OXFORD, Miss. — With decades of professional and research experience, Matthew J. O’Keefe was named the new executive director of the Haley Barbour Center for Manufacturing Excellence at the University of Mississippi. A Rolla, Missouri, native, O’Keefe will start at CME Jan. 1. In addition to administrative oversight of personnel, facilities and operations, he isRead the story …
Civil Engineering Alumnus Is VP of Sales at Nansemond
Kelly Holloman credits UM education with concrete career
November 29, 2017 by
Kelly Holloman has served steadily in the construction industry since earning his civil engineering degree from the University of Mississippi in 1994. Before becoming vice president of sales at Nansemond Pre-Cast Concrete Co. in Suffolk, Virginia, Holloman was a senior project manager for Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, a planning and design firm in the Richmond andRead the story …
Engineering Advisory Board Honors Brevard Family
New recognition pays tribute to longtime benefactor
November 19, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Engineering Advisory Board and Dean Alex Cheng recently unveiled a plaque in the lobby of Brevard Hall to honor UM alumnus and benefactor Henry C. Brevard Jr., of Tupelo, and his family. Brevard, founder of B&B Concrete, provided substantial support creating a faculty chair endowment andRead the story …