Henry Wiebe named vice provost for UMR Global
Dr. Henry Wiebe, professor and chair of engineering management at the University of Missouri-Rolla, has been appointed vice provost for UMR Global effective Feb. 1, 2003.

Alumna Cheryl Walker named to UM Board of Curators
UMR graduate Cheryl Walker, counsel with the firm of Bryan Cave LLP in St. Louis, has been named to the UM System Board of Curators. Missouri Gov. Bob Holden announced Walker's appointment today.

Debra Robinson named vice chancellor for student affairs
Dr. Debra A.G. Robinson, the former associate vice chancellor for student and international affairs at UMR, became the campus's vice chancellor for student affairs on Jan. 1. She succeeded Dr. Wendell R. Ogrosky, UMR's first vice chancellor for student affairs, who joined UMR in August 1987 and who retired on Dec. 31.

UMR historian's book examines declarations of war, military interventions
With the threat of war in Iraq looming on the horizon, and a presidential declaration of war a distinct possibility, a historian and foreign policy expert at the University of Missouri-Rolla examines such calls to action throughout history in his latest book.

St. Pat's 2003: 95th annual "best ever"
Grab a shillelagh! It's time for UMR's 95th Annual St. Pat's Celebration! The big event, an annual tradition since 1908, will be held March 10-15 on campus and in Rolla.

UMR's economic impact: nearly $5 for every $1 of state investment
The University of Missouri-Rolla is a strong economic asset to the Missouri economy, generating nearly $5 into the state economy for every dollar of state funds invested, according to a recent analysis conducted by UMR.

Helping teachers make sense of data
A hands-on summer workshop held at the University of Missouri-Rolla to help Missouri mathematics teachers learn better ways to teach statistics has been awarded a grant from the Missouri Department of Higher Education (DHE).

Professor receives IEEE award
Dr. Babak Fahimi, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, recently received the Richard Bass Outstanding Award from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Power Electronics Society (PELS).

UMR, schools partner to teach "how things work"
Faculty from the University of Missouri-Rolla are working with elementary school teachers from the St. James, Salem and Dent-Phelps R-3 school districts in south-central Missouri to introduce more technology-related coursework into elementary school classrooms.

Solar Miner IV ready to roll
It's lighter, more aerodynamic and more energy efficient than the car that took second place in a national race two years ago, and members of the UMR Solar Car Team hope those qualities will make their newest solar-powered vehicle a national champion.

New UMR center assists faculty with technology transfer
Getting research ideas that are generated at the University of Missouri-Rolla out into the marketplace is now easier thanks to the new Center for Entrepreneurship and Outreach (CEO).

British journal Nature publishes UMR study of 3-D atomic process imaging
Physicists at the University of Missouri-Rolla have published the first-ever three-dimensional images of atomic collision processes. The images, which promise to further understanding of theoretical physics, accompany a paper by the physicists in the March 6 issue of the British journal Nature.

Chancellor Emeritus John T. Park honored by Alumni Alliance
Dr. John T. Park, chancellor emeritus of UMR, received the University of Missouri Alumni Alliance Award during the annual UM Legislative Day luncheon Feb. 26 in Jefferson City.

Students to build water system in Guatemala over spring break
While many college students make plans to spend spring break on the beaches of Cancun or Florida, a group of University of Missouri-Rolla students are preparing to spend their break installing a water system for a village in Guatemala.

Internet addiction subject of new book by UMR's Andrew Careaga
Andrew Careaga, UMR manager of public relations and adjunct instructor of English, recently released his third book examining the spiritual side of Internet culture: Hooked on the Net: How to Say "Goodnight" When the Party Never Ends.

UMR SERVES AS MISSOURI'S HEADQUARTERS FOR TRANSPORTATION RESOURCES
Assisting communities with their transportation needs is the purpose of the University of Missouri-Rolla's new Missouri Local Transportation Resource Center (MLTRC). The program offers training and assistance for Missouri cities and counties.

"Father of Appalachian studies" is topic of UMR author's book
Often referred to by the press as "Mr. Appalachia," Cratis D. Williams was a pioneer in the field of Appalachian Studies. A newly published book co-edited by his son, Dr. David Cratis Williams of the University of Missouri-Rolla, chronicles Williams' memoirs of childhood in Kentucky.

