by Wally Northway Published: May 3,2013
Tags: disaster, EF-4 tornado, Neel-Schaffer, Southern Miss, University of Southern Mississippi
Loren Erickson watched from his Hattiesburg home that Sunday in February as an EF-4 tornado ripped through the heart of the Hub City. He feared the worst. “I could see the debris raining out of the top of the tornado — I knew it was going to be bad,” Erickson remembered. After freeing a person [...] [...]
by Lisa Monti Published: February 8,2013
Tags: HATTIESBURG, Joe Peyrefitte, MBA, Southern Miss, University of Southern Mississippi, USM
The next couple of years will be key to the University of Southern Mississippi’s College of Business, with the return of the MBA program to the Hattiesburg campus, the selection of a new dean and the opening of a new building to house its students, faculty and staff in Hattiesburg. Budget cuts in 2010 forced [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: August 6,2012
Scott Milroy, a University of Southern Mississippi assistant professor, is embarking on a year long project to grow a form of blue-green algae in incubation chambers at the Stennis Space Center in Hancock County. Milroy hopes to mimic conditions that exist on the surface of Mars. NASA has provided funding for the research. Milroy says [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 11,2012
Tags: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, Bay St. Louis, Dr. James T. Tisdale, gulf of mexico, JACKSON, Joseph Green Hall, Lance Nail, M.M. Roberts Stadium, Master of Business Administration, Master of Professional Accountancy, McCarty Hall, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, Ole Miss, Scianna Hall, Southern Miss, The School of Business for Mississippi, U.S. News & World Report, University of Mississippi, University of Southern Mississippi
HATTIESBURG — The University of Southern Mississippi is starting construction on a new home for its College of Business. >> Donor: $5 million gif to USM business college an investment — not a payback >> USM’s College of Business growing its expectations >> USM FUNDRAISING FOR COLLEGE OF BUSINESS REACHES A MILESTONE — Gift from [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: March 25,2012
Tags: Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, San Marcos, Southern Miss, Texas State University, The Speaking Center, University of Southern Mississippi, Wendy Atkins-Sayre
Dr. Wendy Atkins-Sayre, assistant professor in the Communication Studies Department at the University of Southern Mississippi, was recently awarded the Outstanding Alumni Award from her alma mater, Texas State University at San Marcos. Atkins-Sayre joined USM in 2007 as director of The Speaking Center and scholar within the Communication Studies Department. She has published in [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: February 12,2012
Tags: Chad Driskell, Martha Saunders, Southern Miss, University Foundation, University of Florida Levin College of Law, University of Southern Mississippi, USM
Russ Willis has transitioned from the position of vice president for administrative affairs at The University of Southern Mississippi to a role with the University Foundation. Chad Driskell, executive assistant to the president for external affairs, will replace him on an interim basis, while Willis will join the staff of the USM Foundation as assistant [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: January 15,2012
Tags: Southern Miss, University of Southern Mississippi, USM
Linda Jordan, assistant to the dean for the College of Business at the University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast, was recently presented the 2011 Office Personnel Staff Excellence Award, which came with a commemorative plaque and a $1,200 monetary gift. Jordan, who has been working at Southern Miss for 20 years, was commended for her [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: December 18,2011
Tags: BancorpSouth, disability studies, economic development, food systems, HATTIESBURG, housing initiatives, IHL HEADWAE, mentoring, National Institutes of Health, nutrition, Southern Miss, U.S. Department of Health, University of Southern Mississippi, University of Southern Mississippi Institute for Disability Studies, USM, USM Department of Nutrition and Food Systems
Evelyn Edwards, vice president of community reinvestment for BancorpSouth, has been named the 2011 Housing Initiative Partner of the Year by the University of Southern Mississippi Institute for Disability Studies (IDS). The award is presented annually to an individual or agency participating on the IDS Housing Advisory Council who has worked in the housing, disability [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: December 18,2011
Tags: DuBard School for Language Disorders, IMSLEC Innovator Award, Southern Miss, University of Southern Mississippi, USM
Daphne Cornett, assistant director of the DuBard School for Language Disorders at the University of Southern Mississippi, recently earned the 2011 IMSLEC Innovator Award for Outstanding Educator in a College or University. Cornett, a certified speech-language pathologist, taught at the DuBard School for 20 years before taking over as assistant director and out-client service coordinator [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: December 18,2011
Tags: accounting, GULFPORT, HATTIESBURG, income taxes, John Polk, Magee, Mississippi State Senate, Palazzo & Company, Polk Meat Products, Southern Miss, Steven Palazzo, U.S. House of Representatives, Univeristy of Southern Mississippi, USM
Longtime Magee businessman John Polk and U.S. Congressman Steven Palazzo were honored recently as alumni of the year by the College of Business at the University of Southern Mississippi. Polk, retired executive of Polk Meat Products and newly elected state senator, received the Boardman Distinguished Alumnus of the Year award. Palazzo, who is serving his [...] [...]
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