PECO Employees Honored for their Innovation at 2017 Black Engineer of the Year Awards STEM Conference
February 27 2017 - 10:33AM
Business Wire
PECO’s George Sey Jr. and Christina Barker were recently
recognized at the 2017 Black Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA)
Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Conference in
Washington D.C. Sey received special recognition and was awarded
the prestigious Anthony R. James Legacy Award, and Barker was
honored as a Modern Day Technology Leader.
“George and Christina have my deepest congratulations,” said
Craig Adams, PECO president and CEO. “These awards represent the
ongoing dedication of our employees, who are working every day to
develop innovative ideas and solutions to transform the future of
energy for our customers.”
Ron Bradley, PECO vice president of Gas Operations, presented
Sey with the Anthony R. James Legacy Award, which recognizes
previous Black Engineers of the Year who have achieved excellence,
prestige, visibility, and distinction. Sey, a senior engineer in
PECO’s Electric Capacity Planning department, received the award
for his technical expertise, strong work ethic, positive
interpersonal skills and willingness to engage in roles beyond his
core responsibilities. In addition, he is a technical expert for
advanced grid technology applications and oversees the process to
analyze thousands of renewable energy applications. Sey’s
demonstrated leadership distinguishes him as a leader and valuable
mentor for all young, minorities and aspiring engineers at
PECO.
Barker is a senior engineer in PECO’s Gas department, and was
recognized with the Modern Day Technology Leader Award for her work
as the Professional Development Chair for the Philadelphia National
Society of Black Engineers Professionals Chapter. Barker also
serves as the co-lead for the PECO Explorer’s Post Program, helping
local high school students obtain real world and career skills
through mentorship and positive role modeling.
Four other employees from across the Exelon family of companies
were also honored for their achievements at the BEYA
Conference—three from Pepco, in Washington D.C., and one from
Delmarva Power, in Delaware.
The BEYA STEM Conference brings together students, college
administrators, recruiters, engineering and IT professionals,
scientists and high-level decision-makers from the corporate,
government and military communities in an effort to broaden
diversity in this country's technical and scientific work forces.
The Modern Day Technology Leadership Awards are presented to those
who are shaping the future of STEM related industries.
PECO, founded in 1881, is Pennsylvania’s largest electric and
natural gas utility. Headquartered in Philadelphia, PECO delivers
energy to more than 1.6 million electric customers and more than
516,000 natural gas customers in southeastern, Pennsylvania. The
company’s 2,500 employees are dedicated to the safe and reliable
delivery of electricity and natural gas as well as enhanced energy
management conservation, environmental stewardship and community
assistance. The company also has an estimated annual economic
impact of $4.3 billion in Pennsylvania, supporting more than 8,700
local jobs and producing $732 million in labor income. PECO is a
subsidiary of Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC), the nation's only
Fortune 100 utility and leading competitive energy provider. For
more information visit PECO.com, and connect with the company on
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