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33rd ANNUAL YEAR-END BANQUET
Preparing Our Youth for Today’s High Tech World
Saturday, June 15, 2019
Marriott North Hotel | Indianapolis, Indiana
CORPORATE & EDUCATIONAL SPONSORS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ADVISORY BOARD
President: William Scott, retired Eli Lilly
Steve Gillman, retired Eli Lilly
Holli Harrington, Indianapolis Airport
Eugene Hawkins, Amazon
Zach Holtgrewe, Allegion
Tony Little, retired Xerox
George Mimms, Allison Transmission
Dayna Offutt, Ivy Tech
Courtney Powell, Eli Lilly
Tina Rice, IUPUI
Sylvester Smith, Eli Lilly
Darrell Styles, Eli Lilly
Chair: David Sternasty, Eli Lilly
Nesli Alp, Indiana State University
Craig Downing, Rose-Hulman
Crystal Evans, Allison Transmission
Steve Gillman, retired Eli Lilly
Wayne Hilson, IUPUI
Valentine Ikegwuonu, Cummins
Karin Maginn, Guggenheim Life & Annuity
Reginald McGregor, Rolls-Royce
Jody Roudebush, Eli Lilly and Company
William Scott, retired Eli Lilly
Rick Straw, PACIV
Yolanda White, Honda Manufacturing of
Indiana
Special thanks to all the MEPI facilitators and board members who volunteer their time to
ensure the success of the program.
Your commitment and dedication is the backbone of the organization.
PROGRAM
The Past Reminds Us, the Present Demands, and the
Future Calls Us
Registration
Welcome & Introduction of Master of Ceremonies William Scott, MEPI President
Invocation MEPI Alum, Lauren Wright
Meal Served
Introduction of Speaker Steve Jefferson, WTHR
Keynote Address Cicely Hart, Duke Energy Corporation
Grade Level Reviews
Caleb Green / Grade 6
Sasha Moore / Grade 7
Terryn Green / Grade 8
James Aury White / Grade 9
Sidney Ligon / Grade 10
CJ (Chaffew) Scott / Grade 11
Janhi Coleman / Grade 12
Special Recognitions & Presentations William Scott, MEPI President
Closing Remarks Holli Harrington, MEPI Vice President
Alexander Ash Kennedy Barron Evan Blakey George Bloomingbird Devin Chase Abram Clemens Morgan Crowe Charles Denney Nathaniel Dixon
Michael Fagan Chylan Fields Josiah Flucas Xavier Hannon Kaydence Harris Jillian Harris James Johnson John Lewis, III Caleb Ligon
Luke Malone Madasyn Maxwell Ijaun McCloud Dawit Mimms Mahalet Mimms Nyla Mitchell Miles Mixon Sasha Moore Kemunto Mosongo
D’Metrius Parham Dax Roberts, Jr. Jackson Robinson Tannon Rogers Kaliyah Scott Kidist Shebeshi Adriana Valle Lee Allen Williams, III
GRADE 7 | Facilitators: Lead - Jarrett Bartlett, Alessandra Ennett-Shepard,
Thiwasha Harper, Walter Harper, Gretchen Horne, Gina Nefertari Riggins, Lauren Mauser
GRADE 6 | Facilitators: Lead - Tony Little; Le-Angela Thompson, Steve Westbrooks
MISSION
to increase student knowledge, interest and engagement
related to STEM studies and professional fields, with an
emphasis on engineering and information technology
VISION
is to be a nationally-recognized, premier STEM program
noted for building relationships between diverse mentors
and students
Madison Bailey Terrance Bogan Jalen Bonds Aubrey Bostic Kamar’e Carr Elijah Coleman Malik Davenport Alpha Diallo
Nigel Dix Antonio Elliott James Evans Caleb Green Jaden Greenwell Quentin Harper Xavier Hawkins Jasmine Johnson
Marcella Lee Jeremiah Lee Jaden McCoy Naeem Moore Micah Perkins Elgin Phillips Kailey Puckett Brandon Ratcliffe
Devaughn Slaughter Nathan Smith Jordyn Tillman Tia Townsend Jada White Zion Whitfield Baye Wilson Jimquell Young
KEYNOTE PRESENTER
CICELY HART was appointed Midwest Vice President for Customer
Delivery Engineering in March 2018. She is responsible for the
engineering, design, and geospatial information systems for
customer and reliability projects in Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky
service territories. Her team designs both routine and major projects
in compliance with state and federal requirements, including
corporate standards, work methods and safe work practices. She is
also accountable for reliability improvement metrics and project
management. Cicely joined Cinergy (now Duke Energy) in 2001 and
held roles within Distribution Design, the Distribution Control Center,
Power Quality-Reliability & Integrity, Asset Management, and System
Protection. Cicely holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical and
Computer Engineering from Purdue University and a Master of
Business Administration from Indiana Wesleyan University. She is a
licensed Professional Engineer in Indiana and Ohio. Cicely is married
with two children and resides in Indianapolis, IN.
