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Engineers of the Year who have achieved excellence, prestige, visibility, and distinction in entrepreneurship, federal IT, public engineering services, business transformation, aviation, higher education and leadership, utility, research science, and more.
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Patty J. Meggs Rodney Adkins Legacy Award
JOB: Senior Manager, Global Solutions and Sales Operations AT&T
ACHIEVEMENTS: Patty Meggs is recognized as a mentor, role model, innovator, and leader. She is active with the Network – Illinois. The Network is an AT&T employee resource group of Black integrated communications professionals. Meggs is active with the Network – Illinois’s Student Affairs and Economic Development Committees, where she helps raise funds for scholarships and charitable programs. She was awarded the 2015 AT&T Diamond Club Award for her drive, commitment, and dedication to the success of AT&T. That same year, Meggs received the Diversity and Inclusion Champion Award for her exemplary leadership skills. She is also a multi-year recipient of the President’s Volunteer Service Award, which is a civil award bestowed by the President of the United States.
WHAT SHE DOES: As senior manager in sales operations with AT&T, Meggs is responsible for a range of strategic projects. Her position requires expertise in wire line and wireless products, complex systems, and operational functions. In addition to technical expertise, Meggs manages business relationships.
JOB: Proposal Manager, Power Generation Services Black & Veatch
ACHIEVEMENTS: George White is being recognized for his willingness to give to the community. At the University of Missouri – Kansas City, he was a leader in the Student Mentoring and Recruitment Team (SMART) peer-mentoring program and was heavily involved in the KC STEM Alliance, where he was on the advisory board. Over the past three years, White has been an active role model with the Big Brothers Big Sisters Kansas City organization. He and his wife serve as a “Big Couple” and have been matched with their Little Brother, Matthew, since 2013. The couple has integrated Matthew into their lives by working on do-it-yourself projects and family outings. And just a few months after joining Black & Veatch, White decided to volunteer as a house captain for Christmas in October. Since then, he has joined the Black & Veatch planning committee as champion for the company’s Power Generation Services power business. In this capacity, White has led the way to recruit and plan the annual workday for his team. In 2015 he embraced the challenge of tackling two different properties on the workday.
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2017 Black Engineer of the Year AWARD WINNERS
reviously, winners recognized at the HBCU Engineering Deans’ Power Breakfast at the annual BEYA STEM Conference were presented with BEYA’s Special Recognition. Beginning in 2017, each award winner celebrated at the Deans’ Breakfast will receive the Legacy Award. The awards are named after past Black
George White, Jr. Lt. Gen. Joe Ballard Legacy Award
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