#Thelma Ellen Ross

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Between Earth & Sky from Andrew Nadkarni on Vimeo.

Renowned ecologist Nalini Nadkarni studies "what grows back” after a disturbance in the rainforest canopy. After surviving a life-threatening fall from a tree, she must turn her research question onto herself to explore the effects of disturbance and recovery throughout her own life.

betweenearthandsky.com _____

a film by ANDREW NADKARNI   featuring NALINI NADKARNI   produced by SWETHA REGUNATHAN KATIE SCHILLER   executive producers CAITLIN MAE BURKE SU KIM   edited by PETER ZACHWIEJA   directors of photography JOE VAN EECKHOUT DEREK KNOWLES   original score SARI MELLAFE   associate producers MEGAN MASSEY DEVIN TUSA PETER ZACHWIEJA _____

additional cinematography KATELYN REBELO ANDREW HINTON   assistant editors JORDAN TULLIS REBECCA SCHWARTZ   additional footage provided by MERETE MUELLER   additionally featured KEYLOR MUÑOZ ELIZONDO INDIRA KULKARNI AMY McDERMOTT   business affairs DEVIN TUSA   clearance consultant ADAM LAWRENCE   graphic design MEGAN ROJEK _____   produced in association with AMERICAN DOCUMENTARY | POV Shorts   executive producers for American Documentary | POV Shorts OPAL H. BENNETT ERIKA DILDAY CHRIS WHITE   produced in association with IF/THEN SHORTS | FIELD OF VISION   consulting producer | IF/Then Shorts MERRILL STERRITT   coordinator | IF/Then Shorts CHRISTINE CHUNG _____   post production services CUTTERS STUDIOS   president & managing director | cutters studios CRAIG DUNCAN   managing director & executive producer | cutters CAITLIN GRADY   additional editing | cutters REBECCA SCHWARTZ   senior producer | cutters JAYSON RAMOS   executive producer | post-production ELIZABETH KRAJEWSKI _____   managing director | another country TIM KONN   executive producer | another country LOUISE RIDER   sound designer & mixer | another country JORDAN STALLING   associate sound designer & mixer | another country LOGAN VINES

producer | another country JOSH HUNICUTT _____   managing director | flavor NEAL COHEN   executive producer | flavor KATE SMITH   flame artist | flavor MOISES TAVERA   resource manager | flavor JULIE KLOS _____   color ASSEMBLY   supervising colorist MARÍA CARRETERO   colorist JOSÉ FONT   producer | assembly VERONICA WEBB _____   co-produced by IT DOESN'T SUCK PRODUCTIONS   impact support provided by THE REDFORD CENTER JILL TIDMAN HEATHER FIPPS ARATHI GOVIND CAIT FITZWATER NICO CADENA   production support provided by BRIC TV KUYE H. YOUNGBLOOD CHARLIE HOXIE SRIYANKA RAY   additional production funding provided by MOUNTAINFILM _____   special thanks to the family JACK LONGINO AUGUST LONGINO NATALIE VANDEVEN RIKKI NADKARNI LONGINO   special thanks to the family BOB DEUTSCH ELLEN DEUTSCH PAULA DEUTSCH THELMA DEUTSCH AMAL FALLAH SUSHA FALLAH SAROJ GHOTING MOHAN NADKARNI VINAY NADKARNI   special thanks EMILY BEST ELLA CHRISTIANSEN MARK DUPLASS DOUG FABRIZIO JESSICA FITZMORRIS DAISY FRIEDMAN PAUL GABRIELSEN JO GENNETT LORENA LOURENÇO RANDY MacLOWRY KHAULA MALIK CRISTY MEINERS KELSIE MOORE SKYLAR NIELSEN MALIKKAH ROLLINS ZEV ROSE BROOKE ROSS SUSAN SCHILLER KIRA SIMON-KENNEDY REENA SHAH KATRIN SPIRIDONOVA TRACY HEATHER STRAIN _____   location & access support MONTEVERDE CLOUD FOREST BIOLOGICAL PRESERVE MONTEVERDE INSTITUTE OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY - COLLEGE OF FORESTRY STARKER CAPSTONE WORKSHOP THE MOBILE MOON CO-OP UNIVERSITY OF UTAH _____   archival materials   "Climbing a Tree" produced by Elaine Clark & Doug Fabrizio cinematography by Nathan C. Balli provided by RadioWest   "Nalini Nadkarni | Tapestry Thinking: Weaving Together the Unexpected" provided by TEDxSaltLakeCity   "Not My Job: We Quiz Tree Canopy Expert Nalini Nadkarni On Canapés" Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me! provided by NPR   "Fallen: A Transdisciplinary Tale of Disturbance and Recovery" provided by Society of Critical Care Medicine   "Rain Forest: Heroes of the High Frontier" provided by National Geographic   "The Second Voyage of the Mimi" provided by Bank Street College of Education   "Between Earth and Sky: Our Intimate Connections to Trees" provided by University of California Press _____   The filmmaking team would like to acknowledge that this documentary was filmed on the unceded territory of the Quinault, Rama, Eastern Shoshone, Chepenefa Peoples, who have stewarded this land throughout the generations.

