John S. Weldon, MD, FACP, has successfully earned his board certification in hospice and palliative medicine from the American Board of Internal Medicine, making him a part of the new Supportive Care and Palliative Medicine Program. Weldon obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of Georgia and his medical degree from Medical College of Georgia. [...] [...]
Mississippi State University Extension Service has appointed Cassandra Kirkland as family life specialist. Kirkland received her bachelor’s degree in child and family development from the University of Georgia and her master’s and doctoral degrees in human development and family studies from Auburn University. She holds a certified family life educator credential from the National Council [...] [...]
James C. Giesen, a Mississippi State University historian who also directs a university-based regional center, is being honored for his book on agriculture in the modern American South. He is receiving the first Deep South Book Prize for “Boll Weevil Blues: Cotton, Myth and Power in the American South” (University of Chicago Press, 2011). Giesen, [...] [...]
Rick Duke has resigned after two years as director of the University of Southern Mississippi’s Trent Lott National Center for Economic Development & Entrepreneurship. Duke says he may attend the University of Georgia as a doctoral student in environmental planning and design. [...]
Two Mississippi State University scientists have been selected for a national leadership-training program. MSU Forest and Wildlife Research Center professors Robert Kroger and David Jones will be in the Leadership for the 21st Century, or Lead21, class of 2012-2013. Kroger is an assistant professor of aquatic sciences in MSU’s wildlife, fisheries and aquaculture department. The [...] [...]
by Martin Willoughby Published: March 12,2012
Tags: Atlantix Global Systems, Better Business Bureau, Boundaries, Butler Snow, Dr. Henry Cloud, Eric Prockow, John O’Hara, Keltman Pharmaceuticals Inc, Martin Willoughby, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, Peter Drucker, University of Georgia
Integrity matters. A leader’s ability to lead is built upon a trust relationship. When there is a failure of integrity then the trust can be irrevocably broken. Integrity goes beyond simply being honest. Its definition means, “to be whole, integrated, and complete.” Dr. Henry Cloud, co-author of the bestseller Boundaries noted, “our character, the ability [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: January 18,2011
Tags: American Economic Development Council, economic development, Economic Development Institute, International Economic Development Council, Jay Moon, manufacturing, Mississippi Development Authority, Mississippi Manufacturers Association, National Association of State Development Agencies, Nissan, Rick Santorum, Robert B. Cassell Student Leadership Award, University of Georgia, University of Oklahoma Economic Development Institute, University of Southern Mississippi
The nominating committee of the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) has elected Jay C. Moon, CEcD, FM, president and CEO of the Mississippi Manufacturers Association, as chairman of its board of directors. Moon has more than 25 years of successful economic development experience. He served as the deputy director and director for international development with [...] [...]
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