2010 NSBE GOLDEN TORCH AWARD RECIPIENTS
Honoring the Best and Brightest in Technology
Golden Torch Legacy Award
Colonel Frederick D. Gregory, United States Air Force (Ret.)
Distinguished Engineer of the Year
Capt. Willie L. Metts, U.S. Navy
Lifetime Achievement in Government
Col. Jeffrey T. Butler, Ph.D., U.S. Air Force
Lifetime Achievement in Academia
Minority Engineering Program Director of the Year
Amy L. Freeman, Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University
Dr. Janice A. Lumpkin Educator of the Year
Mary W. Stroud, Xavier University, Ohio
Graduate Student of the Year
Mike Shinn Distinguished Member of the Year (Female)
Sophoria N. Westmoreland, Doctoral Candidate,University of Maryland, College Park
Pre-College Initiative Program of the Year
Polytechnic Institute of New York University, Center for Youth in Engineering & Science
Brooklyn, New York
Pre-College Initiative Student of the Year (Male)
Jonathan A. Thompson, Senior, Judson High School, Converse, Texas
Pre-College Initiative Student of the Year (Female)
Sydney S. Steward, Senior, South Mecklenburg High School, Charlotte, N.C.
Pre-College Initiative Director of the Year
Margaret C. Tarver,Advisor, Tri-Cities High School NSBE Jr. Chapter, East Point, Ga.
Entrepreneur of the Year
Paul W. Foster, President/CEO, Foster CM Group, Inc.
Lifetime Achievement in Industry
Kofi A. Mensah, Ph.D., Senior Fellow, General Mills – Riverside Technical Center
Corporate Community Service
Harris Corporation
Corporate/Education Partnership
CPS Energy Distinguished Fellows Program, CPS Energy, Inc.
Corporate Diversity Leadership
General Mills Diversity Scholarship, General Mills, Inc.
Mike Shinn Distinguished Member of the Year (Male)
Carl McGill, Doctoral Candidate in Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Alumni Extension Member of the Year
Ms. Ivy White, Central Ohio Alumni Chapter
Alumni Extension Technologist of the Year
Mrs. Jamie Haynes, Region V Member-At-Large, The Boeing Company
Past GTA Winners