CELEBRATING THE FAMILIES AND STUDENTS OF THEBLACK MALES WORKINGSTEM ACADEMYDivision of Undergraduate Education University of Kentucky

Forefathers in the Sciences, Mathematics and Inventionfrom the University of Kentucky LibrariesNotable Kentucky African Americans Database

Standing on their shoulders…

I Promise to Give My Very BestTo Achieve My Every Goal

African-Americans from Kentucky in Science, Math and Invention

Standing on Their Shoulders

William R. B. Arthur, M.D.surgeon and physician, university professor and founder of the People’s Auxiliary Hospital and Training School in Missouri

Jesse Burnett Bell, M.D.first African American president of Jewish Hospital medical staff in Louisville

Thomas J. Craft Sr., Ph.D.researched skin graft rejections

Laval T. DuncanV-P and treasurer, Mammoth Life Insurance Co.

Roy Phillip Peterson, Ph.D.endocrinologist, KY statewide chief of academic affairs, TN State Univ president

EDUCATE, MOTIVATE, ACTIVATE

BMW featured on KET in 2007• Reverend Dr. C. B. Akins, Sr.• Mrs. Roszalyn Akins• Dr. Roger Cleveland

EDUCATE, MOTIVATE, ACTIVATE

“It’s a win-win … a quality pool … strictly a no-nonsense program …”

EDUCATE, MOTIVATE, ACTIVATE

“You can’t be what you can’t see …”

EDUCATE, MOTIVATE, ACTIVATE

“… it’s a new day … erase racism … they’re going to be world leaders”

EDUCATE, MOTIVATE, ACTIVATE

Mrs. Akins recites the BMW Creed

EDUCATE, MOTIVATE, ACTIVATE

“In 5 years what do you hope … ?”

Black Males Working and the STEM AcademyWORKS

We salute you!

Your STEM Education Works Globally

Discover thousands of organisms from around the world

Document nature with your mobile phone and share it

Help scientists with ongoing research

Join up at ProjectNoah.org

STEM Education Works Globally

Archeology researchers on a dig in Zambia mentoring students locally and in the States

Chicago’s Field Museum students and Global Kids, Inc. in New York solving problems together

Collaboration across the U.S. and Africa via Blip.tv videos, Second Life and Skype

Google is looking for the brightest, best scientists (13 – 18 years old) around the world to submit interesting, creative projects relevant to the world today. Deadline 4 April 2011.

Google Science Fair google.com/events/sciencefair

CELEBRATING THE FAMILIES AND STUDENTS OF THEBLACK MALES WORKINGSTEM ACADEMYDivision of Undergraduate Education University of Kentucky