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ASPA elects Chad Miller

Stephen McDill — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:07:56 +0000

Chad R. Miller, University of Southern Mississippi assistant professor of economic development, was voted chair-elect of the American Society for Public Administration’s (ASPA) Transportation Policy & Administration section. Miller was elected at the recent national ASPA conference in New Orleans.

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Bond bill to fund studies for rail project

Clay Chandler — Fri, 03 May 2013 20:13:14 +0000

The bond bill Gov. Phil Bryant signed April 25 may help a rail project in East Mississippi. The $196 million bill has in it $1 million to support the East Mississippi Intermodal Rail Corridor, which would develop 56 miles of railroad that would offer continuous rail service along the state’s eastern border. It would connect [...]

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USM, Neel-Schaffer recreating tornado devastated campus

Wally Northway — Fri, 03 May 2013 17:24:37 +0000

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 [...]

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USM honors Franks

MBJ Staff — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 00:09:53 +0000

Tammy Franks, dean of business services at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College’s Jackson County Campus, has been chosen to receive the 2013 W. L. Pierce Education Leadership Award from the University of Southern Mississippi Department of Educational Studies and Research. Franks is currently a doctoral candidate in higher education administration with a minor in instructional [...]

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Faculty, staff gets pins

MBJ Staff — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 23:45:24 +0000

The University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Park campus celebrated the university’s Founders’ Day with a reception honoring employees for continuous service of 10 and 20 years to Southern Miss. In recognition of their service, honored employees received a commemorative pin from the university. Ten-year service pin recipients are Dr. Louise Perkins, professor of computer science; [...]

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USM College of Business gets first female dean

Ted Carter — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 19:22:06 +0000

University of Southern Mississippi alum and Ocean springs native Dr. Faye Gilbert has been selected as the first woman to head the university’s College of Business. Gilbert, who earned her undergraduate and master’s degrees in business administration at Southern Miss, will return to her alma mater as the next dean of the University’s College of [...]

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Read March 15 issue of the MBJ

MBJ Staff — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:00:46 +0000

HOMEBUILDING Coastal Retrofit Mississippi project helps homeowners strengthen their homes by Lisa Monti Also in this week’s paper EDUCATION USM gets first female business dean by Ted Carter MEDICINE Holly Springs plans first health care zone by Clay Chandler SMALL BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT Brandon realtor wants harp renaissance in Mississippi by Stephen McDill OUR VIEW Official [...]

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Wiggins dies at home

MBJ Staff — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 05:54:17 +0000

Dr. Gene Wiggins, a professor emeritus in the University of Southern Mississippi School of Mass Communication and Journalism, died Feb. 21 at his home in Hattiesburg. He was 69. Wiggins joined the Southern Miss faculty in 1973. He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Southern Miss and his Ph.D. from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. Prior [...]

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Grayzel named director

MBJ Staff — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 03:21:32 +0000

University of Mississippi history professor Susan Grayzel has been selected as the new director of the Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies. She has served as interim director of the center since 2011. Grayzel, whose scholarship focuses on modern Europe, the cultural history of war, and women’s and gender history, joined the UM [...]

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Pauly gets new post

MBJ Staff — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 03:19:56 +0000

Dr. Robert J. Pauly, associate professor of international policy and development at the University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast, has been appointed to a two-year term as associate dean for the Gulf Coast operations of the College of Arts and Letters. Pauly earned both his doctorate and master of arts degree in international studies from [...]

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