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UMR’s Pringle named Curators’ Teaching Professor

Posted by on December 19, 2005

Dr. Allan Pringle, professor of physics at the University of Missouri-Rolla, was named a Curators’ Teaching Professor during UMR commencement ceremonies Saturday, Dec. 17.

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UMR’s Schulz named Curators’ Professor

Posted by on December 19, 2005

Dr. Michael Schulz, professor of physics at the University of Missouri-Rolla, was named Curators’ Professor of physics during UMR commencement ceremonies Saturday, Dec. 17.

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UMR faculty members receive excellence awards

Posted by on December 16, 2005

Eighteen University of Missouri-Rolla faculty members received Faculty Excellence Awards from UMR Chancellor John F. Carney III during a dinner Dec. 15.

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UMR successful at American Concrete Institute convention

Posted by on December 15, 2005

The University of Missouri-Rolla was more than successful at this fall’s annual American Concrete Institute conference, held Nov. 7-9 in Kansas City, Mo. In addition to receiving numerous awards, UMR helped reorganize the national conference, which was relocated from New Orleans to Kansas City after the damage from Hurricane Katrina.

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Worldwide shortage of mining and nuclear engineers puts UMR grads in ‘catbird’s seat’

Posted by on December 15, 2005

A worldwide shortage of mining and nuclear engineers is making some students at the University of Missouri-Rolla a hot commodity.

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Experts to investigate breach at Taum Sauk hydroelectric plant

Posted by on December 14, 2005

A hazards-mitigation team from UMR and the U.S. Geological Survey plan to assess this morning’s reservoir breach at a hydroelectric power plant in southeast Missouri to help determine the cause of the incident.

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UMR receives six awards from electrical engineering association

Posted by on December 13, 2005

The St. Louis Section of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) presented University of Missouri-Rolla students, alumni and faculty with six awards during a banquet held Dec. 3 in St. Louis.

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UMR makes donations to GRACE

Posted by on December 9, 2005

The materials science and engineering department at the University of Missouri-Rolla donated four truckloads of canned goods to the Greater Rolla Area Charitable Enterprise (GRACE) Friday, Dec. 9. Additional cash donations totaled more than $2,000.

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Two UMR fraternities to help New Orleans families

Posted by on December 7, 2005

The Iota Omega chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi and the Epsilon Psi chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha at the University of Missouri-Rolla are collecting toys, clothing, hair care products and more for New Orleans families.

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Zeb Nash to speak at UMR Commencement

Posted by on December 6, 2005

University of Missouri-Rolla graduate Zebulun (Zeb) Nash, manager of ExxonMobil Chemical’s plant in Baytown, Texas, will deliver UMR’s winter commencement address and receive an honorary doctorate during ceremonies at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, in Gale Bullman Multi-Purpose Building, 10th Street and Bishop Avenue.        

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