Women in Aerospace is proud to announce the winners of its 25th
Annual Women in Aerospace Awards. This year, WIA will honor eight
outstanding women for their contributions to the aerospace industry
and to the advancement of women in the field. These women will be
honored at a reception and dinner to be held on Tuesday, October
26, 2010, at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Arlington, Virginia.
The 2010 recipients are:
Achievement Award: Jill Lynette Hanna Prince,
Aerospace Engineer, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton,
Virginia, in recognition of her extraordinary work in the
development of autonomous aerobraking and her outstanding
contributions to planetary mission atmospheric flight.
Aerospace Awareness Award: Elizabeth Beck,
Program Planning Specialist, NASA Space Operations Mission
Directorate, Washington, D.C., in recognition of her outstanding
dedication and innovative contributions to building public
awareness of aerospace programs.
Aerospace Educator Award: Professor Alison
Flatau, Associate Dean and Professor, University of Maryland,
College Park, Maryland, for her exceptional leadership and
dedication to aerospace education and for her unwavering commitment
to the advancement of women in the Aerospace Engineering
field.
International Achievement Award: Donna
Collins, Director, Program Management, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
Company, Fort Worth, Texas, in recognition of her significant and
lasting contribution to the international aerospace business and
her commitment to mentoring and professional development for women
in aerospace.
Leadership Award Co-Recipient: Lesa B. Roe,
Director, Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia, for her
extraordinary leadership in delivering innovative solutions to meet
the nation's aerospace and atmospheric science challenges and her
dedication to inspiring current and future generations of
women.
Leadership Award Co-Recipient: Mina V. Samii,
Vice President, Computer Sciences Corporation, Lanham, Maryland,
for groundbreaking contributions to aerospace engineering and
technology, leadership in support of the nation's civilian space
objectives, and service as a role model and mentor to women in
aerospace.
Lifetime Achievement Award: Nancy Grace Roman,
Chief Astronomer (Retired), NASA, in recognition of her
trailblazing role in astronomy and government leadership, and for
her work to make the Hubble Space Telescope a reality.
Outstanding Member Award: Lori Garver, Deputy
Administrator, NASA, Washington, D.C., for her tremendous
contribution to Women in Aerospace through leadership and
participation, and for her passion and dedication to opening the
high frontier of space to the everyday person.
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