AWARD WINNERS
2018BEYA LegacyWINNERS
Since 1987, the aim of the Black Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA) has been to instill young people with the belief that they, too, can make a diff erence in the science, technology, engineering, math (STEM) careers that continue to make Black engineers great.
When Dr. John Brooks Slaughter
stepped onto the stage at the fi rst BEYA Gala, the audience gave him an ovation that has become one of the longest in BEYA STEM Conference’s 32-year history. The applause lasted several minutes as Dr. Slaughter took in the outpouring of honor and respect with a smile and graceful composure. By 1987 the remarkable career of
the electrical engineer and academic administrator, then chancellor of the University of Maryland, College Park, included his outstanding role as director of the National Science Foundation (NSF), assistant director for Astronomic, Atmospherics, Earth and Ocean Sciences at the NSF, and director of the Applied Physics Laboratory of the University of Washington. In 1982 he was elected to membership in the National Academy of Engineering, which marshals the expertise and insights of eminent engineers to provide advice to the federal government on engineering and technology. The Black Engineer of the Year
Legacy Awards (formerly known as Special Recognition) are named after past Black Engineers of the Year like Dr. Slaughter, who have achieved excellence, prestige, visibility, and distinction. Over the past three decades, the BEYA STEM Conference has awarded 32 Black Engineer of the Year awards to 32 men and women from 22 organizations in aviation, business, construction, education, the federal government, public engineering services, research, utilities, transportation, and more.
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The 2018 Black Engineer of the Year Legacy winners mirror the achievements of these BEYA fi gures:
Rodney Adkins (BEYA 2007) was the fi rst Black Senior Vice President and corporate offi cer at IBM. He led transformation for a new era of computing, new markets, and new clients.
Lt. Gen. (retired) Joe Ballard (BEYA 1998) served as Chief of Engineers and Commander, United States Army Corps of Engineers from October 1996 until his retirement on August 2, 2000.
Arlington W. Carter (BEYA 1990) was responsible for all of the missiles produced at Boeing. An electrical engineer, Carter spent his entire career advancing at the world’s largest aircraft company.
Captain (retired) Donnie L. Cochran (BEYA 1989) was the fi rst Black aviator assigned to the United States Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron (Blue Angels) in 1986. He later assumed command of the Blue Angels.
Lt. Gen. Albert J. Edmonds (BEYA 1996) has more than 30 years of experience leading and supporting the Department of Defense IT community.
Linda Gooden (BEYA 2006) retired as Executive Vice President of Lockheed Martin’s Information Systems & Global Solutions (IS&GS) business area and an offi cer of the Lockheed Martin Corporation. Under her leadership, IS&GS included 40,000 professionals who provide information technology systems and services to support missions for civil, defense, intelligence, and government customers.
Prior to his retirement in 2008, Anthony R. James (BEYA 2004) served as Executive Vice President of Southern Company and President of the Shared Services Organization, which provided services to Southern Company, one of the largest producers of electricity in the United States. He also served as President and CEO of Savannah Electric Company in Savannah, GA, from 2001 to 2005.
Dr. William J. Wiley (BEYA 1994) was a lifelong believer in the ability of research to drive development and, through it, to change people’s lives. He joined the Battelle Pacifi c Northwest National Laboratory as a research scientist in 1969 and rose to become director of research and director of the laboratory.
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