Dear Friends,
We are pleased to announce the Nomination Period for the 2022 Women Who STEAM Awards is now open.
For the fourth annual Women Who STEAM Awards Luncheon, the Dallas Chapter of The Links, Incorporated will honor a group of diverse, dynamic, female STEAM leaders committed to creating a pipeline to STEAM education and careers for young people and especially young girls of color. Since our inaugural event in 2019, the prestigious Women Who STEAM Awards has honored a diverse group of stellar women who lead, inspire and mentor at all levels of their organizations and in our community.
We hope you will nominate an inspiring female STEAM leader today!
Dallas (TX) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated
Women Who STEAM Awards
The Dallas (TX) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated is committed to cultivating young female scholars of color through its signature STEAM Academy for 7th-12th grade scholars by championing diversity and inclusion in STEAM fields, celebrating the contributions of all women in STEAM fields, as well as inspiring young girls of color to pursue careers in STEAM. Recognizing the importance of creating a pipeline to success for all young girls of color while also exposing them to dynamic women in STEAM fields, the Dallas (TX) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated is honored to host the Women Who STEAM Awards Luncheon.
The 2022 Women Who STEAM Awards Luncheon recognizes outstanding women in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics who exemplify extraordinary contributions in their fields while also Serving, Teaching, Excelling, Aspiring and Mentoring within their workplaces and communities.
Recipients of the Women Who STEAM Award will be celebrated at the Dallas (TX) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated Women Who STEAM Awards Luncheon on Thursday, August 18, 2022.
Nomination forms must be submitted by Tuesday, March 15, 2022.
Nominees should be women in STEAM fields who:
- live and work in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex;
- work in a STEAM profession and has achieved demonstrable results through the conduct of their work, programs and/or activities;
- are outstanding leaders in their profession and community and can describe creative ideas, enhancements, and unique concepts they have implemented to promote the furthering of STEAM disciplines;
- give back to the community;
- are committed to diversity and inclusion in STEAM fields;
- are passionate about introducing STEAM education to young girls, particularly girls of color; and
- must be able to appear in person on Thursday, August 18th to receive their award should they be selected as a 2022 recipient.
Members of The Links, Incorporated and members of their immediate families are ineligible for these awards.
Please visit The Dallas Chapter of The Links, Incorporated website to nominate an outstanding female STEAM leader! Questions: Contact the WWS Honoree Selection Committee at womenwhosteam@dallaslinksinc.
Gratefully,
The Dallas (TX) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated
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Women Who STEAM Honorees
2021
• Robin Brown – Bold Idea, Founding CEO
• Christa Brown-Sanford – Baker Botts, partner & Firmwide Deputy Department Chair, Intellectual Property Department and Junior League of Dallas, President
• Carolee D. Estelle, MD – Parkland Health & Hospital Systems, Interim Chief of Infection Prevention and UT Southwestern Medical Center, Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases & Geographic Medicine (Rising Star)
• Sherianne James – Essilor of America, Chief Marketing Officer & Senior Vice President of Customer Engagement
• Fern Johnson – PepsiCo, CTO President
• Saki Milton – The GEMS Camp, Founder & Executive Director (Hidden Figure)
• Shanthi Rajaram – Amazech Solutions, President, CEO & Founder
• Debbie Storey – AT&T Performing Arts Center, President & CEO
2020
• Stephanie G. Adams, PhD – University of Texas, Dallas, Dean and Lars Magnus Ericsson Chair, Erik Jonsson School of Engineering & Computer Science
• Ellen Barker - Texas Instruments, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer • Holly Crowder - The Beck Group, Chief Human Resources Officer
• Koshi Dhingra, EdD - talkSTEM, Founder and CEO • Temple Howell-Stampley, MD, MBA, FACP – UT Southwestern Medical Center, Chair and Program Director, Department of Physician Assistant Studies, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine
• Mylene Mayers - Toyota Motor North America, IS Executive, Strategy & Innovation Office, Global Strategic Planning Leader, NA CASE • Lily Cabatu Weiss - Dallas Arts District, Executive Director
• Deepali Palta - PepsiCo, Global R & D Director (Rising Star) 2019 • Billie Jo Johnson – Toyota Financial Services, Group Manager
• Marachel Knight – AT&T, Senior Vice President, Wireless & Access Engineering, Construction and Operations
• Amy L. McIntosh, MD – Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon and UT Southwestern Medical Center, Associate Professor Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
• Poonam Mohan – American Airlines, Vice President, Corporate Technology
• Shawna D. Nesbitt, MD, MS -UT Southwestern Medical Center, Professor Department of Medicine, Cardiology Division
• Lorena Toffer, AIA, RID, CPM – AECOM, Senior Project Manager, B+P GSW
• Kirsten Tulchin-Francis, PhD – Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, Director, Movement Science Laboratory and UT Southwestern Medical Center, clinical Instructor Prosthetics and Orthotics Program
• Ernie S. Lacy, DDS – Texas A & M University College of Dentistry, Associate Dean (Hidden Figure)
• Zakiyah Johnson – Texas Instruments, Digital Marketing Program Manager (Rising Star)
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