Prestigious Honors for Black Scholars at Major Universities

ogundipeAdebayo A. Ogundipe, an assistant professor of engineering at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, is sharing with his two co-authors the 2016 Most Promising New Textbook Award from the Textbook and Academic Authors Association. He is the co-author of Engineering Applications in Sustainable Design and Development (CL Engineering, 2015).

Dr. Ogundipe is a graduate of the University of Lagos in Nigeria. He holds a master’s degree in chemical engineering and a Ph.D. in environmental engineering from the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey.

harveywhiteHarvey L. White, professor in the School of Public Policy and Administration at the University of Delaware, received the 2016 Educator of the Year Award from the National Forum for Black Public Administrators.

Professor White is a graduate of North Carolina Central University in Durham, where he majored in political science. He holds a master’s degree from East Carolina University and a Ph.D. in political science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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