We thank them for their strength and resilience in protecting this land, and aspire to uphold our responsibilities according to their example. _____

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The National Sexual Assault Hotline is operated by RAINN, the nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization. _____   "Between Earth & Sky" won the 2021 IF/Then x The Redford Center Nature Access Pitch at DOC NYC 2021.

This film was produced by By the Creek Productions, which is solely responsible for its content.   © 2023 By the Creek Productions LLC All Rights Reserved ___

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Myron Herbert Burgess with his second wife Thelma Ellen Ross

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Film Lifetime Achievement Award Winners for 2018/19

Here is this season’s lifetime achievement honorees.

Academy Awards: Cicely Tyson, Lalo Schifrin, Marvin Levy, Frank Marshall and Kathleen Kennedy

Golden Globes: Jeff Bridges and Carol Burnett

BAFTA Awards: Thelma Schoonmaker, Elizabeth Karlsen and Stephen Woolley

SAG Awards: Alan Alda

American Film Institute: Denzel Washington

Venice Film Festival: David Cronenberg, Zhang Yimou and Vanessa Redgrave

Berlin Film Festival: Charlotte Rampling and Arthur Cohn

Cannes Film Festival: Alain Delon

Cesar Awards: Robert Redford

Kennedy Center Honors: Philip Glass

Zurich Film Festival: Donald Sutherland and Judi Dench

Twin Cities Film Festival: Steve Zahn

San Sebastian International Film Festival: Judi Dench, Hirokazu Kore-eda and Danny Devito

Camerimage: Witold Sobociński (R.I.P.)

Rome Film Festival: Martin Scorsese and Isabelle Huppert

Maine International Film Festival: Dominique Sanda

Odessa international Film Festival: Jacqueline Bisset 

Locarno Film Festival: Bruno Dumont

Rose d’Or Awards: Joanna Lumley 

SAG-AFTRA Foundation: Marsha Hunt, Norman Lloyd, June Lockhart, Barbara Perry, Harrison Ford and Lady Gaga

Antalya Film Festival: Ferzan Özpetek, Cem Yılmaz and Bela Tarr

Iran Cinema Celebration: Dariush Mehrjui

Australian International Movie Convention: Bryan Brown

Deauville Film Festival: Morgan Freeman

Toronto Film Festival: Harry Belafonte

Ulster Tatler Awards: Ciaran Hinds

Ischia Global Film and Music Festival: Quincy Jones

Comic-Con Lifetime Achievement Award: Nichelle Nichols

California Independent Film Festival: Doug Jones

Emile Awards: Clare Kitson

Heartland Film Festival: Hal Linden

St. Louis International Film Festival: John Goodman

El Gouna Film Festival: Sylvester Stallone

Haifa Film Festival: Zbigniew Preisner

Cinema Audio Society: Steven Spielberg

Asian World Film Festival: Lisa Lu

Lumière Festival: Jane Fonda

European Film Awards: Ralph Fiennes, Costa-Gravas and Carmen Maura

Critics Choice Awards: Michael Moore

Ojai Film Festival: Malcolm McDowell and Ellen Kuras

Hridaynath Award: Khayyam

Stockholm International Film Festival: Gunnel Lindblom and Mary Harron

Art Directors Guild Awards: Jeannine Oppewall,  Ed Verreaux, William F. Matthews and James Fiorito

Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Hayao Miyazaki

Heartland International Film Festival: Gale Ann Hurd

Arpa International Film Festival: Ed Asner and Edward James Olmos

Videocitta Festival: Ennio Morricone

Animafest: Suzan Pitt

Beaufort Film Society: Paul Sorvino

Chicago International Film Festival: William Friedkin

Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival: Gary Ross

Screen Producers Australia Awards: Michael McMahon

Hollywood Film Awards: Nicole Kidman

Equity Lifetime Achievement Award: Julia Blake and Terry Norris

International Film Festival Of India: Dan Wolman

Top Mexican Fest: Spike Lee and Terry Gilliam

Malatya Film Festival: Şener Şen, Perran Kutman and Osman Sınav

NYC Horror Film Festival: Tony Todd

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival: Liv Ullmann and Ivars Seleckis

Society of Camera Operators: Harrison Ford

Palm Springs Women in Film & Television: Beverly D’Angelo and Kaye Ballard

Toronto Film Critics Association Award: Tantoo Cardinal

Bette Davis Lifetime Achievement Award: Michael Douglas

Director’s Guild Award: Don Mischer

Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards: Susan Cabral-Ebert and Robert Louis Stevenson

Annie Awards: Andrea Romano, Ralph Eggleston and Frank Braxton (posthumously)

American Society of Cinematographers: Robert Richardson and Jeff Jur

Women in Film and TV: Juliet Stevenson

Nigerian Film Corporation: Femi Odugbem

International Film Festival of Kerala: Majid Majidi

London Film Critics Awards: Pedro Almodovar

Zuma Film Festival:  Femi Odugbemi

AARP's Movies for Grownups Awards: Shirley MacLaine

West Bengal Film Journalist Association: Buddhadeb Dasgupta

ICG Publicists Awards: Jamie Lee Curtis

Capri Legend Award: Nick Nolte

L.A. Italia Fest: Franco Nero and Andy Garcia

British Film Institute: Olivia Colman

Canadian Screen Awards: The Kids In The Hall, Deepa Mehta and Mary Walsh

Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards: Colm Feore and Sandra Oh

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Every Baby Name We Could Possibly Think Of

