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The 2023 Black Engineer of the Year Awards in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Selection Committee has announced the winners of the STEM awards for the thirty-seventh annual Black Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA). This year’s recognition program attracted nominations from top employers for STEM employees in private and nonprofit sectors and higher education fields.
The winners were selected by a peer review selection committee drawn from a diverse group of scientific and technical leaders and top supporters of the 15 ABET-accredited historically Black colleges.
Hosted by Career Communications Group’s US Black Engineer & Information Technology magazine, the 15-member Council of Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Engineering Deans, and Lockheed Martin Corporation, the 37th annual BEYA STEM Conference will take place Feb. 9-11, 2023.
The three-day event unites thousands of students, college representatives, professionals, and leaders in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). There will be seminars and workshops, networking opportunities, and the conference’s popular career fair, which provides access to leading employers.
The conference will wrap up on Saturday, Feb. 11 with the BEYA Gala, where Colin Parris, Ph.D. will receive the top award as Black Engineer of the Year. Dr. Parris is the senior vice president and chief technology officer of GE Digital. He is recognized for his notable achievements and accomplishments in STEM.
2023 BEYA STEM CONFERENCE AWARDEES
CAREER ACHIEVEMENT IN GOVERNMENT Lamar Garrett Chief, Chemical Biological Center Field Element U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Analysis Center
Capt. Kimberly Jones, U.S. Navy Reactor Officer USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69)
CAREER ACHIEVEMENT IN INDUSTRY Wole Akinyemi, Ph.D. Executive Director, Research and Technology Cummins Inc.
Cleophus Thomas Jr. VP, Director of Operations, Global Digital Center of Excellence Jacobs
THE CHAIRMAN’S AWARD Justin Simpson Director, Data Security Walmart Global Tech
COMMUNITY SERVICE Dr. Lewis Pate, Jr. Enterprise Solutions Architect CACI International, Inc.
Anike L. Sakariyawo Founding Executive Director S.E.E.K. Foundation
DAVE BARCLAY AFFIRMATIVE ACTION Scott Drach Vice President of Human Resources for Corporate and International The Boeing Company
Odetta Scott Indirect Procurement—Associate Director Raytheon Technologies
DEANS’ AWARD Larry O. Harris PEO-C4I/PMW-120, Assistant Program Manager-Test & Evaluation Naval Information Warfare Center—Pacific (NIWC—PAC)
EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP—CORPORATE PROMOTION OF EDUCATION Nathaniel Price Environmental Engineer/Project Manager Jacobs
ENTREPRENEURIAL FELLOW Stella McDonald Project Engineer Jacobs
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Capt. Melvin Ronald Smith Executive Assistant to the Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command U.S. Navy
MOST PROMISING ENGINEER IN GOVERNMENT Kelan Berry Aerospace Engineer (Propulsions Systems) Air Force Civilian Services—AFLCMC/LPS
Lt. Timothy C. Horton Assistant Public Works Officer U.S. Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command—Washington, D.C.
MOST PROMISING ENGINEER IN INDUSTRY Kendric Garmon Software Engineer Leidos
Zephaniah Horton Systems Engineer, Sr. Lockheed Martin
MOST PROMISING SCIENTIST IN GOVERNMENT Lyndsey McMillon-Brown, Ph.D. Research Electrical Engineer National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Jamesa Stokes, Ph.D. Aerospace Materials Research Engineer National Aeronautics and Space Administration
MOST PROMISING SCIENTIST IN INDUSTRY Houda Kerkoub Senior Aviation Data Scientist The MITRE Corporation
OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL CONTRIBUTION IN GOVERNMENT Kelly Thomas Davis, Sr. Lead Information Technology Specialist The U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command Software Engineering Center
Crystal Hayden Deputy Chief, Contract and Program Management Oversight Office National Security Agency
OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL CONTRIBUTION IN INDUSTRY Nalini Ambrose VA Health Systems and Strategy Department The MITRE Corporation
Bridget Beamon Principal Systems Engineer Raytheon Technologies
Siraaj M. Hasan Director/Principal—National Cyber Market Lead Booz Allen Hamilton
OUTSTANDING METAVERSE CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER Ernest L. Smiley Chief Data Scientist and CISO Kingdom Capitol
PIONEER AWARD Wendell Foster Executive Director/ Joint Force Headquarters Department of Defense Information Networks (JFHQ-DoDIN)
PRESIDENT's AWARD Chauncey McIntosh Vice President and General Manager, Training and Logistics Solutions Lockheed Martin
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN GOVERNMENT
Dr. Paige Brown Expert Electrical Engineer and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Program Manager United States Food and Drug Administration
Patrick G. Taylor, Ph.D. Chief, Propulsion Test Branch U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command—Aviation and Missile Center
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN INDUSTRY Sean Bradshaw, Ph.D. Fellow, Sustainable Propulsion Raytheon Technologies
Candice M. Smith, PMP Director, Engineering Strategy & Operations The Boeing Company
RESEARCH LEADERSHIP Bianica Pires, Ph.D. Lead Modeling and Simulation Engineer The MITRE Corporation
SENIOR TECHNOLOGY FELLOW Cedric Mann Consulting Engineer Systems Architect—Tech Fellow Northrop Grumman Corporation
Mrs. Danielle Stephenson Principal R&D Systems Engineer Sandia National Laboratories
STUDENT LEADERSHIP—UNDERGRADUATE LEVEL Erron Williams Undergraduate Student Prairie View A&M University
TECHNICAL SALES AND MARKETING Everton Swearing Global Head of Sales, 2-Wheeler & Powersports Customer Group Vitesco Technologies USA, LLC