Oakwood University Recognized for Excellence by the Department of Defense Mentor Protégé Program

Posted By: Reginald Culpepper on May 14, 2020

The Department of Defense (DOD) announced the fiscal year 2019 Nunn-Perry Awards winners this week, recognizing excellence in the DOD Mentor Protégé Program.

DOD Mentor Protégé Program participants deliver capabilities across major defense programs in support of the warfighter. Recipients of the Nunn-Perry Award excel in protégé growth and development.

The DOD Mentor Protégé Program was established November 5, 1990, in response to concerns raised by DOD prime contractors regarding their inability to meet Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) subcontracting goals. At the time, many SDBs lacked the technical capabilities to meet DOD subcontract requirements.

Mr.

Shannon Jackson, Deputy Director of the Office of Small Business Programs within the Office of Industrial Policy, congratulated the winners and discussed the important collaborative roles that mentors, protégés, and historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) play in our nation’s small business economy and the defense industrial base.

This year's Nunn-Perry Award recipients are:

• Air Force: IBM, Steel Point Solutions, Morgan State University
• Air Force: Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, Marvin Engineering, University of Texas at El Paso
• Army: System Studies & Simulation, R2C, J.F. Drake State Community & Technical College and Oakwood University
• DIA: Global Resource Solutions, Advanced Decision Vectors, A&M College of Business and Southern University
• MDA, Parsons Government Services, Mb Solutions, Alabama State University
• MDA, Raytheon Company, Kord Technologies, Bethune-Cookman University and Oakwood University
If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email!

Share

Reginald Culpepper
President, Fulfillment and Web Services, HBCUCONNECT
Clark Atlanta University class of 1998
Member Since September 2000

Comments

Please Login To Post Comments...
Email:	Password:

More From This Author

The Jennifer Hudson Show Partners with the Student Freedom Initiative for a Special Episode Kicking Off HBCU Aware Fest 2026

Alabama State University to Host Open House for Montgomery Interpretive Center

From the Hill to Hollywood: FAMU Drum Major Dupe Oloyede Takes the Oscar Stage

NIST Awards Nearly $9M to Advance Morgan State Microelectronics and Microbiology Research

HBCU AWAREFEST Week 2026: Impact Fest, Comedy, VIP Access & More

Go Beyond the Bottle: Explore Careers Through the STEPUP Spirits Externship Program

Latest News

CBC Institute Fellowship Opens Government Leadership Pathway for HBCU Students

...more
Will Moss • 48 Views • March 21st, 2026

Tuskegee University Takes First Place, $20,000 Prize at National HBCU Battle of the Brains

...more
Will Moss • 70 Views • March 20th, 2026

HBCU Basketball Postseason Update: Southern and UMES Advance, Howard and AAMU Eliminated

...more
Will Moss • 80 Views • March 20th, 2026

N.C. A&T's Center of Excellence for Social Justice Hosts Melissa Harris-Perry for Second Campus Visit

N.C. A&T's Center of Excellence for Social Justice welcomes back Dr. Melissa Harris-Perry for her second visit as Scholar Activist-in-Residence, featuring a public lecture on "True to Our Native Land: ...more
Will Moss • 108 Views • March 19th, 2026

Morgan State Wrestling Program Becomes Beacon for Black Athletes in Predominantly White Sport

...more
Will Moss • 97 Views • March 19th, 2026

Popular News

Louisiana Upholds Life Sentence to Black Man For Stealing Hedge Trimmers in 1997

While this may not be HBCU related news, as an AFrican American male, I had to share this appalling decision by the Louisiana court system to keep a man in jail with a life sentence for such a petty c ...more
Will Moss • 402,548 Views • August 6th, 2020

Blonde Instagram Model Goes Viral for Graduating from HBCU and Pledging Delta Sigma Theta!

A blonde woman is going viral this morning, for graduating from A Historically Black College while pledging a Black sorority, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated. @Blonde_HBCU The woman, an IG ...more
Will Moss • 186,636 Views • November 30th, 2020

Apple to Invest over $40 Million Dollars into HBCUs - Time to major in Computer Science!!!

On Tuesday Johnny C. Taylor, President and CEO of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund stopped by “NewsOne Now” to make a major announcement that could literally change the lives of thousands of HBCU st ...more
Will Moss • 128,484 Views • March 11th, 2015

North Carolina HBCU Unity Day

Shaw University - Elizabeth City State University - Johnson C. Smith University - Fayetteville State University - Livingstone College - North Carolina A&T State University - North Carolina Central Uni ...more
Reginald Culpepper • 105,807 Views • August 8th, 2016

Black Billionaire Robert F. Smith to Donate $50 Million to Support STEM Students at HBCUs

The Student Freedom Initiative announced today a $50 million personal gift from Robert F. Smith, philanthropist and Founder, Chairman and CEO of Vista Equity Partners. This gift matches the initial fu ...more
Will Moss • 83,799 Views • October 22nd, 2020

	HBCU CONNECT Central State University class of 1995
	Will Moss Hampton University class of 1995
	LaMarr Blackmon Cal St Univ, Long Beach class of 1992
	How May I Help You NC Bellarmine University class of 2021
	P C class of
	Reginald Culpepper Clark Atlanta University class of 1998
	Randi Payton University of the District of Columbia class of 1982
	Min Sammy Jackson class of 1975
	Sherry Snipes Hampton University class of 1989

News Menu

Browse Content

Active Bloggers

Last Call: Spring Virtual Conference & Career Fair - March 25th - Register Today!

Celebrating 40 Years of the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture

HBCU Connect Embraces BlueSky: A New Chapter in Social Media Engagement

Florida A&M University Earns Recognition in U.S. News & World Report 2026 Best Colleges Rankings