Posted on January 15, 2025
Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Ronald L Johnson, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) former deputy commanding general has been named as the 39th Black Engineer of the Year by Black Engineer Magazine and will be recognized at the magazine’s Black Engineer of the Year (BEYA) STEM Conference in February.
Johnson retired as deputy commanding general of USACE and deputy chief of engineers in 2008 and is currently the Senior Vice President of Strategic Initiatives and Chief of Staff at Georgia Tech.
In addition to Johnson, sixteen current USACE members will also be recognized at the conference on Feb. 14, 2025, at the Baltimore Convention Center:
BEYA Stars and Stripes Service Military Award
Lt Col. Stephen Brooks – South Pacific Division (SPD)
BEYA Stars and Stripes Federal Agency Leadership Award
Dr. Tosin Gaskin – Engineering Research and Development Center (ERDC)
Modern-Day Technology Leader
Sgt. Jakenya Hill 249th Engineer Battalion
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Edward Reid 249th Engineer Battalion
Bernadetter Osterhaus North Atlantic Division
Dr. Charles Williams ERDC
Parker Sherard South Atlantic Division (SAD)
Lt. Col. Stephen Brooks SPD
Science Spectrum Trailblazer
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Samuel Rambert 249th Engineer Battalion
Capt. Theophillups R. Adama 249th Engineer Battalion
Armoni Towner Chicago District
Dr. Clyde Carryl ERDC
Kevin Abraham ERDC
Dr. Tosin Gaskin ERDC
Jamal Fluellen ERDC
Timothy Bethea South Atlantic Division
In addition to the awardees USACE personnel hiring personnel will be on hand in the USACE recruiting booth at the BEYA STEM Conference looking for qualified individuals to join its ranks. Interested individuals can check out what the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has to offer at https://www.usace.army.mil/Careers/.
For more information about BEYA STEM and the awards visit https://intouch.ccgmag.com/mpage/beya-home
About USACE
For 250 years the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, headquartered in Washington, D.C., has been delivering vital engineering solutions, in collaboration with our partners, to secure our nation, energize our economy and reduce disaster risk. Today’s USACE team consists of more than 40,000 engineers, scientists, researchers and a multitude of other disciplines and specialties in the U.S. and around the world all working together to safely deliver quality programs and projects on time and within budget. For additional information on USACE, visit www.usace.army.mil.
Dr. Tosin Gaskin – Engineering Research and Development Center (ERDC), will be recognized with the BEYA Stars and Stripes Federal Agency Leadership Award at the conference on Feb. 14, 2025, at the Baltimore Convention Center.