Naming your baby is a big decision, and with endless options, it can also be a difficult one. Whether you're going the traditional route or want something more unique (if so, read this first!) it's helpful to have a little, or a lot, of inspiration. Ahead, you'll find nearly every baby name we could think of (close to 1,000!). These aren't just random names we found in a book or concocted ourselves - they're almost all monikers we've heard being used, or we actually know someone who goes by the name. If we missed any, tell us in the comments! A Aaliyah Aaron Abbie Abel Abigail Abraham Adalyn Adam Addilyn Addison Adelaide Adeline Adley Adora Agatha Aiden Alan Albert Aleph Alexander Alexis Ali Alma Alton Ama Amanda Amaryllis Amber Ameila Amélie Amy Anders Anderson Andrea Andrew Angie Angela Angelica Anika Anna Annalise Anne Annie Ansel Apple April Arata Archie Aria Ariane Ariel Arlee Arlo Arman Arthur Arun Arwen Arya Asha Asher Aspen Atticus Aton Aubrey Audrey August Augustus Aurora Ava Avery Axel Aziz B Bailey Barack Barbara Barney Barry Beatrice Beau Beckett Beckham Becky Ben Benedict Benjamin Bennett Bentley Bernadette Beth Bette Betty Beverly Bexley Bianca Bill Billie Bingham Bishop Bitsie Blake Blue Bobby Bodhi Bonnie Bowie Brady Braelynn Brandon Brayden Brecken Bree Brent Brenton Brett Brian Briana Briar Bridgette Brienne Brig Brigham Brinley Brio Britta Brock Brody Bronwyn Brooklyn Bruno Bryan Byron C Caden Caitlin Caity Cale Caleb Calla Calvin Camari Cameron Camilla Carena Carina Carl Carmel Carol Carrey Carter Cary Casey Caspian Cat Catherine Celine Chandler Chanel Channing Charise Charlene Charles Charlotte Chase Cher Cheri Cheriann Cheryl Chevy Chip Chloe Chris Chrissy Christian Christopher Claire Clara Clark Clary Claudia Clementine Clifford Clint Clinton Clyde Colin Collins Condoleezza Connor Conrad Constance Coolidge Cooper Cora Corban Courtney Cruz Related: 100 of the Most Beautiful Baby Names D Daisy Dale Dallas Damon Dane Danica Daniel Danielle Daphne Darby Darlene Darrel Daryl Dashiell Dave David Davina Davis Davon Dawn Dean Deanna Declan Dekel Delaney Delilah Delta Dennis Denzel Desmond Dev Devon Dexter Diane Dinah Dixie Dixon Dolores Dominique Donald Doris Dorothea Dorothy Dot Duke Duncan Dwight Dylan E Easton Ed Eden Edith Edmund Edward Effie Eleanor Elena Eli Eliana Elijah Elise Elizabeth Ella Elle Ellen Ellerie Ellie Elliott Ellis Elodie Eloise Elora Elroy Elsa Elsie Embry Emerson Emily Emma Emmett Eric Erica Esme Esmeralda Esther Ethan Ethel Eugene Evan Eve Evelyn Everett Evie Ewan Ezra F Farah Fay Felix Ferris Finn Fiona Fisher Fitz Fleur Flint Florence Floyd Flynn Ford Forrest Foster Fox Frances Frank Franklin Frederick G Gabe Gabriel Gaige Gail Gant Garrett Garth Gavin Gem Gemma Gene Genesis Gertrude George Gianna Gibson Gigi Gina Ginger Gladys Glenn Gloria Gordon Grace Grady Graham Grant Grayson Greer Gregory Griffin Grover Gus Gwen Gwyneth H Hadlee Hailey Hal Halle Hank Hannah Harding Harlow Harlyn Harold Harper Harriet Harrison Harry Hart Hartley Harvey Haven Hawk Hawthorne Hayden Hayes Hays Hazel Hector Heath Heather Helen Henley Henry Hillary Honor Holden Holly Holt Hope Hubert Hudson Hugo Humphrey Hunter Hurley Hutton Related: Based Off Last Year's Trends, These 30 Names Will Be Among the Most Popular of 2017 I Ian Ida Idris Ike Imanuel Imogen India Indy Ingrid Inizio Ireland Iris Irvin Isa Isaac Isabella Isabelle Isaiah Isla Israel Ivana Ivory J Jack Jackie Jackson Jacob Jacqueline Jaden Jaelyn Jagger Jake James