2022 CIE/SEA Asian American Luminary Award Recipients

Asian American Corporate Leadership Award


Dr. Xuedong Huang (See Bio)
Technical Fellow and Chief Technology Officer for Azure AI, Microsoft
“Helping every person and organization to realize their potential through the power of artificial intelligence.”

Asian American Science and Engineering Innovation Award


Dr. Shengyi Liu (See Bio)
Technical Fellow, Chief Architect of Platform Subsystems, the Boeing Company
“心誠則靈- Dedication leads to success”

Dayong Gao, Ph.D (See Bio)
Origincell Endowed Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
“I am honored by this prestigious award, which also truly belongs to all my teachers, friends, and students who have helped me throughout my career development.”

Professor Xiaodong Xu (See Bio)
Boeing Distinguished Professor, University of Washington
“It is a privilege and tremendous joy to explore and unravel the unknowns as a scientist and educator.”

Asian American Service & Leadership Award


Andy J. Hwang (See Bio)
Chief of Police, Federal Way Police Department
“I have been blessed to be able to live out my dream as a police officer, and I hope I can inspire others to never give up on their dreams, no matter how painful and difficult the journey is. Work hard, seize opportunity and overcome.”

View Previous Years’ Awardees: 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018