JACKSON, Miss. – Dr. LouAnn Woodward, University of Mississippi vice chancellor for health affairs and dean of the School of Medicine at the UM Medical Center, will help set the course for medical education in this country and beyond as chair of a powerful accrediting body. For a one-year term that begins July 1, WoodwardRead the story …
UMMC Chief’s Clout Extends to Nation’s, Canada’s Medical Schools
Dr. LouAnn Woodward start one-year term as chair of accrediting body
July 1, 2017 by
UM Promotes Leaders in Development
Hollis, Davis and Beyers assume chief fundraising, strategic planning roles
July 1, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Three experienced fundraising and strategic planning professionals in the University of Mississippi Office of Development have been promoted to new leadership positions and charged with attracting private gifts to support academic excellence. Denson Hollis and Nikki Neely Davis, who were previously senior development officers for the College of Liberal Arts, have beenRead the story …
Librarian Leaves Impressive Legacy at University
Gift provides access to vast database of government documents
June 30, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Veteran University of Mississippi librarian Laura Harper may have left campus, but her legacy remains in the form of a treasure trove of information older than the Titanic and far below the surface of Google. Harper recently retired after 45 years at the J.D. Williams Library, but she continues to have suchRead the story …
School of Business Administration to Receive Global Recognition
Risk Management and Insurance program earns international designation for excellence
June 29, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss – The School of Business Administration at the University of Mississippi will be awarded the Global Centers of Insurance Excellence designation this summer at the International Insurance Society’s forum in London. The school’s Risk Management and Insurance program is among only 12 programs in the U.S., and 20 worldwide, to receive the designation.Read the story …
School of Education Honors Practitioners of Distinction
Award recognizes young and mid-career education alumni
June 28, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Education has honored four outstanding alumni as part of its new Practitioner of Distinction Awards. The school created the award to recognize mid-career educators who demonstrate exemplary work in their field. The 2017 honorees are: Shelley Clifford of Atlanta, Jessica Ivy of Starkville, Jay Levy of CantonRead the story …
UM Doctoral Student Attends NEH Institute in Washington, D.C.
Justin Rogers is studying Presbyterian missions to Native Americans in Mid-South
June 27, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A doctoral student in history at the University of Mississippi is among two graduate students nationally studying at a prestigious institute this summer in Washington, D.C. Justin I. Rogers of Hurdle Mills, North Carolina, is exploring how Presbyterian missionaries influenced Native Americans in the Mid-South. He is attending “On Native Grounds: StudiesRead the story …
Chemistry Professor Lands National Science Foundation CAREER Award
Davita Watkins is department's fifth honoree and university's first African-American winner
June 26, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi faculty member has won a prestigious National Science Foundation Career Award for her functional materials research. Davita L. Watkins, assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry, has received the grant to investigate the role of sigma-hole interactions in advanced functional materials that she develops in her laboratory. The five-yearRead the story …
UM Family Remembers Jeanette Phillips for Courage, Service
Longtime administrator forged career of teaching and upgrading nutrition programs
June 26, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Fearless. Gracious. Principled. Kind. A pioneer. Charming, with “a backbone of forged steel.” There is no shortage of flattering terms used when people remember Jeanette Phillips, former professor and chair of the University of Mississippi’s Department of Nutrition and Hospitality Management. Phillips, 85, died June 13. A native of Kewanee, just eastRead the story …
UM Multidisciplinary Degree Adds New Counselor
Audra Trnovec helping students navigate career path in new position
June 25, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When she first started college, Audra Trnovec thought she wanted to be a cruise director like Julie McCoy on the ’70s television show “The Love Boat.” Although her career journey never took her out to sea, Trnovec’s path has had a few twists and turns. The new academic counselor in the UniversityRead the story …
Madison Couple Establishes Fund for Russian Folk Instrument Orchestra
Gift to support Ford Center programming and outreach efforts
June 24, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts will bring the Russian Folk Instrument Orchestra to the University of Mississippi this fall, thanks to a generous gift from Dr. Billy and Rebecca Long of Madison. The $20,000 gift established the FCPA Russian Folk Instrument Orchestra Fund. The Longs became interested inRead the story …