Description
Dr. Anita Connors White (Dean of Scholarship) - Panel Moderator
Angela Richardson (Information Resource Center, Supervisor)Event and Panel Coordinator
Panelists:
- Justin Alfred : Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge. Civil Engineering / Computer science. Lockheed Martin.
- Joseph Bertrand ‘20 : Alumni : North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Associate Engineer at Caterpillar Inc.
- Darryl Burrell Jr. : Alumni :Morgan State University . Project manager at city of Pearland, Texas engineering and Public Works.
- Dr. Garry J. Kennebrew Jr. ‘04 : MAJ, US Army Reserve. Emergency Medicine Physician . Hospitals of Providence. University Medical Center of El Paso. Studied Biology at Morehouse College, Atlanta . Received Doctorate in Medicine from Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
- Jai.da Lewis ‘15 : Alumni :Texas Southern University Chemistry. Owner, Poised Lips by Jai Program Coordinator, CVS Health.
- Ja’Nae McGee : Southern University and A&M College Mechanical Engineering.DOW Chemical Company.
- Joseph Pollard :Product Security & Penetration. Tester at Emerson Electric. Studied Physics and Mechanical Engineering at Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Alabama
- Tony Richardson II : Manufacturing Engineer, The Boeing Company. Mechanical Engineering at Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge. Masters of Science in Aerospace Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology. Pursuing PhD in Aerospace Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology.
- Jayda Yancy ‘19 : Process Chemist, Eli Lilly and Company. 2023 Graduate of North Carolina A&T State University. Pursuing PHD in chemistry at Indiana university
- Austin Spencer : Pharmaceutical Sales Representative. Studied Biology-Psychology (dual major) at Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Alabama
Publication Date
2-4-2026
Disciplines
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education | Education | Gender Equity in Education
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Recommended Citation
Illinois Math and Science Academy and Richardson, Angela, "The HBCU Experience Panel : Why I Chose My HBCU and How It Helped Me Prepare for My Career" (2026). HBCU Panels. 7.
https://digitalcommons.imsa.edu/dei_panels/7
Included in
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education Commons, Gender Equity in Education Commons