• 3rd Place: Southern Minnesota
• Chapter Community Service Award: Cincinnati
• Chapter Management Award: Chicago
• Chapter Membership Award: Southern Minnesota
• Chapter Professional Service Award: Greater Columbia
• Developing Chapter of the Year: Seattle
• Comeback Chapter of the Year: Philadelphia
• Individual Awards
• Outstanding NBOD Member: Joseph Taylor III (Memphis)
• Outstanding President: Paulette Johnson-Davis (Greater Columbia)
• Outstanding Contributor: Sammie Jiles (Cincinnati)
• Outstanding Member: Mildred Allen (Greater Columbia)
• HSCC Winners
• Competition
• 1st place: Memphis
• 2nd place: Atlanta
• 3rd place: Chicago
• T-Shirt Competition
• 1st place: Richmond
nd
• 2 place: Seattle
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8. HISTORY - BDPA AWARDS
(1986 – 2012)
2003- National Conference held at the Philadelphia Marriott, Philadelphia, PA
• Corporate Awards
• Corporation of the Year: FleetBoston Financial
• Outstanding Corporate Champion
• Gina Billings, Patricia Flores, Kelvin Thompson (Hewlett Packard)
• Chapter Awards
• Chapter of the Year
• 1st Place: Charlotte
• 2nd Place: Chicago
• 3rd Place: Greater Columbia
• Chapter Community Service Award: Cincinnati
• Chapter Management Award: Charlotte
• Chapter Membership Award: Baltimore
• Chapter Professional Service Award: New York
• Comeback Chapter of the Year: Baltimore
• Most Improved Chapter: Chicago
• Individual Awards
• Outstanding NBOD Member: Rick Giraudy (Atlanta) and Wendy Wonsley
(Greater Tampa Bay)
• Outstanding President: Mildred Allen (Greater Columbia)
• Outstanding Member: Tiffany Bonds (Charlotte)
• HSCC Competition (26 teams in competition)
• 1st place: Memphis
• 2nd place: Southern Minnesota
• 3rd place: Chicago
• T-Shirt Competition
• 1st place: New Jersey
nd
• 2 place: Southern Minnesota
rd
• 3 Place: New York
• IT Showcase Winners
• High School Division
st
• 1 place: Mr. Bryan Bemley (Washington, DC)
nd
• 2 place: Mr. Eric Lamison-White (Bowie, MD)
rd
• 3 place: Ms. Jessica Eggleston (Columbia, SC)
• College Division
st
• 1 place: Ms. Swathi Nibhanupudi (University of Cincinnati)
nd
• 2 place: Mr. Wesley Williams (University of Chattanooga)
rd
• 3 place: Mr. Ayyub Wright (University of Memphis)
• Youth Conference Winners
• PC Building Contest Winners: Tarik Brooks, Nidira Ransom, Justin Gaines,
Akesha Thomas, Robert Jenkins
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9. HISTORY - BDPA AWARDS
(1986 – 2012)
2004- National Conference held at the Adam’s Mark Hotel, Dallas TX
• Corporate Awards
• Corporation of the Year: Allstate Insurance
• Chapter Awards
• Chapter of the Year
• 1st Place: Cincinnati
• 2nd Place: Baltimore
• 3rd Place: Richmond
• Chapter Community Service Award: Chicago
• Chapter Management Award: Richmond
• Chapter Membership Award: Greater Columbia
• Chapter Professional Service Award: Cincinnati
• Individual Awards
° National President’s Award: Jackie Ockleberry (Dallas)
° Outstanding Member: Dee Pearson (Dayton)
° Outstanding NBOD Member: Joseph Taylor (Memphis)
• HSCC Winners
• Competition (23 teams in competition)
° 1st place: Memphis
° 2nd place: Southern Minnesota
° 3rd place: Albany
• T-Shirt Competition
° 1st place: Southern Minnesota
nd
° 2 place: New Jersey
rd
° 3 Place: Washington DC
• IT Showcase Winners
• High School Division
st
° 1 place: Andre Strong, Thomas Edison HS, Washington DC Chapter
nd
° 2 place: Eric Lamison-White, Bowie HS, Washington DC Chapter
rd
° 3 place: Julian Waller, Carroll HS, Washington DC Chapter
• College Division
st
° 1 place: Robert Garcia, DePaul University, DePaul University Chapter
