MITRE GEM Fellow, Devon Rollins wins BEYA Award

Five employees from The MITRE Corporation received awards at the 25th annual Black Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA) Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Global Competitiveness Conference held in Washington, D.C., from February 17-19. Lashon Booker was honored for Technical Innovation; Javita Everhart, Oluseyi "Yemi" Fashina, and Jorge Rodriguez were named Modern-Day Technology Leaders; and Devon Rollins received the Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering and Science (GEM) Student Leadership Award.

A national awards program, BEYA was established in 1986 to recognize Black Americans who demonstrate excellence in engineering or science and leadership in the workplace and in the community. The conference has evolved over the years to recognize individuals of other ethnicities who are making significant contributions to the STEM fields.

"I am delighted to see BEYA recognize Lashon, Javita, Yemi, Jorge, and Devon for their outstanding contributions, both at MITRE and in their communities," said Lisa Bender, vice president and chief human resources officer at MITRE. "Their technical expertise is highly valued by the company and by our government sponsors working to solve some of the country's most complex challenges—from preventing cyber threats to updating critical infrastructure."

Devon Rollins

Rollins is a senior information systems engineer and technical subject matter expert in cyber crime. As a member of MITRE's Cyber and Investigative Technologies Department, his work focuses on developing and integrating leading-edge technology and techniques to support cyber investigations with a national security emphasis.

Rollins, who came to MITRE as an intern in 2008, has been a mentor and tutor for at-risk youth and served as the director of Alumni Relations for SponsorChange, a nonprofit organization that forgives student loan debt in exchange for civic service. He holds a master's degree in information security policy and management from Carnegie Mellon University, for which he received a GEM Fellowship, a master's degree in information assurance, and a bachelor's degree in computer science, both from North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University.

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