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anThony Taylor ’98 is a
system coordinator for the
Department of the Army, Office
of the Assistant Secretary of the
Army for Acquisition, Logistics
and Technology. Taylor has
1980s over 12 years of military service.
He has received numerous
commendations including Army
sTePhanie g. adams ’88, dean of Achievement Medal for Civilian
the Batten College of Engineering and Service; Army Meritorious Service
Technology at Old Dominion University, Medal (3); Military Outstanding
received the American Society for Volunteer Service Medal; Field
Engineering’s 2018 Harriet Tubman Artillery Honorable Order of
Award for Advancing African-American St. Barbara; NATO and Kosovo
Women in Academic Engineering in June Ribbons for Operation Joint
at the annual conference of the American Guardian; and Federal Executive
Society for Engineering Education Board Excellence in Federal
(ASEE) in Salt Lake City. The honor Career Bronze. In March, he
recognizes an individual who has fought completed the Competitive
to increase gender and racial diversity Development Group/Army
within the 350 accredited engineering Acquisition Fellowship, a three-
schools that operate in the United States. year developmental program
African-American women account for that provides members of the
just 0.54 percent of the nation’s 28,000 Army Acquisition Workforce
engineering faculty members and fewer with expanded training through
than 1 percent of engineering students.
educational, leader development
Adams has a B.S. in mechanical and broadening assignments.
engineering from A&T. Her M.S. in 1990s naTasha yVeTTe Williams ’92 is an American actress, singer In addition to his B.S. in
systems engineering and Ph.D. in and all-around entertainer. Williams began singing at the age of mechanical engineering from
interdisciplinary engineering are from 3, in the Tiny Tot Choir at her church. Since then she has been A&T, Taylor has an M.S. in
the University of Virginia and Texas A&M performing everywhere—from the subway to Broadway. engineering management
University, respectively. In her most recent Broadway show, “A Night with Janis Joplin,” she from Missouri University of
wowed audiences with her portrayal of Aretha Franklin. She also Science and Technology and a
has been seen in “Chicago,” The Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess,” and master’s certificate in program
Oprah Winfrey’s “The Color Purple.” Other stage credits include “All management from Villanova
dWayne Pinkney ’85 is senior vice president for operations and administration at Virginia Polytechnic Shook Up,” “Godspell,” “Abyssinia,” “Ain’t Misbehavin’” and “Parade.” University.
Institute and State University. Pinkney oversees all aspects of the financial and operational enterprises Her television credits include “Orange Is the New Black,” “The Wiz
of the university, including financial affairs, human resources, policy and governance, and planning Live,” “Odd Mom Out,” “Love to Gregory” and “BRS/Gage.”
and facilities management. He brings 23 years of financial and administrative management in higher Williams is a recording artist and has a current project called “How
education and state legislative experience to Virginia Tech, spending the last 14 years in progressively Deep Is the Ocean,” a collection of standards, and a gospel project
higher-level management positions at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, most recently mixed with hymns and originals called “Songs the Get Me through.”
serving as senior associate vice chancellor for finance and administration. Prior to UNC-Chapel Hill in She was the first Kraft Foods New Voice of Gospel winner and has
2004, Pinkney was an associate vice president for finance at the University of North Carolina General toured with theatrical productions and musical groups. Williams
Administration. has been a featured vocalist at Carnegie Hall and with The New

Pinkney received his Ph.D. in political science at UNC-Chapel Hill and a master’s degree in public York Pops Symphony Orchestra, The Naples Philharmonic, The
administration from the University of Pittsburgh. His bachelor’s degree in English and journalism is Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Omaha Symphony, Pittsburgh
from A&T. and Indianapolis symphony orchestras, and The Edmonton
Philharmonic. She has performed in Canada, Indonesia, Italy,
Japan, Korea, London and Switzerland.

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