February 23, 2009 — Pamela Blow-Mitchell, vice president of mission success at Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems and Global Services (IS&GS), and Richard A. Smith, director of common products subcontract management at Lockheed Martin Space Systems, were two of 41 Lockheed Martin engineers and scientists which received prestigious awards at the 24th annual Black Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA) held in Baltimore, Md., on Saturday, February 20. Blow-Mitchell is a recipient of a 2010 BEYA President's Award for IT Leadership, and Smith received the 2010 BEYA Special Recognition Award.

In addition to this, twenty-eight Lockheed Martin employees were recognized for shaping the future of engineering, science and technology with Modern Day Technology Leadership (MDTL) Awards. These individuals are recognized as up-and-coming professionals whose innovations impact entire industries. The Lockheed Martin honorees are:

--  Pierre Cannon, Engineering LDP, Electronic Systems
--  Dean Coleman, Project Engineer Staff/Certified Principal Engineer,
Information Systems & Global Services
--  Channing (Marcus) Corley, Network Engineer Senior, Information Systems &
Global Services
--  Livy Cox, Systems Engineer Staff, Electronic Systems
--  Karen Estelle Dodson, Software Systems Architect Staff, Information
Systems & Global Services
--  Gilbert Dusek, Computer Systems Architect Staff, Information Systems &
Global Services
--  Robel Embaye, Engineering LDP, Electronic Systems
--  Steven Esposito, System Engineer, Staff, Information Systems & Global
Services
--  Tia Furr, Systems Engineer, Senior, Information Systems & Global
Services
--  Kenneth Garrett, Systems Engineer, Staff, Aeronautics
--  Matthew Harner, Systems Engineer, Information Systems & Global Services
--  Tamara Hayman, Systems Engineering, Associate Manager, Electronic
Systems
--  Sean Hicks, Computer Systems Architect, Associate Manager, Electronic
Systems
--  Dorcia Jolliff, Systems Engineering Associate Manager, Electronic
Systems
--  Stephanie L. Jones, Senior Software Engineer, Electronic Systems
--  Ashish Kejriwal, Multi-Functional Systems Analyst, Associate Manager,
Information Systems & Global Services
--  Peyton Lassiter, Sr., Technical Services Engineer, Senior Manager,
Information Systems & Global Services
--  Jason Loveland, Systems Engineer Senior, Information Systems & Global
Services
--  Mortine Martin, Computer Systems Architect Senior, Aeronautics
--  Dawna Morningstar, Software Engineering Manager, Information Systems &
Global Services
--  Rakesh Patel, System Integration Analyst Staff, Information Systems &
Global Services
--  Charles C. Richberg, Software Engineer Senior, Electronic Systems
--  Gregory F. Roberts, Information Sharing and Identity Intelligence
Campaign Chief, Information Systems & Global Services
--  Keisha Sims, Senior Systems Integration Analyst, Enterprise Operations
--  Rotimi (Tim) Toba, Systems Engineer, Electronic Systems
--  Cory Weathers, Engineering LDP, Senior, Electronic Systems
--  Khalilah Wilkinson, Systems Engineer, Information Systems & Global
Services
--  Abner Yemaneab, Systems Engineer, Senior, Electronic Systems

Eleven Lockheed Martin employees were awarded the Trailblazer Award. Trailblazers are minority men and women actively creating new paths for others in science, technology, research and development. Lockheed Martin honorees include:

--  Trevea Brady, Software Engineering Associate Manager, Information
Systems & Global Services
--  Joey Drake, Electrical Engineer Staff, Senior, Electronic Systems
--  James Isaac, Senior Manager, Program Management, Electronic Systems
--  Elaine Mayfield, Regulatory Compliance Manager, Electronic Systems
--  Paul Mazzeo, Electrical Engineer, Staff, Electronic Systems
--  Marco Oosterling, Software Engineering Manager, Electronic Systems
--  Lieutenant General (R) Emmett Paige, Information Systems & Global
Services
--  Karletta Parson, Electrical Engineer, Staff, Aeronautics
--  Kelvin D. Quarles, Comp Systems Architect, Staff, Electronic Systems
--  Carlos Ruiz, Mechanical Engineer, Principal, Electronic Systems
--  Deirdre Stanford, Purchasing & Matl Administration Analysis, Manager,
Electronic Systems

Lockheed Martin is a global security company headquartered in Bethesda.