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April 25, 2017-  Corporate sponsors collaborate with the Minority Business Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc., and the University of Washington Foster School of Business, to honor minority business pioneers at an awards dinner on April 25. The event is scheduled to be held at the Entrepreneurial Development & Assistance Center in the Earl G. Graves School of Business & Management, Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland.

Baltimore, MD- Robert L. Wallace, President and CEO of BITHGROUP Technologies is to be honored for his success of being a pioneer within his lifetime. Robert graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a B. S. degree in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics.  He earned a Masters of Business Administration from the Amos Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.  He has founded three companies: BITHGROUP Technologies, Bithenergy, and EntreTeach Learning Systems. Robert L. Wallace is an accomplished engineer, entrepreneur, author, business consultant, and internationally known keynote speaker. He also serves on numerous boards and commissions.

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The Presidents’ RoundTable honored some of the region’s most prominent African American entrepreneurs and corporate executives and awarded scholarships to future student entrepreneurs at five historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) at its annual Scholarship Awards Gala on Nov. 5.

In addition, outgoing Baltimore Mayor, Stephanie Rawlins-Blake received the PRT’s “Special Recognition” Trailblazer Award in a special presentation by Mayor Elect Sen. Catherine Pugh. The 2016 Gala, “Celebrating Black Business Wealth: A Tribute to Family Legacy,” was hosted by Maureen Bunyan, news anchor at WJLA-TV in Washington, D.C.

The Presidents’ RoundTable (PRT), based in Columbia, MD., is an organization of 20 African American entrepreneurs in the Baltimore-Washington, D.C. region. The members oversee and control assets exceeding $1.1 billion and employ more than 1,700 workers.

Entrepreneurs and corporate executives honored at the gala included Valencia McClure, vice president, governmental and external affairs at Baltimore Gas and Electric; Rupert R. Warner, Jr., program manager, supplier diversity at the U.S. Postal Service; Thomas Moorehead, president and CEO of Sterling (Va.) Motor Cars and Moorehead Properties; and Charlie Partridge, manager, diverse business empowerment at Pepco Holdings in Washington, D.C.

The PRT Reach Foundation awarded five (5) $5,000 scholarships to aspiring entrepreneurs enrolled at Coppin State University, the University of the District of Columbia, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State University and Howard University. PRT, in conjunction with the PRT Reach Foundation, has awarded more than $80,000 in scholarships over the past three years to students at HBCUs who are in need and enrolled in entrepreneurial studies.

“We applaud our award winners for their tremendous achievements and accomplishments that stimulate growth in the economy through innovation, job and wealth creation,” says PRT Chair Dr. Sheila Brooks, founder and CEO of SRB Communications in Washington, D.C. “They are true champions of Black wealth and affluence who exemplify the values of hard work and entrepreneurial spirit.”

The Associated Black Charities (ABC) will honor The Presidents’ Roundtable (PRT) with the Community Investors for More in the Middle Award at their Black & White Gala on Saturday, June 11, 2016. This is an award set aside for organizations operating at the local level. PRT will be recognized for its leadership in supporting the growth of Black businesses and its understanding equally the importance of giving back to the African American community.

“It is great organizations like The Presidents’ RoundTable who help create more access and opportunity. Your organization models excellence in leadership and understands the value of contributions to the community. We salute you!”
Diane Bell-McCoy, President and CEO Associated Black Charities

Ideal Electric Supply Corporation has been selected by the Capital Region Minority Supplier Development Council to become a member of one of the nation’s most prestigious business programs, Corporate Plus®.

Corporate Plus® members have demonstrated their capacity to execute national contracts for major corporations who are members of the National Minority Supplier Development Council. NMSDC national corporate members nominate MBEs for this designation. Fewer than 100 minority-owned businesses have been selected to participate in this exclusive program.