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BEYA’s Biggest Black History Celebration: Army CIO receives Black Engineer of the Year Award
Lieutenant General Bruce T. Crawford received the Black Engineer of the Year Award at the BEYA Gala on Saturday for his outstanding efforts to mentor the next generation of American engineers, technicians, and technologists. Over the last 34 years, the BEYA Conference has exposed more than 100,000 students to role models in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) careers.
As the Army’s chief information officer and G-6, Lt. Gen. Crawford reports both to the secretary of the Army as CIO, and also to the chief of staff of the Army as G-6.
The Office of the Army Chief Information Officer/G-6 posted photos taken at the event on their Facebook page. The caption reads:
The 24th Secretary of the Army Ryan D. McCarthy and the 40th Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. James C. McConville present Lt. Gen. Bruce T. Crawford, Army Chief Information Officer with the 2020 Black Engineer of the Year Award for his outstanding efforts to mentor the next generation of American scientists, technologists, and engineers during the 34th annual BEYA awards gala in Washington D.C.
A native of Columbia, South Carolina, Lt. Gen. Crawford was commissioned through South Carolina State University’s Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program on May 28, 1986, after graduating as a Distinguished Military Graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering. He also holds a Master of Science in Administration from Central Michigan University and a Master of Science in National Resource Strategy from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces.
During his 33 years of service, LTG Crawford has served in leadership positions at the tactical, operational, and strategic levels. In previous assignments, he served as commanding general, U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command, director of C4/Cyber and Chief Information Officer, U.S. European Command, commanding general, 5th Signal Command (Theater); and G-6, U.S. Army Europe in Wiesbaden, Germany.
The 2014 photo shows Crawford, as commanding general, U.S. Army Communications-Electronic Command, discussing the future with students during a mentoring session at the 31st annual Black Engineer of the Year Awards Conference.