Minority and Women in Engineering Program chosen for $100,000 grant
The Minority and Women in Engineering Program at the University of Missouri-Rolla will receive $100,000 over the next five years through the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME) Scholars Program. UMR is one of only 13 universities in the nation chosen for the designation.

U.S. News ranks UMR among top graduate engineering programs
The University of Missouri-Rolla is one of the nation's top graduate engineering schools listed in U.S. News and World Report's latest rankings of graduate schools.

UMR teams take first, second in mining competition
The University of Missouri-Rolla women's and men's mucking teams finished in first, second and fourth place, respectively, during the 25th International Intercollegiate Mining Competition held March 29 at the UMR Experimental Mine in Rolla.

UMR FORMULA RACE CAR TEAM PLACES NINTH IN DESIGN AND PRESENTATION AT WORLDWIDE CONTEST
Engineering students at the University of Missouri-Rolla placed ninth in both the design and presentation events and 34th overall out of more than 120 competing teams with their formula-style race car at a global competition May 14-18.

Solar car qualifies for race along "mother road"
Nineteen University of Missouri-Rolla students will again get their kicks -- and plenty of sunshine -- along old U.S. Route 66 this summer when they again compete in the American Solar Challenge, a grueling 2,300-mile race along the historic "mother road" from Chicago to southern California.

UMR students compete in artificial intelligence tournament
Several computer science and computer engineering students at the University of Missouri-Rolla competed in the UMR computer science department's 2003 Artificial Intelligence Tournament on campus May 10.

UMR Theatre Players team with OAT for the humorous "Compleat Works of Shakespeare"
Some people can say they've seen performances of all of William Shakespeare's plays. But how many can say they've seen them all in one evening? The University Theatre Players at the University of Missouri-Rolla are teaming with the Ozark Actors Theatre to present a humorous play that will give the audience the chance to do just that.

Boeing supports product innovation program
Boeing officials recently announced a donation of $215,000 to help fund a new Product Innovation and Creativity Center (PICC) at the University of Missouri Rolla.

UMR STUDENTS PLACE FIRST IN HEAVY-LIFT RADIO-CONTROLLED AIRPLANE CONTEST
University of Missouri-Rolla students took first place in an international radio-controlled airplane competition May 2-4 in Dayton, Ohio.

UMR performing arts series to feature five shows during the upcoming season
The University of Missouri-Rolla Campus Performing Arts Series for 2003-2004 will feature five professional productions. All performances in the series will be held at Leach Theatre in Castleman Hall on the UMR campus.

LoBello is UMR's first business and management systems graduate
Saturday, May 17, will be a historic date for the University of Missouri-Rolla. On that day the first business and management systems graduate from UMR's recently established School of Management and Information Systems will receive her degree.

UMR STUDENTS PLACE IN RADIO-CONTROLLED AIRPLANE CONTEST MAY 2-4
An innovative radio-controlled airplane designed and built by University of Missouri-Rolla students placed 16th out of 39 entries in an international competition May 2-4 in Dayton, Ohio.

UMR BRIDGE-BUILDERS QUALIFY FOR NATIONAL COMPETITION
A team of engineering students at the University of Missouri-Rolla finished second in a regional bridge-building competition and will test their mettle again in a national event later this month.

UMR PLACES SECOND IN ANNUAL "CONCRETE CANOE" RACE
Students from the University of Missouri-Rolla recently showed their engineering skills designing, constructing and racing a concrete canoe, placing second overall in the Mid-Continent Concrete Canoe competition in Manhattan, Kan., the site of this year's regional Concrete Canoe Competition.

UMR TEAM WINS FIRST PLACE, KEEPS NATIONAL TITLE IN HUMAN-POWERED VEHICLE RACE MAY 2-4
Engineering students from the University of Missouri-Rolla are repeat champions in the annual Human-Powered Vehicle Competition (HPVC) May 2-4 in Rolla.

UMR PERFORMING ARTS SERIES CONCLUDES WITH JAMES SEWELL BALLET MAY 9
ROLLA, Mo. -- Tickets are on sale now for a performance of the James Sewell Ballet. This is the latest installment in the 2002-2003 season of the University of Missouri-Rolla Campus Performing Arts Series and will be held at 8 p.m. Friday, May 9, at Leach Theatre in Castleman Hall on the UMR campus.

