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Newton Club To Hear Women's B-Ball Coach,Honor Longtime Area Physician, Staff Report May 2005

Newton Club To Hear Women's B-Ball Coach,Honor Longtime Area Physician, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, MS. - Carol Ross, head women's basketball coach at the University of Mississippi, headlines the annual meeting of the Newton County Ole Miss Club this week in Decatur.


Art Professor Awarded Minigrant From Mississippi Arts Commission, Laura Hawks May 2005

Art Professor Awarded Minigrant From Mississippi Arts Commission, Laura Hawks

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, MS. - Artist Joy Kloman, assistant professor of art at the University of Mississippi, has been awarded a $500 minigrant from the Mississippi Arts Commission.


New Director Named At Mississippi Small Business Development Center, Deidra Jackson May 2005

New Director Named At Mississippi Small Business Development Center, Deidra Jackson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The University of Mississippi's Small Business Development Center is under the leadership of new director Donald Fischer.


First Luckyday Scholars Finish Studies, Appreciate Opportunity, Tobie Baker May 2005

First Luckyday Scholars Finish Studies, Appreciate Opportunity, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - They've traveled the world, made lifelong friends, received an education and fulfilled their dreams thanks in part to one man's commitment.


Beloved Professor, Researcher Honored As 2005 Um Engineer Of Distinction, Angela Moore May 2005

Beloved Professor, Researcher Honored As 2005 Um Engineer Of Distinction, Angela Moore

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Retired electrical engineering professor Charles E. Smith has had quite a year. In October, the University of Mississippi named a building after him, and recently, the university's School of Engineering named him its Engineer of Distinction.


Education School To Offer Classroom Management Symposiums, Tobie Baker May 2005

Education School To Offer Classroom Management Symposiums, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The University of Mississippi School of Education is offering a series of classroom management symposiums to first- and second-year teachers beginning this fall.


Applied Sciences Prof Receives National Halverson Young Investigator's Award, Deborah Purnell May 2005

Applied Sciences Prof Receives National Halverson Young Investigator's Award, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - A University of Mississippi professor has become the first gerontologist to receive the national Lolas E. Halverson Young Investigator's Award recognizing outstanding research in motor development.


Children Of Late Benefactor Embrace Her Priorities, Philosophy With Scholarship Endowment, Tina Hahn May 2005

Children Of Late Benefactor Embrace Her Priorities, Philosophy With Scholarship Endowment, Tina Hahn

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The children of the late philanthropist Sally McDonnell Barksdale of Jackson have created a scholarship at the University of Mississippi to follow her lesson: Give back to your community by choosing wisely where you will make the greatest impact.


Tailgating In Grove Dubbed One Of State's 10 Best ‘Local Secrets', Meredith Crowson May 2005

Tailgating In Grove Dubbed One Of State's 10 Best ‘Local Secrets', Meredith Crowson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The famed tradition of tailgating in the Grove before Ole Miss football games has been named one of the state's 10 favorite local destinations by online travel guide Travelocity.


Cdc Public Health Chief Warns Pharmacy Students Of 'Shadows On The Land', Angela Moore May 2005

Cdc Public Health Chief Warns Pharmacy Students Of 'Shadows On The Land', Angela Moore

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Americans depend on public health care providers for protection against certain health threats, an official from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday at the University of Mississippi.


Hints Of William Faulkner's Values Revealed In Author's Bible, Tobie Baker May 2005

Hints Of William Faulkner's Values Revealed In Author's Bible, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - William Faulkner's theme that people are decent - evident throughout much of his writing - appears to have been instilled in him at an early age. Or, at least, he seemed to know what people wanted to hear.


Dr. Ed Thompson Available For Interviews After Lecture, Staff Report May 2005

Dr. Ed Thompson Available For Interviews After Lecture, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

Dr. Ed Thompson, chief of public health practice at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will be available to answer questions concerning West Nile virus, the obesity epidemic and other public health issues following his lecture tomorrow afternoon (May 4) at the University of Mississippi.


David Halberstam To Deliver Commencement Address May 14, Staff Report May 2005

David Halberstam To Deliver Commencement Address May 14, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Legendary journalist, author and historian David Halberstam delivers the University of Mississippi's commencement address during May 14 ceremonies.


Center Offers Earthquake, Disaster Preparedness Tips For Families, Mary Margaret Miller May 2005

Center Offers Earthquake, Disaster Preparedness Tips For Families, Mary Margaret Miller

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - In the wake of the Sunday earthquake and aftershocks that shook large portions of Arkansas, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee and north Mississippi, residents might be thinking about ways to protect their homes and families.


Faulkner Artifacts Returned To Home, Tobie Baker May 2005

Faulkner Artifacts Returned To Home, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. William Faulkner's Bible was returned Sunday to his home, Rowan Oak, by his daughter, Jill Faulkner Summers, more than 40 years after his death.


Band Director, Retiring Admissions Director Recognized For Extraordinary Service, Deborah Purnell Apr 2005

Band Director, Retiring Admissions Director Recognized For Extraordinary Service, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Two University of Mississippi members, with a combined total of nearly 60 years' commitment to public education, have earned recognition for extraordinary service to Ole Miss students.


