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What/Who: Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter will be at Drexel tonight to celebrate Black History Month (BHM) with the Drexel University Chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers. The Black Engineers will hold their fifth Annual BHM Awards Banquet in celebration of minority excellence in science, technology and engineering. The event will celebrate past, present and future leaders in the science and engineering fields. Angela Dowd-Burton, manager of local government relations at Rohm and Haas Company, will deliver the keynote address. Mayor Nutter will also speak at the banquet.When: Today, February 15, 2008 at 6 p.m. Mayor Nutter will speak between 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.Where: Drexel’s Behrakis Grande Hall, 32nd and Chestnut StreetsBackground: Drexel’s Chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers has more than 30 members. ### News Media Contact: Niki Gianakaris, Assistant Director, Drexel News Bureau 215-895-6741, 215-778-7752 (cell) or ngianakaris@drexel.edu