Fourteen years ago, Yi Liu began her doctoral program in the Department of Computer and Information Science at the University of Mississippi. Her research was in software engineering, particularly component-oriented programming. After four years, she graduated and began working as an assistant professor at the South Dakota State University. Promoted to associate professor, she continuesRead the story …
Yi Liu Moving Up in Software Design
UM doctoral graduate is becoming a legend in her field
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Passing on Her Passion
Dawn Blackledge makes her mark in industry; giving back to her alma mater
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Thirty-three years ago, K. Dawn Blackledge was just another new University of Mississippi graduate looking for employment. Today, the geology and geological engineering alumna is the founder-CEO of the Blackledge Group and a major donor to her alma mater. Blackledge has given $110,000 gift to Ole Miss, including $60,000 to endow a School of EngineeringRead the story …
From Music to Mechanical Engineer
Ole Miss drummer and entrepreneur lands job at BMW
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A University of Mississippi drummer with the Pride of the South Marching Band has proven he’s both musically and mechanically-inclined by starting his own business and landing his first job as a student engineer. Oxford native Joseph Reed, 21, is a senior studying mechanical engineering with a minor in music. Reed developed a love forRead the story …
Cunningham Concludes Tenure as CIS Department Chair
Longtime professor passing baton, returning to teaching and research
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Even before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, 2001 was a time of trouble within the University of Mississippi’s Department of Computer and Information Science. At least that’s the way H. Conrad Cunningham remembers it. “I became chair in what I describe as a triple crisis,” Cunningham said. “First, we had to move the department operationsRead the story …