THREE UMR STUDENTS WIN AWARDS AT REGIONAL ASME CONFERENCE
Three undergraduate students from the University of Missouri-Rolla recently won awards for their presentations at the 2003 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Regional Student Conference in Minneapolis, Minn.

UMR STUDENTS WIN FIRST PLACE AND BEST CHAPTER AWARD AT AERONAUTICS/ASTRONAUTICS MEETING
Dave Drake of Paragould, Ark., a graduate student in aerospace engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, won first place in the graduate student competition, and Trent Taylor of Mt. Vernon, Mo., a senior in aerospace engineering, won first place in the undergraduate student competition at the 2003 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Region V Student Paper Conference in Boulder, Colo., in April.

97 years later, Union soldier's memoir republished
After 97 years, the only memoir written by a Union guerrilla in the American Civil War is finally being reprinted thanks in large part to John F. Bradbury Jr., senior manuscript specialist at the University of Missouri Western Historical Manuscript Collection branch at the University of Missouri-Rolla.

UMR'S SOLAR CAR TEAM GEARS UP FOR AMERICAN SOLAR CHALLENGE ON ROUTE 66
Seventeen University of Missouri-Rolla students will again get their kicks -- and plenty of sunshine -- along old U.S. Route 66 when they compete in the American Solar Challenge, a grueling 2,300-mile trek along the historic "mother road" from Chicago to southern California.

UMR Stonehenge one of filmmaker Kevin Smith's "Roadside Attractions"
UMR Stonehenge was the subject of a recent "Roadside Attractions" feature on NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

UMR and ECC create model programs for management, information systems
UMR and East Central College have established "model programs" between the two institutions that will help students interested in completing degrees offered by the UMR School of Management and Information Systems.

UMR's Solar Miner IV wins the American Solar Challenge
The University of Missouri-Rolla Solar Car Team has won first place in the American Solar Challenge, a 2,300-mile solar car race from Chicago to Los Angeles, which ended today (Wednesday, July 23).

UMR PROFESSORS ORGANIZE INTERNATIONAL NEURAL NETWORK CONFERENCE; ONE RECEIVES AWARD
Two University of Missouri-Rolla professors are major contributors to an international neural network conference taking place later this month in Portland, Ore.

New-student enrollment nears record numbers
A total of 5,287 students were enrolled when UMR's fall semester began Aug. 25. That figure represents an increase of 3.1 percent over last year's first-day enrollment and a 12 percent increase since the fall of 2000, says Laura Stoll, UMR registrar.

Civil engineering ranked among nation's best
For the first time ever, a UMR engineering program is ranked among the nation's best, according to U.S. News and World Report's new guidebook, "Best American Colleges 2004."

Alcoa helps fund MESA program
Armed with scientific experiments and information about everything from robotics to aerodynamics, UMR leaders are preparing to encourage more St. Louis area students to develop an interest in engineering, thanks to the university's involvement with the Mathematics, Engineering and Science Achievement (MESA) program.

Campus meets Aug. 1 SEVIS deadline
Officials in the international affairs (IA) office at UMR breathed a sigh of relief recently, having met the deadline to implement a new government-mandated registration system for international students.

UMR music director helps develop St. Louis youth orchestra
As director of the UMR band and orchestra program, Dr. Donald Miller's goal is to improve the musical experience of UMR students. Now Miller is expanding that goal by developing a new youth orchestra in conjunction with the West County Family YMCA in Chesterfield, Mo.

UMR lecturer publishes book comparing Emerson, Hugo
Striking similarities in the philosophical views of American transcendentalist writer Ralph Waldo Emerson and French writer Victor Hugo are examined in a new book by a University of Missouri-Rolla lecturer. The book examines a connection that had previously gone unnoticed in literary criticism.

UMR student to live in solar house on campus
The UMR and Rolla Technical Institute Solar House Team, which survived the 10 tests of the 2002 Solar Decathlon, is about to face the ultimate test -- occupancy. Allison Arnn of De Soto, Mo., a senior in engineering management and the team's project manager, plans to move into the house Sept. 30 and live there indefinitely.

