Bill Dabney

OXFORD, Miss. — A professor who dedicated 38 years to helping University of Mississippi pharmacy students become successful practitioners is building on that legacy by endowing a scholarship fund to assist future students. Dewey Garner, professor emeritus of pharmacy administration and research professor emeritus in the Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, and his wife, Barbara,…

OXFORD, Miss. – To help the School of Pharmacy at the University of Mississippi recruit and retain qualified students, the Pharmacy Alumni Chapter of the UM Alumni Association recently created a scholarship endowment bearing its name. The group plans to fund the endowment with proceeds from the annual pharmacy weekend golf tournament and gifts from…

(OXFORD, Miss.) – A $448,000 gift from an Olive Branch family devoted to the University of Mississippi and to the sport of golf will fund construction of a new facility providing optimal practice opportunities for the Ole Miss golf teams. The Clay and Elinor Herrington Charitable Remainder Trust has provided resources to construct a 3,600-square-foot…

(OXFORD, Miss.) – Alon Bee of Jackson believes that the future of the University of Mississippi lies in recruiting and retaining outstanding faculty members who provide exceptional academic instruction. For this reason, he and his children, Paige and Blake Bee, have created an endowment to benefit the College of Liberal Arts. “I continue to be…

(OXFORD, Miss.) – The 2+2 Endowed Scholarship awarded to students who attend the DeSoto Center campus for all four years – two years with Northwest Mississippi Community College and two years with the University of Mississippi – has surpassed the $1 million level. The fund-raising milestone was announced at a recent Northwest Foundation Board of…

(OXFORD, Miss.) – When an enlightened group of UM alumni leaders partner to improve faculty support in the College of Liberal Arts, great needs are met. Members of the Liberal Arts Alumni Chapter Board of Directors have personally committed $130,000 to ensure that long-term resources are available to recruit and retain outstanding teachers. The endowed…

(OXFORD, Miss.) – Dr. D.J. Canale of Memphis, a retired neurosurgeon, has spent years collecting rare books related to Civil War history, particularly the medical treatment of soldiers in the field. The medical historian and his wife, Janet, have now donated their collection to the University of Mississippi to be available to other historians, researchers…

(OXFORD, Miss.) – University of Mississippi alumnus Kevin Null of Ackerman remembers how grateful he felt to receive substantial tuition assistance from the Sumners Foundation for his undergraduate and law degrees. To express his appreciation, he recently became the first scholar to make a gift back to the foundation that has provided tuition assistance over…

(OXFORD, Miss.) – Whenever Maurice Colly of Bay St. Louis sees vacant land or an empty building, he always envisions a greater use. He’s spent his life developing real estate across the South and now has committed a planned gift with a current value of $1.1 million to encourage University of Mississippi students to consider…

(OXFORD, Miss.) – Perseverance is a quality Edith Kelly-Green has used in building her life, and one that she wants to reward in others. She has committed a deferred gift of $375,000 to endow three new University of Mississippi scholarships to help young people – particularly those who may have overcome adversity – seek college…