Bill Dabney

OXFORD, Miss. – Two Oxford residents who have contributed to the life of the University of Mississippi for more than four decades are recognizing a leader for his contributions: former chancellor Robert Khayat. Dr. Max and Nila Williams have joined the Chancellor’s Trust with a $25,000 gift to honor Khayat, who retired in June. The…

OXFORD, Miss. – Meeting four students who were University of Mississippi scholarship recipients several years ago proved to be a seminal event for UM alumni Clyde and Yvonne Edwards. As a result, the Edwardses recently created two Ole Miss First scholarships and provided further funding to supplement existing scholarships. “Meeting those four young people gave…

Donate to the Khayat Legacy Fund Online  OXFORD, MS – FOX News anchor Shepard Smith is applauding the leadership of University of Mississippi Chancellor Emeritus Robert Khayat with a $75,000 gift to the Legacy Fund, which stands at $275,000. Created by the University Foundation to honor Khayat upon his retirement, the fund also will help…

OXFORD, Miss. – When University of Mississippi alumnus Larry Johnson created a new scholarship to honor his parents, he had no idea it would also reconnect him with a childhood friend. But that’s just what the Landmark Foundation Ole Miss First Scholarship in Memory of Swede and Alleene Johnson has done. A 1960 graduate of…

OXFORD, Miss. – In order to provide long-term support for a program close to her heart, University of Mississippi alumna Lisa Chow is directing a portion of her retirement fund to the Ole Miss Women’s Council for Philanthropy.   The Women’s Council is an innovative program at UM that provides scholarships and counsel for students…

OXFORD, Miss. – Sylvia Foran’s dedication to education as well as a personal friendship with University of Mississippi Chancellor Robert Khayat inspired her to create the Bill and Sylvia Sarphie Foran Educational Scholarship.   Foran, a native of McComb, first met Khayat during their freshman year at Ole Miss.   “The relationships that I built…

OXFORD, Miss. – James W. “Jimmy” Davis’ career at the University of Mississippi has spanned more than 44 years and four chancellors. In that time he has helped UM’s accounting program grow from a department into the Patterson School of Accountancy, served as dean of the School, and watched hundreds of his students go on…

Northwest Mississippi Community College President Dr. Gary Lee Spears (third from left), University of Mississippi- DeSoto Center Dean Dr. Bonnie Buntin, and Northwest-DeSoto Center Dean Richie Lawson accept the final payment for the BankPlus 2+2 Endowed Scholarship from BankPlus Banking Center President Worth Steen (far right). Steen presented the check, which brings the endowment total…