Awards & Recognition | Agricultural & Biological Engineering | Mississippi State University - Part 11

MSU and Regions Bank honor superior faculty

Mississippi State University’s Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine recently honored five faculty members with the Regions Bank-DAFVM Superior Faculty Awards in a new program designed to highlight exemplary work in five key areas. James Warnock, associate professor of biomedical engineering program in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, received the Teaching Award…

August 16, 2013


MSU student wins regional microscopy award

Groundbreaking research by a Mississippi State University student has garnered prestigious recognition from the Southeastern Microscopy Society. For biomedical engineering doctoral candidate Sourav Patnaik, winning the 2013 Ruska Award is additional confirmation to move forward with his work examining a reproductive disorder affecting hundreds of thousands of women around the world.

July 12, 2013


Three Bagley College students earn 2013 Spirit of State honors

Three Bagley College of Engineering students have earned recognition for their contributes to Mississippi State and the Starkville community. The annual Spirit of State Awards honor students who have made a positive impact on their classmates and campus community. Recipients are nominated for the award by faculty, staff, or fellow students. This year’s BCoE honorees…

May 5, 2013


Five faculty earn endowed positions within Bagley College

Five faculty members have earned new endowed professorship and chair positions in the Bagley College of Engineering. Jenny Du, Isaac L. Howard, Jonathan W. Pote, David S. Thompson Hossein Toghiani formally accepted these positions April 23 at the Faculty Excellence Dinner. There are 17 endowed chair positions and 14 endowed professorships within the BCoE, each…

May 1, 2013


BCoE honors alumni for distinguished engineering careers

Business leaders, public servants and decorated retirees were among the 10 alumni recognized during the Bagley College of Engineering’s annual Distinguished Fellows ceremony this month. “We are extremely proud of these alumni and what they have been able to accomplish in their careers,” said Jerry Gilbert, acting dean of the college of engineering, provost and…

March 15, 2013


Warnock among selections for national engineering symposium

A Mississippi State biomedical engineering faculty member recognized for his problem-based teaching methods will participate next month in a special National Academy of Engineering symposium. James Warnock, an associate professor of agricultural and biological engineering in the university’s James Worth Bagley College of Engineering, is among 65 selected to attend the Nov. 13-16 Frontiers of…

October 18, 2011


NATO includes MSU engineering research in conference

A Mississippi State biomedical engineering researcher focused on decreasing amputations and other leg injuries to soldiers in IED-attacked vehicles will present her findings next week at a NATO conference in Canada. Lakiesha N. Williams, an assistant professor of biological engineering at the university, will address NATO’s Research and Technology Organization during a Monday-Wednesday [Oct. 3-5]…

September 30, 2011


BCoE women earn scholarships from national honor society

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Two women from Bagley College of Engineering have earned scholarships from the world’s largest engineering honor society. Tau Beta Pi has awarded $2,000 scholarships to both Mary Rougeau and Mary “Ginny” Sewall for the 2011-12 academic year. The two were among 158 students selected from a pool of more than 370 applicants from across…

April 13, 2011


University recognizes four ‘outstanding’ members of the BCoE family

Women from the Bagley College of Engineering received half of this year’s Mississippi State Outstanding Women Awards during the 33rd annual President’s Commission on the Status of Women awards ceremony. The BCoE’s honorees include: Michele Anderson, Outstanding Professional Woman; Lori Mann Bruce, Outstanding Executive/Administrative/Managerial Woman; Thelma Neal, Outstanding Service/Maintenance Woman; and Rachel Wheeler, Outstanding Graduate…

April 7, 2011


National organization helps fund students’ further education

STARKVILLE, Miss. – Economic woes will not prevent three Mississippi State students from pursuing engineering degrees. Each Bagley College of Engineering student has earned financial support from the world’s largest engineering honor society. Tau Beta Pi has awarded a $2,000 scholarship to Michael Barton, a senior in aerospace engineering. William Cleveland, aerospace and computer engineering,…

May 4, 2010