Oakwood University News March 2015 Oakwood University to support Tec-Masters and Paragon Mentor-Protégé Agreement Dr. Marvin Carroll, CEO and president of one of Huntsville's most diversified government contractors, who founded Tec-Masters in Huntsville 27 years ago, continued his passion for collaboration last week during a kickoff ceremony for a three-year Mentor-Protégé agreement with local woman-owned small business Paragon Research Corporation. Established in the early 1990s, the U.S. Department of Defense Mentor-Protégé program helps small businesses boost their participation in prime and subcontract awards by creating long-term relationships with larger companies. The program allows protégés like Paragon to work with mentors under individual, project-based agreements. Approved by the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, the nearly $1 million agreement will allow 5-year-old Paragon, which has 15 employees, to mature under the guidance of the MDA and Tec-Masters, Paragon Executive Vice President and Chief Scientist Kelly Falter said. Oakwood University supports the program. Click here<http://www.al.com/business/index.ssf/2015/03/tec-masters_and_paragon_in_hun.html> to read the rest of reporter Lucy Berry's story on al.com. SANDRA M. PHOENIX Executive Director HBCU Library Alliance sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> 800-999-8558, ext. 4820 404-702-5854 Skype: sandra.phoenix1 1438 West Peachtree NW Suite 200 Atlanta,GA 30309 Toll Free: 1.800.999.8558 (LYRASIS) Fax: 404.892.7879 www.lyrasis.org<http://www.lyrasis.org/> Honor the ancestors, honor the children.