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FMU Home > News > Archived News Releases > 2001

January 2001 FMU features three art gallery exhibits in January FMU to hold CFM review seminar Clyburn to be keynote speaker at FMU King Day celebration Dooley Planetarium at FMU Opens New Year with "2001: The Year Ahead" Program, Jan. 14 FMU names students to President's List, Dean's List FMU Trustees To Meet Jan. 26 Sankofa Museum on Wheels to visit FMU Jesselson/Fugo Duo to perform at FMU FMU names 4 faculty members to chaired professorships African-American Read-In slated for Feb. 4 Author John McNally to speak at FMU FMU to host First Tuesday Arts Event on Feb. 6 Dooley Planetarium at FMU Presents Show on Jan. 28 ; FMU Observatory Holds Viewing Session on Jan. 27 FMU Observatory To View the ISS on Feb. 6 FMU students to be honored at chamber breakfast FMU selects student marshals PYS product wins SCISA High School Math Tournament			February 2001 FMU accepting nominations for Distinguished Professor Field trip opportunities abound at FMU FMU to celebrate Spirit Week, Feb. 12-17 Santee Electric establishes endowed scholarship at FMU Seven inducted into psychology honor society at FMU FMU Theatre to present "6 Rms Riv Vu" FMU professors win SUI grants totaling more than $26,500 FMU to host 2,400 students for Pee Dee Storytelling Festival Lawrence, Lister-Sink to give concert at FMU FMU to host Open House on March 3 Chance, Dargan to exhibit artwork at FMU FMU selects homecoming king and queen FMU's Pike named SUI fellow Bush named director of enrollment management at FMU FMU Public Relations Program Gets Bronze Award
March 2001 FMU Program for Young Scholars accepting applications FMU's Kappa Delta Sorority to hold Shamrock Event Butch Thompson Trio to perform at FMU FMU to celebrate Homecoming 2001 on March 31 Author Diane Lefer to speak at FMU FMU Jazz Ensemble to perform, March 20 FMU announces Academic Excellence Scholars FMU's Dooley Planetarium to present "Serendipity 2001" 20 FMU students listed in "Who's Who" IGA establishes athletic scholarship at FMU Phi Kappa Phi honor society inducts 12 members at FMU FMU to host S.C. Humanities Festival, March 23-24 FMU faculty members active in Philological Association Rameys to give lecture at FMU FMU to host 24th annual Art's Alive festival, April 28 FMU to host Special Olympics Spring Games, April 3 FMU's Dooley Planetarium to present "Serendipity 2001" Show 21 local teachers chosen to attend Summer Institute at FMU FMU jazz groups to perform in concert, April 4 FMU honors students visit Columbia FMU Theatre to present "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown"			April 2001 Health Physics Society establishes scholarship at FMU FMU to present Spring Choral Concert, April 22 Alumni awards presented during FMU homecoming festivities Ms. FMU pageant to be held April 10 Sand Hills Science Fair to be held at FMU, Thursday-Saturday FMU to host Spring 2001 Career Fair, April 18 FMU Wind Symphony to perform on April 19 FMU to host Open House for prospective students Two FMU professors have books published Three State Leaders To Get FMU Honorary Degrees FMU to host 24th annual Art's Alive festival, April 28 Anonymous donor gives recreational swimming pool to FMU Twelve inducted into Phi Alpha Theta honor society at FMU Rachel Pack crowned Ms. FMU FMU Trustees To Meet April 20 FMU Observatory To Hold A "Star Party," April 14 FMU's Dooley Planetarium to present "Serendipity 2001" Show FMU professor's book details Sherman's march through Upper Pee Dee FMU Summer Classes To Have 4-Day Week FMU presents academic awards Four longtime professors retire from FMU O'Brien Named FMU's Distinguished Professor of Year Three Honored for Teaching, Service and Scholarship FMU presents Student Life Awards Elmore, Ellen Elected to FMU's Board of Trustees Trustees Vote To Extend FMU President's Contract Kappa Delta Pi honor society inducts 18 members at FMU Beta Gamma Sigma honor society inducts 21 members at FMU FMU seniors to exhibit artwork FMU to hold summer orientation sessions for new students Wages re-elected to lead FMU faculty
