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…
A heartfelt desire to give back to their alma mater has led Karen and Bruce Moore of Nashville, Tennessee, to a lifetime of extraordinary generosity to the University of Mississippi. It all started when their oldest son, Tyler, was in…
When Amy Valentine needed a birthday gift for her husband, Dennis, she turned to the University of Mississippi School of Business Administration to establish a scholarship in his name. When she went to her husband with the birthday gift —…
Levi Sides was determined to chart his own course at the University of Mississippi when he transferred after successfully completing two years at Northeast Mississippi Community College. As the first member of his family to attend college, he is a…
Century Club Charities, host of the Sanderson Farms Championship, achieved a remarkable milestone by donating $1 million from tournament proceeds to support Children’s of Mississippi. This marks the 11th consecutive year that the tournament has contributed $1 million or more…
Melissa Shepherd, widow of the late Dr. A.P. “Pete” Shepherd, donated more than $2.25 million to the UMMC School of Graduate Studies in the Health Sciences for an endowed chair for physiology and a new investigator award. The chair will…
The story of a $1 million gift begins 57 years ago on a freezing Mississippi night, when a famous surgeon offered his heated car and a warm handshake to Dr. Seshadri Raju. After a 9,000-mile journey, Raju had arrived at…