The family of a University of Mississippi chemical engineering alumnus is helping future students attend his alma mater through a generous development gift. The Lorna and Phillip J. Wong Chemical Engineering Scholarship Endowment was established with the couple’s $6,500 gift, which is to be matched 3:1 by ExxonMobil for a total of $26,000. Students applyingRead the story …
Wongs Create Chemical Engineering Scholarship
Alumnus and widow's donation to be matched by ExxonMobil
July 30, 2014 by
Geological Engineering Student Wins National Scholarship
Corey Schaal interning at Geotechnology Inc. in Memphis
July 30, 2014 by
University of Mississippi senior Corey Schaal of Paris, Tennessee, is the recipient of a national scholarship from the Underground Construction Association of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration. The scholarship was established to encourage undergraduate and graduate students to pursue careers in the fields of tunneling, underground construction and associated disciplines. He was officiallyRead the story …
ChE Alumnus Recalls Good Ole (Miss) Days
C. J. Fayard reflects upon tenure as student, military service and successful career
July 2, 2014 by
George Bailey’s not the only man who can claim “It’s been a wonderful life!” Like the fictional lead character in Frank Capra’s popular Christmas movie, C. J. Fayard (ChE 52) has lived to fulfill the dreams he had as a young man growing up in Bay St. Louis. “I attended and was valedictorian of StRead the story …
CE Doctoral Student’s Paper Voted ‘Best’ at Geophysics Conference
Leti Wodajo invited to present this fall in Greece
June 30, 2014 by
A University of Mississippi civil engineering doctoral student’s research into the early detection of dam and levee problems has launched him onto the national and global stage. Leti Wodajo of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, has been conducting research in applications of geophysics and geotechnical engineering since becoming a master’s student at Ole Miss. His academic prowessRead the story …