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JOHN K.
BETTERSWORTH
LEADERSHIP
LECTURES
2007-2008

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Named for John K. Bettersworth, former MSU Vice President for Academic Affairs, the Bettersworth Leadership Lecture Series features nearly 70 faculty members and offers lectures on over 100 different topics. The series is geared toward high school and community college classes, and is presented free of charge.
 

To schedule an on-site presentation for your school, give us a call. We simply ask that you contact us two weeks in advance with your preferred topics, three potential dates, and details about audience size. All necessary arrangements will be made by MSU.

For more information, please contact us:
MSU Welcome Center
P.O. Box DS
Mississippi State, MS 39762-6334
662-325-5203 (phone)
662-325-2330 (fax)
e-mail

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Agriculture, Animals, and Environmental Issues

Jerry Emison, associate professor of political science and public administration

  • Emerging Challenges in Environmental Protection

Gary Ervin, assistant professor of biological sciences

  • What Is a Wetland, Anyway?
  • Plants Out of Place: The Ecology of Weedy Species

Andy Ezell, professor of forestry

  • How Trees and forest Impact Your Life Every Day
  • Managing Hardwood Forests for Today and 100 Years From Now
  • Southern Forests—Understanding what You See Today and Knowing why It Is Here

John Hodges, assistant extension professor of forestry

  • Bottomland Forests in Mississippi
  • Rediscovery of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker

Rick Kaminski, interim associate dean and professor of wildlife and fisheries

  • Lectures/Field Trips on Wildlife Ecology and Management
  • Waterfowl and wetlands

Bruce Leopold, professor, head, and associate director of wildlife and fisheries department

  • Predators in Mississippi Mississippi's Black Bears
  • Mississippi's Top Cat: The Bobcat
  • Raising Bobcats in Captivity: A Success Story

Chris McDaniel, professor of poultry science

  • Fascinating Facts about Reproduction in Birds

Charles Mischke, assistant research professor of wildlife and fisheries

  • Aquaculture in General
  • Water Quality
  • Zooplankton
  • Pond Fertilization

Michael Newman, associate professor of agricultural education and experimental statistics

  • Agricultural Industry: Pathway to Success

Robert Parker, associate professor of forestry

  • The Use of Algebra, Geometry and Mathematics in Forestry Applications

Ann Rashmir-Raven, associate professor of veterinary medicine

  • Equine Surgery and Medicine
  • Comparative Anatomy

Nancy Reichert, professor and head of biological sciences

  • Plant Biotechnology Tastes Good

Cetin Yuceer, assistant professor of forestry

  • How do Trees Flower? Genes at Work
Architecture

Chris Monson, assistant professor of architecture

  • Complexity and Contradiction: Architecture and Architectural Ideas After 1966

David Perkes, associate professor and director of the School of Architecture

  • Community Leadership through Creative Professional Service
  • Learning from Rebuilding the Mississippi Gulf Coast
Arts and Sciences

Kate Bingaman-Burt, assistant professor of art

  • What is Graphic Design?

Robert Damm, associate professor of music

  • African Drumming, Dancing and Singing

Noel Polk, professor of English and editor of the Mississippi Quarterly

  • Eudora Welty and William Faulkner
  • Barry Hannah and Ellen Douglas
  • Living Outside History
  • The "Restored" Text of Robert Penn Warren's All the King's Men and How it Changes our Understanding of that Novel
Business

Robert Boyd, associate professor of sociology, anthropology, and social work

  • Business Enterprise among Black Americans

Edwin Duett, professor and Peter K. Lutken chair of insurance

  • Risk Management
  • Insurance

William Eshee, professor of marketing, quantitative analysis, and business law

  • Future Legal Aspects of Entrepreneurship

John Lox, director of international business academic programs

  • Study Abroad as Part of a College Curriculum
  • International Business as a Career
  • The Globalization Imperative

Richard Still, assistant professor of business

  • Congress—The Legislative Process
  • International Business Topics
  • Intro to Legal Environment of Business
  • The Growing Importance of Meaningful Business Ethics with Emphasis on Corporate Accountability
  • Business Ethics
  • Legal Implications of International Business Contracts
Careers

Noel Addy, associate professor of accounting

  • Your Career in Accounting
  • Career Choices in Accounting

Karyn Brown, instructor of communication

  • Careers in Broadcast and Media

Adele Crudden, associate professor of sociology, anthropology, and social work

  • Careers in Social Work
  • Working with People with Disabilities

Walter Diehl, professor of biological sciences

  • Careers in Biological Sciences

Jerry Emison, associate professor of political science and public administration

  • Build a Profession in Public Service

John Forde, associate professor and head of communication

  • Communication Careers: Traditional and Emerging

Robert Green, undergraduate coordinator of engineering

  • So, you want to be an engineer?

Glen Hendren, professor of counselor education

  • Career Opportunities in Rehabilitation
  • General Issues Related to Disabilities

Tom Hosie, professor and head of counselor education and educational psychology

  • Careers in Counseling

Bruce Leopold, professor, head and associate director of wildlife and fisheries department

  • Careers in Wildlife and Fisheries

Scott Maynard, associate director, The Career Center

  • The Job Search Process
  • How to Choose a Career and not Just a Major

Evan Peacock, assistant professor of anthropology

  • Archaeology as a Career: The Good News

Allison Pearson, professor of management and information systems

  • Careers in Business
  • Teamwork in Business

Ann Rashmir-Raven, associate professor of veterinary medicine

  • Equine Surgery and Medicine

Sandra Vaughn, associate professor of social work

  • Careers in Social Work
  • Communication in Health, Mental Health and School Settings
Communication

Brenda Edgerton-Webster, assistant professor of communication

  • The Black Press and Learning High School American History: A Parallel Resource through Time
  • How Digital Oral Archives Support Written History
  • From Nelly Blye to Oprah: Women in Media and How They Changed History
  • The Modern U.S. Civil Rights Movement and How the Media Helped Shape It
  • Crossing Boundaries: Mississippi Civil Rights and the Media
  • Speaking Out and Speaking Loud: The Women's Movement and the Media
  • Riding the Waves: Is Feminism Still Alive?

