Media - Part 163
MEDIA ADVISORY: Area students to complete near-space balloon project with May 10 launch
CANTON, Miss. – Students from five area schools will gather Thursday, May 10 to launch and retrieve a near-space balloon. The event concludes a yearlong project that has asked the groups to explore advanced scientific theories and ideas. Students will assemble on Canton High School’s front lawn at 7 a.m. to begin preparing the balloon…
Two faculty members join BCoE’s ‘distinguished’ ranks
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Two Bagley College of Engineering faculty members have earned positions in the college’s Academy of Distinguished Teachers. Sandra Eksioglu, an assistant professor in industrial and systems engineering, and Bill Elmore, an associate professor in chemical engineering, were announced as the academy’s newest members during an April ceremony. This year’s honorees were chosen…
Bruce becomes newest distinguished professor
Starkville, Miss. – The Bagley College of Engineering’s associate dean for research and graduate studies has earned the university’s highest honorary distinction for faculty. During an April ceremony, Lori Mann Bruce was named a W.L. Giles Distinguished Professor. Of the university’s 1,096 active faculty, only 13 hold this honorary title. “We are extremely proud of…
Five engineering majors among Spirit of State honorees
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Five Bagley College of Engineering (BCoE) students have been honored with Mississippi State’s premier student award. Michael Barton, Palara Grant, Emily Nations, Daniel Snyder, and Marlon Taylor were among 22 students from across the university who received Spirit of State Awards during a Super Bulldog Weekend ceremony. Spirit of State Award winners…
Bagley College inducts new class into hall of fame
STARKVILLE, Miss. –Six academic and student-life leaders now hold membership in the Bagley College of Engineering’s Student Hall of Fame. Each year, faculty, staff and student organizations nominate students for hall of fame consideration. Inductees are chosen based on academics, leadership, work accomplishment, recommendation letters, and an interview with the selection committee. The BCoE Student…
Computer science senior earns NSF fellowship
STARKVILLE, Miss. – An exceptional undergraduate performance has earned a national fellowship for a computer science senior. The National Science Foundation has selected Jonathan Harper for an annual $30,000 graduate research fellowship, which he will receive for the next three years. An additional annual award supplement of more than $10,000 will cover the cost of…
Bagley ‘spirit’, publications earn statewide honors
Columbus, Miss. – The state public relations association got a dose of Bagley spirit last week when the college of engineering’s publications and Homecoming tailgate event, including the Spirit-O-Meter, earned recognition at its annual conference. During the Public Relations Association of Mississippi’s 2012 PRism Awards, the BCoE publications and communications staff received three awards. The…
Students earn multiple honors at regional aerospace conference
Starkville, Miss. – Aerospace students from the Bagley College of Engineering brought home multiple awards from the recent American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Region II conference in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Hosted by the student chapters from Embry-Riddle University and the Florida Institute of Technology, the event featured more than 240 participants from 13…
‘Outstanding’ women recognized by university
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Three Bagley College of Engineering women were honored at the 34th annual President’s Commission on the Status of Women awards ceremony. This year’s engineering honorees include: Palara C. Grant, Outstanding Undergraduate Woman; Kendra L. Carr, Outstanding Graduate Woman; and Keisha B. Walters, Outstanding Faculty Woman. The commission collected campus-wide nominations for each…
BCoE hosts successful conference, earns multiple honors
Starkville, Miss.— The Bagley College of Engineering (BCoE) recently hosted more than 170 engineering educators from across the Southeastern United States. Representing more than 40 institutions of higher learning, they gathered on Mississippi State’s campus for the annual conference of the American Society for Engineering Education’s (ASEE) Southeastern Section. The three-day event focused on the…