Nominees for the Most Promising Engineer Award presented at the BEYA STEM Conference are early-career engineers who demonstrate tremendous potential for future technical contributions. Read about the 2023 winners of this award and relive the BEYA gala experience by watching the video which was streamed on Saturday, Feb. 11. Kelan Berry has championed innovation as … Continue reading “Most Promising Engineer award winners at BEYA are leading next-generation STEM”

The Dean’s award is presented during the Engineering Deans Recognition event at the annual BEYA STEM Conference. Nominees for this occasional award are committed to preserving engineering, scientific, and technical education programs at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The success of these programs lies as much in their timeliness as in the needs of … Continue reading “NIWC program manager honors generational connection to HBCUs”

For three decades, David Barclay, onetime vice president of workforce diversity for Hughes Aircraft, was actively involved in driving change in equal employment opportunity, affirmative action, and human relations programs. BEYA named its affirmative action award after Barclay in 2006 to celebrate his dedication and commitment to a multicultural workforce. The Dave Barclay Award recognizes … Continue reading “BEYA continues to honor the legacy of Dave Barclay”

Community service award honorees have shown leadership through outreach both within and outside work. Two winners of this award at the 2023 BEYA STEM Conference help students with a unique “cradle-to-career” approach. Like Bonang Mohale, chancellor of the University of the Free State in South Africa and author of Lift As You Rise, people development … Continue reading “STEM Community BEYA winners lift others as they rise”

The BEYA gala is one of the most-watched events at the BEYA STEM Conference and a highlight of the event is the time-honored ceremony where one honoree succeeds another as Black Engineer of the Year. This year, the torch was passed by Theodore “Ted” Colbert, 2022 Black Engineer of the Year and president and CEO … Continue reading “A Passing of the Torch at the 37th annual BEYA STEM Conference”

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III was the keynote speaker at the 37th annual BEYA gala held Saturday, February 11. During his speech at the final event of the Black Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA) STEM Conference, Secretary Austin paid glowing tribute to the trailblazing achievements of the first African American man … Continue reading “Defense secretary Lloyd Austin pays tribute to first African American in space at 37th annual BEYA STEM Conference”

On Saturday, February 11, Justin Simpson won the Black Engineer of the Year Chairman’s Award for mentoring students at historically Black colleges and universities and the work done by a nonprofit he founded, A Little Bit of Hope. A recent winner of this occasional award presented at BEYA is Calvin G. Butler, president and chief … Continue reading “Walmart exec Justin Simpson wins Chairman’s Award at BEYA 2023”

For almost four decades, the BEYA STEM Conference has attracted top professionals and students from across America. Career Achievement Award winners have significant accomplishments in engineering positions in industry or government. They have also made a social impact as role models and mentors for minorities in STEM. Here are the 2023 winners: Lamar Garrett is … Continue reading “What They Said: Career Achievement Award winners share their stories at BEYA 2023”

More than 400 people in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) careers were honored at the BEYA Technology Recognition event. The luncheon took place on Friday, Feb 10 at the 37th annual Black Engineer of the Year Awards, which was held Feb 9-11 at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center. “Today’s Technology Recognition event … Continue reading “2023 Modern-Day Technology Leaders and Science Spectrum Trailblazers at BEYA”

When Colin Parris, Ph.D. first heard that he was a nominee for the 2023 Black Engineer of the Year award, he was in a GE auditorium with 200+ employees. The executives included H. Lawrence (Larry) Culp, GE’s chairman and chief executive officer, and GE Aviation’s CEO, who he later found out had nominated him for … Continue reading “2023 Black Engineer of the Year puts out call to action at BEYA”