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• Lohrenz Appointed Vice Chair of Ocean Leadership Board of Trustees STENNIS, Hancock County - Dr. Steve Lohrenz, chair of The University of Southern Mississippi Department of Marine Science at John C. Stennis Space Center, has been appointed the position of vice chair of the Consortium for the Ocean Leadership Board of Trustees. As vice chair, Lohrenz will serve on the Board Executive Committee and also as chair of the Public Policy Committee for the Consortium of Ocean Leadership. Lohrenz's term as vice chair is effective until May 2009. At the consortium's annual meeting in Washington, D.C., Lohrenz, along with the other elected officers, will have the opportunity to be re-elected to their position. Lohrenz received his doctorate in biological oceanography from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Joint Program at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and has served as a Southern Miss faculty member for 20 years. His research interests include phytoplankton ecology and physiology and biogeochemical cycling of nutrients and other elements. Barbor Returns as Director of Hydrographic Science Research Center (photo) STENNIS, Hancock County - The Department of Marine Science at The University of Southern Mississippi Stennis Space Center Teaching and Research Site welcomes back Adm. Ken Barbor as the director of the Hydrographic Science Research Center (HSRC). Barbor, who was the founding director of the HSRC in 2001, has returned after completing a five-year term as the director of the International Hydrographic Bureau in Monaco. While in Monaco, Barbor was responsible for the coordination of hydrographic activities among 75 member states. Prior to his position at Southern Miss, Barbor served as the commander of the Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command, where he directed worldwide operations of the U.S. Navy's hydrography, meteorology and oceanography activities. Barbor has also held other leadership positions as a U.S. Naval officer. Barbor replaces Capt. Don Roman, who served as director from 2003 to 2008. Southern Miss Gulf Coast Announces Dates for Fall Registration LONG BEACH, Miss. - The University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast will register new undergraduate students for the fall 2008 semester from 2-6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 12 in the Advanced Education Center at the Gulf Park campus in Long Beach. HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- University of Southern Mississippi faculty members who wish to nominate qualified students for prestigious national scholarships, and students who are interested in these scholarships, can access information through the Southern Miss Office of National Scholarships or online. Information and eligibility requirements can be found on the following Web sites: Rhodes Scholarship: http://www.rhodesscholar.org/ (early October deadline) Marshall Scholarship: http://www.marshallscholarship.org/ (early October deadline) National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship: https://www.fastlane-beta.nsf.gov/grfp/Login.do (early November deadline) Goldwater Scholarship: http://www.act.org/goldwater/ (mid-November campus deadline) The Office of National Scholarships is located in the International Center, Room 301. Call the office at 601.266.4263 for more information. Interested students may contact the office directly. |
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