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Thomasville TimesAlex Schreiner signs with Mississippi State UniversityA signing ceremony was held April 21 for Alex Schreiner, a senior at Thomasville High School, in the school library. He has been awarded a Famous Maroon Band Scholarship at Mississippi State University in Starkville, which secures his position in the marching band. He also received a full academic scholarship and has been accepted in Shackouls Honors College at MSU. “This year as drum major, he has contributed a lot as far as leadership,” said James Boyett, THS band director. Schreiner was in the Thomasville City Schools band program for seven years. He played trombone. “As a player, he has...A...2025-04-3000 min
The Energy QuestionThe Energy Question: Episode 104 - Bobby Shackouls, Visionary Former CEO of Burlington ResourcesIn this episode of The Energy Question, David Blackmon interviews the visionary former CEO of Burlington Resources, Bobby Shackouls. Bobby took over as CEO of BR in the mid-1990s, assuming command of a large independent producer that had struggled financially the previous two years. By 2005, Shackouls and his team had built BR into a $32 billion enterprise whose management philosophy related to cost control and capital discipline remains one of the dominant models in the industry today. That list notably includes Travis Stice, the current CEO at Permian Basin giant Diamondback Energy.2024-07-0925 min
Tom NelsonBobby Shackouls: A 52-Year Energy Industry Veteran Reflects | Tom Nelson Pod #228Mr. Shackouls is a past Chairman and current member of the National Petroleum Council and a member of the Executive Committee of the US Oil and Gas Association. He is a registered professional engineer in the State of Texas and a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers.
00:00 Introduction to Bobby Shackouls
00:06 Bobby's Background and Career Journey
01:00 National Petroleum Council and Jennifer Granholm
02:40 Energy Policies and Industry Challenges
08:53 Environmental Impact and Misconceptions
26:30 Fracking and Technological Advances
29:09 Future of Energy and Industry Insights
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Vision PodcastVision Podcast Episode 66 - Dr. Christopher Snyder and the Humanities Council Teacher of the Year awardIn this episode, we are joined by Dr. Christopher Snyder, a professor of history and the inaugural dean of Mississippi State’s Shackouls Honors College, to discuss Dr. Snyder being named the Mississippi Humanities Council Teacher of the Year. Along the way we discuss his research and the importance of liberal arts education.2024-04-0135 min
Sacred and Profane LoveRe-run: Episode 55 - Christopher Snyder on Tolkien and Virtue EthicsPlease join us for the most popular of our re-runs thus far. It's the return of Episode 55 with Professor Christopher Snyder on Tolkien and Virtue Ethics! In this episode, I am joined by Christopher Snyder, professor of history and director of British Studies at Mississippi State University, to discuss J.R.R. Tolkien's fiction and virtue ethics. We discuss Tolkien's background , training, academic work and influences, how to think about his fiction and its enduring value, and what role virtue plays in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Drawing on arguments from his latest book, Hobb...2023-07-281h 09
Sacred and Profane LoveRe-run: Episode 55 - Christopher Snyder on Tolkien and Virtue EthicsPlease join us for the most popular of our re-runs thus far. It's the return of Episode 55 with Professor Christopher Snyder on Tolkien and Virtue Ethics!
In this episode, I am joined by Christopher Snyder, professor of history and director of British Studies at Mississippi State University, to discuss J.R.R. Tolkien's fiction and virtue ethics. We discuss Tolkien's background , training, academic work and influences, how to think about his fiction and its enduring value, and what role virtue plays in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Drawing on arguments from his latest book, Hobbit Virtues, Chris and I discuss the role of imagination in th...2023-07-281h 09Vision PodcastVision Podcast Episode 46 - Dr. Tommy Anderson and his new appointment to Dean of the Shackouls Honors Collegehttps://www.honors.msstate.edu/
2022-12-1928 minSacred and Profane LoveEpisode 55: Christopher Snyder on Tolkien and Virtue EthicsIn this episode, I am joined by Christopher Snyder, professor of history and director of British Studies at Mississippi State University, to discuss J.R.R. Tolkien's fiction and virtue ethics. We discuss Tolkien's background , training, academic work and influences, how to think about his fiction and its enduring value, and what role virtue plays in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Drawing on arguments from his latest book, Hobbit Virtues, Chris and I discuss the role of imagination in the moral life and why Tolkien isn't just or even primarily for children.
