Waheed Uddin Remembered as Trusted Mentor, Valued Colleague

Students, colleagues pay tribute to UM civil engineering professor, Center for Advanced Infrastructure Technology director

A pillar of the University of Mississippi School of Engineering was lost in November with the death of Waheed Uddin, civil engineering professor and founding director of the university’s Center for Advanced Infrastructure Technology. Previously a pavement expert for the United Nations, Uddin worked, lectured and made presentations in 28 countries. He had more thanRead the story …

Alumni Couple Creates Opportunities for Others

Young alumni 'pay it forward' with O'Haver Scholarship

By creating the Dr. John O’Haver Chemical Engineering Scholarship, two University of Mississippi graduates are expressing their appreciation for a beloved professor and the generous donors who provided the financial assistance they received. Joanna and Alex Harrelson, who both graduated from Ole Miss with a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering in 2013, said theRead the story …

Computer and Information Science Faculty Welcomes Alumnus Timothy Holston

Instructional assistant professor and assistant chair brings expertise in teaching, mentoring, obtaining funding

Timothy Holston was a tenured professor at Mississippi Valley State University when he realized that he was not ready to coast on his accomplishments on his way to retirement. The Itta Bena native’s unrest led him to join the Department of Computer and Information Science at the University of Mississippi. “I decided to accept theRead the story …

Two Alumni Show There’s More Than One Way to Give to Alma Mater

Vince Rodriguez, Dallas Baker recognized with Engineer of Service Award for donation of time, talent

The School of Engineering presented the Engineer of Service Award to two engineering alumni who have repeatedly looked for ways to contribute to their alma mater. Vince Rodriguez (BSEE 94, MS 96, PhD 99) and Dallas Baker (BSME 93, MS 97) received the honor during virtual School of Engineering award ceremonies in the spring. RodriguezRead the story …

Chemical Engineering Student Watches Production Lines

Sidney Skovgard interning at DuPont Nutrition and Biosciences

Sidney Skovgard, a junior chemical engineering major at the University of Mississippi, is gaining lots of hands-on experience this fall as an intern at DuPont Nutrition and Biosciences in Memphis, Tennessee. Skovgard analyzes quality assurance results from all production batches to generate weekly data for each production line. She combines that data with each productionRead the story …