National Society of Black Engineers

National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)
Formation1975 (1975)
FoundersAnthony Harris
Brian Harris
Edward A. Coleman
Stanley L. Kirtley
George A. Smith
John W. Logan Jr.
Arthur Bond
TypeEngineering Society
Headquarters205 Dangerfield Road,
Alexandria, Virginia
Region served
International
Membership
30,000
Official language
English
National Chairperson
Taylor Scott
Budget
$25,000,000 annually
Staff
42
Websitewww.nsbe.org

The National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) is a society that was founded in 1975 at Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana. It is one of the largest student-run organizations in the United States, with core activities centered on improving the recruitment and retention of Black and other minority engineers in both academia and industry.[1][2]

  1. ^ "NSBE History" (PDF). National Society of Black Engineers.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "History". Purdue NSBE Chapter. Retrieved 2020-09-16.