Jameson Jamie Jane January Jason Jasper Jaun Jax Jaxon Jayce Jayden Jeannette Jed Jeff Jefferson Jenna Jess Jessica Jessie Jill Jillian Joan Joanna Joaquin Joe John Jones Jordan Joseph Josephine Josh Joshua Joslyn Joss Joy Joyce Judith Judy Jules Julia Julian Julie Juliet Julius June Juno Justin K Kai Kaia Kale Kalinda Kane Karah Katharine Kathryn Kate Kay Kaya Kaylee Keanu Keegan Keira Keith Kellan Kelly Kelsey Kendall Kennedy Kevin Khloe Kiah Kiele Kiera Kim Kima Kimberly Kingston Kinsley Kirk Kit Kitty Knox Krista Kristen Kurtis Kyle Kylie L Laith Lake Lana Landon Lane Larissa Larkin Laszlo Laura Lauren Lawrence Layla Leah Lee Leia Leighton Leilani Lena Lennon Leo Leonard Leslie Levi Lewis Leyona Lia Liam Liana Lida Lilith Lillian Lily Lincoln Lindsay Lionel Lisa Lisette Liz Logan Lois Lola London Loretta Lorraine Louella Louise Lucas Lucian Lucille Lucy Luke Luna Lux Lyle Lyndon Lynne Related: 100 Unusual Boy Names M Mabel Mabrey Mac Macallan Mackenzie Macy Madeleine Madelyn Madison Mae Maeby Maggie Mahershala Maia Makena Malcolm Maleeya Malia Mamie Mandy Marabelle Marcus Maren Margaret Margot Mari Maria Mariah Mariam Marilyn Marin Marion Marisole Marisse Marjorie Mark Marlene Marlon Marlowe Martha Martin Mary Mason Matilda Matthew Maui Mavis Maximus Maxson May Maya McKinley Megan Melissa Meredith Merritt Meryl Meyer Mia Michael Michelle Mika Mike Mila Mildred Miles Millie Milo Moana Molly Monica Monroe Montgomery Morgan Moses Muhammad Murray Myles N Nahall Nahla Nancy Nanette Naomie Nasima Natalie Nate Nathan Naveen Naya Neil Neisa Neo Neoma Newt Newton Niall Nicholas Nick Nico Nicole Nicolette Nigel Nile Nimah Nixon Noah Noel Nolan Nora Norma Norman North Nova O Obama Octavia Olly Olive Oliver Olivia Omar Opal Ophelia Ordell Oriana Orion Orlando Orson Orville Oscar Otis Otto Owen P Paige Paislee Paloma Pandora Paris Parker Patrick Patsy Paul Payton Pearl Peggy Penelope Penn Penny Perry Pete Peyton Phillip Phoebe Phoenix Phyllis Pierce Piper Polly Poppy Porter Posey Preston Primrose Priya Prudence Priscilla Q Quaid Quincy Quentin Quinn Quinten R Rachel Radley Rae Ralph Ramsey Rayna Rayne Reagan Rebecca Reese Reeve Reid Reign Remi Renly Rex Rhea Rhett Rhys Richard Rick Riley Ripley River Rivers Rob Robert Robin Rome Romy Ronald Ronin Rooney Roosevelt Rory Rosalind Rosalynn Rosamund Rose Rosemary Ross Rowan Roy Royce Ruby Rue Ruth Rutherford Ryan Ryder Related: 100 Unique Yet Beautiful Girls' Names S Sacha Sage Sahara Saint Sam Samuel Sandra Sandy Sansa Sarah Saul Savannah Sawyer Scarlett Schuyler Scout Sean Sebastian Selena Sena Seymour Shane Shannon Shea Shelly Sherlock Sherry Shiloh Shirley Sia Sidney Sienna Simon Skyler Sloan Sofia Solo Sonia Sophia Sophie Spencer Stacy Stanley Stella Stephanie Sterling Stetson Stuart Sue Sullivan Summer Suri Susan Sylvia T Tabitha Tad Tamera Tamsyn Tanner Tara Tate Taylor Teagan Teddy Terrance Thea Thelma Theordore Theresa Thomas Tim Tina Tinley Toby Todd Tom Tony Travis Travon Trent Trey Tricia Trinity Tripp Tristan Troy Truman Turner Tyler Tyson V Valentina Valentine Vance Vaughan Vaughn Vera Vern Victor Victoria Viggo Vince Vincent Viola Violet Virgil Vivian W Waldo Walker Wallis Walter Warren Watson Waverly Wells Wes Wesley Westley Whitney Will Willa William Willow Wilson Winter Wolfe Wren Wyatt X Xander Xavier Xeno Y Yanet Yani Yigal York Yuma Yvette Z Zachary Zahir Zander Zane Zaylee Zayn Zion Zoe Zola Zooey Zora Zuma Zuri Related: These Are the Most Popular Baby Names of 2016 http://bit.ly/2kR9iwY

