Northrop Grumman Employee Honored by Hispanic Engineering
Organization
NEWPORT
NEWS, Va. – October 25, 2004 - Alma Martinez Fallon,
an employee of Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC),
, received the Community Service Award from the Hispanic
Engineer National Achievement Awards Corporation (HENAAC)
for her contributions to the achievements of Hispanics
in engineering, science, technology, and math.
Fallon,
a construction superintendent at the company's Newport
News sector, was selected by the HENAAC Selection Committee,
an independent group of representatives from industry,
government and academia. The awards were presented at
the 16th Annual HENAAC Conference in Pasadena, Calif.,
earlier this month.
A
native of the Dominican Republic, Fallon's parents immigrated
to the United States when she was nine. She earned a
bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Old
Dominion University and a master's degree in engineering
management from George Washington University. Fallon
is a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
and the 2004 national president of the Society of Women
Engineers.
Northrop Grumman Newport News, headquartered in Newport
News, Va., is the nation's sole designer, builder and
refueler of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and one
of only two companies capable of designing and building
nuclear-powered submarines. Newport News also provides
after-market services for a wide array of naval and
commercial vessels. The Newport News sector employs
about 19,000 people.
HENAAC, based in Southern California, is a non-profit
organization whose mission is to enlighten the nation
about the achievements of Hispanics in engineering,
science, technology and math; to motivate and educate
more students to pursue careers in these fields; and
to increase the role the Hispanic community plays in
maintaining America’s status as the world technology
leader.
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