A new gift to the University of Mississippi will fuel the FASTrack Support Fund, a “learning community’ for first-year students transitioning into college life. The $75,000 gift from the R. Newell and Bettie Y. Graham Foundation is intended to support…
Dr. Thomas Houston, a University of Mississippi alumnus with a 45-year career as a family medicine educator and tobacco control advocate, made a major gift in support of Ole Miss students who want to similarly devote their lives to careers…
A recent gift to the University of Mississippi School of Law serves as a perpetual tribute to a faculty member whose hospitality made the donor feel instantly welcomed. Retired attorney Michael Keleher and his wife, Peggy, made a $56,540 gift…
An estate gift exceeding $900,000 from the late Floyd E. Pruden, a University of Mississippi alumnus and supporter, will establish the Adams Pruden Scholarship Endowment, the Adams Pruden Accountancy Scholarship Endowment in the Patterson School of Accountancy and the Adams…
The Joseph C. Bancroft Charitable and Educational Fund is continuing its commitment to Children’s of Mississippi by donating $1.5 million toward renovation of the Blair E. Batson Tower. The gift will enable the hospital to transform the fourth floor, which…
Angela Nance Bostelman’s grandfather set up a fund to send her to college. Now the 1995 University of Mississippi graduate is returning the favor. With a gift of $100,000 to the UM School of Business Administration, Bostelman established the Carl…
University of Mississippi professor emeritus Jerilou Moore was surprised by her husband, Walt, on their recent golden wedding anniversary: He established a scholarship endowment in her name for School of Education students. The Dr. Jerilou J. Moore School of Education…
When he first enrolled at the University of Mississippi, Kaleb Henry of Waynesboro, Mississippi, knew he wanted to pursue a career in a health care profession that would allow him to help others. He just didn’t know which specific career…
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…