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Oxford Native, Recent Grad Named Miss. Engineering Society Outstanding Senior, Angela Moore Jul 2005

Oxford Native, Recent Grad Named Miss. Engineering Society Outstanding Senior, Angela Moore

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Max Woolsey, a recent electrical engineering graduate of the University of Mississippi, has been one of Oxford's best young scientists since he measured the strength of electrical currents as a first-grader at Bramlett Elementary School.


Art Exhibits Making Ordinary Extraordinary, Mary Stanton Jul 2005

Art Exhibits Making Ordinary Extraordinary, Mary Stanton

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - A small town, some spotted horses, and a couple of artist with an eye for capturing the beauty of ordinary life. Works by painter Boyd Saunders and photographer Birney Imes are now on display in galleries around the University of Mississippi campus.


Former Governors Returning To Classrooms This Fall, Jennifer Southall Jul 2005

Former Governors Returning To Classrooms This Fall, Jennifer Southall

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The fall semester marks the return of former Mississippi governors Ray Mabus and Ronnie Musgrove to the University of Mississippi, where they will offer students real-world glimpses into government and politics.


Governor Appoints Prof To State Board Of Accountancy, Elaine Pugh Jul 2005

Governor Appoints Prof To State Board Of Accountancy, Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - University of Mississippi faculty member Rick Elam has been appointed to the State Board of Public Accountancy by Gov. Haley Barbour.


Fair Remembers Father's Contributions To University Through Scholarship Fund, Tina Hahn Jul 2005

Fair Remembers Father's Contributions To University Through Scholarship Fund, Tina Hahn

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The late Davis Love Fair Sr. of Louisville, Miss., built an extraordinary legacy as he served his beloved University of Mississippi: He founded an organization to provide scholarships for needy students and served as national alumni president for two terms.


Constitutional Law Prof Available To Discuss Supreme Court Nominee, Staff Report Jul 2005

Constitutional Law Prof Available To Discuss Supreme Court Nominee, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

President George Bush's nominee to the United States Supreme Court is a former Supreme Court advocate and current federal judge who has been embraced by people across the political spectrum for the excellence of his legal acumen, said University of Mississippi law professor Kyle Duncan.


Students Earn Honors At National Business Leadership Conference, Deidra Jackson Jul 2005

Students Earn Honors At National Business Leadership Conference, Deidra Jackson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Two University of Mississippi business students took honors at the recent Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda National Leadership Conference in Orlando, Fla.


Miss. Roadhouse Photos On Display In Gamill Gallery Through September, Jennifer Southall Jul 2005

Miss. Roadhouse Photos On Display In Gamill Gallery Through September, Jennifer Southall

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - In 27 photographs of the now defunct Noxubee County roadhouse Whispering Pines, Birney Imes has captured life's "oddities, disappointments and small strange delights," said David Wharton, director of documentary projects for the University of Mississippi's Center for the Study of Southern Culture.


Athletics Donation To Establish Leadership Scholarships, Tobie Baker Jul 2005

Athletics Donation To Establish Leadership Scholarships, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The Ole Miss Rebels' 2004 Cotton Bowl victory got a little sweeter this week as revenue from the bowl game was presented to establish new leadership scholarships.


Chi-O Mary Pat Langford's Life Remembered With Scholarship Fund, Tina Hahn Jul 2005

Chi-O Mary Pat Langford's Life Remembered With Scholarship Fund, Tina Hahn

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Mary Patricia Langford personified enthusiasm. "Mary Pat loved people and life," said her mom, Dr. Beverly Langford of Atlanta. "She was someone who was always reaching out to other people and enjoying new experiences."


Mississippi Teacher Corps Marks 15 Years Of Alternative Teaching Certification With Reunion, Tobie Baker Jul 2005

Mississippi Teacher Corps Marks 15 Years Of Alternative Teaching Certification With Reunion, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - During the past 15 years, more than 300 have answered the call. Their charge: teach in some of the most challenging public schools in Mississippi.


Sfa Director Appears On 'Iron Chef America' For Burger Battle, Jennifer Southall Jul 2005

Sfa Director Appears On 'Iron Chef America' For Burger Battle, Jennifer Southall

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The University of Mississippi's John T. Edge can be seen putting his recently honed hamburger-tasting expertise to good use on the Food Network this weekend. Edge, director of the Southern Foodways Alliance at the Center for the Study of Southern Culture, judges a burger battle on an episode of "Iron Chef America" airing for the first time at 8 p.m. Sunday (July 17).


Coach Ed Orgeron Headlines Cotton Counties Ole Miss Club Meeting, Staff Report Jul 2005

Coach Ed Orgeron Headlines Cotton Counties Ole Miss Club Meeting, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Ed Orgeron, head football coach at the University of Mississippi, headlines the Cotton Counties Ole Miss Club meeting July 19 in Greenwood.


Family Of Late Delta Leader Creates Scholarship Endowment In His Memory, Barbara Lago Jul 2005

Family Of Late Delta Leader Creates Scholarship Endowment In His Memory, Barbara Lago

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - William Preston "Bill" Thomas of Greenwood was a lynchpin of the Mississippi Delta's farming, business, civic and social life for 25 years. His death in a car accident a year ago left a void in the lives of his family, friends and community.


Coach Ed Orgeron Headlines Lee County Ole Miss Club Meeting, Staff Report Jul 2005

Coach Ed Orgeron Headlines Lee County Ole Miss Club Meeting, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Ed Orgeron, head football coach at the University of Mississippi, headlines the Lee County Ole Miss Club meeting July 26 in Tupelo.


