HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES 2004 Women Of Color Special Recognition Honoree
BELINDA WATKINS Vice President, IT of Network Computing for FedEx Services, FedEx Corp.
Belinda Watkins has responsibility for network computing and information technology operations at FedEx Corp. Her orga- nization designs and engineers communications-based solutions in support of projects and user requirements for Fed -Ex Express, Ground, and Office. Ms. Watkins rejoined Federal Express in May of 2003 after five years of service with Sara Lee Corporation where she served as vice president, Infrastructure Support, for Sara Lee Foods, a $3 billion plus division of Sara Lee Corp. Prior to serving as VP, Infrastructure Support, She served as vice presi- dent and CIO for Jimmy Dean Foods— joining as vice president and CIO in April of 1998 after 6 years with FedEx. She joined FedEx in 1992 as a technical advisor in the International Network Engineering department and progressed from manager of Desktop Engineering to managing director of Network Integration. Her career includes holding the following positions: college telecom- munications instructor, and high school and community college mathematics instructor. During her career, she has also worked for companies such as First Tennessee Bank, Bell South and AT&T. She now develops and designs programs that support the operations of the FedEx Corp. Ms. Watkins holds degrees from Millsaps College, Mississippi College and Christian Brothers University (CBU). She serves as a member of CBU’s Engineering Advisory Board.
1995 BEYA Professional Achievement
MELVIN G. WILLIAMS, JR. Associate Deputy Secretary, Department of Energy
Melvin G. Williams Jr. is a key leader for the Department of Energy’s management and operational excellence. He reports directly to the secretary of energy and the deputy secretary, drives improvements in mis- sion execution and assures that they are implemented. In addition, he serves as the secretary’s office point of contact for the Offices of Human Capital Manage- ment, Chief Information Officer, Economic Impact and Diversity, Management; Health, Safety & Security,and Hearings & Appeals. He helps to ensure that these orga- nizations are effectively interfacing with the mission of- fices. A nuclear trained submariner, he served in the U.S. Navy for thirty-two years as a commissioned officer and one year as an enlisted sailor. His extensive operational assignments included four command opportunities, in- cluding commander of U.S. Second Fleet (130 ships and
over 90,000 sailors and marines), commander of Submarine Group Nine (12 submarines and over 4,000 sailors), commander of Submarine Squadron Four (6 submarines and crews), and commanding officer of USS Nebraska - an OHIO class Strategic Ballistic Missile submarine. Other key operational assignments included deputy commander, U.S. Fleet Forces, and director of Global Operations at U.S. Strategic Command. Mr. Williams is a 1978 graduate with merit from the U.S. Naval Academy (Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics), holds a Master of Science degree in engineering from Catholic University, and attended Harvard’s JFK School of Government (National and International Security). He has various military awards and his civic recognitions include Black Engineer of the Year Award for Professional Achievement.
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