nd
° 2 place: Jessye Bemley, North Carolina A&T University, Washington DC
Chapter
rd
° 3 place: Chris Holt, Southern Illinois University, Central Illinois Chapter
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10. HISTORY - BDPA AWARDS
(1986 – 2012)
2005- National Conference held at the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center, Detroit MI
• Corporate Awards
° Best Companies for Blacks in Technology: Allstate Insurance, Blackwell
Consulting Services, Compuware, HSBC, Lockheed Martin, Marriott
International, Merck & Company and Texas Instruments
° Corporation of the Year: Compuware
° Epsilon Award: Lockheed Martin
° Outstanding Corporate Champion: Penny Deitch (Compuware)
• Chapter Awards
° Chapter of the Year
- 1st Place: Chicago
- 2nd Place: Cincinnati
- 3rd Place: Baltimore
° Chapter Community Service Award: Chicago
° Chapter Management Award: Cincinnati
° Chapter Membership Award: Baltimore
° Chapter Professional Service Award: Cleveland
• Individual Awards
° National President’s Award: Carole Johnson (Detroit)
° Outstanding Contributor: Milt Haynes (Chicago)
° Outstanding NBOD Member: Betty Hutchins (Southern Minnesota)
° Outstanding President: Denise Holland (Baltimore)
• HSCC Championship (19 teams in competition)
° 1st place: Southern Minnesota
° 2nd place: Hartford
° 3rd place: New Jersey
• T-Shirt Competition
° 1st place: New Jersey
nd
° 2 place: Cleveland
rd
° 3 Place: Los Angeles
• IT Systems Development Challenge
st
° 1 Place: Tonji Zimmerman (Detroit)
• IT Showcase Winners
• High School Division
st
° 1 place: Bryan Bemley, Carroll HS, Non-Member
nd
° 2 place: Eric Lamison-White, Bowie HS, Non-Member
rd
° 3 place: Joshua Wallace, Duval HS, Non Member
• College Division
st
° 1 place: Chris Holt, Southern Illinois University Central Illinois Chapter
nd
° 2 place: Darrell Edmonds, North Carolina A&T University, Non-Member
rd
° 3 place: Darren Lamison-White, Bowie State University, Non-Member
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11. HISTORY - BDPA AWARDS
(1986 – 2012)
• Youth Conference CIO Challenge Winners
st
° 1 place: Richmond (Quanytta Johnson, Darrius Jones, Domineeka Lewis, Les
Ragsdale and Jelisa Smith)
nd
° 2 place: Hartford (Aeisha Dixon, Winston Lloyd II, Endonesia Octave,
Chinedum Udeh and Selwyn Wilson)
rd
° 3 place: Cincinnati (Terrell Bonner, Ameka Giles, Elisha Huntley, Malaika
McCoy and David Wilson)
2006- National Conference held at the LAX Hilton Hotel, Los Angeles CA
• Corporate Awards
° Best Companies for Blacks in Technology:
° Best Companies for Blacks in Technology: Allstate Insurance, Blackwell
Consulting Services, Compuware, Eli Lilly and Company, Health Care Service
Corporation, Hewlett-Packard, HSBC North America, Lockheed Martin
Corporation, Merck and Company, and Procter & Gamble
° Corporation of the Year: Hewlett-Packard
° Epsilon Award: Lockheed Martin
° Outstanding Corporate Champion: Sydney Crisp (JPMorgan Chase)
• Chapter Awards
° Chapter of the Year
- 1st Place: Cincinnati
- 2nd Place: Baltimore
° Comeback Chapter of the Year: Charlotte
° Chapter Community Service Award: Cleveland
° Chapter Management Award: Cincinnati
° Chapter Professional Service Award: Baltimore
• Individual Awards
° National President’s Award: Anita Vega (New York)
° Outstanding Contributor: Chiji Ohayia (New York)
° Outstanding President: Willard Brown (Cleveland)
° Epsilon, Professional Achievement – Martin Davis (Wachovia) and David
Thomas (Texas Instruments)
° Epsilon, Career Achievement – Melani Smith (Merck & Company) and Jacklyn
Wynn (Hewlett-Packard)
