Past GTA Winners
2004
2005
2007
2008
2009
7th Annual GTA Winners
Distinguished Engineer
Warren F. Miller Jr., Ph.D., Senior Advisor
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Lifetime Achievement in Academia
Richard L. Price, Ph.D,.Associate Professor, Mathematics
Lamar University
Lifetime Achievement in Industry
Henry R. Grooms, Ph.D., Senior Manager, Strength S Structural Analysis & Design
Boeing Integrated Defense Systems
Lifetime Achievement in Government
Wayne Jones, Ph.D.,Chief, Flight Systems/Mechanical Engineering
Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center
Outstanding Woman in Technology
Stacey Franklin Jones, D.Sc.,Dean, Science, Technology, Engineering & Math
Benedict College
Pioneer of the Year
Clark W. Johnson, Manager, Systems Engineering & Analysis
Boeing Satellite Systems
Minority Engineering Program Director of the Year
Laurence “Tony” Howell, Executive Director, Educational Opportunity Programs
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Janice A. Lumpkin Educator of the Year
Stephanie G. Adams, Ph.D., Interim Associate Dean
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Pre-College Student of the Year-Male
Michael E. Porché, Morgan Park High School
Chicago
Pre-College Student-Female
Keisha Simpson, Southwest Middle College H. S.
Compton, Calif.
Graduate Student of the Year
Marcus D. Ashford, Doctoral Candidate
University of Texas at Austin
Corporate Community Service
Verizon Communications
8th Annual GTA Winners
Distinguished Engineer of the Year - Dr. Stanley Rogers (US Air Force)
Lifetime Achievement in Academia - Dr. James Johnson (Howard University)
Lifetime Achievement in Industry - Dr. Kenrick Lewis (GE)
Lifetime Achievement in Government - Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson
Pioneer of the Year - Lt. Commander Kevin Roye (US Navy)
MEP Director of the Year - Karl Reid (MIT)
Janice Lumpkin Educator of the Year - Dr. Kevin Kornegay (Cornell University)
Graduate Student of the Year - Terri Norton (Florida A&M Univ.)
PCI Student of the Year (Male) - Cedric Penn (Martinsville)
PCI Student of the Year (Female) - Jameka Johnson (DAPCEP)
Pre-College Program of the Year - Chicago State University
Corporate/Education Partnership Award - Microsoft
Corporate Diversity Leadership Award - United Technologies Corp.
Alumni Technologist of the Year - Claudinette Purifoy
Alumni Member of the Year - Lamont Redrick
Outstanding Woman in Technology - Laurie Marshall (NASA)
10th Annual GTA Winners
Distinguished Engineer of the Year
Thomas Mensah, Ph.D., President and CEO
Georgia Aerospace Corporation
Pioneer of the Year
Ajamu Wesley, Senior Technical Staff Member
IBM Corporation
Lifetime Achievement in Government
John H. James Jr., Executive Director, Logistics, Maintenance and Industrial Operations
Naval Sea Systems Command
Lifetime Achievement in Industry
Sandra Jeffcoat, Senior Systems Architect and Associate Technical Fellow
The Boeing Company
Graduate Student of the Year
Audrey K. Ellerbee, Doctoral Candidate in Biomedical Engineering
Duke University
Minority Engineering Program Director of the Year
S. Gordon Moore Jr., Managing Partner and Director, OMED Educational Services
Georgia Institute of Technology
Pre-College Initiative Student – Female
Nakeisha Davis, Martinsville High School (Va.)
Pre-College Initiative Student – Male
Brian Fontenot, Ross S. Sterling High School (Texas)
Pre-College Program of the Year
Chicago State University Pre-Freshman Program in Engineering and Science (PREP)
Corporate Community Service
Battelle, Carl Kohurt, President and CEO
Corporate Education Partnership
PPG Industries, Joanne Funyak, Mentoring Program Manager;
Lynne Schmidt, Vice President of Government Affairs;
Sue Sloan, PPG Foundation Senior Program Officer
Outstanding Woman in Technology
Lisa Barker, Principal Engineer
Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.
