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BDPA Epsilon Awards Recognizing Individual Achievement are awarded to technologists who are nominated by BDPA Chapters or sponsor government organizations, companies and corporations.  Nominees were selected for awards in 4 categories:

  1. Professional Achievement,

  2. Career Achievement,

  3. Outstanding Technical Contribution,

  4. Community Service

 

The 2010 Epsilon Awards Recognizing Individual Achievement will be awarded at the BDPA Awards Gala on July 31, 2010 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to:

CAREER ACHIEVEMENT

Wheeler Coleman, Chief Technology Officer

Health Care Service Corporation

 

Captain Joycelin Robinson, Supply Corps, Commanding Officer

U.S. Navy

 

PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT

William Marcus King, Director

State Farm Insurance

 

OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL CONTRIBUTION

Sharon Murphy, Director of Team Enablement Technology

Wells Fargo Bank

 

Cheryl Terry, Systems Architect

Wells Fargo Bank

 

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Donald Brown, Systems Manager

Prudential Financial

 

Sheila Marionneaux, Sr. Program Manager

Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC)

 

For more details on the corporate sponsorship program, contact the corporate sales support team by e-mail at corpsales@bdpa.org or telephone (800-727-2372).

 


2010 INDIVIDUAL EPSILON AWARD WINNERS

 

CAREER ACHIEVEMENT

FOR CAREER ACHIEVEMENT - Nominees are individuals at or near the midpoint of their careers or beyond, but not close to retirement age, who have made significant achievements in technology or information technology in industry or government.  The body of work of the nominee; its broad social and economic value and impact, and the nominee’s performance as a role model and mentor for minorities in technology are paramount in gaining career recognition.

 

The BDPA Epsilon CAREER ACHIEVEMENT Award winners are:

 

Wheeler Coleman, Chief Technology Officer

Health Care Service Corporation

 

Wheeler G. Coleman is a corporate vice president at Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), with over 25 years experience and leadership in information technology.  Currently, he is Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, managing over one hundred employees in Illinois, Texas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma.  As CTO, Mr. Coleman will continue progress in furthering HCSC’s technology strategies and the future state architecture. Mr. Coleman started at HCSC in 1983, writing software code and was quickly identified as a leader. He has spent the last 20 years in upper management working with a vast array of professionals, internal and external customers and executives to improve business and technical solutions in Marketing, Subscriber Services, Finance, Human Resources, Legal, Audit, ITG and Fraud Detection.

Wheeler is as active in the community as he is in his professional career.  In addition to being an executive sponsor of the HCSC BDPA chapter, he is very active in many organizations in the community.  He sits on the board and participates in many charities in Chicago including Catholic Charities Adoption Guild, Black Ensemble Theater, Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund, and the Inner-City Baseball Academy.

Captain Joycelin Robinson, Supply Corps, Commanding Officer

U.S. Navy

 

US Navy Captain Joycelin (“Joyce”) Robinson is the first African-American Female Commanding Officer of a Fleet and Industrial Supply Center. One of the Navy’s most challenging positions and part of a global logistics support enterprise, she was selected for this position out of an extremely competitive group of her peers. Her established and documented record of extraordinary and outstanding performance throughout her career of 23 years made her the ideal person to lead Fleet and Industrial Supply Center (FISC), Jacksonville. In her assignment as Commanding Officer, she guides and coordinates an ever-increasing range of supply and support services to 49 ships, over 400 aircraft, two industrial facilities and 19 shore installations throughout Navy Region Southeast and the Caribbean. Exercising over $54 Million in annual budget authorities, she maintains the public trust while directing the logistics efforts of over 700 employees to provide first class support during extraordinarily demanding events such as the devastations of the Haitian Earthquake and multiple region wide product and service functional realignments.

 

PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT

FOR PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT – Nominees are highly experienced professionals well who have made significant achievements in technology or information technology in industry or government. Their specific degree earned is less relevant than the significance of the work and the nominee’s achievements as a role model and leader for other minorities in the field.

 

The BDPA Epsilon PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT Award winner is:

William Marcus King, Director

State Farm Insurance

 

 

William Marcus King was the Director sponsor of State Farm IT’s Breaking Form Initiative.  He was charged with improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the solution delivery business within the Systems Department. The overall goal of the Initiative was to be a contributing factor that will increase the productivity of the Systems Department and reduce the solution delivery expenses of the department.  William’s responsibilities included establishing the vision, strategy, and approach of this Initiative.  Breaking Form facilitated improvements within the department, creating a strong foundation for the years ahead.  During this assignment, William reported to the CIO of State Farm’s Systems Department.

