Bill Dabney

Sarah Sloan Hollis has joined the University of Mississippi Office of Development as a major gifts officer. An Oxford native, Hollis is responsible for securing financial support benefiting the School of Pharmacy. "Sarah Hollis is committed to the success of the School of Pharmacy and the university," said Barbara G. Wells, dean of the pharmacy…

Since 2003, Jim ‘N Nick’s Bar-B-Q, a rapidly-expanding, 15-location family of restaurants based in Birmingham, Ala., has been a key underwriter of the Southern Foodways Alliance, an institute of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi. Jim ‘N Nick’s funded an early SFA oral history project on Greek restaurateurs…

Two University of Mississippi faculty members from the College of Liberal Arts with extraordinary records in teaching, research and service have been named Distinguished Faculty Fellows. The honorees are Jay Johnson, professor of anthropology and director of the Center for Archaeological Research, and Richard Raspet, professor of physics and astronomy and a principal scientist at…

Bill Warren of Fairfax, Va., president of BamBams LLC, has visited the University of Mississippi only once since graduating in 1979. "Business keeps me away from Mississippi," Warren said. "That’s the problem." He found a simple solution to that problem by recently seeding the USS Swordfish Ole Miss First Scholarship. The USS Swordfish, a U.S.…

Karrye Pippin, salutatorian last year at Baldwyn High School, is among a record number of freshmen this fall at the University of Mississippi. And although her first few days on the Oxford campus were somewhat nerve-racking, Pippin said she knows she can count on her mentor, Ole Miss alumnus Larry Johnson of Jackson, to help…

Jill Waycaster, a May 2006 University of Mississippi graduate, has taken a position as a development officer at the university’s Office of Development. The Tupelo native is responsible for attracting financial support for the Ole Miss First scholarship initiative. "Ole Miss alumni are very willing to step forward to ensure a margin of excellence for…

Since it was founded in 1848, the University of Mississippi has nurtured state and national leaders, and that tradition continues including special training opportunities through the Trent Lott Leadership Institute. Ten freshmen enter UM this fall as recipients of the $40,000 Lott Leadership Scholarship, which includes association with the institute. The exceptional students are chosen…

Rebel Ride shuttle service is to continue providing free transportation for the Oxford-University of Mississippi community this fall, thanks in part to a recent $30,000 gift from the Ole Miss Greek Fundraiser. Fraternity and sorority members raised the money through a yearlong letter-writing campaign, requesting private donations from friends and relatives. The Greek Council voted…

Proud of the strides made at the University of Mississippi in academics, athletics and facilities without marring the "emotion of Ole Miss," Dr. and Mrs. Darden North of Jackson have established a scholarship for deserving students. The couple recently seeded the Darden and Sally North Ole Miss First Scholarship with a $25,000 pledge. "Ole Miss…

OXFORD, Miss. – Placing importance on the value of a good education, Jake and Julie Farrell decided to donate $25,000 to establish a scholarship in the Ole Miss First Scholars program at the University of Mississippi. by Rebecca Lauck Cleary "The education I received at Ole Miss and the friends I made there were incredible,"…