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| The undergraduate business program at the University of Memphis was named among the nation’s top 100 business programs by U.S. News & World Report. The publication ranked 382 undergraduate business programs.
| | Graduates of the Loewenberg School of Nursing who took the NCLEX (National Council Licensure Examination) in the last quarter of 2011 scored a 100 percent pass rate.
| | U.S. News and World Report has ranked the U of M's undergraduate business program among the 100 best business programs in the country, placing it in the top quarter among schools rated by the magazine.
| | The Department of Mathematical Sciences can claim five Erdos level 1 mathematicians: Ralph
Faudree, Cecil Rousseau, Richard Schelp, Bela Bollobas and Jeno Lehel. An Erdos number represents the collaborative distance between an individual and Paul Erdos, an influential and itinerant Hungarian mathematician who was a prolific writer of mathematical papers. An Erdos number of 1 reflects a direct collaboration with the late mathematician, who was an adjunct professor at the U of M. Faudree, Rousseau and Schelp are among Erdos' five most frequent collaborators.
| | The University of Memphis has been named to the 2010 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll by the Corporation for National and Community Service. The Honor Roll recognizes higher education institutions that reflect the values of exemplary community service and achieve meaningful outcomes in their communities. | | Dr. Art Graesser, professor of psychology and founding co-director of the Institute for Intelligent Systems, was selected to receive the first Presidential Award for Lifetime Achievement in Research from the University of Memphis. | | Graduates of the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law had a 93 percent passage rate for first-time takers of the Tennessee Bar Exam administered in July 2011. The overall passage rate for the state of Tennessee was 80 percent for first-time test takers. | | The Princeton Review ranked the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law seventh in "Best Quality of Life" in its 2012 law school rankings.
| | Our Center for Earthquake Research and Information monitors earthquakes with more than 144 seismic stations in 10 states throughout the southeastern United States and conducts research on all continents. | | With 1,714 participants, the Helen Hardin Honors Program is in its 39th year. The program is the largest in the state of Tennessee. | | Modern Healthcare magazine ranked the University of Memphis MHA program (Master of Health Administration) fifth in the nation for top graduate programs for Physician Executives.
| | The Rehabilitation Counseling program in the College of Education was ranked in the top 20 rehabilitation counseling programs in the country in the latest U.S. News and World Report rankings. |
| The University of Memphis Nonprofit Leaders Student Association received the Program Excellence Award, sponsored by the Sprint Foundation, from the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance. The Alliance’s most prestigious campus award is given to a program that exemplifies overall excellence in student recruitment, internship placement, marketing and certifications.
| | Dr. Eric Brey, assistant professor in the Kemmons Wilson School of Hospitality and Resort Management, was named one of the top 100 marketing professors in the world by Social Media Marketing magazine. | | U of M students have raised more than $1.5 million for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital through Up 'til Dawn since 1999, including $152,142 in 2011. | | U of M junior Jonathan Fly won the 2011 Conference USA Men's Golf Championship individual title in Texarkana, Ark. | | Nine Daily Helmsman staff members received awards at the 2011 Southeast Journalism Conference's "Best of the South" contest. | | University of Memphis police officer Rickey Moore received the Crisis Intervention Team "Officer of the Year" award from the National Alliance on Mental Illness for his service to the Memphis area, including the U of M campus. | | G.I. Jobs, the leading magazine for military personnel transitioning into civilian life, has awarded the University of Memphis the designation of Military Friendly School. | | The Holiday Inn at the University of Memphis has earned the InterContinental Hotels Group Torchbearer Award for the ninth consecutive year as one of the best Holiday Inn hotels in the worldwide chain. | | The University of Memphis Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Pu-Qi Jiang, placed second in the American Prize competition for Orchestra Performance/Conducting in the university/college division. | | Dr. Robyn Cox, a professor of audiology in the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders, was awarded a grant from the National Institutes of Health for $1.5 million over a five-year period. Her research will compare the effectiveness of basic and premium features in hearing aids used by older adults. | | The American Advertising Federation named Martina Igberaese, a senior journalism major, as one of its Most Promising Minority Students. This honor places her among the top 50 minority advertising students in the country.
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Graduates of the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law had a 93 percent passage rate for first-time takers of the Tennessee Bar Exam administered in July 2011. The overall passage rate for the state of Tennessee was 80 percent for first-time test takers.
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