Veronica L. Nelson, the executive director of Advancing Minorities’ Interest in Engineering (AMIE), announced she is the 38th BEYA STEM Legacy Award winner this week.

In an email to the AMIE community of academic deans and corporate representatives, she expressed her gratitude for the recognition and thanked Abbott, Boston Scientific, and IBM for the nomination.

She also acknowledged the support of all the partners who submitted letters of recommendation to the BEYA Selection Committee.

Nelson has been recognized for her passion, dedication, leadership, and work with the 16 ABET-accredited HBCU Schools of Engineering and partnership with AMIE Partners as the executive director of Advancing Minorities’ Interest in Engineering (AMIE) over the past 6.5 years. She emphasized that this recognition would not have been possible without the support of the AMIE community.

The Legacy Awards were introduced during BEYA’s 30th-anniversary conference, which celebrated the scientific and technical contributions made by men and women who have won the Black Engineer of the Year Award (BEYA) since 1987.

For over seven years, the Engineering Deans Breakfast at BEYA has been recognized as the place where special honorees receive Legacy Awards.

The upcoming BEYA STEM Conference takes place  February 15-17, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland, and on the BEYA digital twin experience (DTX) platform.