OXFORD, Miss. – For 93 years, University of Mississippi alumnus Harper Johnson has watched the world change. He remembers the tracks and locomotives that carried him to Oxford in 1935 to enroll at the university, and he recalls the building of highways back then that Ole Miss students still travel. He saw radio born, then…
OXFORD, Miss. – Mary Lee Sneed Hill knew the power of music – how it can chase away the blues, and brighten the darkest days. That's why, for more than 40 years, the University of Mississippi alumna shared her voice with the sick and shut-in, performing at nursing homes throughout Memphis and the Mid-South. "To…
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi alumnus C. Patrick "Pat" Massey of Birmingham, Ala., has honored the memory of his mentor Roger Q. Scott with a gift of $25,000 to fund an Ole Miss First scholarship in Scott's name. Growing up in Pensacola, Fla., Massey lived across the street from the Scott family and he…
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi engineering alum and former Hungarian refugee John G. Adler keeps giving back to his alma mater. Chairman of the board of directors of Adaptec Corp., Adler visited the campus recently and announced his latest gift: $150,000 to the university's Center for Mathematics and Science Education. He previously donated company…
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi senior class president Charles Cascio recently surprised longtime UM administrator Thomas J. Reardon with news of a scholarship in his name. Cascio announced the Class of 2008/Thomas J. "Sparky" Reardon Scholarship last week at the university's annual Hall of Fame induction ceremony. The Class of 2008 plans to raise…
OXFORD, Miss. – Oxford law firm Tannehill & Carmean PLLC, has contributed $20,000 to the Robert Langley Memorial Scholarship endowment at the University of Mississippi. J. Rhea Tannehill Jr. and Jay P. Carmean, both Ole Miss alums, said they wanted to do something to honor the memory of their friend, Robert Langley, a UM police…
OXFORD, Miss. – A plan to raise $12 million for a basketball practice facility at the University of Mississippi was announced today and – like the nationally ranked men's team – the effort is off on a fast break. Officials with the UMAA Foundation, the private fundraising arm for intercollegiate athletics, said more than $6…
OXFORD, Miss. – Faculty and staff at the University of Mississippi not only serve in classrooms, offices and buildings throughout the campus, but they also have contributed more than $1.4 million of their own resources toward the university's MomentUM campaign. More than 700 current faculty and staff have given or pledged $1.46 million since Jan…
A University of Mississippi alumnus and his wife have honored Chancellor Robert Khayat with a gift of $300,000 to the Chancellor's Trust. Fred and Beth Jones of Columbus gave the money to show their support of Khayat's leadership. Established in 1975, the UM fund is used at the chancellor's discretion to address the university's greatest…
Jim Barksdale, former president and CEO of Netscape Communications Corp., and his wife, Donna, are giving $12.8 million to the University of Mississippi to support and enrich educational opportunities in the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College. "The generosity and commitment of the Barksdale family have ensured that the University of Mississippi remains a premier public…