° Epsilon, Outstanding Technical Contribution – Dwight Handon (Freddie Mac) and
Hakeem Shittu (Compuware)
° Epsilon, Most Promising Technologist – Nicole Buckner (Quest Diagnostics) and
Ed Jones (SunTrust Bank)
° Epsilon, Community Service – Gary Simms (Freddie Mac) and Patricia Taylor
(Compuware)
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12. HISTORY - BDPA AWARDS
(1986 – 2012)
• HSCC Championship (19 teams in competition)
° 1st place: Chicago
° 2nd place: Southern Minnesota
° 3rd place: Washington DC
• T-Shirt Competition
° 1st place: Washington DC
nd
° 2 place: Southern Minnesota
rd
° 3 Place: Rhode Island
• IT Showcase Winners
• College Division
° 1st Place: Raymond McGill, Jr. (Cornell University)
° 2nd Place: Jessye Bemley (North Carolina A&T State University)
° 3rd Place: Myles Singleton (Illinois State University at Normal)
• High School Division
° 1st Place: Eric Lamison-White (Bowie High School, Washington, DC)
° 2nd Place: Malcolm Parker (Mayfair High School, Los Angeles, CA)
° 3rd Place: Alicia Simmonds (Frederick Douglass HS, Upper Marlboro, MD)
• Eli Lilly Scholarships for BDPA Students
° Daniel Puente (University of Texas, Arlington)
° Lee Reed (University of Michigan)
• Youth Conference CIO Challenge Winners
st
° 1 place: Carlton Hook (Los Angeles), Joshua Mahan (Greater Tampa Bay),
Ashley Ragsdale (Richmond) and Chris Warren (Greater Tampa Bay).
2007- National Conference held at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Washington, DC
• Corporate Awards
° Best Companies for Blacks in Technology:
° Best Companies for Blacks in Technology: Allstate Insurance, Compuware, Eli
Lilly & Company, Health Care Service Corporation, HSBC North America, IBM,
Lockheed Martin, Merck & Company, Wal-Mart & WellPoint.
° Corporation of the Year: Compuware
° Epsilon Award: IBM
° Outstanding Corporate Champion: Gina Gerhard (Merck & Company)
• Chapter Awards
° Chapter of the Year
- 1st Place: Philadelphia
- 2nd Place: Cincinnati
° Chapter Community Service Award: Cleveland
° Chapter Management Award: Chicago
° Chapter Professional Service Award: Cincinnati
° Chapter Membership Award: Philadelphia
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13. HISTORY - BDPA AWARDS
(1986 – 2012)
• Individual Awards
° Epsilon, Professional Achievement – Tim Brown (Eli Lilly & Company)
° Epsilon, Career Achievement – Coram Rimes (Prudential Insurance) and
Latasha Gary (Hewlett-Packard)
° Epsilon, Outstanding Technical Contribution – Darrell Styles (Eli Lilly &
Company)
° Epsilon, Community Service – Irma Pittman (PSEG) and Kevin Gates (Microsoft)
• HSCC Championships (21 teams in competition)
° 1st place: Southern Minnesota
° 2nd place: Washington DC
° 3rd place: Chicago
° 4th place: Detroit
° 5th place: Chattanooga
• T-Shirt Competition
° 1st place: St. Louis
• IT Showcase Winners
• College Division
° 1st Place: Delano Robinson (University of Minnesota)
° 2nd Place: Jessye Bemley (North Carolina A&T State University)
° 3rd Place: Darren Lamison-White (Bowie State University)
• High School Division
° 1st Place: Jahmal Chase (Cincinnati School for Creative and Performing Arts,
Cincinnati, OH)
° 2nd Place: Amber Gosby (Mt. Healthy High School, Cincinnati OH)
° 3rd Place: Christian Loggins (Eastern High School, Washington DC)
2008- National Conference held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Atlanta GA
• Corporate Awards
° Best Companies for Blacks in Technology: Allstate Insurance, Eli Lilly and
Company, Health Care Service Corporation, HSBC North America, Merck and
Company, Monsanto, State Farm Insurance, Wal-Mart Stores, WellPoint and
Wells Fargo Bank.
