BEYA2020: Black Engineer of the Year Awards Gala

BLACK ENGINEER OF THE YEAR AWARDS

BEYA GALA

2020

LIVE WHAT’S POSSIBLE! SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2020 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm • Washington Marriott Wardman Park • Marriott Ballroom, Lobby Level SPONSORED BY

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BEYA GALA LIVE WHAT’S POSSIBLE! Every honoree that crosses the BEYA stage has a story to tell. It may begin with “Once Upon a time, someone believed in me.” Or someone saw what was possible for them before they saw it in themselves. Maybe they wanted to walk in the footsteps of their parents who were educators. Or fulfill their grandparents’ dream to see them be the first in their family to graduate college. But each story has its roots in the historic accomplishments of the men and women of BEYA who laid the groundwork for garnering respect and recognition and for changing the course of STEM and our nation. Throughout our respective journeys, BEYA has been our Community for Possible…for Potential…for Positive Change. As we turn the page on another year, we’re proud to continue to support limitless personal and professional hopes and dreams. We are America’s future.

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Jericka Duncan National Correspondent CBS This Morning

ENTERTAINMENT Renowned Award-Winning Contemporary Violinist

Daniel D The Clarence Knight Band a.k.a. the BEYA BAND U.S Military Academy West Point Gospel Choir Conference Hosts

Conference Co-Sponsors The Council of Engineering Deans of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities

GREETINGS FROM CONFERENCE CO-HOST

STARS & STRIPES HIGHLIGHTS

Marillyn Hewson

Vice Admiral Walter J. Davis, United States Navy (Ret.)

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Lockheed Martin Corporation

COMMENTARY:

Dr. Ken Washington Chief Technology Officer Ford Motor Company

CAREER ACHIEVEMENT IN GOVERNMENT AWARD

Kandis Boyd, Ph.D., PMP Deputy Director, Office of Weather and Air Quality National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Presenter: Nicole R. Leboeuf Acting Assistant Administrator and the Permanent Deputy Assistant Administrator for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admnistration’s National Ocean Service

CAREER ACHIEVEMENT IN GOVERNMENT AWARD

Clayton Turner Director NASA Langley Research Center Presenter: General Lester L. Lyles, USAF, (Ret.) Former Commander of the U.S. Air Force Materiel Command currently Chairman of the NASA Advisory Council Board Member of General Dynamics, Board Chairman of KBR and former Board Chairman of USAA

CAREER ACHIEVEMENT IN INDUSTRY AWARD

Marcos A. Purty Plant Executive Director, Lansing Delta Township General Motors Presenter: Gerald Johnson Executive Vice President, Global Manufacturing General Motors

CAREER ACHIEVEMENT IN INDUSTRY AWARD

Ms. Carolyn L. Nichols Director, Logistics & Sustainment Programs V-22 Osprey Boeing Global Services The Boeing Company Presenter: Dr. Greg Hyslop Chief Engineer of The Boeing Company and Senior Vice President of Boeing Engineering, Test & Technology The Boeing Company

National Chairman of the BEYA Military Alumni Committee

EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP-CORPORATE PROMOTION OF EDUCATION AWARD

Dorian G. Newton, D. Eng. Director, Technical Services Huntington Ingalls Industries Presenter: Michael Lempke President, Huntington Ingalls Industries Nuclear and Environmental Group

MOST PROMISING SCIENTIST AWARD

Kimberly Michelle Steward, Ph.D. Discovery Chemistry Fungicide Group Leader Corteva Agriscience Presenter: Dr. Victor Mccrary Vice President for Research and Graduate Programs University of the District of Columbia

COMMUNITY SERVICE IN GOVERNMENT AWARD

Stephanie Kelly Jordan Scientist Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic U.S Navy Presenter: Roger Krone Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Leidos

CONFERENCE CO-SPONSOR SPEAKER

Brad Sorenson Senior Vice President, Global Manufacturing and Supply Chain Boston Scientific

CORPORATION COMMUNITY SERVICE IN INDUSTRY AWARD

Kamani Padayachee Business Process Analyst Boston Scientific Corporation Presenter: Brad Sorenson Senior Vice President Global Manufacturing and Supply Chain Boston Scientific Corporation

COMMUNITY SERVICE IN INDUSTRY AWARD

DAVE BARCLAY AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AWARD

Ms. Debra D. Curry

MAJ Thomas Bishop

Principal Engineer – Systems Engineering Bell Presenter: Scott Donnelly Chairman and CEO Textron

Project Engineer U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Presenters: 24th Secretary of the Army The Honorable Ryan D. McCarthy and 40th Chief of Staff of the Army General James C. McConville

MOST PROMISING ENGINEER IN INDUSTRY AWARD

DAVE BARCLAY AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AWARD

Mark McKelvin Jr., Ph.D.

