Back row, from left: Oluseye Awodele, BEC Director of Membership; Landon Haywood; Wilbur Glenn; Terry Fedors, VP Design and Engineering; Philip Killebrew; Worlorbah Supuwood; Del McKenzie, BEC President; Azeez Layeni, BEC Director of Community Service; Jemiel Rose; Stuart Hanke, BEC Director of PR; Junior Jabbie, CEO of Banneker Industries (Keynote Speaker).
Front row, from left: Darrell Comena; Maura Dunn; Olivia Wells, scholarship recipient; Shane Brooks, scholarship recipient; Jaiden Lehman, scholarship recipient; Jamal Beckford, BEC Treasurer.
The Black Engineering Council (BEC) recognized three New London County seniors on Friday, May 17, at the 24th Annual BEC Scholarship Award Banquet held at the Mystic Marriot. The BEC awarded a total of $6,000 in scholarships to Olivia Wells of New London High School, Shane Brooks of the Science & Technology Magnet School of Southeastern Connecticut and Jaiden Lehman of Robert E. Fitch High School.
Jaiden Lehman: Robert E. Fitch High School ($3,000)
Shane Brooks: Science and Technology Magnet High School of Southeastern Connecticut ($2,000)
Olivia Wells: New London High School ($1,000)
The scholarship recipients were selected by the BEC Scholarship Committee based on their academic achievement, extracurricular activities and an essay submission.
Junior Jabbie, CEO of Banneker Industries, was the banquet keynote speaker. Jabbie provided great advice to recipients and banquet attendees on trying new things, and stressed that it’s never too late to make changes in your life. His speech informed and entertained attendees and capped off a great night!
For information regarding 2020 BEC Scholarships, please email the BEC at eb_bec@gdeb.com.
