During the 2020 Women of Color STEM Conference virtual gala, Robert Adkisson, vice president and division chief engineer in the Boeing Defense, Space & Security unit, presented the Technical Innovation in Industry Award to Mrs. Evelyn Moore.
Adkisson called Moore a remarkable colleague. Someone who has made her mark in the engineering integrity of fighter aircraft, bombers and surveillance, reconnaissance and mobility platforms.
"There is so much riding on what Evelyn does at Boeing to support the women and men in uniform," Adkisson said. "The systems she and her teams have developed on the F-15 and F/A-18 fighter aircraft are modern marvels – continuously improved to keep outpacing ever-evolving threats," he said. "In addition to her technical prowess, Evelyn is a brilliant leader. She invests in people, brings them together in productive ways and, when things get tough, she calmly and confidently leans in."
Growing up in St. Louis, Missouri, Moore had five siblings. Their mother was a postal worker and father a homicide detective. Evelyn was inspired to become an engineer after a high school visit to Washington University in St. Louis.
In 2003, she graduated from the University of Missouri-Saint Louis with a bachelor's degree in applied science and electrical engineering. Evelyn went on to do a master's degree in engineering management at the Washington University in St. Louis, and an executive master's in international business at the John Cook School of Business at Saint Louis University.
"I thank my parents, siblings, and my husband Larry for their constant love and support," she said during her acceptance speech. "Lastly, I would like to thank my two sons for being my motivation and inspiring me to be the best person, mother, and leader that I can be."