° Corporation of the Year: Johnson & Johnson
° Epsilon Award: Health Care Service Corporation
° Outstanding Corporate Champion: Regan Scruggs (Johnson & Johnson)
• Chapter Awards
° Chapter of the Year
- 1st Place: Philadelphia
- 2nd Place: Cincinnati
- 3rd Place: Richmond
° Chapter Community Service Award: Chicago
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14. HISTORY - BDPA AWARDS
(1986 – 2012)
° Chapter Management Award: Philadelphia
° Chapter Professional Service Award: Cincinnati
° Chapter Membership Award: Richmond
• Individual Awards
° Epsilon, Professional Achievement – Charles Wallace (Rohm and Haas)
° Epsilon, Career Achievement – Earl Jennings (JPMorgan Chase)
° Epsilon, Outstanding Technical Contribution – Dr. Juan Gilbert (Auburn
University)
° Epsilon, Community Service – Curtis Jenkins (Rohm and Haas)
° Epsilon, Most Promising Technologist – James Peterson III (Keno Kozie
Associates)
° National President Award – Corporate Sales Department (Dwight Handon, Milt
Haynes, Wayne Hicks and Lesley Menor)
° Outstanding Chapter President – Yvette Graham (Chicago)
• Eli Lilly Scholarships for BDPA Students
° Khalia Braswell (North Carolina State University)
° Christian West (Northwestern University)
• HSCC Championship (23 teams in competition)
° 1st place: Southern Minnesota
° 2nd place: Washington DC
° 3rd place: Chicago
° 4th place: Northern Virginia
° 5th place: Atlanta
• T-Shirt Competition
° 1st place: St. Louis
• IT Showcase Winners
• College Division
° 1st Place: Tiffany McCormick (North Carolina A&T State University)
° 2nd Place: Bryan Bemley (Bowie State University)
° 3rd Place: Jessye Bemley (North Carolina A&T State University)
• High School Division
° 1st Place: Fred Smith III (Charter School of Wilmington, Wilmington DE)
° 2nd Place: Tyrell Ferguson (North Point High School, Waldorf MD)
° 3rd Place: Cadeal Chase (Patapsco High School and Center for the Arts,
Baltimore MD)
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15. HISTORY - BDPA AWARDS
(1986 – 2012)
2009 - National Conference held at the Raleigh Convention Center, Raleigh NC
• Corporate Awards
° Best Companies for Blacks in Technology: Allstate Insurance, American
Airlines, Compuware, Eli Lilly and Company, Health Care Service
Corporation, Merck and Company, Monsanto, State Farm Insurance,
Sun Trust Bank, Wal-Mart Stores and WellPoint
° Corporation of the Year: Johnson & Johnson
° Epsilon Award: Eli Lilly and Company
• Chapter Awards
° Chapter of the Year
- 1st Place: Philadelphia
- 2nd Place: Cincinnati
° Developing Chapter of the Year: Northern Delaware
° Chapter Community Service Award: Philadelphia
° Chapter Management Award: Northern Delaware
° Chapter Professional Service Award: Cincinnati
° Chapter Membership Award: Atlanta
• Individual Awards
° Epsilon, Professional Achievement – Rosalind Shaffer (Eli Lilly and Company)
° Epsilon, Career Achievement – Joe McMahon (Sabre Systems)
° Epsilon, Community Service – Matthew Harvey (Eli Lilly and Company)
° Outstanding Contributor – Danna Sturdivant (Boston Metrowest)
° Outstanding Chapter President – Monique Berry (Philadelphia)
• Eli Lilly Scholarships for BDPA Students
° Carrine Johnson (Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Magnet Center School of
Business and Management)
° Hung Vo (Georgia Institute of Technology)
• HSCC Championship (23 teams in competition)
° 1st place: Southern Minnesota
° 2nd place: Detroit
° 3rd place: Washington DC
° 4th place: Twin Cities
° 5th place: New York
• T-Shirt Competition
° 1st place: New Jersey
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16. HISTORY - BDPA AWARDS
(1986 – 2012)
