MSU IEEE Branch
Dr. Leedy has served as the IEEE Counselor / Advisor of the Murray State University Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) branch from Spring 2011-Present. He has also served as the Faculty Advisor for the MSU IEEE Hardware (Robot) Team that has competed in the IEEE Hardware Design Competition at IEEE SoutheastCon (Fall 2009 – Present). Under his guidance, the MSU team has been very competitive each year at the Hardware Competition. They have very successfully competed against teams from Research 1 engineering schools such as the University of Florida, Georgia Tech, the University of Kentucky, Clemson University, and the University of Alabama. The MSU IEEE Robot team finished in 2nd place out of a 46 team field at the IEEE SoutheastCon 2016 conference held March 30 – April 3, 2016 in Norfolk, VA.
IEEE Events and Activities
Dr. Leedy has coordinated / facilitated many trips and activities with the MSU IEEE Branch over the years that he has served as the Branch Counselor. Some of the trips include robot competitions, volunteering at Vex Worlds robot competition, and a trip to NASA Marshal Space Flight Center.
Selected IEEE Events and Activities:
IEEE Robot Competitions
2010 SoutheastCon Competition Charlotte, NC
2011 SoutheastCon Competition Nashville, TN
2012 SoutheastCon Competition Orlando, FL
2013 SoutheastCon Competition Jacksonville, FL
2014 SoutheastCon Competition Lexington, KY
2015 SoutheastCon Competition Fort Lauderdale, FL
2016 SoutheastCon Competition Norfolk, VA (2nd Place Finish)
2017 SoutheastCon Competition Charlotte, NC
2018 SoutheastCon Competition St. Petersburg, FL
2019 SoutheastCon Competition Huntsville, AL
2022 SoutheastCon Competition Mobile, AL
IEEE Outstanding Branch Counselor / Advisor Award
Dr. Leedy was awarded the 2013 IEEE Outstanding Branch Counselor / Advisor Award in November of 2013 for Region 3 (the region includes all of the Southern U.S. and Jamaica). IEEE Member and Geographic Activities (MGA) notes on the IEEE website that winners of this award will be those individuals who, through their work as Counselors and Advisors, exemplify the Institute’s commitment to the educational, personal, professional, and technical development of students in IEEE related fields of interest. The IEEE MGA also notes that there are only approximately 20 outstanding Counselor / Advisor awards given worldwide per year. What really makes this award special is that students submit an essay on why they feel their Branch Counselor has earned the qualifications of “Outstanding Branch Counselor and Advisor” for the year. The students also submit letters of recommendation supporting the nomination.
MSU IEEE Trip to NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (2015)
MSU IEEE Trip to the Georgia Tech Electrical & Computer Engineering Department (2013)
