2021 HENAAC Award Winners
Marla E. Pérez-Davis, Ph.D.
Engineer of the Year
Director
Office of the Director
NASA Glenn Research Center
Daniela Brunner, Ph.D.
Scientist of the Year
Chief Innovation Officer
Data Sciences & Services Department
PsychoGenics Inc.
Major General R. Mark Toy
Chairman’s Award
Chief of Staff
UNC Headquarters
United Nations Command
Raquel Rivera
Executive Excellence
Vice President, Manufacturing and Assembly
Pratt & Whitney
Raytheon Technologies
Diego del-Castillo-Negrete, Ph.D.
Outstanding Technical Achievement – National Laboratory
Distinguished R&D Staff
Plasma Theory and Modeling Group
Fusion Energy Division
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Rolando A. Flores Galarza, Ph.D.
Lifetime Achievement – Education
Dean and Chief Administrative Officer
College of Agriculture, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences
New Mexico State University
Patricia R. Sánchez
Lifetime Achievement – Industry
Manager, Commercial Applications Engineering
Innovation and Commercial Business, Commercial Programs
Bell Textron
Donald R. Mendoza, Ph.D.
Lifetime Achievement – Government
Senior Systems Engineer
Office of the Chief Engineer
NASA Ames Research Center
Luis Alcoser, PE, PMP, MBA, JD
Professional Achievement II – Industry
General Manager Future Energy Innovation and Chevron Technology Ventures
Chevron
Jonahira “Joni” R. Arnold, Ph.D.
Professional Achievement II – Military
Division Chief
Structural Materials Division
Materials and Manufacturing Directorate
Air Force Research Laboratory
U.S. Air Force
Marvi Matos Rodriguez, Ph.D.
Professional Achievement I
Director of Engineering
Design Practices
Engineering Strategy and Operations
The Boeing Company
Lidaris San Miguel Rivera, Ph.D.
Professional Achievement I
Global Coatings Additives
Senior TS&D Scientist
Dow Coating Materials
Dow Chemical
Kenneth M. Armijo, Ph.D.
Most Promising Engineer – Advanced Degree
Climate Change Security and Renewable Energy Technologies Engineer
Research and Development, Science and Engineering, Systems Engineer, Concentrating Solar Technologies
Sandia National Laboratories
Lauren M. Jackson, Ph.D.
Most Promising Engineer – Advanced Degree
Process Analyzer Engineering Specialist
Analytical Center of Excellence
Dow Chemical
Michael A. Omana
Most Promising Scientist – Master’s
Aerosol and Filtration Scientist
Research and Development, Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Counter Proliferation Research and Development
Sandia National Laboratories
Gregorio H. Hinojos
Most Promising Engineer- Master’s
Section Leader EKV, Principal Software Engineer and Subject Matter Expert in the Strategic Missile Defense (SMD)
Software Product Engineering, Strategic & Naval Systems Center
Raytheon Technologies
Ivan Lucatero Sanchez
Most Promising Engineer – Undergraduate
Mechanical Engineer Staff
Corporate Engineering Technology & Operations, Multi Function Engineering & Science, Electronics Engineering
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Pryscila M. Verduzco
Most Promising Engineer – Undergraduate
NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar Verification and Validation Mission Systems Engineer
Columbus Technologies and Services, Inc.
Alexander Szeto
Community Service
Systems Engineering Manager
F-35 CNI Production Engineering
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Patricia Ordóñez Franco, Ph. D.
Education
Associate Professor
Department of Computer Science and Information Technology
University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras
Christian Servin, Ph.D.
Education
Associate Professor of Computer Science
Department: ITS/ Computer Science, Division: Education and Career and Technical Education
El Paso Community College
Cristina L. Zavaleta, Ph.D.
Outstanding Technical Achievement – Education
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering Department, Viterbi School of Engineering
University of Southern California