UMR/RTI Solar House Tean qualifies to compete on National Mall in 2005
The UMR and Rolla Technical Institute Solar House Team was one of 20 student groups from colleges and universities throughout the United States, Canada and Europe selected to compete in the second Solar Decathlon on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., in 2005.

Student talents shine through design competitions
With its victory in July's American Solar Challenge attracting national attention, the UMR Solar Car Team may be UMR's most visible student design team these days. But it isn't the only one enjoying success in national and international competitions. Over the past year, UMR teams have won competitions with human-powered vehicles, radio-controlled airplanes and old-fashioned mining techniques.

UMR Career Opportunities Center: business of making futures
Armed and ready with resume referrals, company contacts, and loads of advice for more than 3,000 job searching students every year, the UMR Career Opportunities Center staff is in the business of making futures.

UMR student's research on product design repositories wins mechanical engineering society award
Matt Bohm, of Carthage, Mo., a graduate student in mechanical engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, recently received a Distinguished Paper award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers for his research into streamlining the way product designers search for design information.

Butler-Carlton Building renovated, rededicated
A public ceremony to unveil the $22 million addition and renovation to the Butler-Carlton Civil Engineering Building at the University of Missouri-Rolla was held Friday, Sept. 12, in the building's Kummer Atrium. The event was followed by a dinner the next evening with featured speaker U.S. Sen. Kit Bond, a strong advocate for UMR's engineering programs.

Judy Raper named chair of chemical and biological engineering
Dr. Judy A. Raper, dean of engineering at Sydney University in New South Wales, Australia, will become chair of the chemical and biological engineering department at the University of Missouri-Rolla on Dec. 1.

Kelvin Erickson named chair of electrical, computer engineering
Dr. Kelvin T. Erickson, professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, became chair of the electrical and computer engineering department on Sept. 1.

Flachsbart named chair of UMR information science & technology
Dr. Barry Flachsbart, a former adjunct professor at the University of Missouri-Rolla's Engineering Education Center (EEC) in St. Louis, has been named professor and chair of the information science and technology department in UMR's School of Management and Information Systems. The appointment took effect Sept. 1.

UMR's Greg Gelles to serve as dean of college in Oman
Dr. Greg Gelles, chair and professor of economics and finance at the University of Missouri-Rolla, has been named dean of Mazoon College in Muscat, Oman. Gelles will take over for Dr. Juma S. Al Ghailani, the school's founding dean, for a two-year term.

Expert in southern women writers named 2004 Maxwell C. Weiner Professor at UMR
Dr. Anne Goodwyn Jones, an expert in women writers of the American South, has been named the fourth Maxwell C. Weiner Distinguished Professor of Humanities at the University of Missouri-Rolla. She will begin her tenure in UMR's English department in January 2004.

UMR professor's research into minimizing electrical power grid blackouts wins engineering award
Dr. G.K. Venayagamoorthy, assistant professor in the electrical and computer engineering department at UMR, and two colleagues recently received a second-place paper award from the Industrial Automation and Control Committee (IACC) of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Industry Applications Society for their research into the use of advanced intelligent techniques to operate electric power plants close to their limits. The intelligent control techniques, if implemented on a power grid, could potentially minimize blackouts that result from small and large disturbances.

Miner Mania hits the UMR stage Nov. 13
Members of the University of Missouri-Rolla marching band will present Miner Mania, a stage show featuring the highlights of the 2003 marching band season, on Thursday, Nov. 13.

UMR Ph.D. students receive research awards
Two UMR Ph.D. students each received research awards from the Glass and Optical Materials Division of the American Ceramic Society (ACerS) during a conference held Oct. 12-15 in Corning, N.Y.

Ming Leu named director of UMR's Intelligent Systems Center
Dr. Ming Leu, the Keith and Pat Bailey Missouri Distinguished Professor of Integrated Product Manufacturing in the University of Missouri-Rolla's department of mechanical and aerospace engineering, is the new director of the UMR Intelligent Systems Center (ISC). The appointment took effect on Oct. 1.

English department brings Ozarks culture to UMR
Old-time fiddle music and lectures on such topics as historic tourism in the Ozarks and gender issues in Ozarks literature are among the events planned in coming months to promote Ozarks culture at the University of Missouri-Rolla.

