by MBJ Staff Published: January 15,2012
Tags: Southern Miss, University of Southern Mississippi, USM
Linda Jordan, assistant to the dean for the College of Business at the University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast, was recently presented the 2011 Office Personnel Staff Excellence Award, which came with a commemorative plaque and a $1,200 monetary gift. Jordan, who has been working at Southern Miss for 20 years, was commended for her dedication [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: December 18,2011
Tags: BancorpSouth, disability studies, economic development, food systems, HATTIESBURG, housing initiatives, IHL HEADWAE, mentoring, National Institutes of Health, nutrition, Southern Miss, U.S. Department of Health, University of Southern Mississippi, University of Southern Mississippi Institute for Disability Studies, USM, USM Department of Nutrition and Food Systems
Evelyn Edwards, vice president of community reinvestment for BancorpSouth, has been named the 2011 Housing Initiative Partner of the Year by the University of Southern Mississippi Institute for Disability Studies (IDS). The award is presented annually to an individual or agency participating on the IDS Housing Advisory Council who has worked in the housing, disability or [...] [...]
by Stephen McDill Published: December 18,2011
Tags: DuBard School for Language Disorders, IMSLEC Innovator Award, Southern Miss, University of Southern Mississippi, USM
Daphne Cornett, assistant director of the DuBard School for Language Disorders at the University of Southern Mississippi, recently earned the 2011 IMSLEC Innovator Award for Outstanding Educator in a College or University. Cornett, a certified speech-language pathologist, taught at the DuBard School for 20 years before taking over as assistant director and out-client service coordinator in [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: December 18,2011
Tags: accounting, GULFPORT, HATTIESBURG, income taxes, John Polk, Magee, Mississippi State Senate, Palazzo & Company, Polk Meat Products, Southern Miss, Steven Palazzo, U.S. House of Representatives, Univeristy of Southern Mississippi, USM
Longtime Magee businessman John Polk and U.S. Congressman Steven Palazzo were honored recently as alumni of the year by the College of Business at the University of Southern Mississippi. Polk, retired executive of Polk Meat Products and newly elected state senator, received the Boardman Distinguished Alumnus of the Year award. Palazzo, who is serving his [...] [...]
by Stephen McDill Published: January 31,2011
Tags: BP oil spill, Mississippi Gulf Coast, Southern Miss, tar balls, Trent Lott, USM
HATTIESBURG- Brian Richard, director of the Center for Community and Economic Development at Southern Miss, talks with MBJ-TV about his ongoing study of the economic impact of the 2010 BP oil spill on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. [...]
by Stephen McDill Published: January 24,2011
Tags: HATTIESBURG, Southern Miss, Trent Lott National Center for Excellence in Economic Development and Entrepreneurship
HATTIESBURG- MBJ-TV travels to the University of Southern Mississippi for “Impact Southern Miss 2011″, a series of business and economic symposiums hosted by the Trent Lott National Center of Excellence for Economic Development & Entrepreneurship. [...]
by Stephen McDill Published: October 19,2010
Tags: HATTIESBURG, industrial sciences, Mississippi Polymer Institute, Shelby Thames, Southern Miss, Thad Cochran, USM
HATTIESBURG- The Accelerator at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg is open for business and ready to stand at the forefront of the global industrial science market. [...]
by Becky Gillette Published: July 25,2010
Tags: Climate Action Plan (CAP), green, Green education initiative, official “green school”, Southern Miss, USM
Southern Miss will save $273 million by being ‘greener’ with initiative The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) is the only university in the state and one of the few in the country that is an official “green school” by virtue of having adopted a Climate Action Plan (CAP) that will greatly reduce the school’s carbon footprint [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: April 11,2010
Tags: Centennial Legacy Circle, Southern Miss, University of Southern Mississippi
University of Southern Mississippi president Martha Saunders recently honored current and former members of the university’s faculty and staff and introduced the charter members of the Centennial Legacy Circle during the Centennial Convocation Tuesday on the Hattiesburg campus. The Centennial Legacy Circle includes current and former members of the university’s faculty and staff who have 40 [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: March 14,2010
Tags: 100 year anniversary, Mississippi Normal College, Southern Miss, University of Mississippi
University changes Hattiesburg’s direction Arguably, the most important date in the community and economic development history of the City of Hattiesburg is March 30, 1910, On that day, Mississippi Normal College, dedicated entirely to teacher training, was chartered by the Mississippi Legislature. The first class had a mere 227 students led by 17 faculty members. A century [...] [...]
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