 

OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL CONTRIBUTION

FOR OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL CONTRIBUTION - Presented to individuals who perform technological functions and have designed, managed, developed, or assisted in the development of a product, service, system, or intellectual property that is a substantial achievement. The nominee’s work is the prime consideration, regardless of title or degrees earned.

 

The BDPA Epsilon OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL CONTRIBUTION Award winners are:

 

Sharon Murphy, Director of Team Enablement Technology

Wells Fargo Bank

 

 

 

Sharon Murphy champions innovation both as an active member of the Wells Fargo Technology and Operations Group’s Innovation Council and in her daily work as director of Team Member Enablement Technology. Sharon’s team provides technology solutions that allow Wells Fargo’s 281,000 team members to collaborate and communicate effectively and efficiently across multiple time zones, states and countries. Among Sharon’s accomplishments: she was awarded a patent in 2008 as co-inventor of a new technology and methodology for managing call reports via wireless devices. Sharon recognizes the importance of providing team members with the most advanced technology resources to enable them to satisfy our customers’ financial needs and help them succeed financially. Sharon manages an organization of over 250 employees and an annual budget of $53MM.

 

 

Cheryl Terry, Systems Architect

Wells Fargo Bank

 

 

As a systems architect, Cheryl Terry’s responsibilities include ensuring availability and security of several of Wells Fargo’s most business-critical systems– the mainframe and midrange environments. For the past two years, she has served as Chief Systems Architect for the Mainframe Resiliency Program and achieved many successes around enhancing Wells Fargo’s mainframe environments, helping to ensure that our customers can transact business with us when and how they choose. Additional standout accomplishments: Cheryl authored a Living Target Architecture document for Wells Fargo’s mainframe groups and implemented an online wiki that has fostered collaboration across these groups and serves as a fully searchable online reference book complete with cross-links and diagrams.  

 

COMMUNITY SERVICE

FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE - Presented to individuals who have demonstrated leadership in the Black technology community through volunteer work, contributions, and other activities that are not included in his or her job descriptions.

 

The BDPA Epsilon COMMUNITY SERVICE Award winners are:

 

Donald Brown, Systems Manager

Prudential Financial

Donald E. Brown, Jr. has over fifteen years of experience in Information Technology with an advanced degree from Stevens Institute of Technology.  He is a formidable technologist, providing highly effective enterprise solutions during his tenure as a project manager and system manger in the financial services and telecommunication industries.  He has played key roles in several enterprise-wide projects which have resulted in over $18.5 million dollars in savings.  

Donald serves with National BDPA as the Chief Information Officer for the organization. He is responsible for providing the strategic approach for meeting the organization’s technology goals and ensuring that its vision and mission of the organization are effectively realized through technology.  As CIO, Donald is responsible for leveraging economies of scale, synergies, strategic IT initiatives and best practices sharing at both the National, and Local chapter level. Additionally, Donald provides technology consulting and leadership to officers and staff, throughout the organization.

 

Sheila Marionneaux, Sr. Program Manager

Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC)

 

 

Sheila Marionneaux is a Senior Program Manager for ITG Strategic Services Team at Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC) in Chicago, Illinois. Sheila's core business specialties include: public relations; communications planning and implementation; and the facilitation and oversight of major meetings and corporate events. She has been with HCSC for 12 years and is responsible for supporting the Chief Technology Officer (CTO), in the delivery of organizational change management solutions, along with strategic and creative communications for various internal and external audiences

 

Sheila Marionneaux holds executive officer roles on various boards and committees and is devoted to ongoing community service. She is President of Health Care Service Corporation’s BDPA Corporate Chapter, serving a constituency of 100 members (HCSC is the National BDPA 2008 Epsilon Award Winner for Top Companies for Blacks in IT); additionally she serves on the Corporate Advisory Council as a Corporate Champion for HCSC.  A nationally published writer, Sheila provides guidance and support to individuals and for not for profit organizations in need of targeted communications.

 

For more details on the corporate sponsorship program, contact the corporate sales support team by e-mail atcorpsales@bdpa.org or telephone (800-727-2372).

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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