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Roy Perry, one of 100 innovative men and women named to USBE&IT magazine’s 2005 Most Important Blacks in Technology list, delivered the annual commencement address to Prairie View A&M University's fall class on Dec. 8. This year's graduates join more than 50,000 alumni who have graduated from the school during its 131-year history.
Engineering pioneer, philanthropist and Prairie View alumnus Roy Perry (Class of 1978) known for his generosity to Prairie View and other organizations, holds an industry record for the notable 62-day startup of Dell's Nashville production facility. Dell, StorageTek, AlliedSignal (Honeywell) and IBM have all garnered substantial cost savings and improved business processes as a result of Perry's shrewd application of industry best practices.
Roy Perry currently serves as chairman for Spirit Logistics. Perry's 20-year operations career has been marked by his keen ability to facilitate operational turn around in record times.
Roy Perry received the Black Engineer of the Year Award -- Professional Achievement in Industry category in 2003. In a recent interview with USBE&IT magazine, Perry said that he believes professional achievement is about more than degrees and career success. Perry believes in giving back, and he has been active in giving back to organizations that help minority students, including organizations as Youth About Business, the Leadership and Enrichment through the Arts Program (LEAP), United Negro College Fund (UNCF), and Iowa State University and Prairie View A&M, where he served as technical advisor to strengthen their engineering curriculums.
At the commencement ceremony, Prairie View conferred nearly 600 degrees from nine schools. New college graduates, along with their families, friends and supporters gathered in the William "Billy" J. Nicks Sr. Building on the university's main campus to receive their degrees. "Always take Prairie View with you," said Perry, who is serving PVAMU on the university's capital campaign committee, which is set to raise $30 million.
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