OXFORD, Miss. – A recent major gift bequeathed to the University of Mississippi School of Engineering will honor an esteemed graduate while providing financial assistance to students transferring to Ole Miss. The School of Engineering established the Vassar D. Hemphill Jr. Memorial Scholarship Endowment with a gift of $138,400 from Hemphill’s estate. Recipients will beRead the story …
Estate Gift to Fund a Vision for Engineering Education
Major donation endows scholarships to UM transfer students
April 28, 2018 by
Students Explore Culture and Cuisine in Italy
Nutrition and hospitality management faculty offer international experiences through Study Abroad
April 27, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi students will travel in May to experience the culture and cuisine of Florence, Italy, through the school’s Study Abroad program. Laurel Lambert, UM associate professor of nutrition and hospitality management, will travel for her fourth year with students to Florence to facilitate the course titled, “Exploring Florence: Culture andRead the story …
Infrastructure Experts Talk Resilience during UM Workshop
Meeting brings together state, national infrastructure leaders
April 26, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Experts from around the country recently gathered at the University of Mississippi for a two-day conference on infrastructure resilience. Hosted by UM and the UM School of Engineering, the Infrastructure Objective Resilience Workshop included university and federal experts in engineering, materials science, physical acoustics, geology, journalism, computer science, construction, psychology and hydroscience. More than 80 stakeholdersRead the story …
Alumnus Paul Whitfield Murrill Dies
Chemical engineering graduate was chancellor at Louisiana State University
April 26, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Paul Whitfield Murrill, a University of Mississippi alumnus who served many years as chancellor at Louisiana State University, died April 2 at his home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He was 83. Murrill was fondly remembered by a UM alumnus who knew him. “Dr. Murrill received numerous accolades for his academic and businessRead the story …
3 Alumni Honored with Engineering Awards
Albert Hilliard, Jeff Rish III and Catherine Grace Norris received recognition at awards banquet
April 26, 2018 by
Three University of Mississippi School of Engineering alumni were honored for their hard work, service and humanitarianism during the annual engineering awards banquet in April. Albert L. Hilliard, IT/OT services program manager at ExxonMobil, was presented the Engineer of Distinction Award. Jeff W. Rish III, retired from federal service as technical program manager at theRead the story …
A Vision for Engineering Education
Estate gift awards scholarships to transfer students majoring in engineering at Ole Miss
April 26, 2018 by
A recent major gift bequeathed to the University of Mississippi School of Engineering will honor an esteemed graduate while providing financial assistance to students transferring to Ole Miss. The School of Engineering established the Vassar D. Hemphill Jr. Memorial Scholarship Endowment with a gift of $138,400 from Hemphill’s estate. Recipients will be full-time transfer studentsRead the story …
UM Chemical Engineering Alumna Named Chairman, President of BP America
Susan Dio assumes leadership position May 1
April 26, 2018 by
As of May 1, the new head of BP America Inc. will be a University of Mississippi chemical engineering alumna. Susan Dio has been appointed BP America’s chairman and president, making her BP’s chief representative in the United States. She will succeed John Mingé, who will move to chair a National Petroleum Council study ofRead the story …
Electrical Engineering Senior Soars to Success
Kranthi Kadaru started the Ole Miss Robotics Club and joined several academic honor societies
April 26, 2018 by
Although the University of Mississippi was the only school he applied to, Kranthi Kadaru arrived on campus as a freshman with some doubts. Hailing from India, he chose to enroll based on the academic excellence scholarship opportunities he was offered as well as photos of the campus that he saw online. He also had aRead the story …
Pharmacy Practice Chair Elected as Distinguished Practitioner
National Academies of Practice honors Seena Haines for professional contributions
April 26, 2018 by
JACKSON, Miss. – Seena Haines, chair of the Department of Pharmacy Practice at the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, has been elected a distinguished practitioner and fellow of National Academies of Practice in Pharmacy, a subgroup of NAP. “I am honored to be elected a distinguished practitioner and fellow in National Academies of Practice,” Haines said.Read the story …
Art Students Display Emotions of ‘Macbeth’ in Video Installation
Project is available for viewing through the end of the week
April 25, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Department of Art and Art History at the University of Mississippi is hosting a collaborative video installation this week at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. Students in a digital video course created “The Color of Tragedy,” which was themed around the Ole Miss Theatre production of “Macbeth.”Read the story …