WOMEN OF COLOR AWARD WINNERS
2010
] Evelyn Ellis, Ph.D. [
Associate Dean for Academic Support Services U.S. Coast Guard Academy
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r. Evelyn Ellis has administrative oversight of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy’s Honors Program, the Cadet Writing and Reading Center, academic advising
services and a host of other faculty and student development initiatives. Since she took the position three years ago, her efforts in enhancing a STEM-based professional learning envi- ronment, while actively promoting and creating a climate of inclusion at the Academy, have been extraordinary.
She has broadened the Academy freshman experience by modifying a critical orientation course designed to enhance success in a STEM-laden curriculum, and has reconfigured the new faculty orientation program into an interdisciplinary community that fosters diversity and inclusion. Her commit- ment to pipeline development for the STEM fields is notable in her leadership on the Partnership in Education program, which is dedicated to creating STEM awareness in the local New London, Connecticut, K-12 system.
In April 2010, she was among 46 vice presidents, deans, department chairs, faculty, and other emerging leaders in education who were awarded with the American Council on Education Fellowship for academic year 2010-2011. ACE fel- lows spend an extended period of time on another campus, working directly with college presidents.
Dr. Ellis, the first in her family to go to college, is a proud product of public education. In 1974, she earned a bachelor’s degree in secondary education with teaching fields in French and English from the University of Texas at El Paso. Two years later, she completed her master’s degree in education with a major in educational administration and supervision from the same institution. She was awarded her doctorate in education by the University of Southern California, where she majored in curriculum and instruction with specialization in programs and evaluation. Dr. Ellis holds a second master’s degree in elementary education from Drury University.
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akecia Gunter manages a team of software develop- ers and engineers responsible for the development, delivery, and support of Intel’s primary random instruc- tion test tool (RIT). RIT is used to validate and ensure the overall quality of all microprocessor products produced by the world’s largest semiconductor chip maker. The team Ms. Gunter leads has been responsible for developing a functional test generation tool for Intel that has been adopted as the standard for functional validation. Intel develops integrated digital technology products for the computing and commu- nications industries. The development of the tool is distrib- uted across teams that span multiple Intel sites in Israel, India, Mexico, and Malaysia.
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In addition to Ms. Gunter’s critical work, she helps promote volunteerism within Intel and the wider Oregon community. She is very active in community mentoring and promoting opportunities for underrepresented groups in STEM fields. She taught the PBS design squad curriculum and led the Computer Clubhouse program within a community police athletic league. Intel’s Computer Clubhouse provides a creative and safe out-of-school learning environment where young people from underserved communities work with adult mentors to explore their own ideas, develop skills, and build confidence in themselves through the use of technology.
Ms. Gunter also served as president of the Oregon chapter of the Network of Intel African Americans Leadership Confer- ence, and as a United Way Ambassador. She did such a good job in that role she was asked to become a member of the Oregon Leadership Team, a group of employees who have taken a more active role in the strategy, management and planning of the Community Giving Campaign in Oregon. The team partners with their respective business group lead- ers and ambassadors to raise awareness and increase partici- pation in the giving campaign.
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] Lakecia Gunter [
Manager, Validation Tools Intel Corporation
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