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Memphis State Magazine, 07:01, 1988 Spring

Cover Story, "Which Fork Do You Use and When Do You Use It?" By Jo Ellen Ezell

A new program at MSU teaches students how to avoid etiquette blunders while dining with the boss or a prospective employer.

Also featured, "Walk Around the Memphis State Campus ... Walk Back in Time"

A stroll through its buildings opens the doors to the University's past. The contributions of the people who shaped the history of Memphis State University are immortalized in more than two dozen buildings which bear their names.
Memphis State Magazine, 07:02, 1988 Summer

Cover Story, "A Vibrant Reminder of Life... A Silent Cry of Anguish" By Susan Akers

A Jewish community that saved its artifacts from destruction by the Nazis preserved them for the world to study. These objects will go on display at Memphis State late in the fall.

Also featured, "From Memphis to Seoul— Memphis State Has an 'Olympic Connection'" By L.M. Logan

Faculty, athletes and coaches are heading for the Summer Olympics this year and in 1992, putting Memphis State in the thick of international competition.
Memphis State Magazine, 07:03, 1988 Fall

Annual Report of the President.
Memphis State Magazine, 07:04, 1989 Winter

Cover Story, "Tracking Human Evolution.. .A Family Tradition" By Susan Akers

The son of pioneer anthropologists, Richard Leakey continues to search for new evidence about man's early ancestors.

Also featured, "Reflections of Southern Life" By Les Seago

The art of William Christenberry, one of Washington's most successful and versatile artists, springs from his youth in Alabama.
Memphis State Magazine, 08:01, 1989 Spring

Cover Story, "Former MSU Students Featured At Memphis in May Festival" By Elizabeth W. Marshburn

Jerry Gray will be the featured speaker at a luncheon held at MSU in conjunction with Memphis in May. Also, Ephraim Ure'vbu, an MSU graduate, is the commissioned artist of the festival's poster.

Also featured, "Kenya... Land of Beauty and Contrast" By Kimberly K. Ford

Jerry Gray, a former MSU student who recently covered 25 African countries and the Indian Ocean islands for the Associated Press, says Africa is a continent of contrasts.
Memphis State Magazine, 08:02, 1989 Summer

Cover Story, "The Flight of the Eagle... Preservation through Public Education"

Symbolizing power, courage and freedom, the noble eagle has fascinated mankind for thousands of years. MSU graduate Jane Gulley tirelessly works to protect the survival of these endangered birds of prey. In the morning light, photographer Richard Gardner captures bald eagles gathering around a favorite tree at Reelfoot Lake.

Also featured, "Women in Leadership"

Slowly...ever so slowly...the number of women in academia is growing. While their ranks are small, women in leadership positions at Memphis State are serving as role models for future leaders.
Memphis State Magazine, 08:03, 1989 Fall

Annual Report of the President.

Cover Story, "An Apple for the Student"

MSU's School of Accountancy — the only college program in the United States to teach both IBM and Apple Macintosh technologies — is giving its students the competitive edge needed to excel in today's fast-paced business environment.
Memphis State Magazine, 08:04, 1990 Winter

Cover Story, "Cholesterol Confusion"

HDLs...LDLs...monounsaturated...polyunsaturated...What does it all mean? An MSU nutrition professor explains the basics of heart-healthy eating. Nutritionists advocate the consumption of fruits and vegetables to reduce cholesterol levels.

Also featured, "A Faultfinding Mission"

Unlike California's San Andreas Fault, which is visible to the naked eye, the New Madrid Fault lies far beneath the earth's surface. Memphis State geologists have made a discovery that will increase knowledge of earthquakes in the Mid-South.
Memphis State Magazine, 09:01, 1990 Spring

Cover Story, "Video Magic"

For hundreds of years, painters have used brushes, potters have manipulated wheels and sculptors have brandished chisels. Now Memphis State's art students are wielding a new tool to produce images — the computer graphics system. On the Cover: "Hidden Symmetry" was produced with a computer and thermal printer. Its creator, James Watkins, teaches MSU art students to blend creativity with technology.

Also featured, "Standing at the River — A Look at the 1968 Sanitation Strike"

As custodian of the 1968 Sanitation Strike Archival Project, MSU's Mississippi Valley Collection is an important source of historical information used by civil rights scholars, historians, writers and film producers from around the world.
Memphis State Magazine, 09:02, 1990 Summer

Cover Story, "Forging an Alliance with the Arts"

In the footlights or behind the scenes, MSU plays a significant role in Memphis' growing arts community. At the opera, on the stage, in the galleries — MSU faculty and students provide a creative human resource for the city.

Also featured, "Chucalissa — Bringing the Past to Life"

Named for the Choctaw word meaning "abandoned houses," MSLPs Chucalissa has again come to life—giving researchers, students and more than 50,000 yearly visitors a glimpse into the past.
Memphis State Magazine, 09:03, 1990 Fall

Annual Report of the President.

As Dr. Thomas G. Carpenter's administration comes to a close, Memphis State Magazine salutes MSU's ninth president. This issue highlights accomplishments from 1980 through Fall of 1990.
Memphis State Magazine, 10:01, 1991 Spring

Cover Story, "From Russia with Art"

Beginning this month, Memphis will display a fabulous exhibition of art treasures from the renowned State Hermitage Museum in Leningrad. Fulfilling its role as a primary resource in the community, Memphis State University has joined with city officials to coordinate some of the educational components for the Catherine the Great exhibit.