Cdc Official To Discuss Health Care Issues In Annual Hartman Lecture, Dabney Weems Apr 2005

Cdc Official To Discuss Health Care Issues In Annual Hartman Lecture, Dabney Weems

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Dr. Ed Thompson, chief of public health practice at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, addresses public health issues in the 21st century in a lecture Wednesday (May 4) at the University of Mississippi.


Late Professor Emeritus Marquette Honors Wife, History Department With $1 Million Gift, Linda Peal Apr 2005

Late Professor Emeritus Marquette Honors Wife, History Department With $1 Million Gift, Linda Peal

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The bulk of Professor Emeritus Clare Leslie Marquette's $1 million estate goes to the University of Mississippi in a final tribute to his late wife through scholarships in her name and to his beloved history department.


Blind Boys Of Alabama Featured In May 6 Concert At Ford Center, Deborah Purnell Apr 2005

Blind Boys Of Alabama Featured In May 6 Concert At Ford Center, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - They're in their 70s, but the Blind Boys of Alabama continue their rise in popularity. Formed more than six decades ago, the vocal group predates Elvis, Little Richard and Al Green and remains at the top of the gospel charts.


Theatre Arts Presents Annual Musical 'Showstoppers,' May 5-7, Camille Breland Apr 2005

Theatre Arts Presents Annual Musical 'Showstoppers,' May 5-7, Camille Breland

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - "Showstoppers," the annual musical extravaganza at the University of Mississippi, takes audiences on a musical world tour May 5-7 in Fulton Chapel.


Honors College Named 'Best' In Nation, Jennifer Southall Apr 2005

Honors College Named 'Best' In Nation, Jennifer Southall

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Students of the University of Mississippi's Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College are no doubt pleased that Reader's Digest has named SMBHC one of the three best honors colleges in the country in its May 2005 issue, but they aren't surprised.


Ben Williams Scholarship Golf Tournament Tees Off May 5 In Madison, Staff Report Apr 2005

Ben Williams Scholarship Golf Tournament Tees Off May 5 In Madison, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Registration is open for the Ben Williams Scholarship Golf Tournament, set for Thursday (May 5) in Madison.


Mississippi Early Music Ensemble Performs Spring Concert May 4 At Paris-Yates Chapel, Deborah Purnell Apr 2005

Mississippi Early Music Ensemble Performs Spring Concert May 4 At Paris-Yates Chapel, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Homeland security, ancient history, love and marriage are among the themes in the Mississippi Early Music Ensemble's spring concert Wednesday (May 4) at the University of Mississippi.


Reithel Named Dean Of Business School, Deidra Jackson Apr 2005

Reithel Named Dean Of Business School, Deidra Jackson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Brian J. Reithel has been named dean of the School of Business Administration at the University of Mississippi.


Jazz Alumni To Gather For Reunion In Oxford May 7-8, Laura Hawks Apr 2005

Jazz Alumni To Gather For Reunion In Oxford May 7-8, Laura Hawks

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - It's that time of year again when University of Mississippi jazz alumni reunite in Oxford for Jazz Alumni Weekend.


Admissions, Registrar Offices Merge To Serve Students Better, Jennifer Southall Apr 2005

Admissions, Registrar Offices Merge To Serve Students Better, Jennifer Southall

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - As part of a continuing goal to recruit and retain the most successful students from Mississippi and beyond, University of Mississippi administrators have announced the merger of the school's admissions and registrar offices.


Restored Rowan Oak - Home Of Nobel Laureate William Faulkner - To Be Dedicated, Tobie Baker Apr 2005

Restored Rowan Oak - Home Of Nobel Laureate William Faulkner - To Be Dedicated, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - One of America's greatest literary geniuses is rumored to have dug potholes in his driveway to keep gawkers away. The potholes are long gone, and William Faulkner's home Rowan Oak has reopened to the public after a $1.3 million, three-year restoration.


Employee Inducted To Prestigious Honor Society, To Earn Degree After 3 Decades, Jennifer Southall Apr 2005

Employee Inducted To Prestigious Honor Society, To Earn Degree After 3 Decades, Jennifer Southall

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Becky Coyle thought the invitation she received in the mail asking her to join the University of Mississippi chapter of Phi Beta Kappa was a mistake.


University Renames Electrical Power Plant In Honor Of Johnny Williams, Mitchell Diggs Apr 2005

University Renames Electrical Power Plant In Honor Of Johnny Williams, Mitchell Diggs

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Since the University of Mississippi switched on its electrical generation plant in May 2002, the facility has helped trim the university's utility bill by nearly $1 million a year. On Friday (April 22), university officials gather to rename the power plant in honor of Johnny Williams, vice chancellor for administration and finance.


Writer Michael Ondaatje To Read From His Work Monday, Deidra Jackson Apr 2005

Writer Michael Ondaatje To Read From His Work Monday, Deidra Jackson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Writer and filmmaker Michael Ondaatje, whose novel "The English Patient" was adapted into a critically acclaimed Academy Award-winning film in 1996, reads from his work Monday (April 25) at the University of Mississippi.