George Hopkins OXFORD, Miss. – To honor her father’s lifelong dedication to the University of Mississippi, a commitment that has spanned four generations, Ann H. Gresham of Indianola has given $100,000 to establish the George P. Hopkins Engineering Scholarship Endowment. Scholarship recipients will be full-time freshmen who are pursuing degrees in engineering. First preference willRead the story …
UM Retiree, Daughter Make Building Medical Center in Togo a Family Affair
July 18, 2008 by
University of Mississippi student Zack Brent of Oxford (white shirt) assists Dr. James Speck, staff physician at Student Health Services, and nurse Lisa Bishop as they care for a Togolese man during a recent medical mission trip to the West African country. UM is partnering with a humanitarian relief agency to build a medical andRead the story …
James Vaughan Named Interim Director Of Center for Manufacturing Excellence
July 11, 2008 by
OXFORD, Miss. – James G. Vaughan, F.A.P. Barnard Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Mississippi, has been appointed interim director of the new Center for Manufacturing Excellence. UM Provost Morris Stocks announced Vaughan’s appointment Friday (July 11). Since the Feb. 2007 announcement that Toyota Motor Corp. will build an assembly plant nearRead the story …
New Academic Center to Focus on Manufacturing Excellence
June 23, 2008 by
Artist’s rendering of the Center for Manufacuring Excellence Download Hi-Res images (compressed zip file) JACKSON, Miss. – A new partnership at the University of Mississippi aims to keep jobs at home by educating the nation’s future manufacturing professionals. The university, the state of Mississippi and Toyota Motor Corp. are joining together to create theRead the story …