Okra has long been the quintessential Southern food, a vegetable so versatile that it can be deep-fried in batter, boiled with tomatoes, pickled in brine or tossed into a big pot of simmering gumbo, bringing a unique and unmistakable flavor to every dish. Now it has a new role in Southern culinary culture – a…
Mississippi's 58th governor and first lady, community builders William and Elise Winter, will receive the third annual Legacy Award from the Ole Miss Women's Council for Philanthropy April 21 at the University of Mississippi. The Legacy Award recognizes the contributions of individuals who epitomize the council's goals of philanthropy, leadership and mentorship. The Winters will…
These days, women make up about half of the University of Mississippi School of Dentistry's student body. But it wasn't so long ago that there were only a few female students per class, recalls Dr. Karen Crews, professor of oral oncology and behavioral medicine in the Department of Otolaryngology and Communicative Sciences. As a student…
Thanks to the generosity of the late Madeline O. Sciacca of Slidell, La., who remembered her alma mater in her will, generations of University of Mississippi pharmacy students will receive scholarship support. Sciacca, who obtained her pharmacy degree from UM in 1953, directed a gift of $400,000 to the Ole Miss School of Pharmacy for…
In commemoration of its 60th anniversary, the Mississippi Manufacturers Association (MMA) has contributed $60,000 to build a scholarship endowment at the University of Mississippi, assisting students enrolled in UM’s Center for Manufacturing Excellence (CME) – the only program of its kind in the nation. The new 47,000-square-foot CME was created by the university and the…
The Chisholm Foundation of Laurel is contributing $103,000 to support the academic study of foodways at the University of Mississippi through its Center for the Study of Southern Culture (CSSC) and Southern Foodways Alliance (SFA). UM officials describe the support as a key step toward establishing an endowed professorship in the emerging cultural studies field…
The estates of two dedicated educators — a 1946 University of Mississippi graduate and his wife — have provided funds totaling more than $700,000 that will strengthen a high-impact student service area in the J.D. Williams Library and provide long-term library funding. By the time the estates are closed, the total gift is expected to…
When the fall semester is underway each year at the University of Mississippi, there are vivid reminders of the life of Joey Embry of Bruce: the football program he loved and now students who have received assistance from the scholarship created in his memory. Established in August 2000, the Joey Embry Memorial Scholarship…
The Jim and Sarah Ainsworth Leadership Award Fund has been created to provide scholarship assistance to deserving students in the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy. Funded by the Baptist Memorial Healthcare Foundation, recipients of the scholarship must be in the third or fourth year of the professional pharmacy program and have demonstrated leadership throughout…
When Ross Sanderson was around five years old, his dad, Albert Sanderson, introduced him to the University of Mississippi on a fall Saturday afternoon, and the youngster received a football from Ole Miss cheerleaders. In the future, selected UM pharmacy students will receive scholarship support from a fund named in tribute to Ross Sanderson’s life…