Media - Part 204
Ergon-DTI recognizes seven incoming MSU engineering majors
May 23, 2005 A leading industrial and commercial computer corporation is awarding scholarships of up to $10,000 each to five high school and two community college graduates enrolling this fall as engineering majors at Mississippi State. Ridgeland-based Ergon-Diversified Technology Inc. annually recognizes academically talented students for hard work and determination through endowed awards the company…
MSU researchers focusing on sea-based missile defense shield
May 20, 2005 Mississippi State research scientists are playing a key role in the development of a global ballistic missile defense shield aimed at protecting America and its allies from nuclear attack. While the Northrop Grumman Corp. is leading a national effort to develop and test land-based Kinetic Energy Interceptors for the U.S. Missile Defense…
Mathews receives national cooperative education honor
May 12, 2005 A longtime administrator with the Career Center’s cooperative education program at Mississippi State is receiving a national honor for his work in higher education. Associate director Mike Mathews, who began his career with the land-grant university in 1975, is receiving the 2005 Clement J. Freund Award from the American Society for Engineering…
Alan Boyle receives $120,000 NSF fellowship
May 12, 2005 A Mississippi State computer science and biochemistry graduate from Starkville is receiving a 2005 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship worth $120,000 for three years of work toward a doctorate. Alan P. Boyle received degrees, both summa cum laude, in computer science engineering and biochemistry/molecular biology during the university’s May 7 commencement….
Bagley sends MSU graduates into the world
May 10, 2005 Graduates at both of Mississippi State’s commencement programs were urged Saturday to continue to learn and grow with the same intensity as they have during their university years. Some 2,000 students, including 20 seniors with perfect 4.0 grade-point averages, received degrees during separate Humphrey Coliseum ceremonies in the morning and afternoon. The…
Engineering faculty honored for excellence
Six faculty members in Mississippi State’s Bagley College of Engineering are recognized for outstanding achievements during the university’s 2004-05 school year. “It is a privilege to recognize the efforts of our engineering faculty,” said college dean Kirk Schulz. “Their ability to balance research and teaching proves their commitment to the students and to achieving overall…
Starkville native gets research fellowship
Tonya Stone May 6, 2005 A Mississippi State graduate student in mechanical engineering is receiving a 2005 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship worth more than $120,000 over three years of work toward a doctorate. Tonya W. Stone, a Starkville native and mother of three, is among nearly 1,000 national winners of the NSF fellowship,…
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…