Before the Honorable Neal Biggers Jr. passed away in October 2023 at age 88, he included a $50,000 gift in his estate plans to benefit the University of Mississippi School of Law and future generations of constitutional law students. His…
Leaving her small town of Collinsville, Mississippi, Evan Grace Branstetter arrived at the University of Mississippi with uncertain expectations. However, as an Ole Miss Women’s Council for Philanthropy (OMWC) Scholar, Branstetter quickly discovered that this highly acclaimed scholarship program offered…
Visitors to Mark Bourne’s office in Pontotoc, Mississippi — just 30 miles east of the University of Mississippi — will notice his floor-to-ceiling bookshelves contain dozens of signed Ole Miss football helmets. He’s collected autographs from Wesley Walls, Deuce McAllister,…
Jonathan B. Jones, CEO of Jones Capital and a first-generation college graduate, is elevating the nationally ranked Patterson School of Accountancy at the University of Mississippi with a $10 million gift toward construction of a new academic home. Pending approval…
Two of Mississippi’s most successful business-partner brothers and generous supporters of the state’s public institutions of higher education, Tom and Jim Duff, will be honored at the University of Mississippi on Thursday, Nov. 7, at 6:30 p.m. with the 2024…
The School of Business Administration at the University of Mississippi honored business giants and servant leaders Thursday (Oct. 24) by inducting them into the school's inaugural Hall of Fame. Seven individuals who have demonstrated the fundamentals of the school's mission…
When Dr. James Keeton first met Suzan Thames, she was already good at getting people to listen to her – she was an audiologist after all. Years later, as Keeton led the state’s only academic medical center, whenever there was…
Support for the University of Mississippi’s plans to develop Greenfield Farm Writers Residency — the state’s first significant infrastructure investment in contemporary writers — now tops $4 million thanks to two new private gifts and the Mississippi Legislature. The Gertrude…
When University of Mississippi education majors have the opportunity to travel for field trips, Renee Hill-Cunningham wants to make sure there’s no student left behind. That’s why the Ole Miss School of Education faculty member promised to give an estimated…
A University of Mississippi graduate’s surprise gift to his father will benefit student entrepreneurs. With $112,600, Jeff Michael of Tupelo, Mississippi, established the Charles Larry Michael Entrepreneur Scholarship Endowment within the Ole Miss School of Business Administration. The fund, named…