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Texas Instruments CEO urges National Society of Black Engineers to solve the world's most critical problems using engineering and technology
Texas Instruments CEO urges National Society of Black Engineers to solve the world's most critical problems using engineering and technology
DALLAS, March 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI)
(NYSE: TXN) CEO and president, Rich Templeton, challenged more than 8,000
young engineers to champion innovation and set their sights on making a
difference during a keynote address at the National Society of Black Engineers
(NSBE) 34th annual national convention held at the Orange County Convention
Center inOrlando, Florida. Templeton delivered his keynote during the annual
NSBE Golden Torch Awards banquet on March 22.
Templeton also accepted the Corporate Diversity Leadership Award on behalf
of the company and presented TI Senior Vice President, Arthur L. George, with
the 2008 NSBE Lifetime Achievement in Industry Award.
"TI and NSBE share some common objectives -- to cultivate leadership and
to expand the pipeline of young engineers," said Templeton. "Like NSBE, TI
believes that strong leaders are vital: to developing talent, discovering new
technologies, and helping TI make a difference. Through our longstanding
relationship, NSBE has introduced TI to some of this country's best and
brightest engineering minds."
TI has been a NSBE corporate sponsor and participant in the annual
convention for more than 20 years. TI recruits 20-25 employees per year
directly from the NSBE conference and finances 1,000 NSBE student memberships
every year to build new chapters around the country. For the last 19 years,
NSBE members have ranked TI among the top 50 companies for blacks in the U.S.
to work -- an honor the company has received since the list's inception in
1989.
In his remarks, Templeton described the potential impact technology could
have on solving some of the key problems facing the world today. "Technology
offers us the chance to take on critical problems in the healthcare, power
efficiency and public safety sectors that touch billions of people and impact
every corner of the world. These challenges are in need of solutions, and the
need is immediate," Templeton said. "Those solutions aren't going to come out
of board rooms, summits or political debates. They're going to come from
people like you, creative engineers who want to make a difference."
Following the keynote address, Templeton presented Art George, senior vice
president of TI's High-Performance Analog business unit, with NSBE's 2008
Lifetime Achievement in Industry Award. George, a graduate of Southern
University, joined TI 24 years ago and oversees one of the fastest growing
entities within TI. George has served as a campus volunteer and recruiter for
more than 20 years, personally recruiting at Southern University, Tennessee
State University, Tuskegee University and the University of Arkansas. He is a
member of the TI "Adopt a School Program" and has many more works worthy of
recognition.
"If you're looking for a success story, for a great role model, there's no
better example than Art, who runs one of TI's fastest growing businesses in
our company," said Templeton. "He's smart, curious, and a true believer in
the power of technology."
Templeton ended his speech by telling NSBE members to not only focus on
being successful, but to set their sights on making a difference. "I
encourage you to champion innovation, work with young people to get them
excited about math and science and help build the next generation of
scientists and engineers. TI believes in NSBE because this organization is
developing young people, like yourselves, who will shape the future," he
concluded.
About Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN) helps customers solve problems and develop
new electronics that make the world smarter, healthier, safer, greener and
more fun. A global semiconductor company, TI innovates through manufacturing,
design and sales operations in more than 25 countries. For more information,
go to http://www.ti.com.
About NSBE
Headquartered in Alexandria, Va., the National Society of Black Engineers
has more than 26,000 members and offers academic excellence programs,
scholarships, leadership training, professional development and access to
career. NSBE's mission is to increase the number of culturally responsible
Black Engineers who excel academically, succeed professionally and positively
impact the community.
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