About this event
Event lasts 3 hours
Ages 18+
Free venue parking
The Stanford Black Engineering Graduate Student Association (BEGSA) is proud to host its Inaugural Engineering Excellence Banquet on Friday, May 30th from 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM at CoDa (Computing and Data Science Building) W450 Simonyi Conference Center. This special evening will bring together students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community members to celebrate and uplift Black excellence across Stanford’s School of Engineering.

The banquet will include a keynote address from Associate Vice Provost Ayodele Thomas (Class of ’00, M.S., Electrical Engineering; 05′, Ph.D. Electrical Engineering), remarks from School of Engineering leadership by Prof. Tom Kenny, the presentation of five Excellence awards, dinner & drinks service, and time for networking and connection. This event is a first-of-its-kind moment to honor trailblazers across multiple dimensions of our academic and professional community.

 

Nominate someone for an Engineering Excellence Award
As part of this celebration, we will be presenting five Engineering Excellence Awards to honor individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the Black engineering community at Stanford.

We are currently accepting nominations in the following categories:

🧠 Undergraduate Student Excellence
🎓 Graduate Student Excellence
🌟 Alumni Trailblazer
📚 Faculty and Staff Impact
🛠️ BEGSA Leadership Excellence
Nominate someone here: 2025 BEGSA Engineering Excellence Banquet — Awards Nomination Form
Nominations are open until April 30th at 11:59 P.M. PST.

We welcome submissions from students, faculty, staff, and alumni — you may nominate yourself or someone else.

 

Ticket Policies
This event is open to current Stanford students, faculty, staff, alumni, and invited guests. Space is limited, so please reserve your tickets early. Each attendee must register in advance — tickets will not be available at the door. Attendees must bring a valid Stanford ID or government-issued photo ID for entry.

What’s Included with Each Ticket?
🎤 Keynote address + guest speakers
🏅 Awards ceremony honoring student, faculty, staff, and alumni excellence
🍽️ Dinner and dessert service
📸 Photos and keepsake moments
🤝 Networking and community building opportunities
💃🏾 Access to afterparty (students only).

 

Attire
Cocktail or business formal attire is encouraged.

 

Accessibility and Parking
Free parking is available on campus after 4 PM in any ‘A’ or ‘C’ spots (except at the Oval and where 24-hour-enforced signs are posted). Parking close to CoDa Building:

Roth Way Garage
Roth Way lot
Via Ortega Garage
Stanford campus searchable map to see more parking lots – go to the “Parking & Transportation” menu and choose “P,” “A,” or “C.”

ADA-accessible parking and entrances are also available at the venue. Please reach out with any specific accessibility needs.
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Questions?
Please contact BEGSA ’24-’25 President, Favour Nerrise, at fnerrise@stanford.edu. We’ll do our best to respond within 24–48 hours. We’re so excited to welcome you to this night of excellence, joy, and celebration!