Dan Harkins
harkins@isip.msstate.edu
4th year B.S. Student,
Electrical Engineering
David Feinstein
feinstein@isip.msstate.edu
4th Year B.S. Student,
Electrical Engineering
Troy Lindsey
lindsey@isip.msstate.edu
3rd Year B.P.A. Student,
Accounting
Sarah Martin
martin@isip.msstate.edu
1st Year B.A. Student,
Undecided
Greg Winter
winter@isip.msstate.edu
4th Year B.A. Student,
Secondary Math Education
Erich Deitenbeck
deiten@isip.msstate.edu
4th year B.S. student,
Electrical Engineering
Vishwanath Mantha
mantha@isip.msstate.edu
2nd Year M.S. Student,
Electrical Engineering
Issac Alphonso
alphonso@isip.msstate.edu
B.S. in Electrical Engineering, 1998
Issac was born in Mumbai, India. However, he spent most of his life in Dubai, United
Arab Emirates before coming to the U.S. in 1997. His main interests lie in programming
languages and their applications. In his free time he likes to listen to music,
watch TV and play soccer.
Richard Corey
corey@isip.msstate.edu
2nd Year B.S. Student,
Computer Engineering
Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh
aragh@isip.msstate.edu
3rd Year B.S. student, Computer Engineering
Although Jean loves the South, she is ready to get her degree and trade in her overalls
for a cooler location in the US. Jean, a Starkville native, will certainly miss
Southern life which includes catfish, red beans and rice, cornbread, and lots of
mosquitoes. Jean plans on getting her Masters at Mississippi State University while
fine tuning her research and programming skills at ISIP. Before attending MSU, Jean
graduated from the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science.
Winfield Brewer
brewer@isip.msstate.edu
3rd Year B.S. student,
Business Information Systems
Winfield is majoring in Business Information Systems and plan to graduate next May.
In his spare time, he enjoys reading, playing chess, and lifting weights. He is
also a big fan of college basketball.
Keng Wei Chen
kwc1@ece.msstate.edu
B.S. in
Electrical Engineering,
1998
Chen transferred to Mississippi State from Malaysia in 1996 and has been in the
U.S. ever since. Living and studying in the U.S. has been a great experience for
him and he claims to have enjoyed every moment of his stay here. Before going back
to Malaysia, he plans to pursue a masters in Electrical Engineering and Business
Administration.
Heather Clausner
hfc2@ra.msstate.edu
4th Year B.S. student,
Psychology
Heather is working on a bachelors degree in Psychology with an equestrian emphasis.
She plans to become a therapeutic riding instructor after this year.
Derrick Clay
clay@isip.msstate.edu
2nd Year B.S. student,
Mechanical Engineering
Derrick (a.k.a. DC) is a junior pursuing a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering
and minoring in General Business. His hobbies are basketball, Playstation, and reading.
He is originally from Itta Bena, MS. Before coming to Mississippi State University,
he was a student at the Mississippi School for Math and Science.
Alison Dent
dent13@aol.com
3rd Year B.S. student,
Computer Science
Alison is a 21 year old Junior at Mississippi State University who is going for
her B.S. in Computer Science and B.A. in Accounting. She enjoys computers and mathematics
so much that she chose them for her career. She also enjoys bowling and racquetball.
Joey Foote
foote@isip.msstate.edu
3rd Year B.S. student,
Electrical Engineering
Cedric George
george@isip.msstate.edu
3rd Year B.S. student,
Electrical Engineering
Christopher Gunning
gunning@isip.msstate.edu
4th Year B.A. student,
Political Science
Chris is interested in international politics, especially in counter terrorism and
comparative government. He is looking to go to Japan next year so that he can refine
his ability to speak the Japanese language. In his free time, he plays with Legos,
watches TV and movies, and writes short stories. He also likes to sleep.
Tasha Hannah
hannah@isip.msstate.edu
3rd Year B.S. student,
Nursing
Tasha attended Mississippi State University for two and a half years, and now she
is enrolled at the Mississippi University for Women. She hopes to obtain my nursing
degree and go back to school for physical therapy.
