The 100 Most Important Blacks in Technology will be selected from thousands
of workers in government, academia, and the corporate sector. They will be
selected based on their leadership responsibilities, their impact on
technology or science, their contributions to education, their
community involvement and other criteria.

These women and men are shaking up the world. Trailblazers in their own
right, they are moving aside the barriers that traditionally have kept
Blacks out of power and on the fringes of influence. They have overcome
stereotypes, shattered glass ceilings, and stand at the
forefront of efforts to bridge the “Digital Divide.” They have succeeded
through their talent, education, and perseverance.

We will tell their stories in the January/February 2005 editior of US Black
Engineer & Information Technology magazine, and will honor them again during
the 2005 Black Engineer of the Year Awards Conference.

The 100 Most Important Blacks in Global Technology Nomination Form Candidate's Name: Title" Company: Department: Street: City: State: Please choose a state Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands Northern Mariana Islands Guam Country: Zip Code: Phone: Fax: Nominator's Email Address: Why should this person be selected as a top 100 Most Important Blacks in Technology?   Nominator's Contact Information: Please include Name, title, company, address, and e-mail. Favorite Browser: Internet Explorer Netscape

Criteria for Nominations for the 100 Most Important African Americans in Technology:

Criteria

1. He/She is a senior leader (captain of industry, government or education) with a considerable
length and breadth of experience and has spent at least 10 years in her/his industry or
sector.

2. She/He is at a powerful level within an organization and yields company-wide influence.
He/She is in a position of power to affect the stock performance of the organization and has a
high dollar impact. The typical profile of a winner is a business owner, VP, or CEO of a
corporation, government agency, professional association, or university.

3. He/She has a large employee base working for him/her that looks to her/him for direction
and leadership.

4. She/He has personally impacted, through his/her managerial/technical work, not only
the organization, but the industry or sector in a significant (i.e., quantifiable) sense.

5. He/She has impacted society economically, policy-wise, or technologically, both as
business/government leader and through his/her policies and volunteer activities.

6. She/He has made contributions towards the uplifting of the Black community in general.

7. He/She is renowned and well-respected in the Black community and has won awards and
recognition for work done in her/his field of expertise.

8. Her/His technical and managerial position puts him/her in a powerful position to influence
public policy towards technology, education, or minorities.

9. His/Her educational profile does not necessarily boast of technical achievements,
because technology is just part of what he/she does. She/He plays a larger leadership
and managerial role that affects the corporation, industry, and society in general.

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