The Gazebo Gazette
UNIVERSITY (GG) — Camille Newman, from Pass Christian, a junior mechanical engineering major at the University of Mississippi, was named one of 15 Stamps Impact Prize winners for spring 2025.
Matching a $100,000 renewable gift from the Stamps family, the university created the competitive award in fall 2023 to enhance undergraduate students’ academic experience by supporting innovative, faculty-mentored endeavors beyond the classroom. Students receive up to $5,000 to support their work.
Newman is working on a project titled “Galactic Manufacturing-Lunar Recycling Initiative.” Her faculty mentor is Joanna Harrelson, assistant professor of practice, general engineering.
The support for Newman enriches her academic experience while advancing a variety of outstanding projects, said program director Kenneth Sufka.
“The Stamps Impact Prizes awarded in our spring cycle represent an array of high quality, student-initiated research, creative achievement and community service projects across a wide range of academic disciplines,” said Sufka, distinguished professor of psychology and pharmacology and research professor in the Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences.
“We are thrilled to support these faculty-mentored undergraduate experiences as our students address important issues in science, culture and society.”
The University of Mississippi, affectionately known as Ole Miss, is the state’s flagship university. Included in the elite group of R1: Doctoral Universities – Highest Research Activity by the Carnegie Classification, it has a long history of producing leaders in public service, academics and business. Its 16 academic divisions include a major medical school, nationally recognized schools of accountancy, law and pharmacy, and an Honors College acclaimed for a blend of academic rigor, experiential learning and opportunities for community action.
Recognized among the nation’s most beautiful, Ole Miss’ main campus is in Oxford, which is routinely acknowledged as one of the country’s best college towns.
