When Keith Hayward earned his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Mississippi in 1987, he found employment as an engineer and assistant to the general manager of North East Mississippi Electric Power Association. Twenty-six years and many promotions later, the successful alumnus is general manager and chief executive officer of the cooperative. RememberingRead the story …
Power Broker: EE Alumnus is General Manager of Area Utility
Keith Hayward has been with NEMEPA since 1988
October 3, 2014 by
Paying It Forward: ME Alumnus’ Generosity Benefitting Students
Pilot Mike Jurgensen serves on Engineering Advisory Board, created scholarship fund
October 3, 2014 by
Michael “Mike” Jurgensen might never have come to Ole Miss had he not been following his older brother. That decision led to a 30-plus-year career as a pilot. Now semi-retired, Jurgensen generously gives back to the School of Engineering that gave him his start. A faithful donor, Jurgensen is on the Engineering Advisory Board andRead the story …
ME Student Interns at Naval Research Department
Ben Branson spent 10 weeks discovering, improving analytical skills
October 3, 2014 by
Many students vacation in Florida, but Ben Branson spent 10 weeks there this summer for a very different reason. The mechanical engineering sophomore from Madison interned with the Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program in Panama City. The NREIP is designed to provide college students in various STEM fields an opportunity to participate in research at a DepartmentRead the story …
UM Enrollment Tops 23,000 Students for Fall Semester
State's flagship university sees improvement in freshman ACT scores, GPAs
September 10, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Enrollment at the University of Mississippi surged this fall for the 20th consecutive year, making history with more than 23,000 students across all its campuses for the first time. Preliminary enrollment figures show a total unduplicated headcount of 23,096, largest in the state. That’s up 805 students from last fall, or 3.6Read the story …