HBCU ENGINEERING DEANS RECOGNITION EVENT’
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HBCU ENGINEERING DEANS’ RECOGNITION EVENT
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TO MAKE HISTORY
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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2021 • 8:15 AM – 10:00 AM SPONSORS: Advancing science for life ™
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Hosted by the Engineering Deans of Historically Black Colleges and Universities, the prestigious Deans’ Recognition Event celebrates the recipients of our BEYA Legacy Awards, each named for a former BEYA award winner. Making history in their own right through their outstanding achievements, our Legacy honorees continue to raise the bar in accelerating the speed of STEM progress. As they step up to make history, they are creating new milestones and inspiring generations who are following in their footsteps. Our HBCU Engineering Deans also take this opportunity to update us on innovative developments in research and development taking place on their campuses.
Angela Stribling Angela Stribling is one of the most sought-after voices and multi-media talents in the industry. Admired for her previous TV career on BET and ABC-affiliate WJZ-TV, she is the host of the wildly popular sexy, weekly show “Pillow Talk with Angela” on 96.3 WHUR and Sirius/XM Channel 141.
Pamela McCauley An internationally recognized Industrial Engineering researcher in the development of mathematical models, ergonomics, biomechanics and leadership in STEM, Dr. Pamela McCauley is the Associate Dean for Academic Programs in the Wilson College of Textiles and the 2019 Women of Color Technologist of the Year.
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HBCU ENGINEERING DEANS RECOGNITION EVENT’
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TO MAKE HISTORY BEYA MOMENT WITH COURTNEY & RAY Sponsor Speaker: Ann Marr, Executive Vice President, Global Human Resources, World Wide Technology
STUDENT LEADERSHIP – GRADUATE LEVEL AWARD
Robert Oliver Nicholson, MS, MA, MBA
Doctor of Business Administration Condidate Sergeant First Class, U.S. Army Army Contracting Command/Army Futures Command U.S. Army Materiel Command ♦ Presenter: Major General Paul H. Pardew, Commanding General, U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama and Command Sergeant Major Jill L. Crosby, U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama
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ENTREPRENEURIAL FELLOW AWARD
Israel Smallwood
Sr. Project Program Manager (IOT) AT&T ♦ Presenter: Anne Chow, CEO, AT&T Business, AT&T Sponsor Speaker: Gary Simms Sr., Distinguished Architect, Information Security Strategist, Walmart Information Security, Walmart
MOST PROMISING SCIENTIST IN GOVERNMENT AWARD
Candice Hatcher-Solis, Ph.D.
STUDENT LEADERSHIP – UNDERGRADUATE LEVEL AWARD
Team Lead Neurobiology of Cognitive Performance 711th Human Performance Wing 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
Wesley Combs
BEYA MOMENT WITH COURTNEY & RAY
Undergraduate Student University of Houston ♦ Presenter: Dr. Pamela McCauley
Deans’ Research Remarks Dr. Zheng Deng
Interim Dean, College of Engineering, Technology & Physical Sciences Alabama A&M University
Dr. J. Murray Gibson
Dean, College of Engineering Florida A&M/Florida State University
Dr. Joyce Shirazi
Dean, School of Engineering and Technology Hampton University Sponsor Speaker: Ken Bouyer, Americas Director of Inclusiveness Recruiting, Ernst & Young
EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP – CORPORATE PROMOTION OF EDUCATION AWARD
Anthony C. Smith, Sr.
Director Department of the Navy HBCU/MI Program ♦ Presenter: Ken Bouyer, Americas Director of Inclusiveness Recruiting, Ernst & Young
Sponsor Message: Baltimore Gas and Electric
MOST PROMISING SCIENTIST IN GOVERNMENT AWARD
LaRico Treadwell, Ph.D.
Senior Member of the Technical Staff R&D Chemistry Sandia National Laboratories ♦ Presenter: Dr. Victor McCrary, Vice President for Research and Graduate Programs, University of the District of Columbia, Fellow of the African Scientific Institute, and Vice-Chair of the National Science Board
MOST PROMISING SCIENTIST IN INDUSTRY AWARD
Nyaradzo Longinaker
Statistician Advisor General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) ♦ Presenter: Paul Nedzbala, Senior Vice President, Federal Civilian, General Dynamics Information Techology
HBCU ENGINEERING DEANS RECOGNITION EVENT’
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TO MAKE HISTORY Deans’ Research Remarks Dr. John M. Anderson
Dean, College of Engineering and Architecture Howard University
Dr. Wilbur Walters
Dean, College of Science, Engineering and Technology Jackson State University
Dr. Oscar Barton Jr.
Dean, School of Engineering Morgan State University
RESEARCH LEADERSHIP AWARD
Cassandra Okechukwu, ScD, MSN, MPH
Principal Health and Life Scientist MITRE Corporation ♦ Presenter: Stephanie Turner, Vice President Inclusion, Diversity & Social Innovation, MITRE Organization
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Sponsor Speaker: Valinda Scarbro Kennedy, IBM HBCU Strategist, IBM Corporation
Top Supporters of the HBCU Highlights ENGINEERING DEANS LEGACY AWARD
Claudia Rankins, Ph.D.