May 2001 Georgia-Pacific donates $2,500 for FMU Alumni-Faculty House Mayo and Latta High Schools Repeat and Take Top Honors in Math Tournament FMU's orientation program wins statewide award DEGREES AWARDED AT FMU COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES MAY 5 FMU names students to President's List, Dean's List FMU names Fairfield native to President's List FMU signs exchange agreement with Mexican university FMU first U.S. university to form partnership with eZedia FMU Art Gallery Series features ceramics, photography exhibits FMU School of Business offers accounting, financial seminars FMU Foundation elects board members, officers FMU's Dooley Planetarium to present "Serendipity 2001" Show Chatham Named NESA Executive Director			June 2001 O'Brien Named Interim Dean of FMU School of Business FMU's Dooley Planetarium to present "Serendipity 2001" Show FMU Observatory To View Comet LINEAR, July 1 FMU student named to IMA committee First-Ever Campaign To Seek $12 Million for FMU Bebe and Lorin Mason Gift Largest Ever for FMU FMU Trustees To Consider Tuition Increase Final Showing of "Serendipity 2001" at FMU's Dooley Planetarium is June 24 FMU Alumni Association Announces Executive Officers for 2001-03 Term President Bush Appoints FMU's Carter To Commission on White House Fellowships Pee Dee Electric Commits $500,000 to FMU Kispert Named Vice President for Business at FMU FMU Budget Includes 6 Percent Fee increase
July 2001 First Showing of "Follow the Drinking Gourd" Program at FMU's Dooley Planetarium is July 8 FMU among 46 schools selected for new AAC&U institute FMU Trustees To Hold All-Day Retreat July 20 FMU to host 9th-annual Pee Dee International Festival, Sept. 29 Eaddy, Culbertson Named FMU's Outstanding Staff Employees			August 2001 41 students participate in FMU's Program for Young Scholars Francis Marion University begins 32nd year FMU to offer classes at Northeastern Technical College Wofford named director of FMU's media center FMU Appoints New Department Chairmen FMU's Heyward receives Alpha Phi Alpha Presidential Citation BB&T Donates $200,000 to FMU Campaign Waller to perform at FMU's First Tuesday arts event, Sept. 4 FMU, NETC Announce Partnership FMU announces 18 new faculty members BellSouth Pioneers present check to FMU
September 2001 Shenandoah Shakespeare Express to perform at FMU FMU to host annual Volunteer Fair on Sept. 12 New Logos Adopted by FMU U.S. News & World Report Ranks FMU In Top 100 FMU's Dooley Planetarium Presents "Follow the Drinking Gourd" Program, Sept. 9 FMU to host Open House for prospective students FMU to host Pee Dee International Festival, Sept. 29 FMU Symposium To Deal With National Tragic Event FMU Initiates Effort To Improve Astronomy Instruction in K-12 Classrooms Welch Named FMU Presidential Scholar 13 Freshmen Named FMU Scholars 76 FMU Freshmen Named Academic Excellence Scholars Pee Dee American Heart Walk slated for Oct. 27 FMU to host Language Declamation Contest FMU Art Gallery Series features multimedia, ceramics exhibits FMU First Tuesday Arts Event to feature wind quintet, Oct. 2 Free child-safety seat inspection to be offered at FMU			October 2001 FMU's Dooley Planetarium Presents "Follow the Drinking Gourd" Program, Oct. 14 FMU Theatre to present "Lysistrata," Oct. 17-20 FMU to recognize National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week FMU to hold Fall 2001 Career Awareness Week, Oct. 22-25 FMU Trustees To Meet Oct. 19 FMU to recognize Domestic Violence Awareness Month Australian University Added To FMU Exchange Program Area students win Declamation Competition at FMU FMU student receives fellowship from National Wildlife Federation FMU First Tuesday Arts Event, artists' reception set for Nov. 6 Poet Margot Schilpp to give public reading at FMU FMU Foundation receives gnome collection from donor
November 2001 Professor's play, "The White Problem," to be performed at FMU FMU to host Great American Smokeout, Nov. 15 "The State of the Universe" Lecture to be Given at FMU's Dooley Planetarium, Nov. 11 Breazeale scholarship endowed at FMU Brown, Pilger receive FMU alumni awards FMU To Hold Follow-Up Symposium to Sept. 11 Attacks FMU professor's book published FMU's Wind Symphony, Jazz Express to perform Becky McCrary to speak at FMU ZETA TAU ALPHA To Participate in Red Cross Disaster Relief Training FMU Foundation receives check from school districts through grant Psi Chi honor society inducts 3 new members at FMU FMU Observatory To Offer Viewing of Leonid Meteor Shower, Nov. 18 FMU Art Gallery Series to feature students' work FMU choral groups to perform Christmas concert Ms. Greek crowned at FMU "The Christmas Star" Program to be presented at FMU's Dooley Planetarium, Nov. 25 FMU Observatory To Offer Viewing of Comet Linear C/2000 WM1 on Dec. 8 FMU to hold Kwanzaa celebration, Nov. 28 Two Legislators, Florence Physician To Get Honorary Degrees "The Christmas Star" Program With Christmas Caroling to be presented at FMU's Dooley Planetarium, Dec. 9			December 2001 DEGREES AWARDED AT FMU COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES DEC. 15 Final Presentation of "The Christmas Star" Program at FMU's Dooley Planetarium, Dec. 16 FMU Observatory To Offer Viewing of Partial Solar Eclipse on Friday Shirley Malloy Chair in Biology endowed at FMU Reynolds elected president of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity at FMU