Latest Hearin-Hess professors named

Ten engineering faculty members are Hearin-Hess Professors for 1998-99 at Mississippi State.

The Robert M. Hearin Foundation in Jackson and the Leon Hess Foundation of New York established the faculty awards in 1989 with a $2 million gift. The annual honors recognize professional excellence and include a $5,000 award to each recipient.

This year's group includes David C. Banks, assistant professor of computer science; Lesia L. Crumpton,associate professor of industrial engineering and director of the Ergonomics/Human Factors Program and Experimentation Laboratory; B. Keith Hodge, professor of mechanical engineering; David H. Huddleston, associate professor of civil engineering; Michael S. Mazzola, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering; Robert J. Moorhead, professor of electrical and computer engineering; Anthony Skjellum, associate professor of computer science; Bharat K. Soni, professor of aerospace engineering; Robert P. Taylor, professor of mechanical engineering; and John M. Usher, associate professor of industrial engineering.

"The College of Engineering is fortunate to have an exceptional faculty and these 10 individuals are representative of the expertise found throughout the college," said Dean A. Wayne Bennett.