New Police Chief Vows To Protect, Serve, Educate, Tobie Baker Jul 2005

New Police Chief Vows To Protect, Serve, Educate, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - New University of Mississippi police chief Jeffrey Van Slyke has two mug shot photos posted above his desk, but they aren't criminals on the lam. Instead, they're his sons, Matt and Jacob.


Honors College Students Receive Awards For Extraordinary Goals, Jennifer Southall Jul 2005

Honors College Students Receive Awards For Extraordinary Goals, Jennifer Southall

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - One student at the University of Mississippi's Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College plans a trip to Kenya and Switzerland to study how to fight malaria, while another hopes to visit California and Spain for inspiration to write a book of poetry, thanks to SMBHC's new Extraordinary Student Award.


Caution Urged As Work Begins On Bailey's Woods Erosion Project, Staff Report Jul 2005

Caution Urged As Work Begins On Bailey's Woods Erosion Project, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Residents, visitors and all who enjoy the tranquility of Bailey's Woods are being urged to use caution during the next three months as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducts a major erosion control project in the area.


Southern Foodways Alliance Recognizes New Orleans Guardians Of Tradition, Jennifer Southall Jul 2005

Southern Foodways Alliance Recognizes New Orleans Guardians Of Tradition, Jennifer Southall

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The Southern Foodways Alliance has a great deal on its plate for its fifth annual field trip, this weekend (July 7-10) in New Orleans. Not only will the group be celebrating and examining the role of sugar in the South's culinary history, feasting at some of this country's best restaurants along the way, but they'll also honor those men, women and establishments who have served New Orleans as "Guardians of Tradition."


Honors Students Buy Goats, Send Children To School, Learn Value Of Dollar, Jennifer Southall Jul 2005

Honors Students Buy Goats, Send Children To School, Learn Value Of Dollar, Jennifer Southall

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - To help students in the University of Mississippi's Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College more deeply explore the primary issues of the Freshman Seminar course - the nature of the self as it relates to society and to the cosmos - Tristan Denley has been showing them just how much good $100 can do in other parts of the world.


Class Honors Classmate With Scholarship Funded Through License Plate Sales, Dabney Weems Jun 2005

Class Honors Classmate With Scholarship Funded Through License Plate Sales, Dabney Weems

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - As the 2005 doctor of pharmacy class graduates and begins professional careers, members made sure that the memory of one classmate will live on.


Admission Fee To Offset Cost Of Operating Faulkner's House, Jeffrey Alford Jun 2005

Admission Fee To Offset Cost Of Operating Faulkner's House, Jeffrey Alford

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Visitors to William Faulkner's Rowan Oak are asked to pay a $5 admission charge to tour the historic home beginning July 1.


Summer Workshop Helps Prepare History Educators For Teaching Economics, Ryan Whittington Jun 2005

Summer Workshop Helps Prepare History Educators For Teaching Economics, Ryan Whittington

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - With the help of history professor Michael Namorato, the University of Mississippi is helping make economics more accessible to both teachers and students across the state.


University Choral Ensemble Performs At Ama Presidential Inauguration, Deborah Purnell Jun 2005

University Choral Ensemble Performs At Ama Presidential Inauguration, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - When Dr. J. Edward Hill of Tupelo took oath as the 160th president of the American Medical Association June 21 in Chicago, he introduced a little bit of the Magnolia State to the Windy City.


Admissions Office Offers Tips On College Search Process, Jennifer Southall Jun 2005

Admissions Office Offers Tips On College Search Process, Jennifer Southall

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The University of Mississippi Office of Admissions is helping this fall's high school seniors get a head start with the college search process through the Get Ready for College program, Saturday, July 9, on the Oxford campus.


$40,000 Carrier Scholarships Awarded To Two Jackson Residents, Jennifer Southall Jun 2005

$40,000 Carrier Scholarships Awarded To Two Jackson Residents, Jennifer Southall

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Two Jackson residents are recipients of the University of Mississippi's oldest and one of its most prestigious scholastic awards, the $40,000 Robert M. Carrier Scholarship. Catherine Corinne Cunningham and Robert Preston Derivaux Jr., who will enter UM as freshmen this fall, were selected for the scholarship based on their records of leadership and academic excellence.


Maker Of Ole Miss Campus Management System Endows Scholarship In Honor Of Um Official, Staff Report Jun 2005

Maker Of Ole Miss Campus Management System Endows Scholarship In Honor Of Um Official, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The company that provided the University of Mississippi's campus management system is funding a new scholarship at the school in honor of the UM official who helped implement the pioneering electronic application.


Miss University To Model Competition Wear, Perform At Free Trunk Show June 29, Jennifer Southall Jun 2005

Miss University To Model Competition Wear, Perform At Free Trunk Show June 29, Jennifer Southall

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Miss University 2005 Jennifer Jernigan of Madison plans to model the custom-made evening gowns she'll wear at next month's Miss Mississippi Pageant at a special "trunk show" June 29 at the University of Mississippi.


10 Named Inaugural Recipients Of Lott Leadership Scholarship, Jennifer Southall Jun 2005

10 Named Inaugural Recipients Of Lott Leadership Scholarship, Jennifer Southall

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The University of Mississippi has named the first recipients of the $40,000 Lott Leadership Scholarship, available to incoming freshmen from Mississippi with demonstrated leadership abilities.


Ole Miss Graduate Wins International College Art Competition, Camille Breland Jun 2005

Ole Miss Graduate Wins International College Art Competition, Camille Breland

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The University of Mississippi adds another student to its ever-growing list of distinguished award recipients as a recent graduate captures national attention in the field of design.