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Pinado, Second Vice President of New York Life Insurance Company, received the Horace Sudduth Award. In recognition of her achievements in the fields of real estate, mortgage banking and insurance, Darralyn C. Bowers received the Eartha M. M. White Women's Achievement Award. A noted leader of a major business association, Eugene Baker, President, National Association of Black Manufacturers, was awarded the F.D. Patterson Award for his contributions to minority business enterprise. A pioneer in the provision of life insurance services to Black Americans, [[?H.]]S. Hornsby, Jr., President of the Pilgrim Insurance Company, received the C.C. Spaulding Insurance Award. In addition to its top awards, the ceremonies also included recognition of outstanding NBL chapters. The Berkeley G. Burrell Meritorious Chapter Award was presented to the CSRA Business League, Augusta, Ga. The Austin Cen-Tex Chapter, Austin, Texas, received the Gold Ribbon Award. In addition, the D.C. Chamber of Commerce was named First Honor Chapter; the Jackson N.B.L., Jackson, Mississippi was named Second Honor Chapter; and the Metropolitan Business League, Richmond, Virginia, was named Third Honor Chapter. THE NATIONAL BUSINESS LEAGUE The National Business League is a professional and trade association dedicated to promoting full participation of the minority private sector within the American economic system. Having recognized that the ultimate survival of our free enterprise system depends greatly upon the unrealized potential of minority America, the National Business League has worked not only to establish economic parity for its constituency, but to insure the longevity of our economic [[?order]] as well. With a national constituency crossing all professional, trade and business [[?]], the National Business League has been the organizational vehicle for black businessmen and women for more than 78 years. The growing membership is found in more than one hundred and twenty chartered chapters and individual members-at-large throughout the nation. An increasing number of [[?traditional]] Black businesses, professional and trade associations have become organizational affiliates under the umbrella structure of our National Council [[?for]] Policy Review. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., NBL relates the concerns of the minority private sector to the highest levels of government. As the voice of the minority private sector, NBL aggressively seeks to improve the competitive [[?]] of its constituency, thereby fostering maximum participation of minority business community within the total economic system. Founded in 1900 by Booker T. Washington, NBL is currently headed by the tenth President, Dr. Berkeley G. Burrell. Recently re-elected to an unprecedented sixth term, Dr. Burrell is the only President to have served longer than the Founder. Guided by its founding principles, NBL has developed a multi-service program and a decentralized organizational structure that combines its advocacy role with such comprehensive services as education, research and development, technical assistance and communications. As a multi-service organization, NBL gives national exposure to the problems of its members, provides technical assistance to its constituency, disseminates information about public policy options, and guides decision-makers in the legislation, implementation and evaluation of programs which affect the minority private sector. In addition, NBL’s leadership established the Booker T. Washington Foundation in 1967 to initiate and expand minority economic development. The foundation, a public, non-private operating organization, has instituted a highly inter-related set of programs in tele-communications, public policy research, science and technology, and resource development. The Foundation’s work is largely financed by grants, endowments, the support of philanthropic organizations and government contracts. All research and program activities carried out by the Foundation ultimately aim at achieving economic parity for the nation’s minorities by the end of this century. In direct response to the needs of our association affiliates, NBL established the National Council for Policy Review. Designed as a mechanism to build a close partnership with both the Federal government and the private sector, the NCPR provides a consolidated forum for effective dialogue on national concerns. Comprised of the chief executives of more than 50 national minority, business, trade and professional associations, the NCPR identifies key issues in the cause of economic development, and adopts consensus positions on matters that affect their mutual constituency. From this foundation, NBL seeks to make economic parity a reality for Blacks and other minorities. As a formidable advocate for the cause of economic development in America, NBL consistently works to move the minority private sector into the mainstream of the free enterprise system. Dr. Berkeley G. Burrell is the League’s tenth and incumbent President. Unanimously re-elected to a sixth term during the 78th Annual Convention, Dr. Burrell has now served NBL longer than the Founder, Booker T. Washington. [[images - scenes from the convention]] NBL CONVENTION SCHEDULE The National Business League convenes annually in the fall, generally the latter weeks of September. Convention sites are generally selected three years in advance by the membership. As the largest annual gathering of the nation’s oldest business association, the NBL Convention is designed for over 1000 delegates. 1979 – New Orleans, Louisiana – Fairmont Hotel 1980 – Oakland, California 1981 – Jackson, Mississippi 1982 – Dallas, Texas 281
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