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The holidays mark the time of year known as the season of giving. It is this spirit that drives this month’s theme of stories. The James Worth Bagley College of Engineering launches the holidays with a story of generous giving. The official ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony for the new 40,000-square-foot Agriculture and Biological Engineering Building. Thanks to private donors and state appropriations, students like Biomedical Engineering major Sara Herrington will have more opportunities to work along side faculty in state-of-the-art research and laboratory facilities.
Herrington, a senior, realized the importance of providing for others by giving of her time teaching English to adults and children who live in poverty in Peru. You will read how this volunteer experience has made a positive impact on Herrington and her future career in engineering.
Each year the aerospace engineering August Raspet student chapter of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and the Sky Dawgs Remote Control and Rocketry Club sponsor the “Skydawg” Remote Control Air Show. This free public event teaches people the art of flying remote control aircraft and drew hundreds of spectators. Pilots from as far as Illinois and Arkansas, participated in the weekend event.
Finally, the Cherrys tell their story about the importance of education and why they feel moved to give in a way that creates scholarships for our engineering students.
As you will read, giving is a powerful personal experience that provides hope for the future and gives others incentive to create positive changes in the world.
Happy Holidays,
Glenn Steele, Ph.D., P.E.
Interim Dean
James Worth Bagley College of Engineering
Biological engineering major ‘pays it forward’
In this season of giving, Sarah Herrington finds that giving to others offers personal rewards in ways she never imagined. Herrington, a senior in biological engineering, wasn’t sure how her degree could help her help others until she returned to the states after a volunteer trip to Peru. Herrington became sick with a 102-degree fever. The doctor told her the illness was a result of bug bites she contracted while in Peru. Click here to read more.
MSU officially opens ag and bio engineering building
Students, faculty and staff members in Mississippi State's agricultural and biological engineering department are settling into their new campus home. In ceremonies Saturday [Nov. 10], university officials led a ribbon-cutting and dedication ceremony for the new 40,000-square-foot building near the center of campus. Constructed with three stories and a basement, the red brick structure is located on Creelman Street between Dorman Hall and McCarthy Gymnasium.
"Mississippi State has the oldest agricultural engineering program in the region and one of the first biological engineering programs in the nation, so it is fitting that this new facility will help us continue to set benchmarks," said vice president Vance Watson. "The state-of-the-art capabilities of this building will advance learning opportunities for our students long into the future."
The buzz about Sky Dawgs
The latest buzz in the aerospace engineering department doesn’t involve a juicy piece of gossip. It comes from dozens of remote control model airplane engines and one of the fastest growing and far reaching groups in the BCoE – Sky Dawgs Remote Control and Rocketry Club.
“Sky Dawgs started five years ago as an air show to raise money for the August Raspet student chapter of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics,” club president Cedric Gould said. “It’s been growing ever since and last year we had enough demand to organize a specific club for remote control fliers.”
Alumni Spotlight
Most people would agree that a college education affects futures, economies and even the opportunities available to a person, but for James and Dana Cherry it has also provided the foundation for life-long happiness and generosity.
“We have been married 53 years now, and still counting,” explained James. “Simply getting a degree helped open doors that wouldn’t have been open before. Even outside of engineering it has helped with other jobs and it was my engineering education that led me to Texas where I met Dana.”
