More than three decades after meeting as freshmen at the University of Mississippi, Margaret and John Barker of Nashville, Tennessee, are giving back through support for two areas close to their hearts: the Ole Miss Women’s Council for Philanthropy (OMWC)…
A $1 million gift of appreciated stock to the University of Mississippi Medical Center will bring world-class cancer treatment closer to home for Mississippi families while honoring the donor’s wife. For more than four decades, Jackson, Mississippi, attorney Ron Yarbrough…
For Peggy and Keith McKey, the University of Mississippi has been a source of lifelong friendships, professional opportunity and family tradition spanning generations. Now, the couple is helping ensure future students will benefit from the same transformative experience that shaped…
For years, students at the University of Mississippi have danced the night away while raising money during RebelTHON, which benefits the state’s only Children’s Miracle Network Hospital, Children’s of Mississippi. This year, two members of the Tau Chapter of Chi…
A gift that represents three generations of University of Mississippi alumni is expected to help even more generations of engineering students. With a $50,000 gift to the university, retired UM professor T.E. Horton Jr. of Houston, Texas, established the Horton…
The Tennessee Valley Authority donated $50,000 to the University of Mississippi to help restore the campus tree canopy after the devastation caused by Winter Storm Fern, reflecting TVA’s commitment to environmental stewardship, community resilience and the long-term health of natural…
For generations of Ole Miss student-athletes, stepping inside the M-Club space in Starnes Athletic Center has felt like entering something sacred. The walls carry stories of championships won and lifelong bonds forged. Jessica Lynch, director of the M-Club at the…
What began for Jim Kennedy as a hunter’s dream in the Mississippi Delta has grown into a deep commitment to the people who call it home — a commitment now reflected in a $5 million personal gift to transform cancer…
For more than 20 years, the Gillespie Business Model Competition has provided student entrepreneurs at the University of Mississippi with professional feedback, mentoring and financial capital to pursue their dreams. An Ole Miss alumna hopes to help expand those opportunities…
Dr. Brad Ingram, professor of neurology and pediatrics, was recently named the McCarty Chair of Neurology at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, an endowed position recognizing leadership, academic excellence and a commitment to advancing neurological care. The endowed chair…