Bill Dabney

(OXFORD, Miss.) – Business executive William N. Fry IV of New York and Nashville is passionate about University of Mississippi alumni providing career mentoring to students and new graduates. He and wife Lee Anne also believe in providing resources and have committed a $100,000 planned gift to his alma mater. “Ole Miss produces well-rounded graduates…

(OXFORD, Miss.) – Business professionals Michael and Jane Strojny of Biloxi have remained committed to their alma mater, the University of Mississippi, for more than four decades. When they learned of the initiative to build resources for faculty support, they stepped forward with a generous gift. The Strojny Faculty Support Endowment will provide funds for…

(OXFORD, Miss.) – Two accomplished communications professionals from Glenview, Ill., have committed funding for the first scholarship endowment to assist students pursuing degrees in integrated marketing communications through the University of Mississippi’s Meek School of Journalism and New Media. Mary E. and John B. Thomas have created the Thomas Family Scholarship Endowment to pay tribute…

(OXFORD, Miss.) – The Lott Leadership Institute at the University of Mississippi is honoring the outgoing chair of the university’s Department of Public Policy Leadership with a scholarship fund in his name. The Robert J. Haws Scholarship Endowment honors Haws, founding director of the public policy leadership program. A longtime member of the history faculty…