2015 Recipients of the Ada Lovelace Awards
Crystal McDonald
GNO WOMAN OF THE YEAR
Crystal is an engaging, high energy, goal oriented, hard working individual, who believes in the spirit of building and maintaining relationships by way of integrity, thoughtfulness, and having a sincere interest in the needs and expectations of others. She thrives on the ability to see others grow professionally and personally and does so by actively seeking out opportunities to mentor within the community. She is fascinated by creativity and imagination, and leverages these interests through her love for music, theater and art.
Staacy Cannon
GNO WOMan of the year runner up
Stacy Cannon somehow miraculously turned a background in sociology into Grok & Banter, a tech-based company that is an all-new interface between you and a street-sign or a billboard. She now works as Senior Director of Growth and Marketing at Torsh.Co.
NASA MICHOUD ASSEMBLY FACILITY
MANUFACTURING ENGINEER
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
Ashley Guidry
GNO WOMan of the year runner up
A Manufacturing Engineer stationed at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility, Ashley is part of a team responsible for manufacturing rockets that will play a role in, among other endeavors, NASA’s Mission to Mars. Ashley’s work to improve production methodologies for the Space Launch System’s Core Stage have placed her firmly at the frontier of current space flight efforts.