Legacy
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The Black Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA) is an annual event that celebrates the contributions of professionals in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). The success of the event is due to the thousands of volunteers who contribute to it every year. Among these volunteers are nominees for various STEM awards, including the General […]
Angelys Cuello, a clinical engineer at Abbott, will receive the Dr. Victor R. McCrary Legacy Award during the 38th annual BEYA STEM Conference weekend in February 2024. Originally from the Dominican Republic, Cuello has overcome many obstacles to become a Clinical Engineer II in the Cardiac Rhythm Management division at Abbott. Her work involves developing […]
Dr. Lydia Thomas, who was named the 2003 Black Engineer of the Year, served as the CEO of Noblis, Inc. from 1996 to 2007. Noblis is a non-profit corporation that focuses on advanced engineering science and technology research. Before her tenure at Noblis, Dr. Thomas held several leadership positions at The MITRE Corporation, including senior […]
The Legacy Awards are presented annually at the BEYA STEM Conference to honor individuals who have volunteered in the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) community and have shown excellence in the STEM workforce. Previously, the Legacy Awards were named differently, but in 2016 they were renamed to honor BEYA’s legacy dating back to 1987. […]
The Legacy Awards are given every year at the BEYA STEM Conference to recognize those who have volunteered in the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) community and have demonstrated excellence in the STEM workforce. These awards honor the contributions of men and women who have won the Black Engineer of the Year Award (BEYA) […]
At a recent BEYA Conference, the President and CEO of Exelon Corporation, Calvin G. Butler, presented an award to Justin Simpson, a Walmart data security expert. Simpson received the Black Engineer of the Year Chairman’s Award for his work mentoring students at historically Black colleges and universities, as well as for his efforts through a […]
Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, whose towering 70-year career as a diplomat, adviser to U.S. presidents, and public intellectual found its roots at Harvard, died Wednesday at age 100. Born Heinz Alfred Kissinger in 1923 in Bavaria, he and his family fled Nazi Germany in 1938, settling in New York City, where 15-year-old […]
Rita Hester’s horrifically violent death in Boston 25 years ago gave rise to the International Transgender Day of Remembrance. But while her story has echoed throughout the world, it has not often been told in her home town — Hartford. On Nov. 28, 1998, just after 6 p.m., Boston police found Hester, stabbed 20 times […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Campaigning in Iowa this year, Donald Trump said he was prevented during his presidency from using the military to quell violence in primarily Democratic cities and states. Calling New York City and Chicago “crime dens,” the front-runner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination told his audience, “The next time, I’m not waiting. […]
For Kennedy Omufwoko, the Mpala Research Center represents opportunity. “I was raised in a very humble background in the biggest slum in Africa,” Omufwoko said in a documentary produced by the University. “I don’t think I would have pictured myself even just finishing high school.” After completing his undergraduate degree at the University of Nairobi, […]