Five seniors have been named recipients of the 2017-18 Outstanding Senior Leadership Award from the University of Mississippi School of Engineering. Honorees are William Garrett of Greenfield, Indiana; Harleigh Huggins of Oxford, Colbert Lehr of Brandon, Zachary Mitchell of Moss Point and David Rozier of Oxford. Each recipient was selected through a competitive nomination processRead the story …
5 Students Selected for Outstanding Senior Leadership Awards
All are members of Center for Manufacturing Excellence or Honors College
February 22, 2018 by
Dwight Waddell Directs Successful, New Biomedical Engineering Degree Program
With 51 students in the inaugural class, the number of applicants continues to increase
February 22, 2018 by
Years ago, a biomedical engineering degree program in the University of Mississippi School of Engineering was only a dream. But with 51 students accepted into the inaugural class last fall, the dream is now a wonderful reality. “The word is apparently out,” said Dwight Waddell, BME program director and associate professor of electrical engineering. “OurRead the story …
Elsie M. Hood Award Nominations Due March 1
Honor is university's top teaching accolade
February 12, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi is seeking nominations for the 2018 Elsie M. Hood Outstanding Teacher Award, which is the highest honor the university bestows upon its professors. Faculty, staff, students and alumni are encouraged to submit nominations by March 1 for this year’s honoree. Assistant, associate and full professors are eligible, exceptRead the story …
Alumnus Ryan Upshaw Reflects on BSU’s Legacy of Service
Time in organization helped him develop leadership skills
February 2, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When he was a freshman at the University of Mississippi in 2002, Ryan Upshaw saw a flyer about the Black Student Union and decided to join with some other classmates. Little did he know, this decision would greatly shape his life. Upshaw, a Moss Point native who earned his undergraduate degree inRead the story …
Jeff Rish’s 4 Degrees from UM Result in Long Research Career with Military
Alumnus now teaches engineering course at Florida State
January 24, 2018 by
Jeff W. Rish III’s successful career in technological research for the military began with four engineering degrees from the University of Mississippi. When Rish (BSCE 77, BSME 78, MS 83, PhD 85) entered UM is 1973, the Pontotoc native dreamed of receiving a bachelor’s degree in either civil or mechanical engineering. He ended up earningRead the story …
In Memoriam: Engineering Alumnus Jon D. Wilson
Professors fondly remember graduate as gifted student
January 24, 2018 by
University of Mississippi faculty, staff and students are mourning the passing of alumnus Jon David Wilson (BSGE 03) of Huntsville, Alabama. The 39-year-old environmental engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers died last December. Services for Wilson were held at Berryhill Funeral Home in Huntsville. He is survived by his wife, Kimberly Fortenberry Wilson,Read the story …
Honors Students Find New Worldviews during Freshman Ventures
Groups of engineering majors discover cultural differences and experiences define 'truth'
January 24, 2018 by
“How do we know what is true?” This question was posed by the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College to its freshman class. Groups of students traveled across the country to find the answer to this very important question and learn more about themselves than they ever thought possible. Ariel Williams, a biomedical engineering major fromRead the story …
Nominations Accepted for Gregory Gomez IV Humanitarian Service Award
Mechanical engineering alumnus died in a bus accident in Peru
January 24, 2018 by
A University of Mississippi School of Engineering alumnus, whose life ended tragically while serving on a South American mission trip, is being remembered with a newly created award. The Gregory Gomez IV Humanitarian Service Award was created in 2017 to honor the memory of Gomez (BSME 08), who traveled to Peru in summer 2008Read the story …
UM Graduate, Football Great Tutan Reyes Fell in Love with SEC via TV
His son, Ty Reyes, carries on the family tradition as a freshman at Ole Miss
January 10, 2018 by
As a teenager in the early 1990s, Tutan Reyes spent Saturdays watching SEC football on TV. He liked the powerhouse programs: Alabama, Georgia and Ole Miss in particular. He still clearly remembers watching speedy Ole Miss wide receiver Roell Preston dive into the end zone for the Rebs on one of the old Jefferson-Pilot broadcasts. Read the story …