Ingalls workers earn STEM awards

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - Huntington Ingalls Industries announced Feb. 13 that a dozen employees from its Ingalls and Newport News shipbuilding divisions have been recognized for achievements in the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields during the 31st annual Black Engineer of the Year Award STEM Global Competitiveness Conference last week in Washington, D.C. Among the 12 HII employees to receive Modern Day Technology Leader awards, which recognize their efforts in shaping the future of engineering, science and technology, were six from Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Miss. Those Gulf Coast workers included field engineer Johnny Brown, designer David Colley, production planning and scheduling manager Bob Gibson, engineer Elzater Moffett, mechanical engineer Isaac Peterson, and production planning & scheduling manager Alton Williams. (HHI 02/13/17)