BEEP Professionals Show Students Perseverance Roadmap to Success

Friday, February 25, 2011

The DSU College of Business held its annual Black Executive Exchange Program (BEEP) and Alumni Open House on Feb. 22 under the theme “Perseverance – A Roadmap to Success.

DSU alumnus Kevin Washington, regional vice president of Primerica Financial Service, gives DSU student his thoughts during a BEEP forum panel discussion on the "Challenges in Today's Economy".

Nineteen BEEP professionals – recognize during this event as “visiting professors” – participated in the daylong event that feature workshops, roundtable and forum discussions, mock interviews and a wealth of interaction between DSU College of Business students and the visiting professionals.

The group included eight DSU alumni (listed below with an asterisk*).

The event culminated with a case study competition between four teams of DSU students. The teams each presented their case study on Starbucks and Conservation International, with the winning group being Team 3 whose members were Stephen Bowe, Erika Grant, Kiara Watts and Victoria Williams. Each winning member was awarded a $300 book scholarship.

The visiting professors were:

Jonas Acquah* – financial control analyst, J.P. Morgan
Malachi Allen* – senior accountant, BNY Mellon Asset Servicing
Roxanne Allen – human resource manager, UPS
Sheldon Allen – director of sales, UPS
Kevin Bankett – division manager, UPS
Melissa Carpenter* special agent, UPS
Larry Chamberlain – division manager, UPS
Anthony Heath, UPS
Valerie James, assistant vice president, CIGNA HealthCare
Jimmie Jennings, division manager, UPS
Alfonso Jones* youth aid officer, Delaware State Police
LaCresha Milner* senior audit associate, KPMG LLP
Ronald Pinkett* chief financial officer, Brandywine Counseling & Community Services
John Ridgeway* corporate manager, Toyota
Damond Thorington, area safety manager, Supervalu
Kevin Washington* regional vice president, Primerica Financial Services
Thomas White, UPS
Myron Williams, UPS
Charles Wright III, vice president of Institutional Advancement, Peirce College.