Chairman: Dr. J.R. Rigby, research hydrologist, U.S.D.A. National Sedimentation Laboratory Dr. Clay Dibrell, Wm.W. Gresham Jr. Entrepreneurial Lecturer and associate professor of Management Dr. Rich Gentry, assistant professor of management, Univ. of MS Dr. Rich Forgette, interim director, Center for Intelligence and Security Studies; senior associate dean, College of Liberal Arts Dr. Vivian Ibrahim, Croft […]
This year’s SMBHC Welcome Week kicked off at the Ford Center with speaker Shad White (SMBHC ’08) and ended with a delicious catfish dinner catered by Taylor Grocery and live music in the Grove. The week featured hundreds of sessions on varied topics–from belly dancing to Harry Potter! Artist-in-Residence Bruce Levingston wowed the honors freshmen with a […]
Honors junior Nikki Park wrote about her experience in May as a participant of the Misssissippi Water Security Institute. Read Nikki’s article in The Clarion-Ledger here. Students of the MS WSI listen as Martin Locke of the US Department of Agriculture’s National Sedimentation Laboratory points out some of the ecosystem remediation efforts being tested around […]
Check out the time-lapse video of the SMBHC’s new addition! Go here to experience the journey from start to finish. Dean Douglass Sullivan-González (right) and Associate Dean John Samonds check out the progress from up high. March 2015
The SMBHC Commissioning ceremony took place on May 13th at the Gertrude C. Ford Center, where almost 200 SMBHC graduates received their stoles, medallions and certificates. Read John Yi’s Welcome, Maia Cotelo’s Address and Sara Kiparizoska’s Charge here. Congratulations to all of this year’s graduates!
The Honors College welcomes a record 476 freshmen in its Class of 2020! The students hail from 27 states and 1 foreign country, with 57% being from the great state of Mississippi. This impressive body averages a 3.97 high school GPA and a 31 ACT. We look forward to meeting all of you at an […]
Gerard Buskes is the 2016 Liberal Arts Outstanding Teacher of the Year. Dr. Buskes is a professor of mathematics and teaches sections of Hon 101 and 102. Congratulations to Dr. Buskes!
SMBHC junior Grace Sullivan has won a prestigious Morris K. Udall Scholarship. She is the University of Mississippi’s third Udall winner and looks forward to using the scholarship for her graduate studies in social work. Read more about Grace and her surprise win here, and learn more about the Udall and other major scholarships by […]
James DeMarshall is a junior Chinese Language and International Studies double major from the Greater Philadelphia Area. He is also pursuing a minor in Mathematics. The South Jersey native recently was awarded one of the U.S. Department of State’s Critical Language Scholarships (CLS) to spend this upcoming summer studying abroad in the city of Xi’an […]
Professor of Law and Mitchell, McNutt and Sams Lecturer John Czarnetzky has received the University of Mississippi’s prestigious Elsie M. Hood Outstanding Teaching Award. Czarnetzky was the first law professor to teach Hon 101 and 102 at the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College. Read about Czarnetzky and his well-deserved honor here.