HENAAC is now Great Minds in STEM!
HENAAC™, a non-profit organization promoting careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, is creating a new overall name to the organization – Great Minds in STEM™. We are doing this to reflect the expanded role of our Education Programs and other efforts we are taking to promote STEM careers in underrepresented communities.

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HENAAC Award Winners
The HENAAC Award winners represent highly accomplished STEM professionals who have achieved both academic and professional success in their respective fields. The purpose of the HENAAC Award nomination process is to highlight and honorthese Hispanic success stories and provide this emerging and still largely untapped segment of our great nation’s population access to these role models in order to motivate more students to pursue degrees and careers in science, technology, engineering and math.
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HENAAC 2010 Award Winners
Ralph de la Vega
Engineer of the Year
President and CEO
AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets
AT&T
Jorge S. Alvarado, Ph.D.
Outstanding Technical Achievement
Chemist, Environmental Science Division
Argonne National Laboratory
Jaime Lopez, Ph.D.
Outstanding Technical Achievement
Senior Staff Engineer - Technology Marketing
Chevron
David F. Medina
Outstanding Technical Achievement - Military
Senior Mechanical Engineer
Research Laboratory, Directed Energy Directorate, Laser Effects Branch
United States Air Force
Maureen McConnell
Outstanding Technical Achievement - Military
Research Biologist, Chemical Deterrents & Barriers
Air Force Research Laboratory
Guillermo Novo
Executive Excellence
Global Vice President, Polyurethanes
The Dow Chemical Company
Gerardo J. Melendez, Ph.D.
Executive Excellence
Director, Command and Control Directorate - SES
Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center
US Army RDECOM
Jose G. Ramos
Lifetime Achievement
Chief Engineer, Stress Analysis and Technology Support
Commercial Airplanes
The Boeing Company
Debbie Martinez
Professional Achievement
Orion Flight Test Article Deputy
Project Manager/Systems Engineering Lead
Orion FTA Project
NASA Langley Research Center
Captain Moises DelToro III
Professional Achievement
Principle Assistant Program Manager for Undersea Research and Strategy NAVSEA
NAVSEA
Lillian Almodovar
Professional Achievement - Military
Supervisory Economist/Senior Manager/Deputy Director
Institute for Water Resources
United States Army Corps of Engineers
CDR Debra L. Yniguez
Professional Achievement - Military
Deputy Director for Diversity,
Assistant to the Surgeon General of the Navy
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
Unites States Navy
Gustavo Enriquez Tellez, Ph.D.
Information Technology Distinction
Chief Architect, Routing Solutions
Electronic Design Automation
Systems Technology Group
IBM
Ricardo J. Rodriguez
Information Technology Distinction
Senior Principal Multi-Discipline Engineer
Network Centric Systems
Raytheon
Boris Dan Hernandez, Ph.D.
Civil Engineering Distinction
Hydraulic Engineer - Tulsa District
United States Army Corps of Engineers
Angel F. Cruz
Most Promising Engineer or Scientist - Undergraduate
Mechanical Engineer, Team Lead
Edgewood Chemical Biological Center
United States Army
LT. Hector L. Maldonado
Most Promising Engineer or Scientist - Advanced Degree
Deputy Project Manager and Ship Superintendent
United States Coast Guard Yard
LCDR Mark Venzor
Most Promising Engineer or Scientist - Advanced Degree
Force Diversity Officer
Navy Cyber Forces
Magda N. Yrizarry
Santiago Rodriguez Diversity Award
Vice President - Workplace Culture, Diversity and Compliance
Corporate Human Resources
Verizon
Patricia Lopez, Ph.D.
Community Service
Component Design Engineer
Intel Corporation
Emir Jose Macari, Ph.D.
Education
Dean and Professor
College of Engineering and Computer Science
California State University, Sacramento
Fred M. Diaz
Chairman's Award
President and CEO
Ram Truck Brand & Lead Executive
U.S. Sales
Chrysler Group LLC
Jesus Cardoso
Pioneer Award
Fusion/Milan Hybrid (HEV) Engineering Supervisor
MKZ Hybrid Program Manager
The Ford Motor Company
Adrian A. Laffitte
Albert V. Baez Award
Director, Florida Government Relations
Space Systems Company
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Gustavo Villanueva
The Vanguard Award
Director Manufacturing Operations,
Programs: F-16, F-22 and F-35
Aeronautics Company
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Erica Corral, Ph.D.
Most Promising Engineer or Scientist - Graduate Degree (Doctoral)
Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
University of Arizona
Angel Urbina, Ph.D.
Most Promising Engineer or Scientist - Graduate Degree (Doctoral)
Engineer, Senior Member of Technical Staff
Validation & Uncertainty Quantification processes
Sandia National Laboratories
Douglas Orellana
Most Promising Engineer or Scientist - Graduate Degree (Masters)
Systems Engineer, Naval and Marine Division
Electronics Systems
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Dario I. Valenzuela
Most Promising Engineer or Scientist - Undergraduate Degree
Materials, Process & Physical Engineer
Research and Technology
The Boeing Company
Cynthia Garcia
Most Promising Engineer or Scientist - Undergraduate Degree
Senior Multi-Disciplined Engineer
Materials and Processing Engineering
Network Centric Systems
Raytheon
Sanjuana Jaime
Most Promising Engineer or Scientist - Undergraduate Degree
Embedded Software Engineer
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Amanda Elyse Pena
Most Promising Engineer or Scientist - Undergraduate Degree
Intervention Engineer
North America Exploration and Production
Deepwater Exploration and Production
Chevron