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Robert Brown, who teaches in the Department of Political Science and the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College, shares this year’s Frist Award for UM faculty. Photo by Robert Jordan/Ole Miss Communications

Following glowing letters of recommendation from students, fellow faculty members and parents, three University of Mississippi employees have been chosen to receive prestigious honors for their exceptional service.

The Thomas Frist Student Service Awards are presented annually to Ole Miss faculty and staff members who have “gone the extra mile” in unwavering dedication and service to students.

For the first time in the 21-year history of the awards, two faculty recipients share this year’s honor: Donald Dyer, associate dean for faculty and academic affairs in the College of Liberal Arts and professor of Russian and linguistics, and Robert Brown, professor of political science. Whitman Smith, director of admissions, is the staff award recipient.

“The Ole Miss family is fortunate to have so many outstanding individuals who go above and beyond to serve our students,” Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter said. “All three of this year’s Frist Award recipients exemplify this core value.

“We applaud their unwavering commitment to student engagement and exceptional level of personal attention to student success. These three are very deserving of this special honor.”

Examples of exemplary service include student guidance and mentorship above and beyond those expected of faculty and staff as part of their job responsibilities. Any full-time faculty or staff member, except previous winners, is eligible for the award, which includes a $1,000 prize and a plaque. The winners also are acknowledged during the university’s overall Commencement ceremony.

Each recipient said he was surprised to receive news of his honor.

“I was also humbled and a little bit embarrassed by it,” Smith said. “I am honored to be recognized as someone who serves students. I have nothing I can compare it to.”

Both Dyer and Brown expressed similar feelings.

“When he (Vitter) gave me the news about the Frist Award, I felt incredibly honored … and humbled,” Dyer said. “This (honor) means that my interaction over the years with students has positively influenced someone.

“The success of the students I have been privileged to teach and to advise has always been as important to me or more important than anything else I have achieved as a professor.”

Brown said he is grateful to know students who have made him want to be a better teacher and better person.

“This award is a reminder of how lucky I am to be a teacher, and to work with and care about the students I teach,” Brown said. “They have given me so much, and I am glad to be able to give back to them if I can.”

The decision to choose a faculty recipient was difficult due to the stellar praises expressed for each in the nomination letters, said Luca Bombelli and Anne McCauley, both previous Frist winners and co-chairs of the selection committee.

“Reviewing nomination letters for the Frist Award is an inspiring and uplifting task because all the letters express heartfelt gratitude for faculty and staff members who have really made a difference in a student’s life,” said McCauley, assistant director of the Office of Sustainability.

“Both were so equally deserving that selecting one over the other would have involved a degree of arbitrariness that most did not feel comfortable with,” said Bombelli, chair and professor of physics and astronomy. “Therefore, we made the unusual move to recognize both of them.”

Brown, who has been nominated for the award in previous years, teaches in both the Department of Political Science and at the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College.

In a nomination letter for him, one student wrote, “He has gone above and beyond as a professor, his dedication to his students shining every step of the way. Dr. Brown has visited sick students in their hometowns, gifted books to other students just because he thought they would enjoy, and has become a faithful campus voice outspoken against sexual assault.”

When the student had doubts about her career path, “He sat with me and compiled a list of possible majors, helped me schedule appointments with deans and professors in each department, showing up to introduce me to each of them.”

Dyer, who had multiple nomination letters written by both students and faculty, was commended by a colleague for “having taken the language and linguistics programs to exceptional heights.

“He has always been supportive of new ideas and innovations in teaching languages, including less commonly taught languages, such as Russian, Chinese, Japanese and Arabic. Thanks to his hard work, professional and personal skills, the Department of Modern Languages has achieved great success, national and international recognition and respect.”

A student wrote that Dyer’s service has included funding graduate students’ trips to conferences in Idaho and New Mexico, teaching more than his required number of courses when necessary and even teaching a much-needed summer course for free as a gesture of good will.

“Dr. Dyer leads by example; he is ready to do what is best for the students and the university,” the student wrote.

In a nomination letter for Smith, written by the parents of a UM student, he was praised for having “rewritten the playbook” for the role of admissions director.

“Whitman went well beyond introducing students to the university and helping them acclimate to the college environment,” they wrote. “He built a relationship with (our son). Had it not been for Whitman and his ceaseless encouragement and open door, he may not be graduating in May.

“Whitman’s voice of reason and understanding encouraged him when it seemed nobody else could.”

The parents noted Smith has “a deep passion” for working with Ole Miss students.

“More than once, we have phoned Whitman at home and on his cell number after office hours. Whitman consistently goes beyond the role of a director of admissions, providing guidance and mentorship that serve students like our son every single day.”

All three recipients said they plan to give their stipends back to the university.

“I will donate half to the Larry Ridgeway scholarship fund and half to the Max Miller scholarship fund,” Smith said.

“I plan to give it to the Department of Modern Languages to help students in need of financial support to study abroad,” Dyer said.

“Half will go to the Department of Political Science and half will go to the Honors College to use for student projects and development,” Brown said.

