BEYA35 - 2021 BEYA Awards Ceremony

2021

BEYA AWARDS CEREMONY WE ARE THE CHANGE! SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2021 • 7:00-9:30 PM Live from The Garden Theatre, Detroit, MI

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BEYA AWARDS CEREMONY As we honor a record number of BEYA honorees this year for their prominence on the global stage of discovery, innovation, and progress, we pay homage to the power of diversity and inclusion.

BEYA has created an incomparable value-driven culture of leadership, talent, and accomplishment that stands the test of time within a supportive community whose strength and pride spans generations. We are changing the course of history.

We are owning our destiny. We are making change by standing up and stepping up.

EMCEES

Dr. Kendall Harris Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Texas Southern University

Angela Stribling Host of the weekly show “Pillow Talk with Angela” on 96.3 WHUR and Sirius/XM Channel 141.

Conference Co-Hosts:

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

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BEYA Moment with Courtney & Ray Greetings from Conference Co-Host

Rhom Erskine Vice President Diversity and Inclusion Lockheed Martin Corporation

Chairman’s Award

Calvin G. Butler Jr. Sr. Executive Vice President, Exelon and CEO, Exelon Utilities PRESENTER:

Chris Crane, Chief Executive Officer, Exelon

Sponsor Speaker:

Ken Washington Chief Technology Officer, Ford Motor Company

Career Achievement in Government Award

Commander Michael Paisant Commanding Officer U.S. Navy PRESENTER:

Angela Barbee, Senior Vice President of Technology and Global R&D, Weber Grill

Conference Co-Sponsor Speaker

Chad Koele President of Engineering and Sciences at Aerotek and EASi

Career Achievement in Government Award

Zachary Tudor Associate Laboratory Director National and Homeland Security Science and Technology Idaho National Laboratory PRESENTER:

Chad Koele President of Engineering and Sciences at Aerotek and EASi

Career Achievement in Industry Award

Bryan Scott Vice President, Environment, Health and Safety The Boeing Company PRESENTER:

Career Achievement in Industry Award

Frederiek Toney President, Global Ford Customer Service Division Ford Motor Company PRESENTER:

Jim Farley, Chief Executive Officer, Ford Motor Company

Community Service in Industry Award

Demetria F. Hall Systems Engineer Staff Lockheed Martin Corporation PRESENTER:

J.D. McFarlan III, Vice President of Functional Engineering, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company

Community Service in Industry Award

Karen Lori Hickman Program Cost Schedule & Control Analyst Northrop Grumman PRESENTER:

Bryan Mahoney, Vice President Operations for the Aeronautics Systems Sector, Northrop Grumman

Dave Barclay Affirmative Action in Government Award

Quincy G. Alexander Supervisory Research Engineer U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center PRESENTER:

Dr. David W. Pittman, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center Director

Dave Barclay Affirmative Action in Government Award

Kenneth M. Bailey Director, NOAA Office of Inclusion and Civil Rights National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration PRESENTER:

Benjamin Friedman, NOAA Deputy Undersecretary for Operations, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration

Greg Smith, Chief Financial Officer, The Boeing Company

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Dave Barclay Affirmative Action in Industry Award

Most Promising Engineer in Industry Award

Craig Reed

Human Factors & Ergonomics Engineer The Boeing Company

Chief Procurement Officer & Head of Corporate Real Estate Corteva Agriscience PRESENTER:

Jeneen Felder, Director, People and Communities, Cisco

Dave Barclay Affirmative Action in Industry Award

Brittany Wheeler, D. Eng. Co-Founder/Executive Director of Greater Than Tech & Work Transfer Manager Collins Aerospace PRESENTER:

Marie Sylla-Dixon, Chief Diversity Officer, Raytheon Technologies

Kadon Kyte PRESENTER:

Dr. Greg Hyslop, Chief Engineer of The Boeing Company and Senior Vice President of Boeing Engineering, Test & Technology

Most Promising Engineer in Industry Award

Charles Muse Assistant Program Engineering ManagerAutonomous & Electrified Vehicles General Motors PRESENTER:

Doug Parks, Executive Vice President, Global Product Development, Purchasing and Supply Chain, General Motors

