OXFORD, Miss. – When parents pass on a deeply held belief in the power of education and a steadfast devotion to a university, as did the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Martin Murphree Sr., the belief and devotion are often continued and strengthened by their children. That is the foundation for the Thomas Martin…
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi alumnus John “Chip” Crunk, of Nashville, Tenn., established the Crunk Family Scholarship Endowment with a gift of $100,000. The scholarship will be awarded to UM students pursuing degrees in business who are from the middle Tennessee area. Crunk, who was the first person in his family to attend…
OXFORD, Miss. – Promoting dialogue and community building around improved race relations throughout Mississippi is the goal of the Welcome Table: An Era of Dialogue on Race, an initiative of the William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation at the University of Mississippi. The specific goals of the Welcome Table project vary from place to place,…
OXFORD, Miss. – Denson Hollis has joined the University of Mississippi Office of Development as a development officer for the Ole Miss First and Ole Miss Women’s Council scholarship programs. Hollis is responsible for securing financial support for Ole Miss First and the Ole Miss Women’s Council, scholarship initiatives implemented to address the critical need…
OXFORD, Miss. – Even though he wasn’t an Ole Miss alumus, Lewis Adolphus Graeber, Jr., of Marks, will be remembered as one the university’s biggest fans. He was a member of the Chancellor’s Trust and the UM Loyalty Foundation, and he and his wife, Frances, who graduated from UM in 1941, established a scholarship in…
OXFORD, Miss – University of Mississippi alumnus Roland Burns is a man dedicated to education. In 1999, with what started as an interest in his own children’s school, Burns, along with his wife, Sheryl, took on the responsibility for helping open what is now Legacy Christian Academy in Frisco, Texas. The school now has 725…
JACKSON, Miss. – University of Mississippi alumnus James M. Brock has made a planned gift to the Arthur C. Guyton Research Center at the University’s Medical Center. Brock and Guyton were friends and classmates at Ole Miss and later roommates at Harvard Medical School. “Arthur Guyton was an outstanding individual,” Brock said. “He was…
OXFORD, Miss. – As dean of the School of Education at the University of Mississippi, Tom Burnham places a high priority on helping students attend Ole Miss. With a new scholarship, named to honor the memory of his son, Burnham is doing just that. The Tom Burnham, Jr., Memorial Scholarship Endowment will assist full-time UM…
OXFORD, Miss. – Four University of Mississippi freshmen have been awarded the fall 2008 Lott Leadership Scholarships by the Trent Lott Leadership Institute. The students were chosen for the awards based on their leadership ability, academic performance and record of community service. The prestigious scholarships provide $10,000 per year for four years and are awarded…
OXFORD, Miss. – Former Mississippi senator Trent Lott has made a $250,000 gift to a University of Mississippi scholarship endowment that honors his wife. “We are grateful to Senator Lott for his continued support of Ole Miss and are thankful to those friends who created this scholarship,” said UM Chancellor Robert Khayat. “The Patricia Lott…