The Frist Student Service Awards were established with a $50,000 gift from the late Dr. Thomas F. Frist of Nashville, a 1930 UM graduate. Past winners of the Frist Award include faculty members Brett Cantrell, Denis Goulet, Aileen Ajootian, Don Cole, Charles Eagles, Ellen Meacham, Terry Panhorst, Ken Sufka and Eric Weber, and staff members Lindsey Bartlett Mosvick, Carol Forsythe, Thelma Curry, Dewey Knight, Valeria Ross, Marc Showalter and Linda Spargo.

Courtesy of Edwin Smith

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Myron Herbert Burgess

Synopsis of My Life History: Written earlier by Myron H. Burgess                          Retyped by Sandra Burgess  24 Jul 2005, Words in Parentheses added by Sandra Burgess)

I was born in Knightsville, Juab Co., Utah on 31 Dec, 1917 to Herbert Alfred and Della Whitby Burgess.  I was a 2nd child.  My sister Laura, who was born premature passed away some three months before my birth. Shortly after my birth, my parents moved to Toole where my father obtained employment as an Iceman in the summer and he worked on the Power and Light crew in the winter.

Childhood: As a result of the flue epidemic of 1918, my parents passed away on 28 and 29 Nov, 1918 (respectively), leaving me for my grandparents (of Alpine, UT) to raise.  My grandmother died of cancer when I was six years old.  One of my earlier recollections was that of visiting her in the American Fork Hospital.

My schooling:  My first 8 grades were at Alpine (except for the third grade where I attended school in Levan.)  The next 4 years were at American Fork High School, where I graduated in 1936.  I then spent the next year at USAC (known now as Utah State University).  I then decided it was time to seek my fortune.

Margaret:  In the Spring of 1938 I met Margaret Banks and we were marriedSeptember 20, 1939.  About three weeks later we moved into a basement home that we were building.  At the time all you could say for it was that it was enclosed. (Finally, Myron felt he had a family of his very own to love.)  Since that time we lived in Alpine, Salt Lake, Alpine, Lehi, UT; Tacoma, WA, Richland Washington; Lehi UT;. and finally in SLC. UT,  since 1946 (until death on 16 Feb, 1995).  I owned and ran Burgess Plumbing and Heating Company in SLC for many, many years.  

Children: We have five children: Allan Karl (1940), Merril Myron (1942) , Yvonne (1946), Laura Jo (1949), and Paul Leon (1951), whom, along with their spouses and children, we love dearly.  This was a good marriage and we were kept very busy in many callings in the church.   However, Margaret’s health began to give her problems and for the last 30 years of her life it got gradually worse.  She passed away 1 Mar 1981 of pneumonia, but the contributing causes were Rheumatic Fever, which she had 7 times, plus Rheumatoid Arthritis…which plagued her for 30 years and the side effects from the medications used to control them. Her body is resting at the Elysian Gardens Cemetery. (Married 42½ Yrs.)

Second Marriage: It had been my habit to spend some time at the Ogden Temple each month .  In May of 1981, I had been taking my loneliness to our Heavenly Father.  I had the feeling that day that I should go to the temple.  I obeyed! During the 4th session I attended that day (I usually always attended only once), it was made know to me that the next Sister Burgess was to be in the such, and I should not doubt. We were married and sealed on 7 Aug 1981 in the Ogden Temple.  Two of her three sons were sealed to us that day.  She has three sons and their lovely families and I love them as my own.  This means that now I have 8 children and 38 grandchildren.  Thelma and I got along well together.  We served a Family History Church Service Mission in the Processing Division of the Church.  (Married 14 yrs.)                    

Testimony:  Before closing, I want to leave my testimony that Jesus is the Christ and that Joseph Smith is a Prophet of the Lord and that the Church of Jesus Christ is the only true church upon the earth.  Myron is resting beside his beloved Margaret at the Elysian Gardens Burial (Cemetery) at 1075 E 4580 S, Murray, UT.  He died 16 Feb 1995. (Thelma is still alive and living in California at this entry.)  

 Margaret Banks

Margaret Banks was born 26 Mar 1921 to Junius Crossland Banks and Edna Myrtle Hackett. She was the youngest child having 3 Brothers and 1 sister.  She never knew  her  sister, as she passed away before Margaret was born.  Her brother Merril passed away following his mission of cancer.   Margaret was very bright and excelled in School.  She was a dedicated woman.  Her parents were both teachers and her mother was a principal.  She had a wonderful heritage.  She held many responsible callings in the ward.  She was well admired by many for her endurance of pain and suffering, but more importantly her character and integrity.  Most looked at her as a saint.  She did her very best in the circumstances she was given.  She loved her family and her husband.

