Millsaps grad gets HII promotion

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - Huntington Ingalls Industries announced Aug. 24 that 1991 Millsaps College (Miss.) graduate Karen Velkey was promoted to corporate VP of benefits and compensation. Velkey will be responsible for formulating and maintaining competitive benefit and compensation programs for HII. Velkey joined HII in April 2011 and has 20-plus years of experience in human resources. She previously worked at HII's Newport News (Va.) Shipbuilding division and Northrop Grumman. She holds a bachelor's degree in psychology from Millsaps College, a private liberal arts college located in Jackson, Miss., and an MBA from the University of Montana. (Source: HII 08/24/15)