UMR to host 35th North American Power Symposium
More than 140 engineers from seven countries are expected to discuss electrical power issues at the 35th North American Power Symposium, to be held Oct. 20-21 at the University of Missouri-Rolla.

Alumni, faculty and friends honored during annual MSM-UMR ALUMNI ASSOCIATION banquet Oct. 11
Twenty alumni, faculty, staff and friends of the UMR were honored during the MSM-UMR Alumni Association's Awards Banquet Saturday, Oct. 11, at UMR.

Engineering management society to honor Boeing executive Michael Sears
Michael Sears of Lake Forest, Ill., executive vice president and chief financial officer of The Boeing Co. and a University of Missouri-Rolla engineering management graduate, will receive the "Engineering Manager of the Year" award at the national conference of the American Society for Engineering Management (ASEM), to be held Oct. 15-18 in St. Louis.

UMR'S transportation resource center to host conference for county engineers
The University of Missouri-Rolla's new Missouri Local Transportation Resource Center will host "MINK3 - The Conference for County Engineers," Oct. 14-15 at the St. Joseph Historic District Hotel in St. Joseph, Mo.

UMR author's book offers new net-search approach
As any Internet surfer knows, a keyword search via Google or Yahoo doesn't always yield the desired results. A new book co-authored by a University of Missouri-Rolla computer scientist outlines a method of dealing with Internet data that would improve and simplify web searches.

17th century Englishmen in Barbados weren't degenerates, UMR historian says
Traditional views of 17th century English planters in Barbados paint them as reckless fortune-seekers who failed to create a viable society in the tropics. But University of Missouri-Rolla historian Dr. Larry Gragg challenges that widely accepted view in his new book, Englishmen Transplanted: The English Colonization of Barbados 1627-1660. The book will be published this month by Oxford University Press.

Three UMR metallurgical engineering students receive scholarships at conference
Three metallurgical engineering students at UMR received scholarships at the Foundry Educational Foundation College Industry Conference Nov. 13-15 in Chicago.

Two UMR students elected to national office of architectural engineering organization
Two students from UMR recently accepted national board positions with the Architectural Engineering Institute, an organization within the American Society of Civil Engineers.

UMR student's virtual work cell takes second place in engineering competition
Troy Stull of Brighton, Mo., a senior in mechanical engineering at UMR, recently won second place in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers' Student Manufacturing Engineering Design Competition for his virtual die-casting work cell project.

UM board president Connie Silverstein to speak during UMR commencement
Connie Hager Silverstein, president of the University of Missouri System Board of Curators, will deliver the commencement address during UMR's Annual Commencement Saturday, Dec. 20.

UMR commencement to be held Saturday, Dec. 20
UMR's winter commencement will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 20, in UMR's Gale Bullman Multi-Purpose Building, 10th Street and Bishop Avenue.

UMR students take first, second place in electrical engineering competition
Students from the University of Missouri-Rolla finished in first and second place during an annual black box competition sponsored by the St. Louis Section of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers on Nov. 15.

Two UMR students receive awards at Hispanic engineers conference
Two University of Missouri-Rolla students received awards at the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers' (SHPE) Midwestern Expo, held Nov. 6-9 at the University of Iowa in Iowa City.

Two UMR students win national scholarships
Two seniors in metallurgical engineering at UMR recently received Outstanding Scholar Awards at the ASM International Materials Solutions Conference in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Emily Rueck named Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant at UMR
Emily A. Rueck of Rolla, Mo., a teaching assistant in UMR's mathematics and statistics department, was named the Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant for 2003 by the University of Missouri-Rolla Parents' Association.

UMR student, minority engineering director honored at black engineers conference
A University of Missouri-Rolla electrical engineering student and the director UMR's Minority Engineering and Science Program (MEP) were honored at the National Society of Black Engineers Region V Fall Conference, held Oct. 31-Nov.2 in St. Louis.

Woman provides pillar of support, named UMR 2003 Parent of the Year
Sheila Agee of St. Joseph, Mo., the 2003 Parent of the Year at UMR, provides a "pillar of support" to her son, R.J. Agee, a senior in engineering management at UMR, and others during hard times.

