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Ecklund recognized as outstanding electrical engineering student

Renee Ecklund, a 2006 Kansas State University graduate, received honorable mention for the Alton B. Zerby and Carl T. Koerner Outstanding Electrical or Computer Engineering (ECE) Student Award.

The national award was given by Eta Kappa Nu, the electrical and computer engineering honor society and identifies Ecklund as one of the four most outstanding electrical engineering students in the nation.

Ecklund graduated with a GPA of 3.8 and ranked number nine in her electrical engineering class of 109. She was president of the KSU Beta Kappa Chapter.

During her time at KSU, she earned three large scholarships, was on the dean's list, in the engineering honors program, a Knight of St. Patrick, and on the Big XII Honor Roll.

She is a member of Tau Beta Pi, IEEE, and the Society of Women Engineers.

In the summers of 2002 and 2003, she performed operations research at Fort Leavenworth and participated in review of air and missile defense. She also did research into the use of probability grids to locate tactical ballistic missile launchers.

In summer 2004, she worked at Idaho Falls, Idaho, developing a visualization product for test ranges. In summer 2005, she worked at the National Security Agency (NSA), Fort Meade, Md., supporting hardware development, drawing packages for printed circuit board fabrication, and researching the latest integrated circuit anti-tamper technologies.

Ecklund now is employed by the NSA and is working on a master's degree through KSU's distance education program.

She will be recognized by Eta Kappa Nu March 19 at the national ECE banquet at Jacksonville, Fla.

The 2001 graduate of Centre High School is the daughter of Merle and Diane Ecklund of Lost Springs.

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