November 2005
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Excellence Awards Gala December 1
Thank you for the tremendous response,
the annual Excellence Awards Gala is a sell out!!!
We look forward to seeing you at the Awards Gala at the
Ritz Carlton on December 1 to honor the achievements of our
outstanding MBEs and corporate members. This elegant, black-tie
event will begin with a cocktail reception at 6:30 p.m.,
dinner and the awards program at 7 p.m., and a champagne
toast and dance at 8:30 p.m.
Thanks to the following companies for their sponsorship
of the 2005 Excellence Awards:
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
The Regional Business Council
Monsanto
General Motors
McCarthy Building Companies
The Boeing Company
Peabody Energy
Chameleon Integrated Services
ConocoPhillips
Andy's Seasonings
Mosley Construction
HI-TEC Associates, Inc.
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Holiday Reception and Annual Meeting December 15
Mark your calendar now for the annual
Holiday Network Reception and Annual Meeting. This is one of our most important
and fun meetings of the year! We will introduce new
Board members and officers as well as new MBEIC committee
members. We’ll also report on our 2005
successes and our plans for 2006.
The event will be held Thursday, December
15 from 5:30 – 7:30
p.m. at the Charles F. Knight Education Center, located on
Snow Way at Throop Drive on the Washington University in
St. Louis campus. Invitations will be mailed out to
SLMBC MBEs and corporate members. Join us to celebrate
a successful 2005!
Washington University in St. Louis and the John M. Olin
School of Business are sponsoring this event. Please RSVP
to Valerie Shelton via email vshelton@slmbc.org or
call 314-241-1143.
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2006 PON Meetings
The Purchasing Officers’ Network has been a tremendous
success in 2005. Thanks to each of you who have participated
and a special thanks to Deb Lebryk and Monsanto for hosting
our meetings. If you haven’t been involved, don’t
miss the PON in 2006!
The following are dates for the 2006 PON meetings:
January 9
March 13
May
8
July 10
September 11
November 13
All meetings will be hosted by Express Scripts.
The January 9 meeting will be from
7:30 – 9:30 a.m. The
topic will be Supplier Diversity: A Business Imperative. Please
RSVP to Valerie Shelton via email vshelton@slmbc.org or
call 314-241-1143.
The PON is made up of supplier diversity
leads, purchasing professionals, operational and tactical
managers in the St. Louis region who develop action plans
to impact minority purchasing. This group is committed to impacting the
economic growth of the region by creating and expanding opportunities
of minority vendors. The PON is sponsored by the St.
Louis Minority Council.
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2006 Programs and Events
We have a year full of great programs
and events planned for 2006! Here are a couple of
examples:
SLMBC & ISM Joint Meeting February 27 - We are very
excited to announce that the speaker for our February joint
meeting with the Institute for Supply Management will be
NFL Hall of Famer Gale Sayers. Following an incredible
football career with the Chicago Bears, Sayers began another
successful career in business following the same principals
he used on the field.
General Membership Meeting and Corporate Education Series
April 4 – We’re combining these two events into
one day and featuring Ralph Moore. Ralph is President
of Ralph G. Moore & Associates (RGMA), a Chicago-based
management consulting firm. RGMA is one of the nation's
premier change management firms specializing in integrating
supplier diversity into corporate strategy and the formation
of diverse strategic alliances.
The December newsletter will include
a complete calendar for 2006. Make 2006 your
year to get involved with the Council!
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New Corporate Member
We welcome our newest corporate member for November, Cardinal
Health.
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Corporate Awards
The Associated General Contractors
announced their Keystone Award Winners on Thursday, November
3. Congratulations
to the following corporate members who were named winners:
Tarlton Corporation – Donn and
Marilyn Lipton Fragile Forest, St. Louis Zoo.
Alberici Constructors Inc. – Alberici
Corporate Headquarters
McCarthy Building Companies – Cross
County Metro-Link Expansion and Washington University,
John M. Olin Library Renovation.
Guarantee Electric Company – Alberici
Corporate Headquarters.
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New MBE Certifications
Ms. Katherine Campbell is President of Velocity Global
Logistics, Inc., a service contractor in the transportation/freight
business. Her business is located in Ellicott City,
MD. She can be reached by phone (888) 845-9855 or
by email kati.campbell@velocitygloballogistics.com. Her
web address is www.velocitygloballogistics.com.
Mr. David Rollins, President of A Family Affair II, is
a distributor of desert products. Mr. Rollins is
located in Harrisburg, IL and can be reached at (618) 252-5264.
MBE Accomplishments
Kwame Building Group was chosen as construction manager
and owner representative for the new St. Louis Community
College campus in Wildwood.
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For more information about ongoing programs, workshops
and general meetings, see our calendar at www.slmbc.org.
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St. Louis Minority
Business Council
308 North 21st Street
Suite 700
St. Louis, Missouri 63103
phone: 314-241-1143
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