sentences:  Howard is the recipient of the 2008 Women of Color Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) Career Achievement Award, 2009 Dominion Power Strong Men and Women Excellence in Leadership Award, and the 2011 USO Military Woman of the Year.On February 1, 2013, Howard was honored with the "Chairman's Award" at the 44th NAACP Image Awards.She is a 1987 recipient of the Secretary of the Navy/Navy League Captain Winifred Collins Award.