UMR author's new textbook offers advice on building solar cars
A new textbook by the advisor to the University of Missouri-Rolla's championship Solar Car Team may help level the playing field in solar car races by teaching students to focus on what matters, such as making their cars energy efficient.

Robert Stone named director of Student Design Competition Center
Dr. Robert Stone, associate professor of basic engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, will become director of the university's Student Design Competition Center on Jan. 1, 2004.

UMR School of Engineering names new associate dean for research and graduate studies
Dr. K. Krishnamurthy, professor and associate chair for graduate affairs in the mechanical and aerospace engineering department at the University of Missouri-Rolla, will become the associate dean for research and graduate affairs in the School of Engineering on Jan. 1, 2004.

UMR professor receives Fulbright Scholar award
Dr. Abdeldjelil "DJ" Belarbi, professor of civil, architectural, and environmental engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to lecture and conduct research at The American University of Sharjah in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates starting next fall.

Dharani named Curators' Professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering
Dr. Lokesh Dharani was named Curators' Professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla's commencement ceremonies today (Dec. 20).

UMR students, faculty, alumni receive 'outstanding' awards at electrical engineering association banquet
Faculty and students from the University of Missouri-Rolla were honored by the St. Louis Section of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) at its annual awards banquet and social held Dec. 19 in St. Louis.

UMR professor appointed to national mine safety committee
Dr. Larry Grayson, chair and professor of mining engineering at UMR was recently appointed to serve a three-year term on the Mine Safety and Health Research Advisory Committee for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) in Washington, D.C. The agency is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

UMR faculty members receive excellence awards
Nineteen University of Missouri-Rolla faculty members received Faculty Excellence Awards from UMR Chancellor Gary Thomas during an awards dinner Dec. 16.

UMR's Gerald Cohen publishes final volume of baseball dictionary
Gerald Cohen, professor of foreign languages at the University of Missouri-Rolla, recently completed the third and final volume of his Dictionary of 1913 Baseball and Other Lingo. Its material is taken primarily from the baseball columns of the San Francisco Bulletin newspaper between February and May of 1913.

William Daughton named chair of engineering management
Dr. William Daughton, Lockheed Martin Professor and director of the engineering management program at the University of Colorado at Boulder, will become chair of the engineering management department at the University of Missouri-Rolla on Jan. 5, 2004.

High school teachers take part in engineering conference at UMR
Eight high school teachers and counselors took part in the 2003 High School Teachers and Counselors Engineering Conference Dec. 7 and 8 at UMR.

UMR engineering management student wins scholarship
Jaron Jones of St. Louis, a senior in engineering management at the University of Missouri-Rolla, recently received a $350 scholarship from the Missouri Gateway Chapter of the Institute of Packaging Professionals.

New SBIR/STTR business assistance program offered through UMR CEO
A new program at the University of Missouri-Rolla's Center for Entrepreneurship and Outreach now provides assistance in preparing competitive grant proposals to help entrepreneurs get federal funding and technological assistance in starting a new business.

UMR professor receives Governor's Award for Excellence in Teaching
Dr. Abdeldjelil "DJ" Belarbi, professor of civil engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, is the recipient of the 2003 Governor's Award for Excellence in Teaching.

Honorary professional degrees to be awarded at UMR commencement ceremonies December 20
UMR will award six honorary professional degrees during its winter commencement Saturday, Dec. 20.

UMR doctoral student, student chapter recognized by Association of Engineering Geologists
Briget Doyle of Holland, Mich., a doctoral student in geological engineering at UMR, recently received the "Outstanding Student Professional Paper, Graduate Division" award from the Association of Engineering Geologists at its annual meeting in Vail, Colo., for her research into the 1811-12 New Madrid earthquake series, the largest to ever hit the United States.

UMR researcher receives fellowship from National Highway Institute
Dr. John Myers, assistant professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering at UMR, recently received a 2004 Eisenhower Faculty Fellowship from the National Highway Institute. The fellowships are presented to faculty in transportation-related fields to help them improve their transportation expertise.

UMR researcher receives young engineer award
Dr. Robert Landers, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at UMR, was recently selected to receive a 2004 M. Eugene Merchant Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award from the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME).