From left: Jermaine Jackson, Charles Cascio, Erika Berry, Lillie Flenorl, Laura Doty, Shad White, My-Linh Dinh Ngo, Ebony Nichols, Mubina Aziz Isani and Ryan Perkins. OXFORD, Miss. – Ten University of Mississippi seniors have earned entry into the school’s Hall of Fame, one of the university’s highest honors.
Former Ole Miss Alumni Affairs Director Loses Fight with Cancer
February 6, 2008 by
Herbert E. Dewees Jr. OXFORD, Miss. – Herbert E. Dewees Jr., 65, executive director of Alumni Affairs at the University of Mississippi from 1990 to 2004, lost his battle with cancer early Friday (Jan. 25). He died at Sanctuary Hospice in Tupelo.
Faculty, Staff Give $1.4 Million to MomentUM Campaign
February 6, 2008 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Faculty and staff at the University of Mississippi not only serve in classrooms, offices and buildings throughout the campus, but they also have contributed more than $1.4 million of their own resources toward the university’s MomentUM campaign.
Physics Professors Witness Lowering of Last Piece of Giant CMS Magnet
February 6, 2008 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Seven University of Mississippi physicists have kept a keen eye on a huge construction project in Switzerland this week.
HCA President Offers Words of Wisdom for MBA Students
February 6, 2008 by
Bruce Moore makes a point during his lecture to MBA students. UM photo by Nathan Latil. OXFORD, Miss. – In an uncertain business world, the most important lessons to learn are still the most basic ones: be honest, dependable and responsible.
Two Engineering Professors Awarded Nearly $4 Million in Homeland Security Grants
February 6, 2008 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Two University of Mississippi engineering professors have been awarded homeland security grants totaling nearly $4 million for studies on how to predict flood damages and improve infrastructures demolished in natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina.
Artifacts Circa 1800s Donated to Library
January 24, 2008 by
James Warders Smith Jr. is shown with his niece, Nancy Martin, who donated a collection of artifacts from Smith’s estate to UM. OXFORD, Miss. – Preserving the past is often a relay effort from one generation to the next. Such was the case for former Memphian Nancy Martin, who has donated a collection ofRead the story …
Chemical Engineer, Daughter Write Biomedical Textbook
January 24, 2008 by
The text is the fifth in a series for Ajit Sadana (left), but it is the first book for daughter Dr. Neeti Sadana. OXFORD, Miss. – After years of writing critically acclaimed scholarly publications, University of Mississippi faculty member Ajit Sadana says his latest effort has to be his proudest literary accomplishment to date.
John and Margaret Keeton Donate Timberland to Benefit UM, Charities
January 24, 2008 by
John and Margaret Keeton OXFORD, Miss. – John T. Keeton Jr. of Grenada remembers the day he went to the late Dean Robert Farley at the University of Mississippi School of Law and asked to be admitted. Certainly not a traditional law school student in 1952, Keeton arrived on campus with a wife andRead the story …
Retired Art Professor Exhibits Retrospective of His Graphic Works
January 24, 2008 by
“The Prints of John L. Winters” display in the Adair Skipwith Gallery is a retrospective of the artist’s graphic works from 1967 to 1997. The pieces are from his exhibit displayed last fall at the Latvian National Museum of Art in Riga, Latvia.