Congratulations to the NBMBAA 2013 Award Winners
We would like to congratulate all of the award winners from the 35th Annual Conference and Exposition.

President & CEO Award











Thomas Allen & Joyce Moorehead

President & CEO Award












Albert E. Dotson

H. Naylor Fitzhugh Award












Lonnie Bunch
Founding Director, National Museum of African-American History and Culture

Entrepreneur of the Year












John Daniels

Silver Torch Award

Chrysler Group LLC

NBMBAA/Chrysler Group LLC Case Competition
1st place – Clark Atlanta University
2nd place – Emory University
3rd place – University of St. Thomas

NBMBAA Chapters of the Year
Houston
Los Angeles
New York

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Thank You for a Great Conference!
We'd like to thank all of our members, sponsors, chapters, staff, volunteers and everyone who made the 35th Annual Conference and Expo such a great success. We'll be asking for your feedback in post-event surveys, so look for those in your email next week.

We hope you enjoyed this week in Houston and we look forward to seeing you next year in Atlanta.

 

Saturday, September 14

Farewell Brunch
Hilton Americas, Ballroom of the Americas
9:00 a.m. - Noon

Merchant Arts Fair
Hilton Americas
8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Houston Chapter Farewell Day Party
Green Street (Lucky Strike & 3rd Floor Atrium)
1201 Fannin St., Houston, TX 77002
1:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Tickets

 

"Transparent and accessible" is how Audrey Dillard Hines, chairperson of the NBMBAA Board of Directors, described how association board members want their role to be within the association, as she welcomed members and introduced board members at the annual membership meeting."Our job is to help our association be the association you want it to be," she said.
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Legendary media magnate Robert L. Johnson expressed concern about what his generation has passed on to younger African-Americans.

Johnson, a trailblazing entrepreneur known globally as the creator of Black Entertainment Television (BET), the first black-controlled company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, shared his thoughts as the keynote speaker at Friday’s luncheon sponsored by Dell.
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