Thelma Ellen Ross (Taken from her writings of her life history)

Born to Ferrie James and Carrie Ellen Prows in Ogden, UT  8 Jul 1916. She was the eldest of five girls and one boy.  Schooled in Ogden, UT, graduated in 1935. Married Harry E. Chappel about 2 years later. They had 3 sons: Ben (1938),  LeRoy (1939), Lenard (1944).  After 11 years of marriage, they left their husband and father because he was an alcoholic and was unsafe to live with. They lived in California in various places until all of the boys were adults and on their own. (She did an excellent job raising her sons.  All three served missions and remain active. Ben eventually was sealed to Myron in the temple as well.) Thelma decided to move back home to Ogden, UT to take care of her father. She had been working at the Ogden Temple in the Laundry Dept. for about 6 years when she met Myron. She too had been praying for acompanion and made it a habit to go on a session at least once a week.   She met Myron there, he sent her a letter addressed to the temple, she answered it, and that was it. They were married August 7, 1981  The Lord answered their prayers.  

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Brandi Hephner LaBanc, UM vice chancellor for student affairs, presents Brett Cantrell, assistant professor of accountancy, with his Frist Award at the 2016 Commencement. Photo by Thomas Graning/Ole Miss Communications

Being away from home and their familiar support systems, college students often encounter difficulties, but at the University of Mississippi, faculty and staff members often step in to lend a helping hand or simply provide advice and encouragement.

These efforts often go unacknowledged, other than the students’ gratitude and success. But students, parents, alumni, faculty and staff can formally recognize those who have truly “gone the extra mile” to help students by nominating them for the Thomas Frist Student Service Award.

“This university is composed of so many faculty and staff who go above and beyond to help students,” said Anne McCauley, UM assistant director of sustainability who won the honor in 2015. “Each student could probably name at least one person who has made a real impact on his or her life, and we hope to capture everyone’s attention about the nomination process to encourage students to nominate that person, whether it be an office, custodial, support staff, counselor, student organization adviser, mentor, coordinator or faculty member.”

Students, alumni, friends, faculty and staff can submit nominations for the annual awards online through April 3. Any full-time faculty or staff member, except previous winners, is eligible for the award, which includes a $1,000 prize and a plaque.

Written and submitted by individuals, nominations can be entered at http://ift.tt/2nyEXrKward/. Past nominations also may be considered.

Nominations should not focus on classroom teaching or tutoring efforts. Letters that cite only teaching-related activities may not be considered for the award.

The Elsie M. Hood Outstanding Teaching Award, announced at the annual Honors Day convocation, recognizes excellence in that area.

The nomination narrative should differentiate between obligation and service by citing specific examples in which the person being nominated has gone beyond the call of duty to help a student or group of students.

“Many of our faculty and staff go above and beyond the call of duty to demonstrate their commitment to students,” Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter said. “It is a privilege to honor two such individuals each year who provide such an example for us all.”

All nominees are notified that they have been so honored, and a campus committee appointed by the chancellor chooses the winners. Awards are to be presented May 13 at UM’s spring Commencement.

The 2015 Frist winners were Brett Cantrell, assistant professor of accountancy, and Lindsey Bartlett Mosvick, assistant director of the Office of Violence Prevention in the University Counseling Center. 

Previous recipients include current faculty members Aileen Ajootian, Luca Bombelli, Don Cole, Charles Eagles, Ellen Meacham, Terry Panhorst, Ken Sufka and Eric Weber; and current staff members Thelma Curry, Carol Forsythe, Dewey Knight, Ginger Patterson, Valeria Ross, Amy Saxton, Marc Showalter and Linda Spargo.

The Frist Student Service Awards were established with a $50,000 gift from the late Dr. Thomas F. Frist of Nashville, a 1930 UM graduate.

For more information or to submit a nomination, visit http://ift.tt/2ogfbpsrist_award/.

By Mitchell Diggs

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