Technical Sales and Marketing Award

BEYA Moment with Courtney & Ray

Eric Cunningham

Most Promising Engineer in Government Award

North American Executive Director Sales & Marketing General Motors

Brandy Diggs-McGee Research Mechanical Engineer U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) PRESENTER:

Dr. David W. Pittman, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center Director

PRESENTER

Steve Carlisle, Executive Vice President and President of the North America Region, General Motors

Technical Sales and Marketing Award

My Ha Director, Technical Program Management Walmart PRESENTER:

Most Promising Engineer in Government Award

1st Lt. Samuel Nyamekye Deputy Chief Propulsion Technology Branch Aerospace Systems Directorate Air Force Research Laboratory PRESENTER:

Major General Stacey T. Hawkins, Director of Logistics Civil Engineering Force Protection and Nuclear Integration, Headquarters, Air Force Materiel Command

Myra Herrington, Senior Director Walmart Technology Information Security, Walmart

Technical Sales and Marketing Award

Keith D. Hamilton Sr. Director of Programs & Business Development Spirit AeroSystems Inc. PRESENTER:

Cynthia Brown, Senior Human Resources Director, Global Verticals & Pathways, NetApp

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Outstanding Technical Contribution in Industry Award

Cyber Leadership Award

Alain A. Adjorlolo, Ph.D., ATF

Vice President, Cyber & Intelligence Lockheed Martin Corporation

Lead Project Engineer Advanced Materials and Manufacturing BCA-Product Development Engineering The Boeing Company PRESENTER:

Lynne Hopper, Vice President of Engineering for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, The Boeing Company

Outstanding Technical Contribution in Industry Award

Obiefuna C. Okafor, Ph.D., PE, PMP Senior Project Leader Corning Incorporated PRESENTER:

Eric Musser, President and Chief Operating Officer, Corning Incorporated

Outstanding Technical Contribution in Nonprofit Award

Adam Freeman, Ph.D. Senior Materials Chemist Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory PRESENTER:

Angela Stribling

Thomas Warner PRESENTER:

Stephanie C. Hill, Executive Vice President of Rotary and Mission Systems (RMS), Lockheed Martin Corporation

President’s Award

Devdas Shetty, Ph.D., P.E. Dean School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Professor of Mechanical Engineering University of the District of Columbia PRESENTER:

Dr. Lawrence Potter, Provost, University of the District of Columbia

Professional Achievement in Government Award

Nydeia Bolden-Frazier, Ph.D. Technical Advisor, Sub-Core Technical Competency Warhead Lead Munitions Directorate Ordnance Division Damage Mechanisms Branch Air Force Research Laboratory PRESENTER:

Outstanding Technical Contribution in Nonprofit Award

Yuan-Jun Wei, Ph.D. Computer Science Lead The MITRE Corporation PRESENTER:

Kathleen Federico, Senior Vice President, Chief People and Corporate Strategy Officer, The MITRE Corporation

Cyber Leadership Award

Fernando Martinez Director, Information Security Walmart

Major General Stacey T. Hawkins, Director of Logistics Civil Engineering, Force Protection and Nuclear Integration, Headquarters, Air Force Materiel Command

Professional Achievement in Government Award

Phillip A. Williams, Ph.D. Deputy Center Chief Technologist NASA Langley Research Center PRESENTER:

Dr. Donna L. Bell, Director of Autonomous Vehicle and Mobility Strategy, Ford Motor Company

PRESENTER:

Myra Herrington, Senior Director Walmart Technology Information Security, Walmart

BEYA Remembers

Angela Barbee Senior Vice President of Technology and Global R&D, Weber Gril

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Professional Achievement in Industry Award

Veonicca S. Wesley Principal Systems Engineer Raytheon Technologies PRESENTER:

Marie Sylla-Dixon, Chief Diversity Officer, Raytheon Technologies

Passing the Torch Remarks

Lt. Gen. Bruce T. Crawford, U.S. Army, Ret. 2020 Black Engineer of the Year, Senior Vice President of Strategic Development for Jacobs Engineering Critical Mission Solutions

BLACK ENGINEER OF THE YEAR

Gerald Johnson Executive Vice President Global Manufacturing General Motors PRESENTER:

Mary Barra, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, General Motors

CONFERENCE HOSTS

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