Kenneth Cook has been named director of the Directorate of Public Works (DPW) at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) in Vicksburg. Cook spent three months as acting director prior to being named director. He also spent time as chief of the Tri-Service CAD/BIM Technology Center for Facilities, Infrastructure and Environment in [...] [...]
Carol Watkins from the Vicksburg District of the U.S. Corps of Engineers has been awarded the Certified Defense Financial Manager (CDFM) certification. She is chief of the Budget, Manpower and Management Branch of the Resource Management Office. Watkins received a BBA degree in accounting from Delta State University and has held the budget officer position [...] [...]
Capt. Brian Borkowski, the assistant technical director for military engineering in the Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory (GSL) at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) in Vicksburg was promoted to the rank of Army major in a Jan. 14 ceremony, followed by a congratulatory reception at the lab. ERDC commander Col. Kevin J. [...] [...]
Rhonda Taylor has been selected as director of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Reachback Operations Center (UROC), located at the Engineer Research and Development Center in Vicksburg. As director, Taylor is charged with ensuring success of the overall operational support to the UROC mission. She will also execute UROC day-to-day operations and facilitate requests [...] [...]
Tim Ables, associate director of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) headquartered in Vicksburg, recently retired after more than 38 years of service to ERDC, the Corps and the Army. His career was celebrated in a Dec. 21 ceremony attended by family, friends and colleagues. Ables began his ERDC career in 1972, [...] [...]
VICKSBURG — Vicksburg’s antebellum homes, its history, its Southern charm and the Mississippi River are assets the Vicksburg Convention and Visitors Bureau hopes will draw brides and grooms to the city. “Destination weddings are big business for tourist locations,” said Bill Seratt, VCVB executive director. “For years, people have gone off to the islands and [...] [...]
This Vicksburg firm began in 1866 as Pittman & Pittman and serves clients in Mississippi and Louisiana. The firm represents locals companies, school boards and medical providers in addition to community members in plaintiff’s and defense cases. Associates are Landman Teller Jr., Douglas E. Hassell, B. Blake Teller, W. Briggs Hopson, III, Jami L. Crews, [...] [...]
Rick Tillotson, a former elementary school principal in the Vicksburg Warren School District, has been named as the education outreach coordinator for the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) in Vicksburg. Tillotson is trying to establish a working relationship between the facility and local schools, teachers and classrooms to generate a greater interest [...] [...]
Three researchers at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) in Vicksburg were recently promoted to the DBV/GS-15 level, the second-highest level in the scientist and researcher classification of the lab demonstration project. Dr. Zeki Demirbilek, Dr. Kent Danielson and Dr. Stacy Howington were chosen to be a part of the DBV group. [...] [...]
There’s a little bit here for everyone Art gallery and coffee house are Vicksburg traditions Nestled in the heart of the historic district of Vicksburg, just steps away from the Biedenharn Coca-Cola Museum and a refurbished Civil War cannon, the Attic Gallery and Highway 61 Coffeehouse offer visitors something for all of their senses. The two [...] [...]
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