Colonel Ahmed T. Williamson, the military assistant to the assistant commandant of the United States Marine Corps, has been tapped as a brigadier general. Williamson was commissioned into the Marine Corps as a graduate of the Naval Academy class of 1994. A grandson of Master Chief Melvin Williams and the nephew of Vice Admiral Melvin Williams … Continue reading “US Marine with a storied history is promoted to Brigadier General”
For his work as director of the Department of Navy Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI) Program, Anthony Smith Sr. won the 2021 Educational Leadership-Corporate Promotion of Education Award. Located at the Office of Naval Research (ONR), the HBCU/MI Program provides opportunities for faculty and students to collaborate with scientists and engineers at naval … Continue reading “Educational Leadership Award winners at BEYA 2021”
More than 20 years ago, BEYA named its Affirmative Action Award after David Barclay, who served as vice president of workforce diversity at Hughes Aircraft Co.
The Modern-Day Technology Leader award winners were honored during the all-digital Technology Recognition Event which took place on February 12.
In addition to unveiling a building sign with Mary Jackson’s name, NASA’s Victor Glover was one of two astronauts who worked in the vacuum of space on Sunday.
Demetria F. Hall, a systems engineer with Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, is the recipient of the 2021 Black Engineer Award for Community Service. In 2019, her team completed 50 local and national events that touched the lives of more than 30,000 students and professionals. Hall is an active member of Lockheed Martin Aeronautics NSBE Professionals. … Continue reading “Leading systems engineer earns recognition for Community Service at BEYA”
Zach Tudor, who leads Idaho National Laboratory’s national and homeland security research programs, received the Career Achievement in Government Award at the all-digital Black Engineer of the Year (BEYA) Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Conference. As an associate laboratory director at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Tudor directs a staff of more than 800 … Continue reading “National security leader earns Career Achievement in Government Award”
In this lecture, Dr. Slaughter will discuss the solutions that corporations and academic institutions can enact to create lasting and meaningful change.
Probably the biggest news this weekend was Northrop Grumman’s cargo resupply launch. On February 20, as NASA marked the day fifty-nine years ago when John Glenn became the first American to orbit Earth, they also celebrated the launch of the spacecraft named after NASA’s “hidden figure” Katherine Johnson. “I am humbled to be the International … Continue reading “Spacecraft named the S.S. Katherine Johnson expands her legacy even further”
During his acceptance speech. the automotive engineer and executive stressed the importance of hard work, family, faith, and community.
