This could be a favorite topic we haven't done - Favorite Professor at State?...
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I remember having him for one of my first classes as a freshman....some sort of honors composition class, I think. Many in the class couldn't stand him, but in some weird way I really liked what he was doing and the way he taught. I signed up on purpose for a 2nd semester of honors comp under him because I enjoyed him so much. He was an interesting character. I saw him on a couple of occasions at the Cotton District Grill and we shared a few beers. Definitely a great and interesting dude. Sorry to hear that he was killed.
I laugh at your 155 and raise you to 192 without graduate school. I really really liked college. Ask my dad. Have 6 minors, and then went and got another degree from another school after all that. Your classic overachiever.
Because the majority of the teachers in the business school who try and teach use all power point slides so all a student needs to do is studypowerpointslides a night or 2 before the test and cruise to A's and B's which are just as much a waste of time since the retention of the information is just as low as a lax teacher. College is a joke anyway(at least business degrees not Accounting or MIS which is all I can speak for). All about that piece of paper and job experience.
Turd, I have heard the same thing about Embree from numerous sources. And, to add to your statement above, I heard he chose that field to get back at all of those who chose to become engineers.Turd W Ferguson said:
Years after taking his writing for engineers class I finally figured out how to get by him. You would have to write at the top of your paper either A) My boss is a smart man and is on top of stuff and therefore needs minimal information. or B) My boss is a dumb-*** and I have to draw him a map to the men's room everyday. He actually told me this one time when going over one of my assignments in his office "Mr. Mjoelner, in all my years of teaching this class, THIS (pointing to a table I had made out on the paper) is the BEST example I have ever seen of explaining what your boss needs to do and the timeline required. Unfortunately, he doesn't need that information. He should already know that." He then proceeded to change the 'A' on the paper to a 'C'.
PS: Embree, iffor some reason your sorry *** stumbles across this board and this post just know this: After 26 years as a technician and engineer inthe field of aviation, not once have I had a boss or co-worker tell me that Igave them too much or not enough information when taking a message for them or getting a point across to them so 17 YOU!
Just incredibly good. And he certainly gets bonus points for looking the part as a PhD physicist.
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I had Woody for a senior level course and I liked him. Funny/dry sense of humor but really knew his stuff. If I remember correctly I think I ended up with a B in his class after my group bombed our big presentation at the end of the semester. He just railed into our group with questions after the presentation but we knew we had it coming. It was almost comcial for me though because i had already locked up a solid grade. He was like that with everyone. Good guy tough.
Kirk Rosenham, (sp?), taught engineering economy. Was also a Starkville Alderman. Had us laughing everyday.
My net sucks at this motel. So, may have missed a bit.
Chem 101. If you pass the final you will pass.
I passed the final.
Failed.
Debate: Me to,Dr. C.Q.S., you said if we passed the final we would pass.
Answer: No, one misses my class as much as you did and passes.
Me. But,
Dr. C.Q.S. (SUE ME)!
End of conversation!
Chem 101. If you pass the final you will pass.
I passed the final.
Failed.
Debate: Me to,Dr. C.Q.S., you said if we passed the final we would pass.
Answer: No, one misses my class as much as you did and passes.
Me. But,
Dr. C.Q.S. (SUE ME)!
End of conversation!
Anyone that's ever done exercise science for the past.... who knows, will agree.<div>
</div><div>Great corny jokes, genuinely cared about you learning, was always there for you if you needed extra help or to talk or to re-arrange your life. He is THE guy you go to when trying to get into PT or OT, and works hard to make sure his students succeed and are accepted into the schools they apply to. He literally spends the night in his office working on writing rec letters and talking to schools.</div><div>
</div><div>The notes I get now are nowhere close to being as good as his were. Very glad I have his to refer to.</div><div>
</div><div>Plus, I graduated three years ago, and he still calls every now and then just to check in on me and make sure school's going good. Can't beat that. Love that guy.</div>
</div><div>Great corny jokes, genuinely cared about you learning, was always there for you if you needed extra help or to talk or to re-arrange your life. He is THE guy you go to when trying to get into PT or OT, and works hard to make sure his students succeed and are accepted into the schools they apply to. He literally spends the night in his office working on writing rec letters and talking to schools.</div><div>
</div><div>The notes I get now are nowhere close to being as good as his were. Very glad I have his to refer to.</div><div>
</div><div>Plus, I graduated three years ago, and he still calls every now and then just to check in on me and make sure school's going good. Can't beat that. Love that guy.</div>
<div>Had some brilliant professors at Millsaps. Dr. Hise was a '60's Berkeley radical who would sit cross-legged on the teacher's desk teaching English. Dr. Coker was an admirer of the Red Chinese. Dr. Flynn was a real flamer. Dr. Kahn made you want to visit France. Dr. MacKenzie was the most strait-laced, but he knew his history of Mississippi and SEC football.</div><div>
</div>Some at State just sucked a little less. Mr Chris Rendeiro because he was on the Texas Railroad Commission and told funny stories about the backroom political deals. Dr. "Big Al" Wehr was nice enough in Chem. E. Thermo I and II. Dr. David Sawyer had just moved from Amoco, and actually had some real-world experience with Reservoir Engineering...saw where he died in 2008. The rest of the professors at State were either monumental mediocrities or a complete waste of time.
</div>Some at State just sucked a little less. Mr Chris Rendeiro because he was on the Texas Railroad Commission and told funny stories about the backroom political deals. Dr. "Big Al" Wehr was nice enough in Chem. E. Thermo I and II. Dr. David Sawyer had just moved from Amoco, and actually had some real-world experience with Reservoir Engineering...saw where he died in 2008. The rest of the professors at State were either monumental mediocrities or a complete waste of time.
Dr. Edwin H. Duett
He retired a few years ago from state. I think he is at Eastern Kentucky now....
He retired a few years ago from state. I think he is at Eastern Kentucky now....
Great, practical ME professor. He hated giving final exams, even when the department head required it. One year, for our Alternate Energy Sources class final, he asked us how many gas stations in Mississippi had compressed natural gas (CNG) refueling stations and where they were (I remember there were two, and one was in Jackson). He told us this numerous times . . . including the class before the final. I loved that guy. He was also one of the best, more real-world post-academia professors I ever had. As Professional Engineer now, I see so clearly why he did things the way he did. Made sense then, but makes even more now.
Think he retired though. Either that or isn't teaching much anymore.
I gave him a Direct TV P3 smart card reader since he taught a lot of computer security and used actual stuff for examples.
I gave him a Direct TV P3 smart card reader since he taught a lot of computer security and used actual stuff for examples.
Just a great all around guy. While taking his class I went to court for a traffic ticket and he was my judge. He berated the officer that wrote me the ticket and made him feel 2 feet tall. The next day in class he gave me a wink and told me not to get another ticket in town for a year.
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