Matt O’Keefe to Lead Center for Manufacturing Excellence

Expanded undergraduate program, new graduate program among goals for new executive director

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 …

New School of Engineering Recruitment Video on YouTube

Students describe close community, experiential learning

Dear Friends,   Please see below for Ole Miss Engineering’s latest video, which focuses on the school’s unique liberal arts-anchored and experiential-learning-enhanced programs, as described by its students.   If you agree with the school’s education philosophy and like the video, please share it with prospective students and their families by forwarding the link, tweetingRead the story …

Civil Engineering Alumnus Is VP of Sales at Nansemond

Kelly Holloman credits UM education with concrete career

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

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 …