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UMR’s engineering management program recognized as one of the nation’s top five

Posted by on November 10, 2004

For the first time ever, the University of Missouri-Rolla’s engineering management undergraduate program is one of five national programs recognized for excellence by the American Society for Engineering Management (ASEM).

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UMR plans special activities for International Education Week

Posted by on November 10, 2004

The University of Missouri-Rolla will sponsor several free cultural and informational events Nov. 15-19 in observance of International Education Week.

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UMR to host annual meeting on lean enterprise

Posted by on November 5, 2004

The University of Missouri-Rolla will host the 2004 Lean Aerospace Initiative annual meeting on Nov. 10 in St. Louis and Nov. 11-12 in Rolla.

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Former dean awarded ABET’s highest honor

Posted by on November 5, 2004

Dr. Lee W. Saperstein, professor of mining engineering and dean emeritus of the School of Mines and Metallurgy at the University of Missouri-Rolla, has received the Linton E. Grinter Distinguished Service Award from ABET, the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology. The Grinter Award is ABET’s highest honor.

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UMR professor and student to receive awards

Posted by on November 1, 2004

A UMR professor and student will receive research awards from the American Ceramic Society during the fall 2004 meeting of the Glass and Optical Materials Division of the American Ceramic Society to be held Nov. 7-12 in Cocoa Beach, Fla.

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UMR researcher receives award from National Science Foundation

Posted by on November 1, 2004

Dr. Vittal Rao, the William A. Rutledge-Emerson Electric Co. Distinguished Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, recently received a Director’s Award for Collaborative Integration from the National Science Foundation.

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Toby Case named 2004 Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant at UMR

Posted by on November 1, 2004

Toby Case of Huntsville, Ala., a teaching assistant in the University of Missouri Rolla’s electrical and computer engineering department, was named the 2004 Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant by UMR Parents’ Association.

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Woman provides inspiration and encouragement, named UMR 2004 Parent of the Year

Posted by on November 1, 2004

Joyce Williams of Fenton, Mo., the 2004 Parent of the Year at the University of Missouri-Rolla, provides inspiration and encouragement to her son, Charles Williams, a senior in physics at UMR.

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UMR ranked among top 25 campuses for entrepreneurship

Posted by on October 28, 2004

UMR was recently ranked 22 among 357 campuses for entrepreneurship in a survey conducted by Forbes magazine and the Princeton Review.

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UMR graduate, other UMR researchers to receive outstanding paper award at worldwide conference

Posted by on October 27, 2004

A May 2004 graduate of UMR led a team of UMR researchers who will receive an E-Learn 2004 Outstanding Paper Award from the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education during the World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare and Higher Education to be held Nov. 1-5 in Washington, D.C.

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