North Carolina A&T alumnus Cedric V. Bazemore has been named a “Most Promising Engineer” in the government category at the Black Engineer of the Year Awards Science, Technology, Engineering and Math conference.

Bazemore, a 2005 graduate of the civil engineering department, was recognized in the conference edition of the magazine for his professionalism and his work ethic.

He has worked serving the United States’ alliance with Japan in maintaining peace and security across the Pacific. Bazemore worked at Camp Zama, the U.S. Army home in Japan completing renovations to a clinic that was used to provide immunizations to service members and their families during the 2009 H1N1 flu season, a patient waiting extension and other construction projects.

In March 2011, Bazemore graduated from an 18-month leadership development program in the Army Corps of Engineers. Three months later, he met the requirements for professional certification and later earned Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Associate designation. Bazemore is currently studying to earn his license as a professional engineer.

During his time at A&T, Bazemore was involved with the American Society of Civil Engineers where he took part in Adopt-a-Highway and voter registration activities. He was also a recipient of several federal internships with the North Carolina Department of Transportation, Baltimore’s Bureau of Waste and Wastewater and was a co-op student with the Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, Fort Bragg.

Bazemore has served as a civil engineer and quality assurance for multiple multimillion dollar barracks projects. In 2008, he moved to Japan to gain multicultural experience and to contribute to the Army’s global mission. While in Japan, he has been active in Camp Zama’s Groundhog Shadow Day program, providing fifth and sixth-grade students an opportunity to shadow professionals at work. He has also sponsored two interns from the Department of the Army and two cadets from West Point.

He collaborates regularly with faculty at Camp Zama High School to encourage students to pursue careers in the STEM professions and has supported Corps of Engineers recruiting efforts at a previous Black Engineer of the Year Awards STEM Job Fair and A&T recruitment events.