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Dean of UMR’s School of Management and Information Systems to retire

Posted by on April 26, 2006

Dr. Arlan DeKock, dean of the School of Management and Information Systems at the University of Missouri-Rolla, has announced his retirement. DeKock, who will be leaving in August, has been dean of the school since its inception in 2001.         

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UMR team prepares for mine rescue competition

Posted by on April 26, 2006

Preparing for potential disasters is serious business in the mining industry. It’s also serious business at the University of Missouri-Rolla, the only university in the nation with a mine rescue team. 

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Design team harnesses human power

Posted by on April 25, 2006

A group of students at the University of Missouri-Rolla is combining human power with technical ingenuity on a quest to maintain its reputation as one of the best “super bike” teams in the nation.         

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Twelve inducted into UMR Academy of Civil Engineering

Posted by on April 22, 2006

Eleven civil engineering alumni of the University of Missouri-Rolla and the university’s chancellor were inducted into the UMR Academy of Civil Engineers during the academy’s induction ceremony held April 21 in the Kummer Atrium of the Butler-Carlton Civil Engineering Building on the UMR campus.

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Two inducted into UMR Academy of Chemical Engineering

Posted by on April 21, 2006

Two chemical engineers with ties to the University of Missouri-Rolla were inducted into the UMR Academy of Chemical Engineers during the academy’s induction ceremony Thursday, April 20, at the Havener Center on campus.

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Academy honors outstanding engineering management professionals

Posted by on April 21, 2006

Six engineering management professionals were honored by the University of Missouri-Rolla when they were inducted in UMR’s Academy of Engineering Management Thursday, April 20, at the Havener Center on campus. One member was inducted posthumously.

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Four inducted into UMR Academy of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Posted by on April 21, 2006

Four electrical and computer engineers were inducted into the Academy of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla during the academy’s annual meeting Thursday, April 20.

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Travelstead becomes member of UMR Academy of Mines and Metallurgy

Posted by on April 21, 2006

Charles Travelstead, president and chief executive officer of Brown-Minneapolis Tank Co., was inducted to the Academy of Mines and Metallurgy at the University of Missouri-Rolla during a ceremony April 20 on the UMR campus.         

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Four candidates named for UMR provost position

Posted by on April 21, 2006

A search committee appointed to review candidates for the position of provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Missouri-Rolla selected four candidates for on-campus interviews. The candidates all have experience at various levels of university administration.

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Three inducted into UMR Academy of Computer Science

Posted by on April 21, 2006

Three computer science alumni of the University of Missouri-Rolla were inducted as members into the UMR Academy of Computer Science during the group’s banquet and induction ceremony in Rolla on April 20.

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