{"id":97221,"date":"2020-04-06T10:09:03","date_gmt":"2020-04-06T15:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/?p=97221"},"modified":"2020-04-06T10:09:03","modified_gmt":"2020-04-06T15:09:03","slug":"um-celebrating-students-faculty-achievements-awards-page","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/um-celebrating-students-faculty-achievements-awards-page\/","title":{"rendered":"UM Celebrating Students, Faculty Achievements through Awards Page"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin-top: 0in;\">OXFORD, Miss. \u2013 Despite the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the <a href=\"https:\/\/olemiss.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">University of Mississippi<\/a> is continuing to celebrate the achievements of its students and faculty.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\">The Office of the Provost has launched an&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #333333;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/provost.olemiss.edu\/honors-and-awards\/\">Honors &amp; Awards 2020 Convocation website<\/a>&nbsp;<\/span>dedicated to highlighting the accomplishments typically awarded on campus during this time, such as the Elsie M. Hood Outstanding Teacher Award and Taylor Medals.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\">The website includes a virtual address from last year&#8217;s Elsie Hood winner, John Young, as well as a list of designees for the Marcus Elvis Taylor Memorial Medal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\">&#8220;Despite the disruption caused by the pandemic, we are still committed to celebrating the achievements of our students and faculty,&#8221; said Noel E. Wilkin, provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs. &#8220;The Taylor Medal is the top academic honor that our university awards to undergraduate students, and the work to achieve this honor spans their undergraduate career.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in;\">&#8220;This disruption does not dampen the significance of this amazing accomplishment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\">Visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/provost.olemiss.edu\/honors-and-awards\/\">https:\/\/provost.olemiss.edu\/honors-and-awards\/<\/a><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;<\/span>to learn more about those awards and see a full list of the recipients.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OXFORD, Miss. \u2013 Despite the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Mississippi is continuing to celebrate the achievements of its students and faculty. 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