HII participates in a number of national diversity conferences annually. These events provide recruitment, recognition and development opportunities for our diverse workforce.
These events include:
- Black Engineer of Year Awards (BEYA) STEM Global Competitiveness Conference
- Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
- Great Minds in STEM Hispanic Engineers National Achievement Award Conference (HENAAC)
- Women of Color STEM Conference (WOC)
- Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers Conference (SHPE)
- National Society of Black Engineers Convention (NSBE)
HII Employees Honored at Women of Color STEM Conference

Eighteen employees from Huntington Ingalls Industries’ three divisions were recognized for their achievements in science, technology, engineering and math during the 25th annual Women of Color STEM Conference.
Press Releases
- Huntington Ingalls Industries Employees Honored at 34th Annual Black Engineer Of The Year Award STEM Conference
- Huntington Ingalls Industries Employees Honored At Annual Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers National Conference
- Fifteen Huntington Ingalls Industries Employees Honored for STEM Achievements at National Conference
- Huntington Ingalls Industries Honored by Disabled American Veterans for Veteran Hiring Initiatives
- Huntington Ingalls Industries Employees Honored at 33rd Annual Black Engineer of the Year Award STEM Conference
- Two HII Executives Among Mississippi’s Top 25 Most Influential African-Americans for 2018
- Huntington Ingalls Industries Employees Honored by The Manufacturing Institute for Their Achievements
- Huntington Ingalls Industries Employees Honored At 32nd Annual Black Engineer Of The Year Award STEM Conference
- Huntington Ingalls Industries Rated Best Place To Work For Equality By Human Rights Campaign
- 16 Huntington Ingalls Industries Employees Honored for STEM Achievements at National Conference
- Huntington Ingalls Industries Joins CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion
- Huntington Ingalls Industries Employees Honored at Black Engineer of the Year Award STEM Conference
- Huntington Ingalls Industries Employees Honored at Black Engineer of the Year Award STEM Conference
- Huntington Ingalls Industries Employees Honored for Achievements at 21st annual Women of Color STEM Conference
- Newport News Shipbuilding Engineer Recognized at Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers Conference
- HII Employees Receive National Recognition for Achievements annual Women of Color STEM Conference
- Ingalls Shipbuilding Honored for Veteran Hiring Initiative
- Huntington Ingalls Industries Named Top Supporter of Historically Black Colleges and Universities
- HII Recognized for Hiring Veterans
- 10 Huntington Ingalls Industries Employees Honored at Black Engineer of the Year Award STEM Conference
- Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Engineers Recognized at Society of Women Engineers Conference
- HII Employees Receive Patriot Awards
- Newport News Shipbuilding Engineer Recognized at National Hispanic Engineers Conference
- Ingalls Shipbuilder Honored for STEM Achievements
- HII Women Recognized at National STEM Conference
- Ingalls Shipbuilding Awarded ProPatria Award for National Guard and Reserve Support

HII was recognized as an industry top supporter of the historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) engineering schools at the annual BEYA Stem conference in February. HII representatives Bill Ermatinger, Edmond Hughes and Dave Belanger are pictured with the deans of 14 HBCU engineering programs. Ermatinger (seated, third from left) is HII’s executive vice president and chief human resources officer; Hughes (seated, fourth from left) is vice president human resources and administration of HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding; Belanger (seated, fifth from left) is vice president quality and engineering, also of Ingalls Shipbuilding. Photo courtesy of Career Communications Group
Other Recognition

Siyani Blount and Parnetha Callahan of Talent Acquisition attended the Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Service (DARS) award breakfast on October 4, 2017 accepting the ‘Champions of Disability Employment Award’ on behalf of Newport News Shipbuilding where they were recognized for community outreach, partnership and commitment to hiring individuals with disabilities.