Hampton, Delon

Minorities, and, to some degree, women, look at top management and—even 40 years after the Civil Rights Act —don t see people who look like them, says Delon Hampton, PE, EASCE, Principal and Founder, Delon Hampton Associates, and past ASCE President. There s an old idiom don t fight the problem, solve it. Well, the engineering profession has been fighting the problem of diversity, but they still haven t solved it after 40 years. ... 

Some people are very active communicators, and some people are not, says Gary Kellogg, P.E., S.E., EASCE, dce President of Professional Services, Delon Hampton Associates. It s not always a matter of learning to speak better English. It s a more profound issue that deals with a person s level of confidence, their personality, and cultural upbringing. ... 

People at the top have to make decisions to force change, says Delon Hampton. I think the big reason for perceived frustration on the part of minority engineers is the lack of opportunity at senior and top levels. If you want to change, you have to show there is opportunity by having senior management in the company endorse diversity. ... 

My firm participates in the ACE (Architecture, Construction and Engineer) mentoring program through COMTO to get Idds interested in engineering, says Delon Hampton. 

Delon Hampton, P.E., EASCE, Principal Founder, and C. Gary Kellogg, P.E., S.E.,... 

EASCE,Vice President of Professional Services, Delon Hampton Associates, www. 

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