HR903 Summary

• House of Representatives resolution honoring Arthur J. Bond, Ph.D., former Dean of the School of Engineering and Technology at Alabama A and M University.

• Recognizes Dr. Bond's distinguished service to AAMU and his pivotal role in founding the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) in 1975.

• Acknowledges his activism in increasing Black enrollment and retention in engineering and technology, and his efforts to secure required state funding for the program.

• Lists major honors including the Minorities in Engineering Award (1994), Golden Torch Award for Academic Visionary from NSBE (2000), Outstanding Electrical and Computer Engineer from Purdue University (2000), and Doctor of Engineering Honoris Causa from Purdue University (2009).

• Commends Dr. Bond on the naming of the School of Engineering and Technology facility at AAMU in his honor.