‘MAKING A CHOICE’Preparing High School Students For

Global Advancements In Information Technology

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BETF (BDPA Education and Technology Foundation) is a 501(c)3 non-profit charity.

Established in 1992 to financially support 21st century student education and technology initiatives within BDPA local chapters across the United States.

BDPA (Black Data Processing Associates) was founded in 1975 from the concern that minorities were not adequately represented in the workforce of the new and emerging computer industry.

Today, BDPA is a professional membership organization that encourages and helps to prepare high school and college students pursue careers in or related to Information Technology.

BETF FACT - BETF addresses the dilemma that educational, technical and career opportunities still reach the African-

American, minority and under-served communities at a very slow pace.

Student Information

Technology Education

and Scholarship (SITES)

& National High School

Computer Competition (HSCC)

Throughout the year, local

chapters conduct SITES

training programs for the youth

in their communities. These

programs are designed to

expose teens to the concepts of

computers and give them the

expertise to develop web

applications.

National High School

Computer Competition

AlumniThe mission of the HSCC

Alumni Program is to help

actualize the BDPA continuum

of taking our community "from

the classroom to the

boardroom" by maintaining

contact with HSCC Alumni

throughout their college years

and beyond.

Annual National IT Showcase

The Annual BDPA National

Information Technology (IT)

Showcase allows student

presenters from educational

institutions across the United

States to showcase their research

papers by presenting and

demonstrating their findings.

It Starts With A Students

Choice To Want To Learn More

Partial Programs List

BETF FACT - Since 1992, BETF has awarded scholarships to high school students to assist with their continued education at

over 100 colleges and universities across the country.

Dr. Jesse BemleyScholarship Fund

Bank of AmericaScholarship Fund

Eli LillyScholarships Fund

University of Illinois

Christian Brothers University United States Military Academy

MIT Pratt Institute University of Washington

HamptonUniversity

Hofstra UniversitySt. Cloud

State College

University of Connecticut Michigan State UniversityPasadena

City College

University of Washington Fordham University University of Tennessee - Knoxville

University of Michigan

California State - University of LA University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

University of Tennessee, Knoxville Valdosta State UniversityDavidson College

Stony Brook, State University of New York

University of\Illinois-Urbana

AuburnUniversity at Montgomery

New York Institute of Technology University of Tennessee Hudson Valley Community College

The University of Connecticut University of California, San Diego Rochester Institute of Technology

VanderbiltUniversity

Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteDePaul

University

Polytechnic University Fort Valley State University University of Illinois - Urbana - Champaign

HamptonUniversity

Rochester and Community Technical College

DartmouthCollege

Illinois Wesleyan University Southern Polytechnic State University University of Cincinnati

Our Choice Is To Help

Those Students Go To College

Partial List

BETF FACT - Your personal choice to make an annual contribution will provide scholarships to high school students that made

a choice to participate in the BDPA training initiatives.

Join Our Efforts Because

Your Choice Will Make A Difference

Through it’s Endowment Funding Campaign,

BETF seeks to establish relationships with

individuals and families who recognize the

importance of higher education and

information technology as positive choices for

the youth in their communities to be successful.

Financial contributions to BETF

are 100% tax-deductible.

• Funds used to support the preparation, participation and performance of 30 HSCC teams per year at rate of $10,000 per Chapter

SITES Endowment

Fund

• Contributions will support 4-year scholarship grants for students of the top five HSCC teams attending post secondary educational institution.

Bemley Scholarship

Fund

Your Choice To Help

Will Make The Student’s Choice Easier

GOAL: Increase SITES endowment fund to five million dollars over a five year period.

GOAL: Increase Bemley fund by one million dollars.

BETF FACT - BETF has for many years provided funding for the advancement and continuing education of

African-American and minority high school students throughout the United States.

Scholarship Awards Summary

Your Choice Continues

To Support More Students

$0

$5,000

$10,000

$15,000

$20,000

$25,000

$30,000 Bemley

Bank of America

Ernst & Young

Year

$60,000

$65,000

$70,000

$75,000

$80,000

$85,000

2006 2007 2008

BDPA SITES Program

FundsAwarded

SITES Program

Scholarships

Year

“I cannot put into words how much I grew

as an IT professional, but just as a person

interacting with an organization that had a

family feel to it. There are so many

positives about being on a HSCC team; I

do not even know where to begin. You

learn teambuilding skills; working with a

deadline, presentation skills, leadership

development, research/creative skills,

networking skills…the list is almost

endless.”

