
Name: Erika Berry Age: 27 Position: Advocacy Coordinator Company: Mississippi Coalition for Public Charter Schools Talk to Erika Berry for long and the conversation will wind its way around to education policy. “As technology continues to advance and our marketplace becomes more global, public education is going to have to innovate so that every student [...] [...]
Eric T. Weber, assistant professor of public policy leadership at the University of Mississippi, and Dewey Knight, associate director of financial aid at UM, have been selected as this year’s Frist Student Service Award honorees in recognition of their exceptional service to students. They were chosen from among dozens of nominees, submitted by students, alumni, [...] [...]

Susan Donohue of Hattiesburg, general education director at the Forrest County Center, was recently honored as a Phi Theta Kappa Distinguished College Administrator at the organization’s international convention in Nashville. Donohue taught in the Hattiesburg Public School District and at then-William Carey College before coming to PRCC in 1983 as a social sciences instructor in [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: March 11,2012
Tags: Colorado State University, Jeffery Holland, Kevin Wilson, Memphis State University, Robert Davis, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army Engineer Research Development Center, University of California Santa Barbara, University of Memphis, University of Tennessee, Vanderbilt University, Western Kentucky University, William Martin
Three employees at the U.S. Army Engineer Research Development Center in Vicksburg recently received de Fleury medals in a special ceremony presented by ERDC Commander Col. Kevin Wilson. Dr. Jeffery Holland, ERDC director, received the Silver Order of the de Fleury medal, while Dr. William Martin, director of the Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (CHL) and [...] [...]

by Lynn Lofton Published: February 19,2012
Tags: Bruno Mars, Hibernia Bank, kudzu, Louisiana, McComb, Mississippi, Mississippi Association of Realtors, Mississippi Business Journal, New Orleans, Noggin, Realtor Institute, Southern Methodist University, Southwest Mississippi, Vanderbilt University, Watkins Wild, Wild Realty
>> Realtor has name to fit these heady times Right off the bat, Realtor Watkins Wild of McComb says it’s okay to call him by his nickname, “Noggin,” because that’s what everyone has called him all his life. As a successful Realtor and president of the Mississippi Association of Realtors (MAR), he’s called Noggin and [...] [...]
Dr. Gary Butler, Camgian Microsystems Corporation’s president and CEO, has been named by Vanderbilt University Chancellor Nicholas Zeppos to the School of Engineering’s Committee of Visitors. Composed of a distinguished list of leaders in the areas of business, industry and government, the committee helps provide guidance and perspective for the school’s efforts in research and [...] [...]