Posts Tagged ‘University of Southern Mississippi’

Southern Miss honors alumni

The 2012 inductees into the University of Southern Mississippi’s School of Mass Communication and Journalism Hall of Fame include four of the institution’s most prominent alumni. Rebecca Brown Baldwin is vice president and general manager of zap2it.com, a television and movie information website owned by Tribune Media Services. She was previously the director of product [...] [...]

MTA recognizes Thames

by MBJ Staff Published: November 16,2012

Tags: Innovate Mississippi, Shelby Thames, University of Southern Mississippi

Innovate Mississippi has inducted former University of Southern Mississippi president Dr. Shelby Thames into its Innovators Hall of Fame. Thames, a distinguished university research professor in the university’s School of Polymers and High Performance Materials, led his alma mater as its executive officer from 2002-2007. In addition to the Hall of Fame induction, Thames received [...] [...]

Payne serves as consultant

by MBJ Staff Published: November 16,2012

Tags: Houston Police Department, Thomas Payne, University of Southern Mississippi

Dr. Thomas Payne, associate professor in the School of Criminal Justice at the University of Southern Mississippi, has consulted with the Houston (Texas) Police Department on groundbreaking research into the best methods for conducting eyewitness lineups. Payne, a former U.S. attorney, spent the better part of the previous year working with Sgt. Stephen Morrison to [...] [...]

Staff given recognition

by MBJ Staff Published: November 9,2012

Tags: Ed Goswick, Michelle Fleming, Patti Papania, University of Southern Mississippi

The University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast has presented the 2012 Outstanding Staff Awards to three staff members for the integral role they play in providing support to the university on the Gulf Coast. The awards, presented at the Employee Appreciation Luncheon, were given to Michelle Fleming, academic advisor for the College of Business, who [...] [...]

University recognizes Nettles

Dr. Mary Frances Nettles, director of the National Food Service Management Institute at the University of Southern Mississippi, has been awarded Kansas State University’s 2012 College of Human Ecology Distinguished Research Award. The award annually recognizes a Kansas State University graduate of human ecology who has achieved significant success in research while contributing to the [...] [...]

Radican-Ward elected, honored

Amy Radican-Wald, a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi Master of Public Health program, has been elected as the Mississippi delegate to the American Public Health Association’s Governing Council by the Mississippi Public Health Association. The APHA Governing Council Representative’s term of service is four consecutive years. Radican-Wald was also awarded the MPHA’s Outstanding [...] [...]

Elliott inducted as Fellow

by MBJ Staff Published: November 2,2012

Tags: American Academy of Nursing, Rowena Elliot, University of Southern Mississippi

Dr. Rowena Elliott, associate professor in the College of Nursing at the University of Southern Mississippi, has been inducted as a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing. Elliott, who also serves as director of the Adult/Gerontological Nurse Practitioner Program at Southern Miss, was recognized during the Academy’s 39th Annual Meeting and Conference held in [...] [...]

School adds Holcomb

by MBJ Staff Published: November 2,2012

Tags: Berry College, Bill Holcomb, University of Southern Mississippi

Dr. Bill Holcomb will serve as the new director of Athletic Training Education Program in the School of Human Performance and Recreation in the College of Health at the University of Southern Mississippi. He brings a wealth of experience, having previously served as a faculty member for San Jose State, the University of Nevada Las [...] [...]

Sheena Allen making life easier with apps

by Clay Chandler Published: October 29,2012

Tags: mobile app developing, Sheena Allen, Sheena Allen Apps, University of Southern Mississippi

University of Southern Mississippi graduate Sheena Allen has founded three digital media companies – Sheena Allen Apps, Geek and Brain Media Group and PartyTell. She has also developed four different apps available for iOS. Allen, who lives in Byram, plans to expand her app lineup to the Android platform soon. Q — How did you [...] [...]

Gould named interim leader

by MBJ Staff Published: October 22,2012

Tags: Michael Forster, Rick Green, Tim Rehner, Trent Gould, University of Southern Mississippi

Dr. Trent Gould will serve as interim director of the School of Human Performance and Recreation (HPR) at the University of Southern Mississippi until a permanent director is named. Gould, a member of the HPR faculty since 2003, has served as the school’s director for the previous three summer sessions. He takes over the department’s [...] [...]

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