Much like the roads she helps design, Colby Willis Kimmel (BSCE 08) goes the extra mile. The University of Mississippi civil engineering alumna’s efforts have been noticed. Most recently, the project manager in roadway design at the Mississippi Department of Transportation was recognized by the Mississippi Engineering Society of the National Society of Professional EngineersRead the story …
Colby Kimmel Named Mississippi Engineering Society’s 2018 Young Engineer of the Year
UM civil engineering alumna works as project manager at Mississippi Department of Transportation
March 23, 2018 by
Mechanical Engineering Alumnus Shows He’s a Team Player
Justin Carrillo works for US Army Corps of ERDC in Vicksburg
February 22, 2018 by
Five years ago, Justin Carrillo (BSME 13) was only beginning his career as a professional engineer. Today, the University of Mississippi alumnus works as a research mechanical engineer and is one of the award-winning team members in the Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center in Vicksburg. “The U.S.Read the story …
Dwight Waddell Directs Successful, New Biomedical Engineering Degree Program
With 51 students in the inaugural class, the number of applicants continues to increase
February 22, 2018 by
Years ago, a biomedical engineering degree program in the University of Mississippi School of Engineering was only a dream. But with 51 students accepted into the inaugural class last fall, the dream is now a wonderful reality. “The word is apparently out,” said Dwight Waddell, BME program director and associate professor of electrical engineering. “OurRead the story …
Morgan Tapped as Emerging Philanthropist
Ole Miss Women's Council recognizes a 'legacy that matters'
February 8, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Every morning Markeeva Morgan and his wife, Shaquinta, send their two daughters off to school by emphasizing a message: “Be learners, be leaders and be lights.” “We feel these attributes form a foundation of humble greatness infused with a central compulsion to give forward,” said Morgan, the inaugural recipient of the EmergingRead the story …
Jeff Rish’s 4 Degrees from UM Result in Long Research Career with Military
Alumnus now teaches engineering course at Florida State
January 24, 2018 by
Jeff W. Rish III’s successful career in technological research for the military began with four engineering degrees from the University of Mississippi. When Rish (BSCE 77, BSME 78, MS 83, PhD 85) entered UM is 1973, the Pontotoc native dreamed of receiving a bachelor’s degree in either civil or mechanical engineering. He ended up earningRead the story …
In Memoriam: Engineering Alumnus Jon D. Wilson
Professors fondly remember graduate as gifted student
January 24, 2018 by
University of Mississippi faculty, staff and students are mourning the passing of alumnus Jon David Wilson (BSGE 03) of Huntsville, Alabama. The 39-year-old environmental engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers died last December. Services for Wilson were held at Berryhill Funeral Home in Huntsville. He is survived by his wife, Kimberly Fortenberry Wilson,Read the story …
Nominations Accepted for Gregory Gomez IV Humanitarian Service Award
Mechanical engineering alumnus died in a bus accident in Peru
January 24, 2018 by
A University of Mississippi School of Engineering alumnus, whose life ended tragically while serving on a South American mission trip, is being remembered with a newly created award. The Gregory Gomez IV Humanitarian Service Award was created in 2017 to honor the memory of Gomez (BSME 08), who traveled to Peru in summer 2008Read the story …
General Engineers: The Medical Field Is an Option
Problem-solving skills learned in engineering are valuable in medicine
December 6, 2017 by
When Dr. Brooks Turner, a 2013 general engineer graduate from Ole Miss, was considering career options, he knew he wanted to go into a field where he could help make a difference in people’s lives. He then made the decision to go into the medical field, which he viewed as a combination of altruism andRead the story …
Electrical Engineering Alumnus Leads Stanford Wave Physics Laboratory
Jerry M. Harris is the Cecil and Ida Green Professor of Geophysics
December 6, 2017 by
When it comes to terrestrial understanding, University of Mississippi alumnus Jerry Harris (BSEE 73) knows the lay of the land. As the Cecil and Ida Green Professor of Geophysics in the School of Earth, Energy and Environmental Sciences at Stanford University, the Sardis native teaches geophysical courses and directs the Stanford Wave Physics Laboratory, aRead the story …
Electrical Engineering Alumnus Helps Entrepreneurs Succeed
David Aune serves on engineering school's advisory board
September 26, 2017 by
David Aune (BSEE 77) has accumulated more than 25 years of management experience. He has led customer-service and marketing operations at large companies, but he said he especially enjoys mentoring startups. “The hardest and also most gratifying achievements have been working in several startup businesses,” said Aune, an instructor in the Leavey School of Business’Read the story …