Patricia Hemphill, deputy chief of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District’s Programs and Project Management Division, received the 2011 Technology All-Star Award at the Women of Color Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Conference in Dallas.

The conference recognizes outstanding women and focuses on advancing them in the areas 0fscience, technology, engineering and math.

A Vicksburg native, Hemphill is a graduate of Warren Central High School and has a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Mississippi State University.

She has completed the Army Management Staff College program of sustaining base leadership management and Harvard University’s executive education program.

She is a registered professional engineer in Mississippi.