A University of Central Arkansas alumna has been selected as the new executive director/CEO of the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute. Janet Harris ’95 was selected to lead the Institute by the organization’s board of directors. She had previously served as the Institute’s chief strategy officer. “Carrying forward Winthrop Rockefeller’s legacy of convening on Petit Jean Mountain...Continue reading
A Mississippi State engineering faculty member has been recognized as one of the top young researchers in the southeast by the American Society for Engineering Education. Reuben Burch, an associate professor of industrial and systems engineering, recently earned the 2021 New Faculty Researcher Award from the Southeast Section of ASEE. The highly competitive award honors a faculty...Continue reading
As the new department head for mechanical engineering, Haitham El Kadiri is responsible for helping to create a shared vision for one of the largest academic units at Mississippi State. And while his 17 years at Mississippi State have certainly helped to prepare him for the job, he can also draw on what might be...Continue reading