As always, I hope you...2022-11-011h 09
Sacred and Profane LoveEpisode 55: Christopher Snyder on Tolkien and Virtue EthicsIn this episode, I am joined by Christopher Snyder, professor of history and director of British Studies at Mississippi State University, to discuss J.R.R. Tolkien's fiction and virtue ethics. We discuss Tolkien's background , training, academic work and influences, how to think about his fiction and its enduring value, and what role virtue plays in The Hobbitand The Lord of the Rings. Drawing on arguments from his latest book, Hobbit Virtues, Chris and I discuss the role of imagination in the moral life and why Tolkien isn't just or even primarily for children. As a...2022-11-011h 09
Honorable MentionsDr. Tommy AndersonToday, Wade speaks with the new interium dean of the Shackouls Honors College, Dr. Tommy Anderson. Dr. Anderson has been a member of the English faculty at Mississippi State since 2005 and has been associated with the Honors College since 2006. He previously served as the director of the Office of Prestigious and External Scholarships, where he mentored the university’s first Rhodes Scholarship winner in a century. He has also served as the interim dean of the university’s library system and is the current associate dean for academic affairs in the College of Arts and Sciences. He is a grad...2022-02-0828 minHonorable MentionsDr. John Bickle - The Philosophy of NeuroscienceToday, Wade has a fascinating conversation with Shackouls Honors College faculty member and Mississippi State University Philosophy professor Dr. John Bickle. Dr. Bickle has feet in both the worlds of philosophy and science, specifically neuroscience. He talks with Wade about what that means, why science literacy is so important, and the very nature of consciousness itself. The pair also discuss the upcoming book Dr. Bickle co-edited and co-wrote, "The Tools of Neuroscience in Experiment: Philosophical and Scientific Perspectives," which is scheduled for release in early 2020.2021-08-1743 minHonorable MentionsMini-Episode for New Students: The First Two Weeks Of HonorsStudents are steadily arriving at the Shackouls Honors College. If you are a new student for the 2021 Fall Semester, make sure you listen to this episode. In it, Mr. George Dunn lets you know about several important (some mandatory) events happening in the Honors College over the next couple weeks.2021-08-1111 minHonorable MentionsDr. David Hoffman - The Office of Prestigious External ScholarshipsThe director of the Office of Prestigious External Scholarships, Dr. David Hoffman, talks to Wade about his job helping students pursue some of the world's most remarkable and life-changing academic awards.2021-07-1536 minHonorable MentionsDr. Tudor Jones and Dr. Christopher SnyderToday on Honorable Mentions Wade talks about the Shackouls Honors College's Oxford Summer Study Abroad Program with Dean Christopher Snyder and distinguished Oxford professor Dr. Tudor Jones.Dr. Jones gives some history about the centuries-old University of Oxford, details about the Summer Study Abroad program, and explains Oxford's unique approach to educating undergraduate students. Wade also discovers Oxford has a baseball team.A political historian, Dr. Jones explains to Wade the concept of liberalism in terms of its historic and European meaning and how it differs from American understandings of the term. Finally, they talk about Dr...2021-06-2139 minHonorable MentionsFei Fei ZengFei Fei Zeng is a graduate of Mississippi State University and the Shackouls Honors College who earned degrees from the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Business, focusing on International Business. In the fall of 2021 Zeng will begin work on her Master's degree at Harvard.2021-04-1938 minHonorable MentionsDr. Brad Jones - President of the Shackouls Honors College Alumni Advisory BoardDr. Brad Jones is a 2000 alumnus of Mississippi State University and the university's honors program, which predated the Shackouls Honors College. He holds degrees in Industrial Engineering from MSU and Georgia Tech. Originally from Heidelberg, Mississippi, Dr. Jones now lives in Atlanta, Georgia where he is the owner and operator of Life Well Promotions, a public health consulting firm. Dr. Jones has served on multiple Mississippi State alumni organizations and is currently the President of the Shackouls Honors College Alumni Advisory Board.2021-02-1645 minHonorable MentionsSeneca's Oedipus: An Audio PlayHappy Halloween from the Shackouls Honors College at Mississippi State University! As a Halloween treat we present a full cast recording of the ancient Roman play Oedipus written by Seneca the Minor.Each year the students of the Shackouls Honors College field a production of an ancient Greek or Roman play, but this year things have been different. Covid-19 prevented our students from following the traditional path, so in order to be as safe as possible without students losing the experience of performing, the College produced the radio drama to which you are about to listen.2020-10-2632 minHonorable MentionsThe Honors College Is Producing A Radio DramaOn today's episode, Wade talks with senior faculty fellow Dr. Donna Clevenger about how her class has used the current pandemic as an opportunity to try something new. In years' past, the Honors College has fielded a classical Greek or Roman play, but this year that was not possible. Instead, Dr. Clevenger