Evan Hilliard (Charlotte, 2000-2001)

“They taught me that companies are

looking for leaders and you have to be

able to go out there and present

yourself. Thanks to HSCC, I am now

more sociable and outgoing than I ever

thought I would be. I have been

practicing my networking skills with the

faculty around the school as a senior

this year, and I can honestly testify to

you that opportunities definitely come to

those who seek! “

Monique Jones (Charlotte, 2008)

“I received a scholarship award from

Bank of America that has greatly

benefited me in my college career. The

most memorable thing from my years

participating with HSCC is all of the

friends that I have made. I have met

so many unforgettable people not only

from Richmond, but also from across

the country.”

Karole Johnson (Richmond, 2006)

“I built websites for my school and

became a Graphic User Interface

Programmer for the Black Data

Processing Associates’ High

School Computer Competition

Detroit chapter, discovering the

vast creative perspectives in the

field of IT technology on a

nationwide competitive level.”

Darius Gaines (Detroit, 2006)

BETF FACT - Our students are achieving their dreams and are developing the necessary skills to compete in the global

workplace of tomorrow. To learn more directly from the students themselves, visit BETF.org.

They Made A

Good Choice

“I would later learn that the BDPA national

competition was a good experience for

college, as I had to learn several new

programming languages while in college in a

short time span…when I arrived at Rice,

someone from the admission office greeted

me…she immediately identified me as the

person who competed in a national computer

programming competition… She went on to

tell me that the competition really

distinguished my application from others and

was one of the main reasons why Rice

accepted me. The door that the BDPA helped

open at Rice subsequently led to other doors

being opened, which enabled me to complete

my PhD in Computer Science at Rice

University.”

Mackale Joyner, Ph. D (Kansas City, 1996)

“You have eight hours to create an

online DVD rental store:

“READY..SET..GO!” The doors were

closed and locked shut. Suddenly

there I was...a tiny Latina from

Boston in a large, strange, hotel

ballroom in Dallas, Texas. I left that

Texas ballroom with the confidence

to succeed. I started a web design

company and have worked with

major organizations such as the

Museum of Science and Intel

Computer Clubhouse, a global

organization that gives minority

children the opportunity to learn

computer technology.”

Julia Berg (Boston, 2004)

Their Choice Provides a Solid

Return on Investment

BDPA FACT - BDPA also helps students in the transition from college to the work force via our College Student/Young Professional

programs. To learn more about each of the training programs, visit BDPA.org.

“When I was a student, we programmed

in GW-Basic. And yet, the spirit of the

competition remains as strong today as

it did back then. I have seen the

program evolve to stay relevant, and yet

maintain Dr. Bemley’s vision of a

competition that provides exposure to

technology and professionalism. I am

currently the head of Information

Security for D/FW International Airport. I

have held several posts within BDPA

(National Youth Technology Camp

Coordinator, BETF Scholarship

Administrator, and Chapter HSCC

Coordinator).“

Chris Johnson (Dallas, 1992-1993)

“After my BDPA High School Computer

Competition days were over, I went on to

study Political Theory & Constitutional

Democracy at Michigan State University,

with second specialization in the French

language. Though I did not intend to

follow the IT track, I did manage to work

throughout college in IT (mainly

networking) to help pay my way through.

I decided that I wanted to immerse

myself in the language, so I moved to

France for a year to study French history

and literature. And here I am, working in

the IT department at the New York Stock

Exchange/Euronext Paris office.“

Veronica Taylor (Detroit, 1999-2000)

BDPA FACT – We train students from historically disadvantaged communities to learn advanced computer science and

community responsibility.

Continuing Education is

The Best Choice

Thank you!

‘Making A Choice’

Working Together,

Preparing High School Students For

Global Advancements In Information Technology

BETF (Business, Education and Technology Foundation) is

a 501(C)(3) non-profit founded in1992 to financially support

the education and technical programs within BDPA local

chapters across the United States.

BDPA (Black Data Processing Associates) was founded in

1975 from the concern that minorities were not adequately

represented in the Information technology industry.

BETF ENDOWMENT FUNDING CAMPAIGN

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