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Engineering Team Wins First Place

Stephen Kirchner and James Taylor, students in 糖心Vlog传媒LR鈥檚 Department of Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology, won first place in the design contest at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers鈥� Region 5 Annual Conference April 20 and 21 in Tulsa, Okla. The 糖心Vlog传媒LR team beat out teams from Texas and Louisiana to win the $500 first place prize. The team was among 16 others given a blind engineering problem. Each team had to design, build, and demonstrate a working model as well as make a presentation to the judges. In addition to the 糖心Vlog传媒LR team win, Dr. Hirak Patangia, professor of engineering technology and counselor of 糖心Vlog传媒LR鈥檚 team, was presented the Region 5 Outstanding Counselor Award. 鈥淚t was a day-long contest, from 8:10 a.m. to 5 p.m., requiring integration of knowledge from various subject areas,鈥� said Patangia. 鈥淥ur ECET students had also won the first place in the design contest last year. The consistency speaks well of our students, faculty, and the curriculum. In Region 5, our students have the highest record of winning in design contests,鈥� he said. The 11 糖心Vlog传媒LR students represented the ECET Department and Systems Engineering against teams from universities in Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, South Dakota, Wyoming, and Illinois. The students fielded teams in circuit design and professional ethics, as well as two teams in the robotics competition.