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Carolyn W. Meyers was installed as Norfolk State University's fourth president at an investiture ceremony held April 12. Meyers, a native of Newport News, Va., succeeds Marie V. McDemmond, who served as NSU's president for eight years. Meyers began her tenure as president of Norfolk State University July 1, 2006. Prior to her appointment by the Board of Visitors, she was the provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at North Carolina A&T State University.
A tenured professor in the College of Engineering at A&T, Meyers holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Howard University; a master's in mechanical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) and a Ph.D. in chemical engineering also from Georgia Tech. She completed postdoctoral work at Harvard University's Institute for Educational Management. Her career in higher education spans more than 30 years and includes both academic and administrative experiences.
Meyers holds numerous professional memberships on several boards including the Board of Trustees of the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, the Advisory Board for the Journal of Engineering Education and the Board of Trustees of the Moses Cone Health Systems. She also served as the first associate dean of research for the College of Engineering at Georgia Tech and was later appointed professor and dean of the College of Engineering at North Carolina A&T State University.
Norfolk State University was founded in 1935 as the Norfolk Unit of Virginia Union University. Founded during the era of the Great Depression, Norfolk State provided a nurturing and educational atmosphere in which the youth of the region could acquire a quality and affordable education. In 1942, the college became the independent Norfolk Polytechnic College, and two years later, by an act of the Virginia General Assembly it became a part of Virginia State College. Another Virginia General Assembly act in 1956 enabled the institution to offer its first bachelor’s degrees. The college was separated from Virginia State College and became fully independent in 1969. In 1979, Norfolk State College was designated as a university and was authorized to grant graduate degrees.
Norfolk State University’s mission is to provide an affordable high-quality education for an ethnically and culturally diverse population, equipping each student with the capability to become productive citizens who continuously contribute to a global and rapidly changing society.
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Black technology entrepreneurs are increasingly providing the horsepower that drives the global economy. Over the last two decades, black entrepreneurs have created more jobs, and contributed much more to the economic expansion of the Black community as a whole, than any black pastor or politician. Black entrepreneurs are taking risks and building businesses that generate economic growth and increase prosperity in underserved areas, as more minority-owned and minority-focused businesses emerge, willing to serve the financial needs of Black entrepreneurs. US Black Engineer & Information Technology magazine's annual list of Top Black Technology Entrepreneurs reflects the expanding scope of leading Black entrepreneurs in information technology, homeland security, and defense.
