NORTHROP SOFTWARE ENGINEER HONORED ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FROM CCG.Byline: Daily News PALMDALE - Shannon Nutt, a software engineer for Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) is an aerospace and defense conglomerate that is the result of the 1994 purchase of Grumman by Northrop. The company is the third largest defense contractor for the U.S. Corporation's Integrated Systems sector, has received a Women of Color not of the white race; - commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed. See also: Color Achievement Award from Career Communications Group Inc., a talent management and career development company. The Women of Color Achievement Award honors women and minorities who work for racial, ethnic and gender equality in the workplace, particularly in high-tech and scientific industries. Nutt accepted the award during the Women of Color Research Sciences and Technology Awards Conference held Sept. 12-13 in Nashville, Tenn. The annual event celebrates the successes of minority women in the fields of mathematics, science, technology and engineering. Nutt works at Northrop Grumman's Palmdale facility as a member of a B-2 stealth bomber software test and integration team. ``I'm honored to have been selected for this award,'' said Nutt. ``There are many other women in the company who also deserve to be recognized. I'm fortunate to be working for a company that provides opportunities for women to be promoted to key positions based on merit.'' Nutt was selected for the award for her professional accomplishments and for the contributions she's made in helping other minorities succeed in science and technology careers. She joined Northrop Grumman Information Technology sector employees Cheryl L. Janey, Denise Christopher-Millner and Ora Yvette Rubin in being honored this year. With a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering electrical engineering: see engineering. electrical engineering Branch of engineering concerned with the practical applications of electricity in all its forms, including those of electronics. from Washington State University Washington State University, at Pullman; land-grant and state supported; chartered 1890, opened 1892 as an agriculture college. From 1905 to 1959 it was the State College of Washington. , Nutt landed her first engineering job more than 22 years ago with Rockwell International Rockwell International was the ultimate incarnation of a series of companies under the sphere of influence of Willard Rockwell, who had made his fortune after the invention and successful launch of a new bearing system for truck axles in 1919. , where she worked on the Space Shuttle and B1-B bomber programs. In 1991, she joined Northrop Grumman on the B-2 program at Edwards Air Force Base Edwards Air Force Base, U.S. military installation, 301,000 acres (121,805 hectares), S Calif., NE of Lancaster; est. 1933. It is one of the largest air force bases in the United States and has the world's longest runway. , as a member of the avionics flying test bed crew. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) NUTT |
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