Kettering University NSBE

National Society of Black Engineers

 

The National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), with more than 16,000 members, is one of the largest student-governed organizations based in the United States. NSBE comprises more than 500 chapters for its collegiate, professional and pre-collegiate members in the United States, Africa, Canada and the Caribbean.

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NSBE had its genesis in April 1975 on the campus of Purdue University. Its founders were six highly motivated African-American engineering students (Edward A. Coleman, Anthony Harris, Brian Harris, Stanley L. Kirtley, John W. Logan Jr. and George A. Smith) and their faculty advisor, Arthur J. Bond, Ph.D. In 1976, NSBE was incorporated under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code as a nonprofit organization in the State of Texas. NSBE is the world’s premier organization supporting black engineers. It is led by a National Executive Board consisting of students pursuing degrees in the STEM fields at the undergraduate and graduate levels. It is also supported by a full-time professional staff at our World Headquarters facility in Alexandria, Va.

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