Media - Part 201
Canton native, major MSU donor receives national volunteer honor
March 9, 2005 A Mississippi State alumnus and retired industry executive is being recognized by a national education support organization for his extensive volunteer efforts on behalf of the university. Canton native Hunter W. Henry Jr. recently received the Bill Franklin Volunteer of the Year Award from the Council for the Advancement and Support of…
MSU engineering groups to offer ‘tutoring Tuesdays’
Each Tuesday this semester, academically talented Mississippi State engineering majors will be tutoring their Bagley College of Engineering peers who need assistance in a variety of subjects. Beginning tomorrow [March 8], the college’s Academic Round Table will work to enhance the overall academic performance of all engineering majors. Sponsored by the university chapter of Tau…
MSU researchers focus on threat of biological terrorism
March 3, 2005 Mississippi State scientists are helping federal homeland security officials develop a comprehensive plan for detecting potential threats of biological terrorism against U.S. agricultural production. The Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate has asked the university to use its array of scientific and research resources to evaluate preparedness, assess technology and…
Mooney will deliver MSU’s Hunter Henry Lecture Tuesday
February 25, 2005 E.J. “Ted” Mooney, former chairman and chief executive officer of Nalco Chemical Co., will be the featured speaker Tuesday [March 1] for the 2005 Hunter Henry Lectureship in Chemical Engineering at Mississippi State. Sponsored by the university’s Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering, the fourth annual public program begins at in…
MSU student from Brandon named best in U.S co-op programs
STARKVILLE, Miss.–A senior civil engineering major at Mississippi State is the winner of a nationally prestigious 2004 Cooperative Education Student of the Year Award. Micah L. “Moose” Adams of Brandon was recognized by the Cooperative Education Division of the American Society of Engineering Education during the organization’s recent Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration in…
NASA recognizes MSU pair for aircraft engine research success
STARKVILLE, Miss.–Two Mississippi State scientists are receiving national recognition from NASA for devising computer software that is saving aircraft engine manufacturers millions of dollars in new engine developments. Professors Jenping Chen and J. Mark Janus of the university’s ERC/Computational Simulation and Design Center won NASA’s 2004 Software of the Year Award in their research category…
Stan Grzybowski again directs MSU’s High-Voltage Laboratory
Mississippi State electrical and computer engineering professor Stanislaw Grzybowski is returning as director of the university’s High Voltage Laboratory, considered one of the largest academic research facilities of its kind in the nation.
Alumni Fellow
STARKVILLE, Miss.–Paul M. Cuicchi of Starkville is among eight graduates named 2004 Alumni Fellows of Mississippi State University. The veteran Starkville High School physics teacher and 2002 Mississippi Teacher of the Year was selected by the College of Education, from which he received a bachelor’s degree in 1969, a master’s in 1971, an educational specialist…
IIE Officers At MSU
STARKVILLE, Miss.–Recently elected to lead Mississippi State’s student chapter of the Institute of Industrial Engineers for 2005 are (l-r) seniors Kandance C. Noah of Houston, Texas; vice president; Lorena A. Rybick of Athens, Ala., secretary; Desmond S. Stubblefield of Jackson, treasurer; Sarah M. Allen of Tremont, president; and Lori L. Moore of Rienzi, Engineering Student…
Deavenports’ $2M Gift Establishes MSU Engineering Endowment
STARKVILLE, Miss.–A $2 million gift to Mississippi State from two longtime supporters is aimed at helping attract an outstanding leader as the next dean of the university’s Bagley College of Engineering. The recent donation by Earnest W. Deavenport Jr. and his wife Mary Ann establishes the Earnest W. and Mary Ann Deavenport Jr. Chair within…