When was cordell reed born

Subject and genre Reed, Cordell, — Interviews. African Americans — Interviews. African Americans. Details Publication. Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [].

Full details Full details of this title, opens an overlay. From the community What did you think about this title? More from the community. Community lists featuring this title. See Online Courses. FREE Newsletter. Sign Up Now! All Topics Email Article. He worked his way up through the ranks and became an executive in , acting as a public spokesman for nuclear power.

Cordell Reed was appointed manager of the nuclear engineering department, where he headed a group of 75 engineers who were responsible for the engineering design of all nuclear projects. Reed was promoted to senior vice president, serving in three separate departments. In , he became ComEd's ethics officer and the chief diversity officer in addition to maintaining responsibility for purchasing materials for the corporation's ten fossil fuel-fired energy-generating plants.

Reed represented ComEd in a trade mission to South Africa before retiring in In this period, Commonwealth became the Nation's leading nuclear utility; currently the company has seven nuclear power plants in operation capable of producing more than 5,, kilowatts of electricity, and is constructing additional units with a capacity of 6,, kilowatts. Other civic organizations that have benefited from his leadership include the John G. Reed passed away in December of There is a well-documented trend of growth among black or African American female medical school graduates.

While most African Americans were part of the hardworking labor forces in agriculture and industry, a small percentage were hard at work creating inventions that helped transform America.

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Tape: 3 Cordell Reed describes attending the University of Illinois-Chicago Cordell Reed describes what shaped his work ethic Cordell Reed describes what motivated him to study engineering Cordell Reed describes how he was hired to work for Commonwealth Edison in Cordell Reed describes his first year working for Commonwealth Edison Cordell Reed talks about how he lived in two worlds throughout his career Cordell Reed talks about the first black engineers to work for Commonwealth Edison Cordell Reed describes his experiences working as a black engineer for Commonwealth Edison during the s Cordell Reed considers why his white colleagues supported him during the s Cordell Reed describes how his technical engineering work prepared him for his corporate career, pt.

Tape: 5 Cordell Reed describes how the oil embargo of affected the electric and nuclear energy industries Cordell Reed describes how Commonwealth Edison's criteria for selecting leaders has evolved from the s to the s Cordell Reed describes how his race shaped his success at Commonwealth Edison Cordell Reed describes what he learned as Chief Diversity Officer at Commonwealth Edison Cordell Reed talks about his civic involvement Cordell Reed talks about serving on corporate boards of directors Cordell Reed describes how his community ties prevented him from moving to the suburbs Cordell Reed describes the programs and services offered by Metropolitan Community Church Cordell Reed talks about the significance of his black identity Cordell Reed shares his hopes and concerns for the African American community, pt.