by Stephen McDill Published: May 15,2013
Steve Taylor is the new executive director of Mississippi State’s Center for Distance Education. For more than 25 years, Taylor has been a part of the faculty and administration at the university, a place he planned to work for just a few years. A Virginia Tech University doctoral graduate, Taylor came to the MSU campus [...] [...]
by Stephen McDill Published: May 15,2013
Tags: Ashley Williams, Mickey Watkins, Regions Insurance, Susan Rayborn
Regions Insurance, an affiliate of Regions Bank, has expanded its employee benefits practice in Jackson. Mickey Watkins, owner of Employee Benefit Resource Group, along with associates Susan Rayborn and Ashley Williams, has joined Regions Insurance Group. Watkins began his insurance career with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Mississippi as manager and then director of [...] [...]
by Stephen McDill Published: May 15,2013
Tags: Alexandra Hui, education, Mississippi State University
Mississippi State University assistant history professor Alexandra Hui has been awarded the first major National Science Foundation grant ever presented to a humanities department at the university. Hui won a year-long $155,000 grant to study how the perception of sound has changed over time. Hui plans to study a new type of listening that has [...] [...]
by Stephen McDill Published: May 15,2013
Tags: education, grants, Jean Adkison, Leo Seale, Penny Dearman, Stephanie Beauchamp
Nine Mississippi teachers recently earned high marks for creative educational excellence as winners of the Leo W. Seal Innovative Teacher Grants. Honored during an awards luncheon in Gulfport, 2013 Seal award recipients are: Jean Adkison of East Central Upper Elementary School in Vancleave; Stephanie Beauchamp of North Woolmarket Elementary and Middle School in Biloxi; Penny Dearman of East Central Middle School [...] [...]
by Stephen McDill Published: May 3,2013
Tags: Hannah Gay, healthcare, University of Mississippi Medical Center
Time Magazine has named HIV specialist Dr. Hannah Gay, University of Mississippi Medical Center associate professor of pediatrics, to the 2013 TIME 100, the magazine’s annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. In caring for a newborn infected with HIV in 2010, Gay followed an atypical treatment regimen and functionally cured [...] [...]
by Stephen McDill Published: May 3,2013
Tags: insurance, Julie Deer, People Lease
People Lease has added Julie Deer to the staff. Deer brings two years’ experience in the insurance industry with her. She is a licensed property and casualty agent and is currently pursuing her licensing in life and health. Deer is a 2010 graduate of Mississippi State University, where she received a degree in business administration. [...] [...]
by Stephen McDill Published: May 3,2013
Tags: Craftsmen's Guild of Mississippi, Greenville, Renee Nick Flynt
Renee Nick Flynt was recently elected president of the board of directors of the Craftsmen’s Guild of Mississippi. A native of Greenville and graduate of the Mississippi University for Women, Flynt’s professional career included a decade of service on the staff of U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran. She has an extensive background in public service and [...] [...]
by Stephen McDill Published: May 3,2013
Greg Dunaway, a longtime Mississippi State University sociology professor and former sociology department head is the university’s new dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. In 2011, Dunaway became associate dean of the college and, since last year, has served as its interim dean. A Baltimore, Md., native, he was the college’s Thomas Bailey [...] [...]
by Stephen McDill Published: May 3,2013
Dr. James M. Turner, dean of the William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine, was the recipient of the Alton B. Cobb Outstanding Master of Public Health Award at the University of Southern Mississippi’s annual College of Health Awards Night at the Thad Cochran Center. Dr. Michael Forster, dean of the College of Health at [...] [...]
by Stephen McDill Published: May 3,2013
Tags: Amy Carruth, Cheryl Johnson, Jackie Yates, Mississippi State Hospital
Mississippi State Hospital recently honored employees with April anniversary dates for their years of service to the hospital. Service Awards are given to employees in the month of their date of hire, beginning with one year, followed by every fifth anniversary year. Mississippi State Hospital April service award recipients include: Cheryl Johnson of Jackson, one [...] [...]
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