Kerri Hill
klh5@ra.msstate.edu
4th Year B.S. student,
Business Information Systems
Kerri is a Senior from Batesville, MS majoring in Business Information Systems and
plans to graduate in December. She is considering the possibilities of continuing
her education by pursing a masters in Business Administration.
Carolyn Howerton
coh1@ra.msstate.edu
B.A. student,
Elementary Education
Carolyn is currently pursuing a B.A. in Elementary Education at Mississippi State
University. In her spare time she enjoys playing basketball, watching TV and listening
to music.
Chris Lowe
lowe@isip.msstate.edu
4th year B.S. Student,
Electrical Engineering
Keith Jennings
kej2@ra.msstate.edu
3rd Year B.S. student,
Computer Science
Keith's main interest is in human languages and if he wasn't in C.S. he'd probably
study Linguistics. It would be neat if he could mix the C.S. and the language study
in a career field. In his spare time he likes to write and perform music, tinker
around with various electronic things, and watch his beloved Knicks and Orioles
pummel their opponents.
Sonia Kelly
kelly@isip.msstate.edu
4th Year B.S. student,
Business Information Systems
Sonia is currently a senior majoring in Business Information Systems. After graduation
from Mississippi State University, she plans to pursue an MBA. She enjoys reading,
surfing the net, and searching for truth and knowledge. Sonia is a native of Laurel,
MS.
Benjamin Maddox
maddox@isip.msstate.edu
B.A.,
History & Philosophy
Ben is from Anchorage, Alaska. He graduated from MSU 3 years ago in history and
philosophy. He ran a small trucking business in Alaska for a couple of years after
that and then worked for the state legislature in Juneau. He spent last summer hopping
freight trains and hitchhiking from disaster site to disaster site around the U.S.
doing relief construction and living like a hobo. His motto: "No mercy, we must
split out the laughter". Personal statement: "My first job was programming binary
loadlifters, very similar to your evaporators, sir."
Brad Owens
owens@isip.msstate.edu
3rd Year B.A. student,
Economics
LaMont Parson
parson@isip.msstate.edu
B.S., Electrical Engineering, 2001
Kenneth Poteete
poteete@isip.msstate.edu
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, 2000
Kenneth completed his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering in the spring of 2000. He is
now performing consulting work for Lankford Engineering, Inc. in Lafayette, LA.
He leaves ISIP with the legend of being the FIRST undergraduate to receive an ISIP
going-away party, although by his request there were only 4 people at the party.
We hope that the cajuns in Lafayette will bring out a social side in him he has
yet to realize.
Anthony Robinson
robinson@isip.msstate.edu
3rd Year B.S. student,
Electrical Engineering
Lorena Rogers
rogers@isip.msstate.edu
4th Year B.A. student,
Graphic Design
Russ Schulte
schulte@isip.msstate.edu
4th Year B.S. student,
Communications
Russ is originally from St. Louis, Missouri. He still has family there --- two great
parents and a beautiful, older sister. He is involved with Campus Crusade for Christ
and intends to devote his life to full time ministry for his "Lord and Savior, Jesus
Christ", after he graduates.
Jennifer Vogel
vogel@isip.msstate.edu
4th Year B.S. student,
Biology
Jason Wallace
wallace@isip.msstate.edu
B.S., Electrical Engineering, 2001
Jason finished his B.S. degree at Mississippi State University in 2001. He has accepted
a job with Lockheed Martian in Virginia. He also has the distinction of being the
second undergraduate in ISIP history to rate a going-away party, and one of the
few students who did not opt to have their party at a Mexican restaurant.
Byron Williams
williams@isip.msstate.edu
3rd Year B.S. student,
Computer Engineering
Yu Zeng
zeng@isip.msstate.edu
1st Year M.S. student,
Electrical Engineering
Zeng finished her B.S. degree from GuangZhou, China and then worked in ShenZhen
for two years before coming to Mississippi. Her father who is a professor of science
and mathematics was a major influence in her decision to pursue a career in engineering.
She loves nature and in her free time enjoys watching the National Geographic Report,
her favorite program on TV.