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The Afro-American, February 18, 2017 - February 24, 2017
The 31st Black Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA) conference, in partnership with the U.S. Army, was held in Washington D.C. from Feb. 9 to Feb. 11. The STEM networking conference included a student career fair, a Stars and Stripes dinner and a BEYA awards gala. The BEYA award was given to co-founder Eugene DeLoatch. The award is the highest honor given at the conference. More than 100 scientists and engineers received awards and special recognition honors in 31 categories at the 2017 Conference.
Dr. Everett Roper (left) recipient of The Professional Achievement in Government Award, Gen. Gustave Perna, deputy chief of staff, US Army
Lt. Gen. Stayce D. Harris, assistant vice chief of staff and director, Air Staff, Headquarters U.S. Air Force
Retired Military Generals and Tyrone D. Taborn, chairman and CEO of Career Communications Group
Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Kip Ward and Joyce Ward
Brig. Gen.(Ret.) Velma Richardson and Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Belinda Pinckney
Jesse McCurdy, Us Navy (Ret.) Eugene DeLoatch, BEYA co-founder and dean emeritus and professor at Morgan State University in Baltimore received BEYA award
Lt. Gen. Gwen Bingham is the assistant chief of staff for Installation Management
Col. Karen M. Wrancher and Maj. Yasmeen Neal Brig. Gen. Scott Dingle, Brig. Gen. Charles Hamilton, Brig. Gen. Richard B. Dix and Col. (R) E.W. Lilliewood
Chris Jones, president, Technology Services, Northrop Grumman Corporation
Gen. (Ret.) Lloyd James Austin, III; Gen. (Ret.) Johnnie E. Wilson and wife, and Charlene Austin
Shauntel Foster (holding mic) Huntington-Ingalls Industries
Malcolm J. Dixon, US Naval Academy cadet
Army Gen. Vincent Brooks, command of U.S. Forces Korea, combined Forces Command and United Nations Command speaks with cadet
Tyrone Taborn, Kim Butler and Derek McGowan
Friendship Academy of Engineering & Technology Students from Baltimore with their teacher Dennis Ndato
Arm y Surgeon General, U.S. Army Medical Command Lt. Gen. Nadja West and spouse Col. (Ret.) Donald West
Lt. Gen. Robert Ferrell, Army Chief Information Officer and Gen. (Ret) William “Kip� Ward
West Point Military Academy cadets
Stars & Stripes Dinner
Students from Riverdale Baptist School in Upper Marlboro, Md. Morgan State University Choir Photos by Rob Roberts
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Linda and Gen. (Ret.) Dennis Via