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HENAAC is proud to announce the 2009 Award Winners in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). For twenty-one years, HENAAC has recognized the achievements of America's best and brightest engineers and scientists within the Hispanic community. They were selected by the HENAAC Selection Committee which is comprised of representatives from industry, government, military and academic institutions. The Selection Committee convened in Long Beach, CA on July 17, 2009, and was co-chaired by Dr. Forouzan Golshani, Dean of the College of Engineering at California State University, Long Beach and Dr. H. Keith Moo-Young, Dean of the College of Engineering, Computer Science and Technology, California State University, Los Angeles. HENAAC is proud to have the California State University System serve as the Academic Host for the 2009 Conference.

The winners will be honored at the HENAAC Awards Show Gala on October 9, 2009 at the Long Beach Terrace Theater at 7:00 p.m. and throughout other events at the Long Beach Convention Center during the 21st Annual HENAAC Career Conference October 8-10, 2009.
Engineer of the Year
President, Dow Latin America
The Dow Chemical Company
Executive Excellence
Vice President & General Manager, Business Development
Chevron Africa and Latin America Exploration
Exploration and Production Company
Chevron
Pioneer Award
Vice President, Business Development
Integrated Defense Technologies
Maritime Systems & Sensors
Lockheed Martin
Chairman's Award
Vice President of Advanced Network
and Space Systems (AN&SS)
Integrated Defense Systems
The Boeing Company
Outstanding Technical Achievement - National Laboratories
Assistant Physicist
Argonne National Laboratory
Outstanding Technical Achievement - National Laboratories
Engineer, Distinguished Member of
Technical Staff, Validation & Uncertainty
Qualification Process
Sandia National Laboratories
Outstanding Technical Achievement - Corporate
Chief Scientist Mixed Signal & Power Center Aerospace Systems
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Outstanding Technical Achievement - Military
Physicist
U.S. Army Research Laboratory
Lifetime Achievement
Technical Director and Chief Technologist
Network Centric Systems
Raytheon
Professional Achievement - National Laboratories
Manager, Surface and Interface Sciences
Department (1114)
Sandia National Laboratories
Professional Achievement - Corporate
Senior Production Leader for Low
Density Polyethylene (LDPE)
North America
The Dow Chemical Company
Professional Achievement - Government
Deputy Manager, Constellation EVA
Systems Project
NASA - Johnson Space Center
Professional Achievement - Government
Civil Engineer, Department of Public Works
Bureau of Engineering
City of Los Angeles
Professional Achievement - Military
Deputy, Torpedo Systems Department
Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division,
NAVSEA
Professional Achievement - Military
Deputy Chief, Nuclear Analyses
Division, Headquarters
U.S. Air Force
Civil Engineering
Senior Program Manager
Directorate of Civil Works
Office of Homeland Security
Critical Infrastructure Team
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Most Promising Engineer - Doctoral
Atmospheric/Planetary Scientist
Civil Systems Division Business Development
Aerospace Systems
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Most Promising Engineer - Doctoral (In Process)
Embedded Software Engineer
F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike
Fighter Program
Aeronautics Company
Lockheed Martin
Most Promising Engineer - Master of Science
Senior Systems Engineer II
Network Centric Systems
Raytheon
Most Promising Engineer - Bachelor of Science
Instrumentation & Controls Engineer
Chevron
Information Technology - Military
Research Scientist
U.S. Army Research Laboratory
Information Technology - Corporate
Senior Program Manager
System x Launch Portfolio Manager
Systems Technology Group
IBM Corporation
Entrepreneur
President/Chief Executive Officer
Heateflex Corporation
Santiago Rodriguez Diversity Award
Chief, Diversity Programs
Recruitment and Retention Programs
Central Intelligence Agency
Community Service
Office Administrator
Program Services & Execution
Space & Intelligence Systems
Integrated Defense Systems
The Boeing Company
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