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. EMCEE
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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