Eta Kappa Nu attends student leadership conference 

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On December 2, 2025

A group of students pose with a banner at the conference.

Student Leadership Conference attendees from Missouri S&T at the University of Michigan. Photo courtesy of Watkins.

Computer science, electrical engineering and computer engineering students attended the Student Leadership Conference of the IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu Friday, Nov. 7, through Sunday, Nov. 9, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The chapter was one of 45 chapters which received the Key Chapter Recognition for effective chapter operations. Jacob Byers, a master’s student in electrical engineering, was recognized as a finalist in the annual IEEE-HKN Outstanding Student Award Program. The conference was led by IEEE-HKN President Sean Bentley, who is an S&T alumnus.

The conference participants were:

  • Justin Alega, computer science undergraduate
  • Jacob Byers, master’s student in electrical engineering
  • Victor Dedert, electrical engineering undergraduate
  • Gage Donahue, master’s student in electrical engineering
  • Payton Faust, electrical engineering undergraduate
  • Alexander Hook, Ph.D. student in electrical engineering
  • Nicky Jumps, electrical engineering undergraduate
  • Dheeraj Mallikarjun, computer science undergraduate
  • Katherine McNevin, computer engineering undergraduate
  • Evan Newcorn, electrical engineering undergraduate
  • Maximilian Pajewski, computer engineering undergraduate
  • Joshua Perkins, computer engineering undergraduate
  • Jordan Slusser, electrical engineering undergraduate
  • Steve Watkins, professor of electrical and computer engineering and the IEEE-HKN chapter advisor
  • Joshua Wilcox, computer science undergraduate
  • Logan Wilcox, Ph.D. student in electrical engineering.

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