Alumni Spotlight | Bagley College of Engineering - Part 4
Bagley alumnus earns prestigious NASA award
Bagley College of Engineering alumnus Terry Abel has been awarded NASA’s Distinguished Public Service Medal, the highest recognition the agency bestows to non-government individuals. NASA honored Abel for his “exceptional dedication to the education of young aerospace professionals by sponsoring, organizing, and participating in activities related to space exploration.” He was presented the award by…
Alumna overcomes odds, excels in aerospace engineering
Aerospace engineering taught Nikki King how to handle the unexpected, a skill that she has learned to utilize in aspects of her personal life as well. “It’s all about how you will react when something unexpected happens, and how quickly can you adjust,” King said. The Bagley College of Engineering aerospace engineering graduate currently lives…
MSU announces Noxubee Co. native as 2015 national alumnus
STARKVILLE, Miss.–Earnest W. “Earnie” Deavenport Jr. of Kiawah Island, South Carolina, is Mississippi State University’s national alumnus of the year.
Alumna featured as ASCE new face of civil engineering
RESTON, Va. – This past summer Engineers Without Borders–USA (EWB) sent a small team of engineers to Simwatachela, Zambia, a very remote village in sub-Saharan Africa, to install drinking water wells to over 10,000 villagers.
Westerfield named MDOT hydraulics division director
JACKSON, MISS.—The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) has announced the appointment of Rachel Westerfield to the position of director of the newly created Hydraulics Division, according to MDOT Executive Director Melinda McGrath. In her new position, Rachel will be responsible for performing project management and administration duties to ensure the successful completion of hydraulic design for…
BCoE alumnus named TVA executive vice president of external relations
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – President and CEO Bill Johnson announced Wednesday that he has named Van M. Wardlaw as the Tennessee Valley Authority’s new executive vice president of External Relations. Wardlaw most recently served as senior vice president for Customer Resources.
Dow Chemical gift to support diversity in engineering
STARKVILLE, Miss. – A $750,000 gift from Dow Chemical will support diversity programs in the Bagley College of Engineering for the next three years. Eduardo Do Val, site operations director for Dow Chemical in Plaquemine, Louisiana, made the announcement during a visit to Mississippi State’s campus. “Mississippi State is a very strong university for Dow…
Bulldog network keeps Maroon on alumnus’ mind
The son of a football coach, Tommy Nusz called many places home during his formative years: Texas, Michigan and Virginia just to name a few. But it was the years spent in Starkville, while his dad served as an assistant under Mississippi State coach Charley Shira, that made a lasting impression. “We were in Texas…