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. – In order to give something back to a place that has come to mean so much to him, University of Mississippi football coach Houston Nutt, along with his wife, Diana, has committed $100,000 to Ole Miss. “This is something we’ve always wanted to do,” Nutt said. “Diana and I have been…
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…
OXFORD, Miss. – Rebecca and Robert Parker, of Atlanta, Ga., said that watching their daughter thrive at the University of Mississippi led them to make a gift to the Chancellor’s Trust. The Chancellor’s Trust addresses the University’s greatest needs and requires a minimum gift of $25,000. “I get text messages from her saying,…
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi alumnus Davis Love Fair, Jr. of Louisville, died on March 13, 2009, at the age of 95. Fair was a longtime supporter of the University and built an extraordinary legacy of service to Ole Miss. “He was the best example of what it means to be a loyal…