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UMR students win collegiate mathematics competition
Three mathematics students from the University of Missouri-Rolla recently won the Missouri Collegiate Mathematics Competition in Point Lookout, Mo. A team event, the Missouri Collegiate Mathematics Competition is open to students from any college or university in Missouri. This year, 33 teams and 91 students participated in the contest.
Read More »Outstanding advisors recognized at UMR
Winners of the 2006-2007 Outstanding Academic Advising Awards at the University of Missouri-Rolla were recognized during a ceremony on campus April 25.
Read More »Distance educators recognized for outstanding teaching
Dr. Henry Wiebe, dean of the School of Extended Learning at the University of Missouri-Rolla, presented outstanding teaching awards in two categories to UMR faculty members engaged in distance education during a campus ceremony on April 23. Those chosen for the awards in both categories received high ratings from students.
Read More »Award established in honor of Majdi Najm
The SAP University Alliance Program has established the Majdi Najm Outstanding Service Award to recognize selected individuals who have a history of using SAP in North American classrooms and mentoring others within the University Alliance Program.
Read More »ExxonMobil encourages contributions to UMR through generous matching program
Zebulun (Zeb) Nash, manager of ExxonMobil Chemical’s plant in Baytown, Texas, presented a check for $109,950 to UMR Chancellor John F. Carney III during the public launch of UMR’s Advancing Excellence Campaign April 19 on campus.
Read More »UMR researchers awarded Rudolph Hering Medal for environmental engineering
A team of faculty and student researchers at the University of Missouri-Rolla was awarded the 2007 Rudolph Hering Medal from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) for their paper, “Engineered Struvite Precipitation: Impacts of Component-ion Molar Ratios and pH.,” which was published in ASCE’s Journal of Environmental Engineering in 2005.
Read More »Engineering dean honored with research award, fellowship
Dr. William Schonberg, interim dean of the School of Engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, has been honored with a Fraunhofer Bessel Research Award and a six-month fellowship from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.
Read More »It’s all Greek to her
Even though UMR junior Heather Siscel wasn’t aware of Greek organizations during high school, she had Miner blood in her veins before she arrived on campus her freshman year.
Read More »St. Pat’s Queen candidates announced
Candidates for 2007 St. Pat’s Queen have been announced at the University of Missouri-Rolla.
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