• IT Showcase Winners
• College Division
° 1st Place: Fred Smith III (California University of Pennsylvania)
° 2nd Place: Bryan Bemley (Bowie State University)
° 3rd Place: Jovanna Foreman (North Carolina Central University)
• High School Division
° 1st Place: Naaman Cephas (Hodgson Vocational Technical High School,
Newark, DE)
° 2nd Place: Marcus Smith (Pencader Charter High School, New Castle, DE)
° 3rd Place: Whitney Wilson (Charter School of Wilmington, Wilmington, DE)
2010 - National Conference held at the Philadelphia Downtown Marriott, Philadelphia PA
• Corporate Awards
° Best Companies for Blacks in Technology: Allstate Insurance, American
Airlines, Compuware, Eli Lilly, Health Care Service Corp, IBM, Intel, Merck,
Prudential Financial, State Farm Insurance, the U.S. Navy, Wal-Mart Stores,
WellPoint and Wells Fargo
° Corporation of the Year: HP
° Epsilon Award: Eli Lilly & Company
° Corporate Champion: Regan Scruggs (Johnson & Johnson)
• Chapter Awards
° Chapter of the Year
- 1st Place: Philadelphia
- 2nd Place: Cincinnati
- 3rd Place: Northern Delaware
° Chapter Community Service Award: Cincinnati
° Chapter Management Award: Northern Delaware
° Chapter Professional Service Award: Philadelphia
° Chapter Membership Award: Southern Minnesota
• Individual Awards
° Epsilon, Professional Achievement – William King (State Farm Insurance)
° Epsilon, Career Achievement – Joycelin Robinson (US Navy) and Wheeler
Coleman (Health Care Service Corporation)
° Epsilon, Community Service – Sheila Marionneaux (Health Care Service
Corporation) and Donald Brown (Prudential Financial)
° Epsilon, Technical Contribution – Sharon Murphy (Wells Fargo Bank) and Cheryl
Terry (Wells Fargo Bank)
° Outstanding Member – Monica Bowe (Cleveland)
° Outstanding Chapter President – Perry Carter (Washington DC)
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17. HISTORY - BDPA AWARDS
(1986 – 2012)
• Eli Lilly Scholarships for BDPA Students
° TBD
• HSCC Championship (22 teams in competition)
° 1st place: Southern Minnesota
° 2nd place: Washington DC
° 3rd place: Chicago
° 4th place: Detroit
° 5th place: St. Louis
• T-Shirt Competition
° 1st place: Twin Cities
° 2nd place: St. Louis
° 3rd place: Southern Minnesota
• IT Showcase Winners
• College Division
° 1st Place: Fred Smith III (California University of Pennsylvania)
° 2nd Place: Naaman Cephas (Delaware Technical & Community College)
° 3rd Place: Ahmed Mahamed (University of Minnesota)
• High School Division
° 1st Place: Cherise Poole (Pencader Charter High School, New Castle, DE)
° 2nd Place: Kenyatta Malloy (Friendly High School, Washington DC)
° 3rd Place: Whitney Wilson (Pencader Charter High School, New Castle, DE)
2011 - National Conference held at the Hilton Hotel, Chicago, IL
• Corporate Awards
o Best Companies for Blacks in Technology: Allstate Insurance, American
Airlines, Health Care Service Corporation, Intel, Johnson & Johnson,
Merck, Northrop Grumman, State Farm Insurance, WellPoint and Wells
Fargo
° Corporations of the Year: HP and Johnson & Johnson
° Exceptional Corporate Contributor: McDonald’s
° Epsilon Award: Health Care Service Corporation
° Corporate Champion: Jesse Matthews (McDonald’s)
• Chapter Awards
° Chapter of the Year: New York
° Chapter Community Service Award: Chicago
° Chapter Management Award: New York
° Chapter Membership Award: Philadelphia
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18. HISTORY - BDPA AWARDS
(1986 – 2012)
• Individual Awards
° Epsilon, Professional Achievement – Vince Edwards (Allstate Insurance)
° Epsilon, Career Achievement – Gregory Morrison (Cox Enterprises)
