Media - Part 199
10 high school seniors tapped for MSU Presidential, Schillig awards
STARKVILLE, Miss.–Six Mississippi high school seniors, along with three from Alabama and one from Tennessee, are receiving Mississippi State’s top scholarships for the 2005-06 school year. Seven will be Presidential Endowed Scholars; the others, Ottilie Schillig Leadership Scholars. The new Presidential Scholars include Douglas M. Ansel of Starkville, Elizabeth B. Butler of Brandon, John M….
Madison’s Kyle Frazier earns more MSU engineering scholarships
May 3, 2005 Senior Mississippi State civil engineering major Kyle A. Frazier of Madison is receiving 2005-06 scholarships totaling $4,000 from two nationally prestigious societies in his professional field. Frazier has won a $2,000 Nagel Scholarship from Tau Beta Pi national engineering honor society to help conclude his final year of study. The award is…
‘Look Ma, no hands!’: MSU student designs unique scuba mask
May 3, 2005 A Mississippi State mechanical engineering major has designed a “heads-up” scuba mask that could allow divers to keep their hands free while monitoring air supply and other life-supporting vital signs under water. University senior Harold S. “Tommy” Thompson’s high-tech proposal would integrate a computer into the mask, allowing divers to monitor a…
MSU College of Engineering Namesake to give Commencement Address
April 25, 2005 U.S. Rep. Chip Pickering and James Worth Bagley, namesake of Mississippi State’s engineering college, will help the university graduate its 2005 spring class. Some 2,000 students are scheduled to receive degrees during the two May 7 commencement programs in Humphrey Coliseum. Pickering, the 3rd District Republican congressman, will address the 9:30 a.m….
Challenge X Panel Addresses Critical Energy Issues
April 15, 2005 A panel of business, government and university experts will examine possible transportation solutions to the nation’s critical energy problems Thursday [April 21] during a Challenge X discussion forum at Mississippi State. The 3-5 p.m. public meeting in the Parker Ballroom of the university’s Hunter Henry Center is sponsored by a team of…
ECE’s Robotics Team Wins 2005 SECON Competition
ECE Robotics Team won 1st place in the 2005 IEEE Region 3 student hardware competition against 34 other technical universities in the southeast. The team of nine undergraduate students (Joey Cate, Brail Coleman, Derrick Coleman, Dhruva Duncan (Co-Captain), Ashley Hicks (co-captain), Allison Scogin, Tara Swope, Ed Vaughn, and Jesse Viviano) participated in the competition as…
Biological engineering major at MSU chosen for NIH internship
April 6, 2005 Mississippi State biological engineering major Katherine E. Sinele of Flora is among 16 students from across the country selected to participate in a prestigious summer intern program sponsored by the National Institutes of Health. A senior concentrating in biomedical engineering studies, Sinele was chosen from among 135 applicants from 59 colleges and…
MSU engineering major named Goldwater honorable mention
April 8, 2005 Mississippi State civil engineering major Kyle A. Frazier of Madison is a 2005 Honorable Mention Goldwater Scholar. The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation annually provides scholarships to American undergraduate students with excellent academic records and outstanding potential. Frazier is among 28 students nationwide selected for honorable mention. The…
Jackson center will teach law officers how to fight cyber crime
April 7, 2005 Mississippi State computer security expert Ray Vaughn’s dream of establishing a Jackson law enforcement training center devoted to fighting such Internet-related crimes as pornography and identity theft soon will be a reality. The university’s Center for Computer Security is joining forces with the state Attorney General’s Office, FBI and Jackson State University…
MSU chemical engineering award will honor Atly and Bette Jefcoat
April 6, 2005 –A chemical engineering award established in honor of veteran professor Atly Jefcoat and his wife Bette will provide $1,500 annually to a deserving student at Mississippi State. The Atly and Bette Jefcoat Student American Institute of Chemical Engineers Award has been established in the Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering by…