GRADES 6-11
Nicholas Bolden Arianna Callen Justin Cook John Caleb Coston Kloe’ Crenshaw
Justin Dartis Malik Falana Jennifer Flores Joa’quinn Griffin Chase Iseghohi
Jaylen Lawson Sean Ledford Bryce Maxey Aaron Moody Raheem Muhammad
Yasmin Munoz Chaffew (CJ) Scott Tesfa Seyoum
GRADE 9 | Facilitators: Lead - George Mimms; Ray Bazilio, Crystal Evans, Stacy Frierson,
Jomayra Berrios Hernandez, Tony Lenior, Koreon Lester Science Fair Judges: Lola Agboola, Sylvia Reitman, Drew Schnitz
GRADE 11 | Facilitators: Lead - Ellis Thompson; Adrian Dunson, Ayodele Sasore
Timothy Adams Chase Bacon Brooklyn Bailey Matthias Billue Kyndel Gayles Sidney Graham Terryn Green Zoe Green Xavier Higgins
Nyema Hillman Joseph Jideonwo Elijah Johnson Luke Charles Johnson Adonis Lane Jaden Logan Brooklyn Maffett Zaji Marshall Brent McFarland, Jr.
Smret Mimms Jordan Monk Ethan Moore Xavier Ntamere Tyler Parker Ramon Randolph Devin Richardson Hannah Robinson Terrell Silk
Jamison Slusher Donavan Smith Isabelle Tompkins Adasia Turner Celestine Wilkerson Maurquis Willingham
GRADE 8 | Facilitators: Lead - Timia Carruthers
Mr. William “Bill” Johnson was educated in the Catholic and public schools of Indiana,
graduating from Cathedral High School in 1967. After working for Chrysler Automotive, he
changed hiscareer direction and enlisted into the United States Army in 1969. After attending
Barber College in Indianapolis, he continued his education, receiving an Associate Degree in
Electrical Engineering at Ivy Technical College. For 35 years, Bill was employed by the Xerox
Corporation and as a respected employee, became President of the Indianapolis Black
Employees Association. Bill Johnson loved his community and was devoted to encouraging and
promoting education. He was known and loved by many youth of the city as a tutor at the Ralph
Dowe Boys Club, Indianapolis Public School #99 and Harshman Middle School. Bill also served as
a Sixth Grade facilitator and member of the MEPI Board of Directors where he encouraged
numerous students to pursue careers in engineering.
The leadership of MEPI would like to thank the Johnson family for their continued support of MEPI
through the William Johnson Legacy Scholarship Award.
PREVIOUS
RECIPIENTS
BILL JOHNSON SCHOLARSHIP
GRADE 10 | Facilitators: Lead - Julian Jones; Eric Ejofor, Aryelle Player,
Abeeku Bruce-Mensah
Jayla Campbell Darrien Dartis Kirsten Holsten Byron Hubbard
Danielle Johnson Kynnedy Kelly
Kristopher Marshall Shaine Mitchell
Morris Kimble Nate Maxey
Sydney Spears
Jadon Bingham Thomas Bronaugh Azariah Brown Michael Chase III Kiera Clay Jordyn Coleman Bryce Collains
Joel Coston Derrius Fisher Ross Gardner Christopher Gonzalez Ian Gonzalez Josiah Green Micah Green
Anthony Harris Charles Kelley IV Nadia Simone Arletta Kimbrough Aniyah Laney Sydney Ligon Malani Mitchell
Kamanda Mosongo Kaleb Perkins Albert Pope III Malik Rogers Kennedy Scott
Kai Adams Abraham Albert- Onajobi Donald Alexander Ezera Baker Richard Bradley II Shania Byers
Darion Davis Blake Fleming Jason Fleming Kaleb Gilbert Myron Green Elijah Guzman Kameron Jackson
Andrew Johnson Charles Jolliffe, Jr. Milani Kimble DaWuan Landers Ryan Little, Jr. Deshaun Middlebrooks Christian Offitt
Simone Seyoum Maya Shebeshi Lance Thompson James Aury White
12TH GRADE GRADUATES
Cary Martin+
Pike High School
Depauw University
Mykayla Price
Pike High School
IUPUI
Ariana Sanglton+
Anderson High School
Purdue Ft. Wayne
Mikel Beaman+
Lawrence North High School
U.S. Air Force
Willeek Blanchard
Charles A. Tindley Accelerated
High School
IU Columbus
Sheraun Byrdsong
Brownsburg High School
Ball State University
Janhi Coleman+
Ben Davis High School
Ball State University
Christon Crutcher*
North Central High School
IUPUI
Destiny Flemmonds+
Crispus Attucks High School
Purdue University
Josiah Hankerson*
Lawrence North High School
IUPUI
Nandi Hawkins+
Cathedral High School
University of Dayton
Joseph Steele*
Carmel High School
Alabama A&M
Isaiah Thomas*
Ben Davis High School
Ball State University
Zaye Wide*
Charles A. Tindley Accelerated
High School
Taylor University
Facilitators: Lead - Uche Ugeh; Cree Harris, Tyler Henderson, Chukwudi Ilozue, Chiedu Onichabor, Philip Onotu
* denotes GPA at or above 3.0
+ denotes GPA at or above 3.5