Dr.McPhailhas articulated a vision for NACME and wide-ranging
expectations for necessary
changes in education and political institutions to help maintain American
competitiveness in a global economy.
"As NACME celebrates its 35th Anniversary during 2009, we will continue
to play a central role in building the overall number of underrepresented
minority engineering graduates," said Dr. McPhail. "We will continue to
provide scholarships to deserving youth and we will continue to form
partnerships with K-12 schools to promote science, technology, engineering,
and mathematics (STEM) careers.
"Increasing the number of underrepresented minority engineering students
is not only theright thing to do, but an economic imperative."
Dr.McPhail outlined several goals, which he said NACME would consistently
and continuously measure, including:
- Positioning NACME atthe forefront of policy discussions that include
STEM careers; * · Driving systemic change in STEM curricula from middle
school through higher education;
- Assisting employers to develop more effective practices in
recruiting, retaining, developing, and promoting underrepresented
minority engineers.
A native of Harlem, Dr. McPhail earned an academic scholarship to Cornell
University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in development sociology. He
holds a master's degree in reading from the Harvard Graduate School of
Education. He was a National Fellowships Fund Fellow at the University of
Pennsylvania, where he earned his doctorate in reading/language arts.
Dr. McPhail served as Chancellor of The Community College of Baltimore
County (CCBC), one of Maryland's largest and most-powerful higher education
providers, from 1998to 2005.Under his leadership, CCBC successfully
reorganized from three separate community colleges into a single,
multi-campus, public college that has benefited people, families, and
businesses in the region.
Dr. McPhail also served as president of St .Louis Community College at
Florissant Valley and president of LeMoyne-Owen College. He has held senior
tenured faculty appointments at Morgan State University, Delaware State
University, LeMoyne-Owen College, and Pace University, and served for one
year as chief operating officer of the Baltimore City Public Schools.
Dr.McPhail currently serves on the board of directors and the executive
committee of the National Council on Black American Affairs/Northeast
Region, an affiliate council of the American Association of Community
Colleges, and the board of directors of the Society of Manufacturing
Engineers (SME) Education Foundation. He is a founding member of the
National Engineers Week Foundation Diversity Council.
He ismarried to Dr. Christine JohnsonMcPhail, managing principal of The
McPhailGroup LLC, a global higher education consulting practice. McPhail is
the fatherof Dr. Kamilah McPhail McKissick, aboard certified clinical
psychologist, andthe grandfather of Connor Pressley McKissick.
AboutNACME
Since1974,the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME)
has provided leadership and support for the national effort to increase the
representation of successful African American, American Indian, and Latino
women and men in engineering and technology, math-, and science-based
careers. Over the past 35years, more than 20, 000 underrepresented minority
students have received in excess of $100 million in scholarships grants and
program support at 160colleges and universities in all regions of the United
States.
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