Photo Release -- Two Northrop Grumman Employees Receive Top Awards at 2013 Black Engineer of the Year Conference
12 Février 2013 - 8:47PM
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) employees Roy Foreman and
Omar Thompson received top awards at the annual Black Engineer of
the Year Award (BEYA) STEM Global Competitiveness Conference held
Feb. 7-9 in Washington, D.C. BEYA acknowledges excellence in
accomplishments in science, technology, engineering and mathematics
(STEM) fields. An additional 25 Northrop Grumman employees were
recognized as BEYA Modern-Day Technology Leaders at the conference.
Photos accompanying this release are available at
http://media.globenewswire.com/noc/mediagallery.html?pkgid=17120.
"We proudly congratulate our employees for receiving these
distinctive awards, which demonstrate their commitment to Northrop
Grumman, their communities and their professional development. We
also thank BEYA for once again holding this important conference
and awards ceremony that promotes expanded involvement in STEM
fields, which is so critical to our nation," said Denise Peppard,
Northrop Grumman vice president and chief human resources
officer.
The employees were recognized for their dedication to community
service, educational leadership and outstanding technical
contribution, among other contributions.
Roy Foreman received an Industry Professional Achievement award
for his significant achievements in the field of engineering.
Foreman is an electrical engineering manager in Northrop Grumman's
Information Systems sector. He has designed and developed
electrical systems for key programs supporting Northrop Grumman's
Department of Defense customers, created a mentoring program for
new minority engineers at Northrop Grumman and helped establish an
intern program with Alabama A&M University, his alma matter.
Foreman earned a bachelor's and master's degree in electrical
engineering from Alabama A&M. He is also a recipient of the
Distinguished Engineer of the Year Award from the National Society
of Black Engineers.
Omar Thompson, recipient of a Special Recognition award, is a
senior reliability engineer for Northrop Grumman's Electronic
Systems sector. Thompson has provided reliability engineering for
NASA's Space Shuttle program, and at Northrop Grumman has helped
improve field reliability for U.S. government and NATO customers,
saving more than $100 million. He earned a bachelor's degree in
electrical engineering technology, master's degrees in industrial
engineering and modeling and simulation, and a doctorate in
modeling and simulation from the University of Central Florida.
The 25 Northrop Grumman employees who were honored as BEYA
Modern-Day Technology Leaders are: Carl Brooks, Marvin Cole, Chanel
Helper, Krystil Hogan, Vincent Johnson, Burdette Joyner, Tom
Kaikai, H. Paul Kang, Lenora Knox, Kevin LaCour, Geoffrey Mitchell,
Reginald Moses, Sara Palmer, Michael Rivers, Kenny Robinson, Theron
Roby, Mark Rooths, Haroon Sheikh, Hassan Shuja, Allyson Shaler
Smith, LaTerra Spurlock, Joyce Wilkerson, Douglas Williams,
Kimberly S. Williams and Shiva Velappan.
Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing
innovative systems, products and solutions in unmanned systems,
cybersecurity, C4ISR, and logistics and modernization to government
and commercial customers worldwide. Please visit
www.northropgrumman.com for more information.
CONTACT: Mark Root
703-280-2739 (office)
571-425-2132 (mobile)
mark.root@ngc.com
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