Seeds were planted a quarter century ago to grow the Ole Miss Women’s Council for Philanthropy (OMWC). Today, this scholarship program has blossomed into one of the most innovative in the United States. The Women’s Council celebrated its 25th anniversary…
When Kay Webber Cochran moved to Washington, D.C., in 1981, she promised herself she would explore a different arts and cultural facility or event every weekend. After amassing 37 years of experiences in the nation’s capital, she is expanding that…
Oxford champions Patty and Will Lewis are giving to the Greenfield Farm Writers Residency project, the stipend-supported writers residency being developed by the University of Mississippi. Their $100,000 gift will help build Greenfield Farm on a 20.4-acre site between Oxford…
The University of Mississippi’s accounting program launched Gerard Gibert’s career after he graduated in 1980, and now he’s returning the favor in a big way. With a $100,000 gift to the new building fund for the Patterson School of Accountancy,…
January 2025 marked the 25th anniversary of the landmark contribution of $100 million by University of Mississippi School of Business Administration alumnus Jim Barksdale to improve reading skills in Mississippi. Standing with state education officials on Jan. 20, 2000, in…
As a University of Mississippi undergraduate, Libbie Kakales Patterson of Oxford, Mississippi, studied for a year at the Aristotle University in Thessaloniki, Greece, and as a law student, spent a summer term at Downing College in Cambridge, England. A new…
Reese Milstead and Makayla Russell, two University of Mississippi juniors, crossed several international borders last summer when they decided to step way outside their comfort zones. As Ole Miss Women’s Council for Philanthropy (OMWC) scholars, Milstead and Russell had the…
A gift to the University of Mississippi doubled as a surprise to alumni Sandy and John Black, honoring their 60 years of marriage while providing tuition assistance to Ole Miss students. On their 60th wedding anniversary, the Blacks’ children —…
John and Sandy Black of Madison have committed $25 million, the single largest gift in University of Mississippi Medical Center history, in support of the UMMC Cancer Center and Research Institute’s campaign to build a new facility to advance world-class…
A University of Mississippi professor’s nest egg will help offset expenses for higher education students seeking extracurricular experiential learning opportunities. “I’m not going to retire. However long I have left in this life, the University of Mississippi is where I…