2019 Women of Color STEM Award Recipients
2019 Technologist of the Year
Dr. Pamela McCauley
Program Director for NSF's Innovation Corps Program (i-CORPS), National Science Foundation
Professor and Director of the Ergonomics Laboratory, University of Central Florida
List of 2019 Peer-Reviewed Award Winners (Finalized August 12, 2019)
List of 2019 Technology All-Stars (Updated July 24, 2019)
List of 2019 Technology Rising Stars (Updated July 24, 2019)
Lists of award winners are subject to change.
About the Awards
For more than 20 years, the Women of Color STEM conference has recognized the achievement of women in science, technology, engineering, and math careers. These prestigious awards have earned widespread praise for offering unique opportunities for women to parlay their career successes into gains for themselves and the STEM community as a whole. The Women of Color awards advance the conference’s mission to recognize excellence as a means for sustaining and growing the STEM pipeline.
We offer two award levels:
Peer-Reviewed Awards (PR) are subject to competitive review processes.
Outstanding Achievement Awards (OAA) are based on employer recommendations.
Award Categories
A complete description of all award categories and selection criteria can be found here.
2019 Women of Color STEM Awards Nomination and Selection Panel
What makes the Women of Color (WOC) STEM Awards so valuable is that they select the best of the best, and recognize the work of a lifetime. Each year, WOC judges select nominees from a talented pool of promising college students, new hires, mid-career professionals and managers, C-suite executives, innovators, inventors, and change agents. For more than 30 years, the judges have administered the selection process with integrity and distinction. We thank the 2019 judges for their dedication and selfless contribution.
| Angela Barbee Vice President – Engineering and New Product Development, Global Faucets Kohler Co. |
Dr. Mark Vaughn Manager, Technical Talent Pipelining Corning Incorporated |
| Gayle Brocks-Becoat Director, Client Services, Leadership, Learning & Organization Capability The Boeing Company |
Aretha Carr Director, Office of Diversity and Equal Opportunity (ODEO) NASA Glenn Research Center |
Kirsti Dunn Strategic Partnerships/Global Corporate Responsibility Northrop Grumman Corporation |
| Irma Fuentes Project Manager/Architect/ CADD Manager U.S. Department of Homeland Security |
Jessica Gomez Director of Engineering Huntington Ingalls Industries |
Barbara Hardy Global Head of Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging NetApp |
| Ashley Harris Community Outreach Specialist World Wide Technology |
Vernecia Johnson Human Resources Director Lockheed Martin Corporation |
Felicia Jones Electric Vehicle Product Manager, Global Connected Services Ford Motor Company |
| Telva McGruder Director, Sustainable Workplaces Facility Engineering and Manager Operations General Motors |
Joseph Moore Principal The MITRE Corporation |
Raquel Morris Senior Brand Manager Consumers Energy |
| Carolyn Nichols Director, V-22 Sustainment Program The Boeing Company |
Liza Marie Raiser Manager Diversity & Inclusion Raytheon |
Ashley Schneider Engineering Operations Manager Huntington Ingalls Industries |
| Theresa Spralling Senior Associate Director, Diversity & Inclusion AT&T |
Angela Thompkins Director of Talent Acquisition, Diversity & Inclusion Consumers Energy |
Daphane Womack Diversity and Inclusion Program Manager Fannie Mae |
