Bill Dabney

(OXFORD, Miss.) – Anne and John Frame of Brentwood, Tenn., first became devoted to each other and to the University of Mississippi as college students more than five decades ago. Those affections have remained steadfast, and the couple recently committed $1 million to fund scholarships for deserving students to attend their alma mater. “John and…

(OXFORD, Miss.) – The April 15 dedication of the Robert C. Khayat Law Center at the University of Mississippi will celebrate both the opening of a state-of-the-art law school facility and the man who shepherded the university through more than a decade of growth. The 2:30 p.m. ceremony will include comments from UM law alumnus…

(OXFORD, Miss.) – Something “old” officially becomes something new April 1 as the University of Mississippi School of Engineering celebrates 110 years of service to higher education. The Old Chemistry Building is being renamed Brevard Hall in honor of 1943 alumnus Henry Brevard and his family, whose donations helped pay for its renovation. The ceremony…

   (OXFORD, Miss.) – Last spring more than 60 alumni, students, faculty and friends participated in the University of Mississippi Pharmacy Alumni Chapter’s inaugural golf tournament. Between participants and some two dozen corporate sponsors, the tournament raised more than $20,000 for the chapter’s scholarship endowment.  Among the players was Mike Worsham, a pharmacist at Baptist…

(OXFORD, Miss.) – Olivia Williams Manning of New Orleans – the heart and soul of America’s first family of football – will be at the University of Mississippi April 16 to accept the Legacy Award from the Ole Miss Women’s Council for Philanthropy. The Legacy Award recognizes the contributions of a person who epitomizes the…

(OXFORD, Miss.) – The late Virginia Cantú , a research compliance specialist with the University of Mississippi Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, will be remembered as an agent for positive change through her professional and personal contributions. That legacy will continue as graduate students in the sciences receive assistance through a fund endowed in…

 (OXFORD, Miss.) – Sarah Sloan Hollis has been promoted to associate director in the University of Mississippi Office of Development. In addition to helping coordinate major gift development efforts, the Oxford native will provide guidance and direction to many of the development officers for UM’s various schools and the College of Liberal Arts.  In addition,…

JACKSON, Miss. – For 38 years, pharmacy practice students and faculty have been learning and working at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson without a building of their own. That will change this fall, when the two-story structure going up on University Drive is complete. The 29,500-square-foot “L”-shaped building includes 17 small classrooms,…