July 2022

Dear CASE Community,

I am proud to be amongst you! I am Mehrzad Boroujerdi, the new vice provost and dean of the College of Arts, Sciences, and Education, and I am excited to join CASE. You read that correctly, our college name changed on July 1 to include our excellent teacher education and certification department.

Over the last two weeks I have been learning more about the great community that makes up CASE and have no doubts that we will continue to conquer new heights. I thank my predecessor, Dr. Kate Drowne, for the excellent work she has done guiding the college over the last three years.

I invite you to read about the accomplishments of some of our faculty and students in this newsletter. Please share your thoughts with me (Mehrzad@mst.edu) about how CASE can better serve you.

Mehrzad Boroujerdi, Ph.D.

Vice Provost and Dean

College of Arts, Sciences, and Education

Home of Missouri S&T’s 2022 Woman and Advocate of the Year

Near the end of the spring semester, Dr. Gayla Olbricht, associate professor of mathematics and statistics, was named the 2022 Woman of the Year at S&T. The Woman of the Year award is given annually to a female full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty member in recognition of dedication to education and commitment to diversity.

Dr. Agnes Vojta, teaching professor of physics, was named the 2022 recipient of the Dr. Elizabeth Cummins Women’s Advocate Award at Missouri S&T. The Women’s Advocate award is given to any S&T employee, regardless of gender or job designation, who demonstrates commitment to women on campus through mentorship and advocacy and by setting an example through professional achievement.

(Don’t) stop the presses

CASE faculty have been busy this past year, working to bring their research findings to the general public. Faculty have published books on a wide range of topics, including storytelling in video games, biomedical engineering, the cattle industry and even WWII jungle warfare.

Researching for public health

Newly graduated biological sciences alumna Maya Washington wants people to maximize their physical potential and knows that actions speak louder than words. That is why she researched the effects of autoimmune diseases on mesenchymal stem cells as an undergraduate student. These cells have a broad range of potential clinical applications and are a central building block in both engineering and cell therapies.

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