Toney Begay, executive director of New Mexico MESA (PAESMEM Organizational 1996), is the co-recipient of an NSF INCLUDES Award that aims to provide access to STEM education in high-need, majority Hispanic and Native American communities. The project will apply collective impact and network improvement community collaborative change strategies with three school districts in the Southwest.

University of Maryland, Baltimore County President Dr. Freeman Hrabowski, III (PAESMEM Organizational 1996) is the recipient of the 2018 American Council of Education Lifetime Achievement Award. The award was given to Hrabowski at the Council’s annual meeting for his work in increasing the university’s number of minority students pursuing degrees in science and technology.