Golden Torch Legacy Award

Lt. Cmdr. Wesley A. Brown

United States Navy (Ret.)

Distinguished Engineer of the Year  

Faye A. Briggs, Ph.D.

Chief Platform Performance Architect, Intel Corporation

Lifetime Achievement in Government 

Larry E. Hollingsworth

Avionics National Director Air 4.5, NAVAIR

Pioneer of the Year 

Tyrone W.A. Grandison

Manager, Intelligent Information Systems Group,
IBM Almaden Research Center

Outstanding Woman in Technology 

Sonya V. Stewart

Vice President Program Management, Lockheed Martin Corporation

Lifetime Achievement in Academia

Issac J. Crumbly, Ph.D.

Vice President, Careers and Collaborative Programs and Founder, Cooperative Development Energy Program,
Fort Valley State University

Dr. Janice A. Lumpkin Educator of the Year

Ayanna M. Howard, Ph.D.

Associate Professor,
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
Georgia Institute of Technology

Minority Engineering Program Director of the Year

Tremayne O. Waller

Director,
Pre-College Initiatives and Student Transition Engineering Program,
Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity,
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Graduate Student of the Year

Nicole L. Campbell

Doctoral Student, University of Michigan

Pre-College Initiative Student of the Year (Male)

Malcolm Hooks

Senior, Pike High School, Indianapolis, Indiana

Pre-College Initiative Student of the Year (Female)

Alexandra L. Lyday

Senior, Sandra Day O’Connor High School, San Antonio, Texas

Pre-College Initiative Director of the Year

Helen J. Howell

Founder and Advisor, Martinsville and Henry County
NSBE Jr. Chapter, Martinsville, Virginia.

Entrepreneur of the Year

Knox W. Tull Jr., P.E.

President, Jackson and Tull

Corporate Community Service

Defining the Future, Northrop Grumman Corporation

Corporate/Education Partnership

Advanced Placement Incentive Program,
Texas Instruments Incorporated

Corporate/Education Partnership

Summer Engineering Experience for Kids (SEEK) Camp,
SAE International

Corporate Diversity Leadership