Creating a Healthier Future
Raised in the Mississippi Delta, University of Mississippi graduating senior Caroline Brock witnessed the devastating impact health disparities can have on a community. “Adults and children in the Delta suffer…
A Military Man Remembered
Shortly before Ron Peterson died, his sister-in-law Susan Cowgill asked him what he wanted her to do with his assets. His answer? “Just do good with the money!” Peterson of…
Endowment Honors Memories of Three Friends
A scholarship endowment paying tribute to the lives of three University of Mississippi students has grown to more than $500,000, and three new recipients say they feel honored to represent…
Mississippi Ties Run Deep
A new gift to the University of Mississippi School of Education honors a donor whose legacy to the college and state run deep. Nancy Finkelmeier is adding a gift of…
Lasting Impact of Scholarships
The late Lonnie Smith of Picayune, Mississippi, earned undergraduate and law degrees at the University of Mississippi and has since provided life-changing financial assistance to some 110 Mississippi students so…
Summers Chair of Physics Established
The late University of Mississippi professor Donald Summers wrote his first research paper in junior high school during spring break, conducting the research at the University of California Astronomy Observatory…