THE BLACK COLLEGIAN Celebrates 35 Years

Company takes the party to NACE Conference in Anaheim

By Stewart Ikeda, Editor

IMDiversity, Inc., publisher of THE BLACK COLLEGIAN Magazine and producer of the IMDiversity.com multicultural careers Web network, celebrated THE BLACK COLLEGIAN’s 35th Anniversary with a special summer ceremony honoring top employer organizations.

Walter L. Caldwell, Manager, Staffing Resources, The Aerospace Corporation William O. Warren, Exec Director, Direct Employers Association Marie Artim, Ass't VP Recruiting, and Pam Webster, Corporate Recruiting Manager, Enterprise Rent-A-Car

In the ceremony, held on May 31st in Anaheim, CA during the 2006 conference of the National Association of Colleges and Employers, founder and CEO Preston J. Edwards, Sr. presented a special “Wind Beneath Our Wings” award to THE BLACK COLLEGIAN’s 35th Anniversary Super Advertiser Partners, including The Aerospace Corporation, Direct Employers Association, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Northrop Grumman, Northwestern Mutual Financial Network and Raytheon Company.

Additional awards were bestowed later on Partners who could not be in attendance at the NACE ceremony, including Amerada Hess Corporation, Dow Jones & Company, the Central Intelligence Agency, Ernst & Young, Genentech, L’Oreal USA, PricewaterhouseCoopers, State Farm Insurance and Towers Perrin.

The award recognized these organizations’ commitment to diversity recruiting and support of the company throughout its trying anniversary year, coinciding with the company’s evacuation from New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Recounting the challenges faced by his displaced staff, Edwards expressed his gratitude for the honorees’ support during the crisis.

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Event photos in this article by Tom W. Jones, professional photographer, and Bill Carson, Director, Center for Career Development, Morgan State University