Bill Dabney

Growing up in Oxford, Miss., often means the University of Mississippi becomes part of the fabric of your life. At least that's how it has been for businessman Louis Brandt of...

When Harper Johnson of Greenwood, Miss. dedicated his life savings to engineering education, he knew the lasting impact and potential it held for Mississippi and the Delta. What he...

Gifts to a new University of Mississippi fund will honor the life of the late James L. "Buddy" Bynum, a leading journalist, and his enthusiasm for communication, learning and the university...

University of Mississippi alumnus Roger Friou might have attended a different university, except his mother, Annie Belle H. Friou of Tupelo, Miss., sought the advice of a family friend on the best...

Three sisters who followed the footsteps of their mother, the late Mitzie B. Lindsey of Fulton, by all graduating from the University of Mississippi have created a scholarship paying tribute to her dedication to family and to the special needs children she taught. Leah L. Thomson of Peachtree City, Ga., Lori L. White of Aberdeen…

The Greek and Roman antiquities collection at the University of Mississippi Museum and Historic Houses at has gotten a boost as part of a $27,000 gift from a local auxiliary group.   The Friends of the Museum is directing $12,000 toward the reinstallation of the Greek and Roman antiquities collection, which will be housed in…

A $25,000 gift by Viking Range Corporation to the Ole Miss Women's Council (OMWC) for Philanthropy will expand its leadership series to include students in the University of Mississippi's (UM) Haley Barbour Center for Manufacturing Excellence (CME). In its sixth year, the OMWC Leadership Series guides students through a multicourse program led by professionals. "The…

The original Oliver Drug Store in Whitehaven, Tenn., holds a special place in the hearts of Steve Oliver, Anita Drury and JoAnne Oliver. Established by their father…