Year in Review
Sponsored by Raytheon E-Systems and Greenville ISD, Team 148 participated in the 1999 FIRST Robotics Competition.

In the 1999 game, "Double Trouble," two alliances composed of two teams each compete in each match.  The object of the game is to collect and transport "floppies" to a designated height off of the ground and position their robots on the "puck."

Team 148's robot, "Rough Rider," could lift the floppy disks eight feet in the air.  "Rough Rider" brought the team to a fifth place finish at the regional competition in Cocoa Beach, Florida.

Students
Curtis Brancheau
    Team Role: Student
Darby Collier
    Team Role: Student
Brian Deuell
    Team Role: Student
Josh Ebrahim
    Team Role: Student
Chris Gerard
    Team Role: Student
Amanda Howell
    Team Role: Student
Lora Hunter
    Team Role: Student
Buddy Kimberlin
    Team Role: Student
Ryan Marcum
    Team Role: Student, 1999-2002
Andy McClellen
    Team Role: Student, 1999-2002
    Degree: B.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Texas-Dallas
Aaron Nall
    Team Role: Student
Tim Oliver
    Team Role: Student
Melissa Park
    Team Role: Student
Jentry Powell
    Team Role: Student
Stacy Rhodes
    Team Role: Student
Keegan Ripp
    Team Role: Student
Chris Thatcher
    Team Role: Student
Josh Thatcher
    Team Role: Student
Shauna Torrance
    Team Role: Student
Justin Wineinger
    Team Role: Student
Matt Wineinger
    Team Role: Student

Mentors
Gus Gonzalez
    Team Role: Mentor
John Hodapp
    Team Role: Mentor, 1992-Present
    Occupation: Engineer, L-3 Communications IS
Patrick Hodapp
    Team Role: Mentor
Steve Maxwell
    Team Role: Mentor, 1997-Present
    Occupation: Engineer, L-3 Communications IS
    Degree: B.S., Electrical Engineering, University of New Mexico-Albuquerque
Paul Nall
    Team Role: Mentor
Danny Oliver
    Team Role: Mentor
Will Reese
    Team Role: Mentor, 1999-2002
Gabe Snyder
    Team Role: Mentor
Ricky Torrance
    Team Role: Mentor, 1997-2004, 2007-Present
    Occupation: Engineer, Innovation First, Inc.
    Degree: B.S., Electrical Engineering, Texas Tech University
Monty Wineinger
    Team Role: Mentor, 1998-2006, 2008-Present
    Occupation: Engineer, L-3 Communications IS

Coaches
Vanessa Pope
    Team Role: Mentor, 2009-Present; Coach, 1994-2008
    Degrees: B.A., Journalism/Advertising, B.A., English Literature,
    M.Ed., Secondary Education, Texas A&M University-Commerce

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