Dallas Baker (BSME 93, MS 97) has retired from a longtime job, but he isn’t finishing working yet. After serving nearly 24 years with the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality in a variety of roles, the mechanical engineering alumnus has joined Neel-Schaffer Inc. of Jackson as the firm’s director of environmental services. “I lead aRead the story …
Three Engineering Students Receive Outstanding Senior Leadership Awards
Adam Schildhammer, Dustin Dykes and Holly Pitts represent School of Engineering's best
February 28, 2017 by
Three University of Mississippi seniors have been named recipients of the 2016-17 Outstanding Senior Leadership Award in the School of Engineering. Chosen are Dustin Dykes of Madison, Alabama; Holly Pitts of Indianola; and Adam Schildhammer of Alpharetta, Georgia. Each recipient was selected through a competitive nomination process in his or her respective department. Nominations areRead the story …
Chemical Engineering Alumnus Establishes Endowed Scholarship
Gift helps support chemical engineering students from counties surrounding Greenville
February 28, 2017 by
When it comes to generosity toward the University of Mississippi School of Engineering, Ike Brodofsky (BSChE 03) and his wife, Amanda Trabue, are shining examples. The couple recently established the Ike Brodofsky and Amanda Trabue Engineering Scholarship Endowment for chemical engineering students from Washington, Humphries, Sunflower, Leflore, Bolivar, Sharkey or Issaquena counties. The duo setRead the story …
UM School of Engineering Teams with Tech Firms for STEM Initiative
New E2I programs aim to attract underserved youth and educators to university
February 27, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Engineering and two technology companies are working together to create a program aimed at attracting more underrepresented youth into science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, fields. The engineering school, in partnership with GroupNotions LLC and Group HI LLC, is launching Engineering and Innovation Initiative, orRead the story …
UM Chemistry Department Achieves National Recognition for Diversity
Stanley C. Israel Regional Award recognizes engagement of minorities and women in the field
February 24, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Mixing people, like chemicals, can yield either victorious or violent results. The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Mississippi has done so successfully and recently was nationally recognized for its achievements. The American Chemical Society presented the department with its Stanley C. Israel Regional Award for Advancing Diversity inRead the story …
UM Helps Students Prepare for Careers in Sports Administration
New degree program includes business and communication training for majors
February 24, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Professional athletes may be the ones most often recognized in the media, but the owners and managers are just as vital to their longevity in the sports world. A new degree program at the University of Mississippi is helping students prepare for careers in sports administration. The university’s Department of Health, ExerciseRead the story …
UM Professor Receives Prestigious Whiting Fellowship
Jodi Skipper was among eight given the award for public engagement
February 23, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Fresh off winning this year’s Mississippi Humanities Council’s Scholar Award, University of Mississippi professor Jodi Skipper has received another accolade, this one a national honor. Skipper, assistant professor of anthropology and Southern studies, has been awarded a prestigious Whiting Public Engagement Fellowship from the Whiting Foundation, a Brooklyn, New York-based organization thatRead the story …
Cooper Tire ‘Dream Team’ Visits UM
Manufacturer donated tire cutaway display to the Haley Barbour Center for Manufacturing Excellence
February 21, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Expanding upon an already solid relationship with the University of Mississippi, the Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. “Dream Team” visited the university’s Haley Barbour Center for Manufacturing Excellence on Wednesday (Feb. 15). Led by plant manager Robert Haggerty, six rising, early-career employees from the manufacturing firm’s Tupelo facility met with CME administratorsRead the story …
UM Professors Receive IHL Excellence in Diversity Awards
Sociologist Willa Johnson and health clinician Hamed Benghuzzi lauded at ceremonies in Jackson
February 21, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Faculty members at the University of Mississippi and the university’s Medical Center have been honored with diversity awards by the Mississippi Board of Trustees of the State Institutions of Higher Learning. Willa Johnson, associate professor of sociology, and Hamed Benghuzzi, professor and chair of clinical health sciences, were recognized at the IHL’sRead the story …