Media - Part 168
Horstemeyer named Fellow in international association
Starkville, Miss. – A professor and chair of computational solid mechanics now holds the highest honor in a second professional society. Mark Horstemeyer has earned the rank of Fellow in the Materials Information Society, known as ASM International. He earned the same rank from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2006. He becomes the…
BCoE academy names new ‘distinguished’ members
Starkville, Miss. — Four Bagley College of Engineering (BCoE) faculty members have become the newest members of the college’s Academy of Distinguished Teachers. John Brocato, Dave Dampier, Lesley Strawderman, and Rani Sullivan were inducted into the academy during an April ceremony. This year’s honorees were chosen based on nomination letters from Mississippi State administrators, faculty…
Daniewicz selected for state safety committee
Starkville, Miss. — A mechanical engineering professor has been named to the state boiler and pressure vessel safety committee. The state Senate confirmed Steve Daniewicz’s appointment during the 2011 legislative session. He will serve until June 2015. The seven-member committee consists of engineers, educators, and the owners, users and manufacturers of boilers and pressure vessels….
Distinguished alumni honored for their commitment to engineering and MSU
Ten esteemed alumni of the James Worth Bagley College of Engineering at Mississippi State University were named distinguished engineering fellows during an awards ceremony earlier this spring. Recognized for their commitment and dedication to the engineering profession, these MSU graduates are part of a tradition of excellence within the college of engineering. In 1991, the…
BCoE women earn scholarships from national honor society
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Two women from Bagley College of Engineering have earned scholarships from the world’s largest engineering honor society. Tau Beta Pi has awarded $2,000 scholarships to both Mary Rougeau and Mary “Ginny” Sewall for the 2011-12 academic year. The two were among 158 students selected from a pool of more than 370 applicants from across…
Cowboys bring home conference honors
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Members from the Mississippi State University Space Cowboys team corralled several honors at the 62nd annual American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Regional Student Conference. The rocketry team members earned first place in the university outreach category for their presentation about the team’s community outreach efforts and tied for third place in…
University recognizes four ‘outstanding’ members of the BCoE family
Starkville, Miss. – Women from the Bagley College of Engineering received half of this year’s Mississippi State Outstanding Women Awards during the 33rd annual President’s Commission on the Status of Women awards ceremony. The BCoE’s honorees include: Michele Anderson, Outstanding Professional Woman; Lori Mann Bruce, Outstanding Executive/Administrative/Managerial Woman; Thelma Neal, Outstanding Service/Maintenance Woman; and Rachel…
MSU alumnus named federal laboratory director of the year
VICKSBURG, Miss. — Dr. David Pittman, director of the Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory (GSL) at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERCC) in Vicksburg, Miss., has been named Federal Laboratory Director of the Year by the Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC). The honor, which was previously awarded to ERDC Construction Engineering Research Laboratory Director…
Six earn scholarships from state petroleum engineering society
STARKVILLE, Miss. –Six Bagley College of Engineering students are shaping their futures with support from the Mississippi section of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE-Mississippi). At its January meeting, the organization presented each student a $3,000 scholarship to support his or her education. Jim Stephens, SPE-Mississippi scholarship chairman and a 1975 Mississippi State graduate in…
Smith recognized for ‘engineering excellence’
STARKVILLE, Miss. – A senior industrial engineering major has earned one of the top student honors awarded in the Bagley College of Engineering. Martha “Missie” Smith received the 2010 Harry C. Simrall Award for Engineering Excellence during a December banquet. The recognition also includes a monetary prize. This award caps Smith’s already honor-filled undergraduate career…