Gwendolyn Y. Doss

Senior Engineering Specialist The Aerospace Corporation Presenter: Scott Donelly Chairman and CEO Textron

Software Engineering Manager The Boeing Company Presenter: Rob Adkisson Vice President SSM Engineering & Division Chief Engineer The Boeing Company

MOST PROMISING ENGINEER IN INDUSTRY AWARD

TECHNICAL SALES AND MARKETING AWARD

Kennedy Pereira

Monique J. Farrell, Ph.D.

Area Vice President, General Manager Principal Materials Process Engineer AT&T Business Solutions Northrop Grumman Corporation AT&T Presenter: Presenter: David K. Lawson Michael Colaneri Engineering Manager – Lithography, E-Beam and Wet Clean Vice President Northrop Grumman Corporation AT&T Global Business – Retail, Restaurant & Hospitality AT&T Inc. MOST PROMISING ENGINEER IN

GOVERNMENT AWARD

RESEARCH LEADERSHIP AWARD

LT Jaleesa Harrigan

C. Eric Fonville, P.E.

RX Propulsion Division Officer USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) U.S. Navy Presenter: Nicole R. Leboeuf Acting Assistant Administrator and the Permanent Deputy Assistant Administrator for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admnistration’s National Ocean Service

Vehicle Design, Development and Validation (VDDV) Engineer General Motors Presenter: David Albritton Vice President GM Defense

MOST PROMISING ENGINEER IN GOVERNMENT AWARD

Francois Ntone, Ph.D.

SENIOR INVESTIGATOR AWARD

Senior Technical Advisor Computational and Experimental Fluid Dynamics Commander, 416th Theater Engineering Command Cummins Inc. Presenter: U.S. Army Reserves Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton Dr. Eugene M. DeLoatch Adjunct Professor, University of Maryland Dean Emeritus and Professor, Clarence M. Mitchell Jr. Adjunct Professor, George Mason University School of Engineering, Morgan State University Presenters: and 2017 Black Engineer of the Year and 24th Secretary of the Army National Chairman of The BEYA Alumni Association The Honorable Ryan D. McCarthy and 40th Chief of Staff of the Army General James C. McConville

MAJ Sean Spence, USAR, D.Eng

OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL CONTRIBUTION IN GOVERNMENT AWARD

Demica Ware Cybersecurity/Interoperability Technical Expert Department of Defense U.S Air Force Presenter: General Lester L. Lyles, USAF, (Ret.) Former Commander of the U.S. Air Force Materiel Command currently Chairman of the NASA Advisory Council Board Member of General Dynamics, Board Chairman of KBR and former Board Chairman of USAA

OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL CONTRIBUTION IN INDUSTRY AWARD

Nandi Leslie, Ph.D. Engineering Fellow Raytheon Company Presenter: Dr. Thomas Kennedy CEO Raytheon Company

OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL CONTRIBUTION IN INDUSTRY AWARD

Christopher R. Reid, Ph.D. Associate Technical Fellow The Boeing Company Presenter: Bryan Scott Vice President of Environment, Health & Safety Manufacturing, Supply Chain & Operations

PRESIDENT’S AWARD

CONFERENCE CO-SPONSOR SPEAKER

Aerotek Chad Koele President Aerotek Engineering Sciences Unit and EASi an Aerotek Company

PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN GOVERNMENT AWARD

Philip Baptiste Technical Project Manager/Branch Head Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific Presenters: Chad Koele President, Aerotek’s Engineering Sciences Unit and EASi an Aerotek Company and Carly Jackson Chief Technology Officer Naval Information Warfare Systems Command

PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN INDUSTRY AWARD

Lara Suarez Principal Cyber Operations Engineer The MITRE Corporation Presenter: Kerry Buckley Vice President, Air Force Programs The MITRE Corporation

PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN INDUSTRY AWARD

Michael Gordon

Mrs. Kelly Lierzer

Vice President Rotary Mission Systems Operations, Strategy and Infrastructure Lockheed Martin Corporation Presenter: Stephanie C. Hill Senior Vice President, Enterprise Business Transformation Lockheed Martin Corporation

Associate Director of Project Engineering Adaptive Military Exhaust Programs Pratt & Whitney, a United Technologies Company Presenter: Sarah Toomey Senior Director, Hot Section Engineering Pratt & Whitney, a United Technologies Company

PASSING THE TORCH REMARKS

BEYA REMEMBERS

Tony Mitchell

Presenter: Angela Barbee Vice President of Engineering and New Product Development for Global Faucets Kohler Company

PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN GOVERNMENT AWARD

Ms. Sheana Walters General Engineer Missile Defense Agency Presenter: John H. James Jr. Executive Director, Missile Defense Agency

2019 Black Engineer of the Year

2020 BLACK ENGINEER OF THE YEAR

Lieutenant General Bruce T. Crawford Chief Information Officer/G6 U.S. Army Presenters: 24th Secretary of the Army Ryan D. McCarthy and 40th Chief of Staff of the Army General James C. McConville

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