Also featured, "In Search of Eloquence"

Although the art of writing dates back to 6000 B.C., communicating through words is still a craft to be perfected. Through MSU's creative writing programs, students are learning the fundamentals of language arid discovering new methods of expression.
Memphis State Magazine, 10:02, 1991 Summer

Cover Story, "Tragedy Kindles Research"

A graduate of MSU's Open Learning Fire Service Program has transformed a classroom research assignment into a blueprint for saving lives.

Also featured, "Teaching Tomorrow's Kids"

Across the nation, promising students are abandoning the teaching profession for more lucrative endeavors. Through innovative programs, Memphis State is luring a wide range of people into education and filling the growing need for teachers.
Memphis State Magazine, 10:03, 1991 Fall

Annual Report of the President.

Cover Story, "Healing an Ailing Industry"

The U.S. is the most powerful nation in the world....But we can't solve our health care problems. Three researchers at Memphis State University are searching for answers to this complex dilemma.

Also featured, "The Past Preserved: MSU's Oral History Program"

If you want to know what really happened, go to the source. Participants in MSU's Oral History Program do just that—by interviewing people who provide firsthand information about important historical events or eras.
Memphis State Magazine, 11:01, 1992 Spring

Cover Story, "A Matter of Life and Death"

Performing one of the most stressful jobs in the medical world, emergency medical technicians face an assortment of challenging page 4 situations on a daily basis. A program at Memphis State University trains students for this exciting field.

Also featured, "At Home on the Range"

Once a world-class mountain climber, MSU alumnus Bill Westbrook now divides his time among western style gunfights, dramatic acting roles and serving as mayor of a rustic resort town.
Memphis State Magazine, 11:02, 1992 Summer

Cover Story, "Flower Power"

Memphis State's verdant campus is splashed with vibrant color every season, thanks to the efforts of the University's Landscape Department. MSU's horticulturist shares tips of the trade with other MidSoutherners who want beautiful yards with minimum effort.

Also featured, "More than Tea and Cookies: Women in Turn-of-the-Century Memphis"

Traditionally, the role of women in history has been overlooked. A local researcher has spent several years studying family collections, diaries, newspapers and club memorabilia to present a more complete picture of early Memphis.
Memphis State Magazine, 11:03, 1992 Fall

Annual Report of the President.

On the cover: In May of 1992, Dr. Lane Rawlins was inaugurated as the 10th president of Memphis State University. At that time he was presented with the Presidential Medallion, which symbolizes the authority vested in the Office of the President. The medallion and regalia are worn by the President during official University functions. (Concept by Jim Cloud; photo by Don and Carol Reber)
Memphis State Magazine, 11:04, 1993 Winter

Cover Story, "Days of Anguish, Days of Hope"

For three-and-a-half years, this Memphis State alumnus suffered the horrors of Japanese prison camps. What his captors did not know was that the American prisoner was keeping a secret diary. Scrawled in pencil, the journal is a testament to courage and the will to survive.

Also featured, "Ain't Got Tears to Cry With"

Originally songs of a people one generation removed from slavery, blues has become the music of the working class, farmers, and people forced to live by their wits. At MSU, High Water Records preserves the music of these rare Southern artists.
Memphis State Magazine, 12:01, 1993 Spring

Cover Story, "Elvis Lives!"

Elvis Presley has been cited in America's courtrooms. Legal wrangling over the late entertainer's estate has prompted ground-breaking laws about the right to publicity, says one MSU researcher.

Also featured, "Voyage of Discovery"

Experts on interplanetary exploration are few and far between in Memphis. But for the past two years, MSU students have been able to study astronomy with a seasoned veteran of three NASA missions.
Memphis State Magazine, 12:02, 1993 Summer

Cover Story, "Secrets of Success"

The winner of MSU's first Board of Visitors Eminent Faculty Award reflects on the future of urban education and proposes innovative methods for dealing with at-risk children.

Also featured, "Science on a Shoestring"

The Center for Earthquake Research and Information contains delicate, sophisticated equipment that measures infinitesimal movements in the earth's crust. Much of this state-of-the-art technology is the brainchild of an MSU employee with a marketing degree.
Memphis State Magazine, 12:03, 1993 Fall

Annual Report of the President.

On the cover: A traditional symbol of leadership and authority, Memphis State University's mace is displayed only at formal academic events. The silver disks on its bronze head depict the history of MSU from its inception in 1912 to its present status. Earlier this year, the Tennessee Board of Regents approved changing the institution's name to The University of Memphis. If the name change is approved by the legislature, a disk on the mace will be inscribed next year. (Concept and design by Jim Cloud; photo by Carol Neal Reber)
Memphis State Magazine, 12:04, 1994 Winter

Cover Story, "Elementary, My Dear: The Case of the Cultural Conundrum"

A university's job is to educate. But what makes a person culturally literate? Several Memphis State professors ponder this debate-riddled question.

Also featured, "Go for Baroque"

Memphis State University's resident Bach expert has almost completed an immense project: performing the composer's complete organ works-approximately 200 compositions-during a 15-concert series.