Hank Flick, professor of communication

  • Why I Need to Share
  • What I need to Share to Educate and Comfort Others
  • Don’t Cry Because Life Changes, Smile Because it Happened
  • Mistakes Happen: Smile—Some Mistakes are Too Much Fun to Only Happen Once
  • Never Pick a Major You Can't Change
  • Education's Second Name is Humility and Kindness
  • It May be Your Sole Purpose in Life to Simply Watch and Listen and Afterwards Help People Live with Their Mistakes
  • Nobody Really Cares if You Have a Fancy College Degree—Just be Educated to the Needs of Others
  • Failure: We Fall Down but Get Up
  • Conflict is What We Deal with Every Day
  • How to Interview (Employment) in Business Situations
  • How to Hire the Right Person
  • How to Fire an Employee and Live with the Results
  • The Five Most Important Words in Life
  • Conflict vs. Disagreement—the Differences and How to Manage Each
  • The Reasons for Communication Failure
  • How to Clarify and Live-out Your Values in a Changing World
  • What People Want, the Consumer Wants, Business Wants, the Church Wants, etc.
  • How to Respond to Business and Customer Complaints
  • Mad, Sad, Glad and Confused Customers
  • Ten Laws for the Development of a Career

John Forde, associate professor and head of communication

  • What is Public Relations? Customer Relations in the 21st Century
Engineering

David Bridges, associate professor of aerospace engineering

  • Development of the SR71 Spy Plane

Mark Bricka, associate professor of chemical engineering

  • Topics in Chemical Engineering

Jeremiah Davis, assistant professor of agricultural and biological engineering

  • What is Agricultural Engineering Technology?
  • Your Cows are Getting Out! An Introduction to Livestock Tracking
  • Factors in Developing a High-Tech Livestock or Poultry System

Burak Eksioglu, assistant professor of industrial and systems engineering

  • Topics in Industrial and Systems Engineering

Sandra Eksioglu,assistant professor of industrial and systems engineering

  • Topics in Industrial and Systems Engineering

Robert Green, undergraduate coordinator of engineering

  • Engineering: Art or Science? How to have a Winning Science Fair Project
  • Engineering Ethics and Professionalism
  • Change in Organizations
  • Technical Communication Skills

Mark Horstemeyer, professor of mechanical engineering

  • Crash Worthiness

Roger King, William L. Giles Distinguished Professor, associate dean for research and graduate studies

  • The Need for Global Observations of Earth's Natural Resources

Benjamin Magbanua, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering

  • Environmental Bio-Chemical Analysis: How Civil Engineers Use CSI Technology to Improve Public Health and Environmental Quality

Carrie Olsen, assistant professor of aerospace engineering

  • What is an Aerospace Engineer?
  • What is an Orbit: Getting into Space and Staying There

Rudy E. Rogers, Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering

  • Ubiquitous Gas Hydrates Discovered in Ocean Floors...Origin, Fuel Potential, Climate Threat

Tommy Stevenson, assistant dean for diversity programs and student development, Bagley College of Engineering

  • Bridging the Gap: Engineering a Path of Excellence for Students of Color in Engineering, Science, Math and Technology

Dennis Truax, professor and head of civil and environmental engineering

  • U.S. Infrastructure: Past, Present, and Will There Be a Future?
  • Environmental Management on a Regional Level

Janet Woodcock, lecturer, Bagley College of Engineering

  • Topics in Engineering
History

Brenda Edgerton-Webster, assistant professor of communication

  • The Black Press and Learning High School American History: A Parallel Resource through Time
  • How Digital Oral Archives Support Written History
  • From Nelly Blye to Oprah: Women in Media and How They Changed History
  • The Modern U.S. Civil Rights Movement and How the Media Helped Shape It
  • Crossing Boundaries: Mississippi Civil Rights and the Media
  • Speaking Out and Speaking Loud: The Women's Movement and the Media
  • Riding the Waves: Is Feminism Still Alive?
Math and Science

Debbie Beard, instructor of chemistry

  • Women in Science

Walter Diehl, professor of biological sciences

  • Why Biology Should be Common Knowledge

J. Patrick Lestrade, professor of astronomy

  • Planets, Stars and Explosions—Oh My!

Mark A. Novotny, professor and head of physics and astronomy

  • Big Computers for Science at Scales from Big to Small
Personal Development

Dan Cochran, professor of management and organizational behavior

  • Time Management; Stress Management

Jerry Emison, associate professor of political science and public administration

  • Creating Good Luck in Your Life and Career

B.J. Lejeune, director of deaf/blind programs

  • Simulations of Visual Impairment

Scott Maynard, associate director, The Career Center

  • Outside the Books: Skills and Abilities Needed for Success

Tommy Stevenson, assistant dean for diversity programs and student development, Bagley College of Engineering

  • Seven Habits of Highly Effective College Students

Nancy Verhoek-Miller, professor of curriculum and instruction

  • Reading as a Hobby
Technology

John Forde, associate professor and head of communication

  • The Joys and Challenges of Podcasting
  • Integrating Technology into the Classroom While Maintaining a Personal Touch