PHOTO RELEASE--Huntington Ingalls Industries Employees Honored for STEM Achievements at National Conference
October 17 2016 - 2:00PM
Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) announced today that 20
employees from the company’s Newport News and Ingalls shipbuilding
divisions were recognized for achievements in science, technology,
engineering and math (STEM) during the 21st annual Women of Color
STEM Conference.
HII was among the corporate sponsors that supported this year’s
event, which was held Oct. 13-15 in Detroit.
Vannia Willis, an 18-year engineering veteran at Newport News,
was presented a Community Service Award, which recognizes women of
color who use technology in novel ways to improve access to STEM
jobs and educational opportunities. Among her many activities to
encourage youth participation in STEM, Willis helped start the
first Lego Mind Storm Robotics Program in southeast Washington and
developed a tutoring program for middle and high school students at
a local church. She also organized a program that challenged
students’ logic and strategic capabilities as part of Math,
Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA), and she serves as
technology lead for First Robotics and Newport News’ Girls Engineer
Minds in Shipbuilding (GEMS) program. She has also been lead
coordinator for the Women of Color and BEYA K-12 STEM workshops
since 2009.
Four HII employees received Technology All Star awards, which
recognize accomplished women of color from mid-level to advanced
stages of their careers who have demonstrated excellence in the
workplace and in their communities. They are:
- Paulette Harris, designer, Newport News
- Samaria Hunter, computer systems security manager, Newport
News
- Mary McDermott, engineering manager, Newport News
- Gwen Wilkerson, material requisitioning director, Ingalls
Fifteen HII employees received Technology Rising Star awards
that recognize young women who are helping to shape future
technology. They are:
- Ambre Cauley, project manager, Ingalls
- Ladrena Ford, financial analyst, Ingalls
- Jimmie Gerrish, material handling supervisor, Ingalls
- Travia Holder, software development analyst, Ingalls
- Leah Kimble, procurement planning representative, Ingalls
- Marie Lawson, electrical engineer, Newport News
- Kristal Mayfield, material planner, Ingalls
- Molly McLellan, industrial engineer, Ingalls
- Donna Melton, production planning manager, Ingalls
- Alexis Moore, financial analyst, Ingalls
- Michelle Pope, electrical designer, Newport News
- Shinaca Reed, hull foreman, Ingalls
- Damayra Rosado-Amaro, project manager, Ingalls
- Brenda Straight, administration generalist, Ingalls
- Davida Warren, cyber security analyst, Newport News
Photos accompanying this release are available at:
http://newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com/releases/hii-women-of-color-2016.
Huntington Ingalls Industries is America’s largest military
shipbuilding company and a provider of engineering, manufacturing
and management services to the nuclear energy, oil and gas markets.
For more than a century, HII’s Newport News and Ingalls
shipbuilding divisions in Virginia and Mississippi have built more
ships in more ship classes than any other U.S. naval shipbuilder.
Headquartered in Newport News, Virginia, HII employs nearly 35,000
people operating both domestically and internationally. For more
information, visit:
- HII on the web: www.huntingtoningalls.com
- HII on Facebook:
www.facebook.com/HuntingtonIngallsIndustries
- HII on Twitter: twitter.com/hiindustries
Contact:
Christie Miller
(757) 380-3581
Christine.Miller@hii-co.com
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