A former instructor of the University of Mississippi’s Army ROTC senior class hopes his recent gift to Ole Miss will make life easier for student-veterans. With $50,000, the decorated, 26-year Army veteran established the Carolyn and Colonel Bill Veteran and…
With an estate gift of almost $300,000, the late Ernest Bainbridge “Lip” Lipscomb III, a distinguished patent attorney and professor in Charleston, South Carolina, provides scholarships for University of Mississippi School of Law students. The Dr. Ernest Bainbridge Lipscomb III…
More than 250 University of Mississippi alumni and friends marked the occasion of Giving Tuesday, the worldwide annual day of giving on Dec. 3, to embrace philanthropy by raising over $11,200 for project-based crowdfunding initiatives at Ole Miss. “A total…
Kroger customers in Oxford are encouraged to round up their totals at checkout during December in support of the University of Mississippi's on-campus food pantry. Starting Dec. 1, shoppers can choose to round up to the nearest dollar or donate…
A gift from the Community Foundation for Mississippi (TCFM) and W.K. Kellogg Foundation is underwriting a project designed to equip individuals to evaluate the effectiveness of social programs in Mississippi. The $87,000 donation to the University of Mississippi’s Center for…
An annual day of giving around the world, Giving Tuesday on Dec. 3 will offer University of Mississippi alumni and friends the opportunity to support worthwhile projects on the Oxford campus. This year, the university focuses on building support for…
A new gift to the University of Mississippi will fuel the FASTrack Support Fund, a “learning community’ for first-year students transitioning into college life. The $75,000 gift from the R. Newell and Bettie Y. Graham Foundation is intended to support…
Dr. Thomas Houston, a University of Mississippi alumnus with a 45-year career as a family medicine educator and tobacco control advocate, made a major gift in support of Ole Miss students who want to similarly devote their lives to careers…
A recent gift to the University of Mississippi School of Law serves as a perpetual tribute to a faculty member whose hospitality made the donor feel instantly welcomed. Retired attorney Michael Keleher and his wife, Peggy, made a $56,540 gift…
An estate gift exceeding $900,000 from the late Floyd E. Pruden, a University of Mississippi alumnus and supporter, will establish the Adams Pruden Scholarship Endowment, the Adams Pruden Accountancy Scholarship Endowment in the Patterson School of Accountancy and the Adams…