Department Announces 2025 Wall of Excellence Undergraduate Honorees
October 23, 2025
Three undergraduate students in Mississippi State University’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering have been named to the department’s Wall of Excellence.
ECE’s Wall of Excellence was created to recognize students who have demonstrated a commitment to their academics and their involvement at Mississippi State. They have an established record of leadership, service and contributions within the department, the Bagley College of Engineering and the university.
The recipients were honored during a luncheon in October, and the awardees have their name displayed in Simrall Hall on the second floor.
The awardees include Nisha Adhikari, Praise Ojo and Eric Scott Sisson, Jr.
Nisha Adhikari
Computer Engineering
Kathmandu, Nepal
Nisha Adhikari has been involved within the Bagley College of Engineering and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, as well as being named as a President’s Scholar each semester. As a computer engineering major, Nisha has been an active ECE mentor in both the Foundations in ECE and Foundations in Design courses, helping teach technical skills and serving as manager for first-year student teams. Due to her work as an undergraduate student researcher for the Open Artificial Intelligence Cellular (OAIC) Project of wireless networking, she was recognized with the BCoE Undergraduate Researcher Award in 2024 and has co-authored published research papers. Nisha’s participation includes being a BCoE Diversity Delegate, participating in the Society of Women Engineers, and serving as a math tutor/proctor for the Department of Mathematics and Statistics. She also completed a co-op with International Paper as a process controls engineer.
Praise Ojo
Electrical Engineering
Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Praise Ojo has been involved in a variety of Mississippi State University opportunities while working on his undergraduate degree in electrical engineering. He has served as a Center for Academic Excellence Supplemental Instructor for the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering’s Circuits I course, and he has also worked as an undergraduate teaching assistant for the department. In addition, Praise has served as an undergraduate lab assistant with the MSU PACE SEED Lab, collaborating on the development of an autonomous rover for agricultural applications. His academic excellence was recognized each semester, being named to regularly to the President’s List. Praise has also been actively engaged in his roles in MSU’s Housing and Residence Life, serving as both a resident advisor and an IT assistant for the unit.
Eric Scott Sisson, Jr.
Electrical Engineering
Butler, Alabama
While working on his electrical engineering degree, Scott Sisson has been involved in numerous opportunities within the department, all while being recognized on the President’s List each semester. In addition to serving as a Supplemental Instructor for Digital Devices and an ECE mentor for the department’s introductory class, he has active leadership responsibilities in all ECE organizations. Scott has been president of IEEE, IEEE’s Eta Kappa Nu Honor Society, and SECON Robotics. Likewise, Scott has participated in undergraduate research in the IMPRESS Lab, assisting in the development of an autonomous rover for deployment in hostile/hazardous environments. As part of this research and additional independent work, he has presented at IEEE SoutheastCon and in MSU university symposia, as well as to the chamber of commerce and MSU E-Center. Other notable engagement opportunities include a co-op with Georgia Pacific, an internship with DURA Automotive, and an internship with Tennessee Valley Authority.
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Mississippi State University consists of 27 faculty members (including seven endowed professors), seven professional staff, and over 700 undergraduate and graduate students, with approximately 100 being at the Ph.D. level. With a research expenditure of over $14.24 million, the department houses the largest High Voltage Laboratory among North American universities.