BEYA-WOC HALL OF FAME
Oscar Barton Professor and Department Chair Mechanical Engineering Department United States Naval Academy 2009 BEYA College-level Promotion of Education
Oscar Barton is a tenured professor in electrical and mechanical science at the United States Naval Academy. He was the first Black engineer to be a full-time professor in the history of the Academy. The Black Engineer of the Year
Awards (BEYA) recognized his significant contributions to promote educational advancement in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). In his 2009 nomination, retired Vice Adm. Jeffrey L. Fowler then superintendent of the Academy, said Barton “has been an adviser to our finest Trident Scholars, while providing tireless mentoring to midshipmen in our study clubs. He is admired and sought as an advisor, teacher, and counselor throughout the student body.”
Barton developed the mechanical engineering curriculum and received a letter of commendation in 2006 for his work in preparing the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) report. Barton earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering at Tuskegee University in 1984. Three years later, he received his master’s, also in mechanical engineering, from Howard University. He earned a doctorate in mechanical engineering at Howard in 1993. Barton is a member of a number of engineering organizations, including the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), Society for Experimental Mechanics (SEM) and the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE).
Pamela Carter VP, Business Development for Global Ser- vices
Boeing Defense, Space & Security 2010 Women of Color Technology All-Star
Leo A. Brooks, Jr. VP, National Security and Space Group Boeing Company- Government Operations 2009 BEYA Stars and Stripes Military Leadership
Leo Brooks grew up in an Army
family. Brooks, his father, and his younger brother, Vince, all rose to the rank of general officer in the U.S. Army. Brooks joined Boeing in 2006, after serving in the Army for 27 years. He is senior corporate liaison with the Pentagon, NASA and the Department of Homeland Security. Before taking his current position, he served as the vice president of Army systems business development for Boeing defense, space and security. As a flag officer, he commanded units including an Airborne Brigade in the famed 82nd Airborne Division, and as commandant of cadets at the U. S. Military Academy. His last assignment prior to retiring was vice director of the Army Staff, Office of the Chief of Staff, in the Pentagon. Brooks holds a Bachelor of Science from the U.S. Military Academy and a master’s in Public Administration from the University of Oklahoma. He serves on the Board of Trustees of Norwich University, Board of Directors of the District of Columbia College Access Program and Advisory Board of Directors of the Association of the United States Army.
Pamela Carter has spent most of her working life in aviation management. After a 26-year career as an aircraft maintenance officer in logistics in the U.S. Air Force, she accepted a position with one of the leading corporations that design, manufacture and sell fixed-wing aircraft, rotorcraft, rockets and satellites. Her first assignment with Boeing in 2004 was standing up C-17 operations at McGuire Air Force Base. Carter’s team was responsible for engineering, spares and engine management support. She led logistics and initiatives to create more effectives relationships. Carter is a two-time winner of the Boeing Business Development Leadership Award. She also won the 2012 Amelia Earhart Society Woman in Leadership Award for her courage, vision and groundbreaking achievements, both in aviation and for women.
Carter has bachelor degrees in psychology and philosophy from West Virginia State University, and a master’s in education from the University of Maryland. She also has a degree in national security policy resourcing from the National Defense University’s Industrial College of the Armed Forces.
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