A photo from last year’s CDA graduation. Photo by Quisha Ray Photography. LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 27, 2023) — As part of the University of Kentucky’s plan to progress the institution toward diversity, equity and inclusion, the university created the "Expand Supplier Diversity Purchasing Program" initiative in 2020. Led by Barry Swanson, UK’s chief procurement officer, the initiative sought to expand UK’s supplier diversity procurement efforts. This led to the hiring of Marilyn Clark , who began her work as UK’s first supplier diversity manager in 2021. However, the nationwide history of supplier diversity began much earlier. “Minority business development was born out of the civil rights movement," Clark said. "On March 5, 1969, less than one year after Dr. King’s assassination, President Richard Nixon, signed Executive Order 11458, creating the Office of Minority Business Enterprise. This executive order created a federal agency focused on minority business development and opened the doors for Black and brown business owners to have access to government contracts. This agency is now known as the Minority Business Development Agency. After more than 50 years, this agency was recently codified as a permanent federal agency.” This focus on minority business development paved the way to […]
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Invest The Invisible Impact
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Invest The Invisible Impact