Entrepreneur of the Year
Birdel F. Jackson III, P.E., M.ASCE, President and CEO
B&E Jackson & Associates
11th Annual GTA Winners
Distinguished Engineer of the Year
Woodrow Whitlow Jr., Ph. D., Director, NASA Glenn Research Center
Lifetime Achievement in Government
Rickey J. Shyne, Ph. D., Director, Facilities and Test Directorate
NASA Glenn Research Center
Pioneer of the Year
Juan E. Gilbert, Ph.D., T-SYS Distinguished Associate Professor, Auburn University
Outstanding Woman in Technology
Celia D.A. Earle, Ph. D., Senior Associate, Malcolm Pirnie Inc.
Lifetime Achievement in Industry
Arthur L. George, Senior Vice President and Officer, Texas Instruments Incorporated
Janice A. Lumpkin Educator of the Year
Lorraine N. Fleming, Ph.D., P.E., M. ASCE, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Howard University
Minority Engineering Program Director of the Year
Cheryle L. Peters, Minority Engineering Program Coordinator,
Louisiana State University College of Engineering
Graduate Student of the Year
Jonathan D. Madison, Graduate Student, University of Michigan
Pre-College Initiative Student of the Year (Male)
Michael Thompson, Senior, St. Mary’s Hall High School, San Antonio, Texas
Pre-College Initiative Student of the Year (Female)
Kathryn M. Daniels, Senior, Milpitas High School, Milpitas, Calif.
Pre-College Program of the Year
Pre-Freshman Program in Engineering and Science, Chicago State University
Entrepreneur of the Year
Benedict Lazare, President and CEO, Methods Technology Solutions, Inc.
Corporate Community Service
Dow Promise Program, The Dow Chemical Company
Corporate/Education Partnership
UNCF-Merck Initiative, Merck & Co., Inc.
Corporate Diversity Leadership
Texas Instruments Inc.
Mike Shinn Distinguished Member of the Year (Male)
Akibi Archer, Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
Mike Shinn Distinguished Member of the Year (Female)
Wanda Eugene, Computer Science, Auburn University
Alumni Extension Member of the Year
Barbara Michelle Nichols, Ph. D., U.S. Army Research Laboratory
Alumni Extension Technologist of the Year
Edward Tunstel, Ph. D., Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
12th Annual GTA Winners
Golden Torch Legacy Award
Lt. Cmdr. Wesley A. Brown, United States Navy (Ret.)
Distinguished Engineer of the Year
Faye A. Briggs, Ph.D., Chief Platform Performance Architect, Intel Corporation
Lifetime Achievement in Government
Larry E. Hollingsworth, Avionics National Director Air 4.5, NAVAIR
Pioneer of the Year
Tyrone W.A. Grandison, Ph.D., Manager,
Intelligent Information Systems Group, IBM Almaden Research
Outstanding Woman in Technology
Sonya V. Stewart, Vice President Program Management, Lockheed Martin Corporation
Lifetime Achievement in Academia
Issac J. Crumbly, Ph.D., Vice President,
Careers and Collaborative Programs and Founder, Cooperative Development Energy Program, Fort Valley State University
Dr. Janice A. Lumpkin Educator of the Year
Ayanna M. Howard, Ph.D., Associate Professor, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
Minority Engineering Program Director of the Year
Tremayne O. Waller, Director,
Pre-College Initiatives and Student Transition Engineering Program, Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Graduate Student of the Year
Nicole L. Campbell, Doctoral Student, University of Michigan
Pre-College Initiative Student of the Year (Male)
Malcolm Hooks, Senior, Pike High School, Indianapolis, Ind.
Pre-College Initiative Student of the Year (Female)
Alexandra L. Lyday, Senior, Sandra Day O’Connor High School, San Antonio, Texas
Pre-College Initiative Director of the Year-Presenter
Helen J. Howell, Founder and Advisor,
Martinsville and Henry County NSBE Jr. Chapter, Martinsville, Virginia.
Entrepreneur of the Year
Knox W. Tull Jr., P.E., President, Jackson and Tull
Corporate Community Service
Defining the Future, Northrop Grumman Corporation
Corporate/Education Partnership
Advanced Placement Incentive Program, Texas Instruments Incorporated
Corporate/Education Partnership
Summer Engineering Experience for Kids (SEEK) Camp, SAE International
Corporate Diversity Leadership
Building Engineering & Science Talent (BEST) Program, The Dow Chemical Company