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