° Epsilon, Community Service – Millie Liggins (Walgreens) and Michele Cheatham
(Wells Fargo)
° Epsilon, Technical Contribution – Stephen Paskel (Wells Fargo)
° President’s Award – Mildred Allen (Greater Columbia), Monica Bowe (Cleveland)
and Monique Berry (Philadelphia)
• Eli Lilly Scholarships for BDPA Students
° Jala Cruz (Indianapolis)
° Adwait Walimbe (Southern Minnesota)
• Johnson & Johnson Scholarships for BDPA Students
° Michael Bijou (Washington DC)
° Daniel Rothchild (Detroit)
° Adwait Walimbe (Southern Minnesota)
° Allen Warner (Atlanta)
° Whitney Wilson (Northern Delaware)
• HSCC Championship (19 teams in competition)
° 1st place: Southern Minnesota (5 in a row; 6 out of past 7 championships)
° 2nd place: Detroit
° 3rd place: Columbus
° 4th place: Atlanta
° 5th place: Twin Cities
• T-Shirt Competition
° 1st place: St. Louis
° 2nd place: Twin Cities
° 3rd place: Southern Minnesota
• IT Showcase Winners
• College Division
° 1st Place: Michael Bijou (Bowie State University)
° 2nd Place: Shaneece Davis (North Carolina Central University)
° 3rd Place: Bryan Bemley (Bowie State University)
• High School Division
° 1st Place: Whitney Wilson (Pencader Charter High School, New Castle, DE)
° 2nd Place: Nathasha Sowell (Warren Central High School, Indianapolis, IN)
° 3rd Place: Marcus Smith (Pencader Charter High School, New Castle, DE)
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19. HISTORY - BDPA AWARDS
(1986 – 2012)
2012 - National Conference held at the Hilton Hotel, Baltimore MD
• Corporate Awards
o Best Companies for Blacks in Technology: Health Care Service
Corporation, HP, Intel, Johnson & Johnson, Merck & Company, Walmart,
WellPoint and Wells Fargo
° Corporations of the Year: Oracle
° Corporate Champion of the Year: Traci Wade (Oracle)
° Epsilon Award: Johnson & Johnson
• Chapter Awards
° Chapter of the Year: New York
° Chapter Community Service Award: Philadelphia
° Chapter Management Award: New York
° Chapter Professional Service: Chicago
• ‘Rep Your Chapter’ Social Media Awards
° 1st Place: Dallas
° 2nd Place: New Jersey
• Individual Awards
° Epsilon, Professional Achievement – Susan Barker (GE Healthcare) and Baron
Thrower (The Thrower Group)
° Epsilon, Career Achievement – Gwendolyn Davis (KeyBank) and Julius Clark
(Wells Fargo)
° Epsilon, Community Service – William Holdipp (Consortium of African American
Organizations)
° Epsilon, Most Promising Technician – Rashsaan Alston (Wells Fargo)
° President’s Award – Cedrick Moore (Greater Birmingham) and Danielle Cauthen
(New York)
• Eli Lilly Scholarships for BDPA Students
° Allen Warner (Atlanta)
• Johnson & Johnson Scholarships for BDPA Students
° IT Showcase Winners: Michael Bijou (Washington DC) and Tyra Foulks
(Greater Columbia)
° Byron Wooden (Chicago)
° Nathanial Abraham (Greater Columbia)
° Pedro Soto (Philadelphia)
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20. HISTORY - BDPA AWARDS
(1986 – 2012)
• HSCC Championship (17 teams in competition)
° 1st place: Atlanta
° 2nd place: St. Louis
° 3rd place: Southern Minnesota
° 4th place: Los Angeles
° 5th place: Twin Cities
• T-Shirt Competition
° 1st place: St. Louis
° 2nd place: Twin Cities
° 3rd place: Greater Columbia
• IT Showcase Winners
• College Division
° 1st Place: Michael Bijou (Bowie State University)
° 2nd Place: Bryan Bemley (Bowie State University)
° 3rd Place: Adwait Walimbe (University of Minnesota)
• High School Division
° 1st Place: Tyra Foulks (Irmo High School, Columbia, SC)
° 2nd Place: Wesley Walker (Groveport Madison High School, Groveport, OH)
° 3rd Place: Brandi Taylor (Irmo High School, Columbia, SC)
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