2024 HENAAC Awards
Engineer
of the year
Clara Rivero Baleine, Ph.D.
Lockheed Martin Fellow
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Outstanding Technical
Achievement
Katherine I. Meza, Ph.D.
Associate Technical Fellow
Configuration Management and Product Integration Engineer
The Boeing Company
santiago rodriguez diversity award
Maria C. Lopez Coles
Deputy Executive Director
NASA Ames Exchange
NASA Ames Research Center
most promising Engineer Ph.D.
Claudia P. Moreno
Chicunque, Ph.D.
Senior Principal Guidance, Navigation,
and Control Engineer
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Most Promising ENgineer
undergraduate
Karina Quintana
Digital Communications and
Radio Frequency Payload System Engineer
The Boeing Company
Scientist
of the year
Rui Vogt Alves
da Cruz, Ph.D.
Vice President, Core R&D
Dow
Lifetime achievement
Tabaré E. Abadie, Ph.D.
Senior Research Manager and Distinguished Laureate, Seed Product Development Recruiting Lead
Corteva Agriscience
pioneer award
Anna Mellado Park
CEO
Mellado–Castañeda Family Office
professional
Achievement I
Maria E. Cardwell
Senior Director, Vehicle Engineering
Formerly of
Northrop Grumman Corporation
most promising scientist Ph.D.
Mauricio E.
Tano-Retamales, Ph.D.
Modeling and Simulation Scientist
Idaho National Laboratory
community service
Marjorie Blanco
Manager, Product Development Engineering
The Boeing Company
executive excellence
Francisco J. Flores
Vice President, Production Engineering & Operations
Northrop Grumman Corporation
chairman’s award
The Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
professional
Achievement II
Jorge Lopez, Ph.D.
Manager, Subsurface Technology & Senior Principal Geophysicist
Shell Brasil
entrepreneur
William A. Gaviria Rojas, Ph.D.
Co-Founder
Coactive AI
most promising engineer master’s
Monica Ochoa Porter
Human Engineering Lead, Flight Crew Integration, CST-100 Starliner
The Boeing Company