The manufacturing community has taken steps towards building a diverse and inclusive culture. Meet the individuals who started this movement and view the people and programs leading the charge today.
Celebrating Black History Month
Manufacturing Leaders
Meet just a few of the innovative thinkers within the Black Community who’ve contributed over the years and continue to support advancements in manufacturing.

Dr. Camille Wardrop Alleyne
Aerospace Engineer

Craig Arnold
Business Executive

Guion Bluford
Aerospace Engineer

Walt Braithwaite
Engineer and Business Executive

C.W. Chapelle
Aviation Pioneer and Electrical Engineer

Alicia Boler Davis
Manufacturing Engineer

Etta Falconer
Educator and Mathematician

Evelyn Boyd Granville
Mathematician and Computer Science Educator

Mae Jemison
Engineer

Gerald Johnson
Business Executive

Gerald “Jerry” Lawson
Electronic Engineer

Jan Ernst Matzeliger
Inventor

Elijah McCoy
Inventor

Charles Richard Patterson
First African American Automobile Company

Frederick McKinley Jones
Inventor and Entrepreneur

Madame C.J. Walker
Entrepreneur and Philantropist

Cardinal Warde
Electrical Engineer

Granville Tailer Woods
Inventor
A Statement from SME CEO Bob Willig
Meet the Diverse Group of Volunteers Leading SME

SME Education Foundation Board of Directors
What are SME Leaders Saying About Diversity, Equality and Inclusion within Manufacturing?

SME Education Foundation
New Strategy Targets Scholarships and SME PRIME
Discussing Diversity and Inclusion in Manufacturing