and the students of the Honors College looked at the radio dramas of the 1930s as guidance and produced an audio drama of Seneca's Oedipus. Later in the show, Wade talks to three of the students responsible for making the show a reality. The Shackouls Honors College...2020-10-2221 minHonorable MentionsRay Gildea and The Astronaut ScholarshipToday on Honorable Mentions, Wade chats with Mr. Ray Guildea whose generous support has made it possible for Mississippi State University to offer its students the Astronaut Scholarship (awarded in support with the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation). Wade and Ray talk about the scholarship, Ray's friendships with some of America's most famous astronauts, and Ray's love of Mississippi State University. Dr. David Hoffman also stops by to give some details about the Astronaut Scholarship, including how a student can pursue this prestigious and lucrative award.2020-10-1539 minHonorable MentionsDr. Donald ShafferDr. Donald Shaffer is the Director for African American Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences and serves as the mentor to the Presidential Scholars program at the Schackouls Honors College. In this episode, Dr. Shaffer talks about his journey to becoming an academic and the books and experiences that inspired him. He also gives a few tips for any student considering applying for the Presidential Scholarship, which is arguably the most prestigious undergraduate scholarship offered by Mississippi State University. You can contact Dr. Shaffer at ds649@msstate.edu.2020-10-0828 minHonorable MentionsField BrownOn this episode of Honorable Mentions Wade speaks to Field Brown, Mississippi State University's most recent Rhodes Scholar. Field talks about what it was like pursuing the Rhodes, what life was like in England, and how the Honors College paved the way for his remarkable achievement.2020-10-0229 minHonorable MentionsDr. Seth OppenheimerFor more than 30 years, Dr. Seth Oppenheimer has served as a mathematics professor at Mississippi State University. Along with his other work, Dr. O also serves as the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the Shackouls Honors College. During this interview, Dr. O speaks about his philosophy both educational and moral. And while he might refer to himself as "The Storm" or the "Cheerful Assassin" it's doubtful that anyone after hearing this could call him anything other than one of Mississippi State University's treasures.2020-09-2938 minHonorable MentionsJayla MondyPresidential Scholar and biochemistry major Jayla Mondy spends a few minutes with Wade in the Honorable Mentions studio to talk about her time at Mississippi State and how the Honors College has shaped and formed her experience at the University.2020-09-2611 minHonorable MentionsBrady KruseBrady Kruse is a senior computer science major at Mississippi State University and a member of the Shackouls Honors College. On today's episode, Brady talks about being an Honors student, the incredible experiences a person can have by taking advantage of the Honors College, and how he is still shocked that the boy who once worked in an ice cream store and in a Missouri cow pasture has now become a man who has studied at the University of Oxford in England and is now pursuing some of the world's most prestigious graduate scholarships.2020-09-1820 minHonorable MentionsDr. Eric VivierDr. Eric Vivier is a faculty fellow in the Shackouls Honors College at Mississippi State University. In this episode, Dr. Vivier and Wade discuss what it means to be a faculty fellow, the Cursus Honorum, and the Streetcar - the official undergraduate literary magazine of the University.Here is a link to the Streetcar's website, as Dr. Vivier mentions in the episode. https://www.thestreetcarmsu.com/2020-09-1521 minHonorable MentionsIntroducing Honorable MentionsWelcome to Honorable Mentions! Hosted by Wade Leonard, Honorable Mentions is the official podcast of the Shackouls Honors College at Mississippi State University. In this short introduction, Wade tells you what the podcast is about and what it aspires to be. Join us as we walk the Path of Honors and Hail State!2020-09-0402 minHonorable MentionsDean Christopher SnyderWelcome to Honorable Mentions, the official podcast of the Shackouls Honors College at Mississippi State University. Today, Wade is joined by Dr. Christopher Snyder, the Dean of the Shackouls Honors College. Beyond his role as dean, Dr. Snyder is a prolific author, with ten books under his belt. A medieval historian by trade, Dr. Snyder is also among the world's foremost authorities on J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis. Dr. Snyder is also a faculty fellow at the University of Oxford in England, and is the creator of the Honors College's Oxford Experience, in which students become...2020-09-0431 minHonorable MentionsGeorge DunnWelcome to Honorable Mentions, the official podcast of the Shackouls Honors College at Mississippi State University. On this first episode, Outreach Coordinator Wade Leonard interviews Student Services Coordinator George Dunn. George talks about the myriad opportunities and support services available to Honors students at Mississippi State and how the faculty and staff of the Honors College go out of their way to care about each individual member of the College. For more information about the Shackouls Honors College, visit honors.msstate.edu. 2020-09-0410 min