In a lecture at the NAE, Dr. Slaughter, a professor of education and engineering at USC, put out a call to action for racial justice and equity in engineering. Read the full transcript here.
James C. Dalton, who won the BEYA for Career Achievement in 2006, retired as director of Civil Works for the Army Corps of Engineers in 2019.
Mary Crutcher Leslie (March 25, 1919-September 26, 2020) was a pillar in her community.
Alicia Boler Davis, the sixth woman to receive the prestigious Black Engineer of the Year Award, is now part of Amazon’s senior leadership group.
Retired Lieutenant General Ronnie D. Hawkins Jr. began his new job as president of Angelo State University on August 14.
Olabisi Boyle will be responsible for guiding the strategic direction of Hyundai’s U.S. vehicle lineup, leading planning, and overseeing market research, business analytics and pricing.
In related news, Dominion Energy announced that 11 historically black colleges and universities will receive support through a $35 million initiative aimed at promoting higher education equity.
The Walt W. Braithwaite Legacy Award is named for the 1995 Black Engineer of the Year, seen here with BEYA Chairman Tyrone Taborn (right) at the 2020 BEYA STEM Conference in February. Braithwaite helped revolutionize Boeing’s use of computer technology in the aircraft design process. His work in computer-integrated technology was crucial to the development … Continue reading “Dr. Walt W. Braithwaite: 1995 Black Engineer of the Year”
According to a May 7 announcement, Dr. McCrary will serve in this position for the next two years. Currently, Dr. McCrary is in his fourth year of service on the NSB.
The new consortium aims to provide researchers with access to the world’s most powerful high-performance computing resources in the fight to stop the virus.
