MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee State University is honoring a gifted — and prolific — sculpture professor with a new retrospective exhibit of his work and an opportunity to help talented students take up his tools. “James Gibson: A Life in Sculpture — A Retrospective” will open Monday, March 14, in the university’s Todd Art Gallery, located in Room 224 of Todd Hall, 542 Old Main Cir .