Tag: Engineering school

UMR to award Chancellor Medal to commencement speaker

Posted by on May 7, 2007

The University of Missouri-Rolla will award the UMR Chancellor Medal to its commencement speaker, Dr. Calvin Cobb, during graduation ceremonies Saturday, May 12, at UMR’s Gale Bullman Multi-Purpose Building.

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UMR named Missouri’s first NSA-designated university for cyber-security education

Posted by on May 4, 2007

UMR students will soon be eligible for new scholarships and grants related to securing the nation’s information systems, thanks to the university’s designation as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education (CAEIAE).

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UMR to award honorary professional degrees

Posted by on May 3, 2007

The University of Missouri-Rolla will award nine honorary professional degrees during its spring commencement Saturday, May 12.         

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UMR Commencement ceremonies to be held May 12

Posted by on May 3, 2007

Spring commencement at the University of Missouri-Rolla is scheduled for May 12.

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UMR team hopes to fly high in Texas

Posted by on May 3, 2007

Members of the 2007 Advanced Aero Vehicle Group at the University of Missouri-Rolla are flying their remote-controlled aircraft in the Society of Automotive Engineers’ Aero Design Competition May 4-6 in Fort Worth, Texas.         

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Peaslee receives Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching

Posted by on May 3, 2007

Dr. Kent Peaslee, Curators’ Teaching Professor of metallurgical engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla and the F. Kenneth Iverson Chair of Steelmaking Technology at UMR, has won the 2007 Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching.         

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UMR helicopter design team navigates to first-place win

Posted by on May 3, 2007

A multidisciplinary team of students from the University of Missouri-Rolla recently beat out Georgia Tech and the University of Alabama-Huntsville to capture a first-place finish with their small unmanned helicopter. The national competition was sponsored by the Redstone Chapter of the American Helicopter Society.

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UMR Jazz Band, Combo to perform May 4

Posted by on May 3, 2007

The University of Missouri-Rolla Jazz Band and UMR Jazz Combo will perform in concert Friday, May 4, to mark the end of the current semester. The performance begins at 8 p.m. in Leach Theatre of Castleman Hall, 10th and Main streets, Rolla.

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UMR students present marketing plan to Mo-Sci representatives

Posted by on May 3, 2007

A more extensive website and increased presence at trade shows topped the list of techniques Mo-Sci could use to improve their profit and market share, according to a proposal developed by University of Missouri-Rolla students.

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Better World Project recognizes chancellor’s crash-safety research

Posted by on May 2, 2007

A reusable crash cylinder created by UMR Chancellor John F. Carney III is one of 100 university research projects cited in a new publication that showcases academic research that is contributing to a better world.

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