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2026 Peer-Reviewed Awards

Peer-Reviewed Awards are granted to individuals in the workforce. These nomination applications are reviewed and recommended for an award by a panel of leaders from industry, government, and academia.

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2025 Science Spectrum Trailblazers

The Science Spectrum Trailblazer Award is a part of the BEYA STEM Outstanding Achievement Award (OAA) Category. The OAAs are granted to individuals in the workforce. These nomination applications are reviewed and recommended for an award by a panel of leaders from industry, government, and academia.

2025 Modern-Day Technology Leaders

The Modern-Day Technology Leader Award is a part of the BEYA STEM Outstanding Achievement Award (OAA) Category. The OAAs are granted to individuals in the workforce. These nomination applications are reviewed and recommended for an award by a panel of leaders from industry, government, and academia.

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2026 Selection Committee

Richard Baidoo, Ph.D.
Research Investigator
Corteva Agriscience

Stephanie Boone-Shaw
Senior Vice President
Booz Allen Hamilton

Ashley Carr
DEI Business Partner
Leidos

Angelys Cuello
Senior Clinical Engineer
Abbott

Myron Fletcher
Senior Program Manager
The Boeing Company

Tiera Fletcher
Program Business Operations Senior Manager
The Boeing Company

Duran Gunter
Director, ERP Transformation | Aftermarket
RTX | Corporate

Dawit Haile
Dean, College of Engineering and Technology | Interim Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
Virginia State University

Matt Hernando
Analytics Engineer
World Wide Technology

Derke R. Hughes, Ph.D.
Senior Research Engineer
Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport

Nicole Jackson
R&D S&E Systems Research and Analysis
Sandia National Laboratories

Gilbert “Chip” Jones, D.M.
Senior Staff Engineer Systems Architect
Northrop Grumman

Andrea Lewis-Allen
Senior Manager
The Boeing Company

Lin Lin, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Engineering
Tennessee State University

Eugene Mangortey, Ph.D.
Group Leader & Technical Manager
The MITRE Corporation

Nicole Mathern
Aeronautical Information Specialist
Leidos

Markeeva Morgan, Ph.D.
Vice President and Program Manager, BDS Sapphire
The Boeing Company

Beverly Nolan
Leidos

Ugonna Ohiri, Ph.D.
Independent Consultant

Phillip Palmer
Senior Practice Manager
World Wide Technology

Jonathan Ransom, Ph.D.
Deputy Director, Engineering Directorate
NASA Langley Research Center (Ret.)

Ernest Smiley
Founder, CEO & Chief Data Scientist
Kingdom Capital

Tina Terrell
Senior Executive for National Recruitment
USDA Forest Service

Rigobert Tibi, Ph.D.
R&D S&E, Geosciences Engineer Principal
Sandia National Laboratories

Angel Turner
Early Talent Attraction Lead
Amentum

Mark Vaughn, Ph.D.
Director, STEM Partnerships and Early Talent Pipeline Development
Corning Incorporated

Ken Washington
Chief Technology Officer
Medtronic, Inc.

About the Awards

Career Communications Group, Inc. (CCG) was founded in 1985 with a unique mission: To promote significant achievement in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) professional careers. As a talent management company providing leadership solutions to individuals and organizations, we recognize the mandate to promote excellence among our youth by telling the stories of the thousands of unheralded engineers, technologists, and scientists who are striving for success.

CCG publishes Hispanic Engineer & Information Technology magazine, US Black Engineer & Information Technology magazine, and Women of Color magazine. In addition to the BEYA STEM Global DTX Conference, CCG hosts the Women of Color STEM DTX Conference.

Through our annual, national conferences; educational and public awareness programs; inspiring magazines; and other products and services, CCG reaches thousands of students and professionals each year. Through our continuous research and relationships we are able to strengthen communities, and the nation, by connecting opportunities in the high-dollar-value fields of STEM to interested communities.

Nominations are open to all without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristics.