WASHINGTON, D.C. (bdpatoday®) — Dr. Tyrone D. Taborn is nominated to receive one of BDPA’s 2025 Lifetime Achievement Awards. BDPA’s Lifetime Achievement Award is reserved for individuals whose careers and impact have not only shaped our tech industry and communities, but also uplifted the people and local BDPA Chapters within them.
Dr. Taborn’s nomination is a testament to the enduring impact of his voice, his vision, and his leadership. BDPA is celebrating his achievements during BDPACON25, the Association’s Golden Anniversary Technology Conference events and annual Awards Gala on Saturday, August 16, 2025 in Atlanta, GA.
Dr. Taborn is publisher, chairperson, and CEO of Career Communications Group (CCG). CCG is a minority-owned media services company that connects diverse talent in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields to leading employers.
Over a quarter of a century, CCG has built lasting partnerships with top companies, U.S. government agencies, and educational institutions through its annual conferences, magazines, and the metaverse, to promote the achievements of minorities in STEM and inspire the next generation of innovators.
Dr. Taborn is the founder of the Foundation for Educational Development, which aims to raise awareness of job opportunities in STEM. The foundation’s programs include the Black Family Technology Awareness Week, La Familia Technology Awareness Week, and The Native American Family Technology Journey. They all work to provide more access to the digital workforce through computer literacy workshops.
Dr. Taborn was a contributing author to the book “Learning Race and Ethnicity, Youth and Digital Media,” which was funded by the MacArthur Foundation and published by MIT Press. He also wrote, “Closing the Racial Digital Divide,” one of ten essays in “The Covenant with Black America” (Third World Press). The 2006 New York Times bestseller was compiled by Tavis Smiley. In addition, Dr. Taborn has appeared on several prime- time television shows.
His current and past board affiliations include the Women Legislators of Maryland Foundation, Inc., Baltimore Partners for Enhanced Learning, Maryland Black Caucus Foundation, Inc., Advancing Minorities’ Interest in Engineering (AMIE), and the Granville Academy. He is also a member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists.
The Historymakers recognized Dr. Taborn as an influential, historical figure who has had a significant impact on the Black community. In 2003, he received the Hispanic Engineer of the Year Chairman’s Award from HENACC, and in 2005, he received the Baltimore Marketing Association’s Businessperson of the Year Award. In addition, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley and the state’s Legislative Black Caucus honored Dr. Taborn with a 2008 Living History Award in Engineering, Science, and Innovation. In 2019, the National Science Board (NSB) honored Dr. Taborn for his exemplary service in promoting public understanding of science and engineering. The National Science Board presented Dr. Taborn with the NSB Public Service Award at the National Science Foundation Annual Awards Ceremony held in Washington, D.C.
His other accolades include a Mercedes Benz Visionary Award and an Internet and Technology Leaders Award from Sprint and MOBE IT. In addition, editors of blackmoney.com and SoulofTechnology.net, who sponsor the Most Important African Americans in Technology Awards, named him one of the “50 Most Important Blacks in Technology.” Congressman Major R. Owens (D-NY) pre-sented Taborn with a Congressional Black Caucus Honor as a Pioneer in Publishing.
With roots in Black and Brown communities, Dr. Taborn, who grew up in Los Angeles, California, went on to attend college at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. At Cornell, Dr. Taborn majored in government. Also, while at Cornell, he held membership in the Senior Honor Society “Quill and Dagger” and was one of 32 academic schol-ars honored with membership in the prestigious Telluride Association. In addition, he served as the first LBJ (Lyndon B. Johnson) Congressional Intern in the office of the late Congressman Julian C. Dixon in 1978.
Dr. Taborn holds honorary doctorate degrees from Morgan State University and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and a Bachelor of Science degree from Johns Hopkins University.
About BDPA
For 50 years, BDPA™ has enabled the upward mobility of African Americans, minorities, and underserved communities to develop exciting careers in computer science, data science, and science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields. Founded in Philadelphia, PA in 1975 as Black Data Processing Associates, BDPA™ continues to promote innovation, technical upskilling, and professional development. The Association accomplishes community engagements and awareness through its Student I.T. Education & Scholarship (SITES) programs, publications, regional technology conferences, and technical career expos during annual BDPACONs. BDPA™ is the premier organization focused on nurturing technical workforce pipelines to deliver digital transformation professionals, entrepreneurs, educators, and future information technology (IT) leaders to Industry, Government, and Academia.
— Source and Dr. Taborn photo: CCG • Cover photo with Dr. Taborn, CCG; Monique Berry, National BDPA President; and Mario Armstrong, BDPA-TV: ©2012 bdpatoday®
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