Students between the ages of 10 and 20 can take a behind-the-scenes look at everything from robots and explosives to geology and spaceships at summer camps and programs to be held this summer on the University of Missouri-Rolla campus.

Boeing Corp. has donated $250,000 to the University of Missouri-Rolla to support scholarships for women, minorities and financially disadvantaged students. The donation from Boeing, which is the largest employer of UMR graduates, will also help support the UMR Student Design Center, the electrical and computer engineering departments, and minority student associations on campus.

Nine University of Missouri-Rolla employees were honored Wednesday, June 1, for their contributions to the campus during UMR Staff Recognition Day ceremonies on campus.

Dr. James Bogan, Curators’ Teaching Professor of art history and film at the University of Missouri-Rolla, is the 2005 winner of the University of Missouri System Presidential Award for Outstanding Teaching. He was selected from nominations submitted by all of the university’s four campuses and received the award at the May 25 Board of Curators […]

Dr. Antonio Nanni, the Vernon and Maralee Jones Distinguished Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, is the 2005 winner of the University of Missouri System Presidential Award for Research and Creativity.

Members of the Formula Car Design Team at the University of Missouri-Rolla have spent a lot of long nights at Lowe’s and Wal-Mart after the stores were closed.

University of Missouri-Rolla junior Jeremiah King was recently honored for his student leadership with a $10,000 stipend. The award recognizes the student who best personifies the strengths of UMR students. It will go toward King’s 2005-2006 student fees.

Dr. Bob Berry, vice president of Burns and McDonnell Engineering Co. in St. Louis, received an honorary degree from the University of Missouri-Rolla during spring commencement ceremonies Saturday, May 14, on the UMR campus.