It’s easy to gush when you’re describing excellence. Dr. Connie Kossen (’64) presents Dr. Ross Whitwam with the Kossen Faculty Excellence Award during the university’s Spring Commencement Ceremony. But it’s difficult for Dr. Bonnie Oppenheimer to be succinct when she is asked to highlight the accomplishments of Dr. Ross Whitwam.
Dr. Joe L. Alexander continues to expand his portfolio. In the process, Alexander, a professor of music at Mississippi University for Women, keeps earning accolades as a world-renown composer. Dr. Joe L. Alexander Two of Alexander’s most recent compositions, “DJ2 Extravaganza” and “Ruffner Mountain Express” received Mississippi Institute of Arts…
The desire to provide greater care and lasting relationships brings two nursing alumni back to Mississippi University for Women. Dr. Lindsay Kemp (right) demonstrates suturing for graduate student Lauryn Hicks Each week, 21 nurses from Mississippi and neighboring states assemble on the campus of Mississippi University for Women as part…
Dr. Valentin Bogdan wants to push the boundaries. Dr. Valentin Bogdan As an artist, that’s the only way Bogdan feels he can grow and evolve as a pianist and as a composer. Bogdan’s willingness to challenge himself explains his interest in Mihai Eminescu, a novelist, journalist and Romantic poet from…
Time offered Ian Childers a chance to reflect upon and to connect with his past. Ian Childers Childers spent a lot of that time with his dog, Simon, a pit bull he rescued as a puppy nearly eight years ago. Late in 2019, Simon was diagnosed with lymphoma and had…