Program Director National Science Foundation ♦ Presenter: Dr. Karen Marrongelle, Assistant Director, Education and Human Resources, National Science Foundation
Deans’ Research Remarks Dr. Robin N. Coger
Dean, College of Engineering North Carolina A&T State University
Dr. Michael Keeve
RESEARCH LEADERSHIP AWARD
Dean, College of Science, Engineering & Technology Norfolk State University
Brannon Sam, Ph.D.
Dr. Pamela Obiomon
Research Investigator Corteva Agriscience ♦ Presenter: Ofori Agboka, Vice President, People Experience Technology, Global Customer Fulfillment, Amazon
Dean, College of Engineering Prairie View A&M University
Sponsor Speaker: Alisha Johnson, Corporate Lead for Racial Equity and Justice Initiative, Apple Inc
Darryl A. Boyd, Ph.D.
SENIOR INVESTIGATOR AWARD
Norbert Satchivi, Ph.D.
Principal Research Scientist Corteva Agriscience ♦ Presenter: Dr. Pamela McCauley Sponsor Speaker: Scott House, Senior Vice President, Quality Assurance, Regulatory and Engineering Services, Abbott Laboratories
SENIOR TECHNOLOGY FELLOW AWARD
Byron Sleugh, Ph.D.
Global Biology Leader Corteva Agriscience ♦ Presenter: Oliver “Bo” Leslie, BEYA Alumni Chair and HBCU Chairperson, Career Communications Group, Inc.
BEYA MOMENT WITH COURTNEY & RAY
ADMIRAL MICHELLE HOWARD LEGACY AWARD Research Chemist Naval Research Laboratory Department of the Navy ♦ Presenter: Dr. Gwendolyn Boyd, Chair and President, CCG Alumni Committee
ARLINGTON W. CARTER LEGACY AWARD
Miss Sydney Hamilton
Structural Design Engineer Reflector, Responsible Engineering Authority Space & Launch Boeing Defense, Space & Security ♦ Presenter: Dr. Michelle Parker, Vice President & Chief Engineer, Space and Launch, Boeing Defense, Space & Security
DR. EUGENE M. DELOATCH LEGACY AWARD
Oliver Myers, Ph.D.
Associate Professor/Associate Dean for Inclusive Excellence for Undergraduate Studies College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences Clemson University ♦ Presenter: Dr. Eugene M. DeLoatch, Dean Emeritus, Morgan State University and Founding Dean of the University’s Clarence J. Mitchell School of Engineering
HBCU ENGINEERING DEANS RECOGNITION EVENT’
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TO MAKE HISTORY Deans’ Research Remarks Dr. Patrick Carriere
Dean, College of Sciences and Engineering Southern University and A&M College
Dr. S. Keith Hargrove
Dean, College of Engineering, Technology & Computer Science Tennessee State University
Dr. Benjamin Oni
Acting Dean, College of Engineering Tuskegee University
DR. JOHN SLAUGHTER LEGACY AWARD
Olie Burton II
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Sponsor Speaker: Mauro Atalla, Vice President of Engineering, Collins Aerospace, A Raytheon Technologies Company
JOHN D. HARRIS II LEGACY AWARD
Keith Burrell
Engineering Fellow Raytheon Technologies ♦ Presenter: Mauro Atalla, Vice President of Engineering, Collins Aerospace, A Raytheon Technologies Company
Deans’ Research Remarks Dr. Devdas Shetty
Sr. Director, Enterprise Technology Services & Support General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) ♦ Presenter: Kristie Grinnell, Vice President, Information Technology and Supply Chain and Chief Information Officer, General Dynamics Information Technology
Dean, School of Engineering & Applied Sciences University of the District of Columbia
Sponsor Speaker: Daniel Brennan, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, Boston Scientific Corporation
Dean, School of Engineering, Science and Technology Virginia State University
DR. SANDRA JOHNSON LEGACY AWARD
David Christopher Williams
Makita R. Phillips, Ph.D.
Structural Analyst Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory ♦ Presenter: Daniel Brennan, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, Boston Scientific Corporation
DR. WANDA M. AUSTIN LEGACY AWARD
Krystal A. Porter
Lead Engineer / Solutions Architect Leidos ♦ Presenter: Micah J. Morgan, Deputy Chief Engineer, Airborne Sensors and Analytics Division, Defense Group, Leidos
Dr. Derrek Dunn
Interim Dean, School of Business & Technology University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Dr. Dawit Haile
RODNEY ADKINS LEGACY AWARD Director, Hyper Automation/Emerging Tech AT&T ♦ Presenter: Anne Chow, CEO, AT&T Business, AT&T
STEPHANIE C. HILL LEGACY AWARD
Wilma L. Howell Davis
Principal Engineer Bell Textron Inc. ♦ Presenter: Michael Thacker, Executive Vice President Innovation and Commercial Business, Bell Textron, Inc.
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