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27 centralight winter '14 An idea born from a casual conversation between two roommates sitting on a couch in their off -campus apartment could lead to a groundbreaking career. CMU alumni Sheldon Brummell, '10, and Julius Bryant, '10, fi rst talked about giving back to CMU when they were still students. They decided then that they wanted to help the scant number of minorities in the College of Business Administration. Brummell is a line-haul coordinator for Con-Way Freight in Ann Arbor. His former roommate, Bryant, is a commercial operations manager for General Electric in Louisville, Kentucky. They created the Bryant-Brummell Business Award in 2013. Preference is given to a student who has demonstrated a commitment to the advancement of underrepresented minorities in business. Raheem Kareem, a junior from Oak Park majoring in human resources management, is the fi rst recipient. Kareem received $1,000. "Being the fi rst recipient of this award has made me realize what a heartwarming experience it can be to give back," he says. Kareem dreams of becoming an executive for one of the world's greatest technology companies and one of the fi rst black global business leaders in technology in charge of a multimillion dollar company. "I want to enable other young men of color to act and take charge of their own lives in order to achieve their own unique vision of greatness," says Kareem. • How to contribute to the Bryant-Brummell Business Award To donate, go to bbbagive.com. Select the Bryant-Brummell Business Award in the search box and enter your donation amount. CMU student success is their business From the couch to the C-suite PHOTO BY STEVE JESSMORE Bryant-Brummell Business Award recipient Raheem Kareem. Julius Bryant, '10, and Sheldon Brummell, '10

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