From Hunter to Advocate
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…
An Entrepreneurial Legacy
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…
Endowed Position Filled
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…
Helping with Health Care
Too many Mississippians facing cancer leave the state for advanced treatment. Philanthropist Jean Morris Adams knows this all too well, and she is helping change that with a $10 million gift to It’s About Time: The Campaign for the UMMC Cancer…
A Legacy of Loyalty
For the McClure family, the University of Mississippi is not simply an alma mater. It is a thread woven through generations — a place that shaped careers, forged lifelong friendships and anchored a legacy of service. That legacy now finds…
Teacher’s Legacy: Investing in the Next Generation
When she reflects on her career, Jessica Rabb is quick to clarify: Biology may be what she teaches, but teaching itself is her true calling. “Honestly, I do not have a passion for biology,” said Rabb of Nashville, Tennessee. “Biology…
Charity for Children
During an early visit to the hospital, Priscilla and David O’Donnell toured patient care areas inside older facilities, a moment that left a lasting impression. “It just did not look like an environment that was conducive for patients or families,”…
Striking a Chord for Southern Music Scholarship
From the Delta blues to the birth of rock’n’roll, many of the chords that shaped American music were first struck in the South, and a new gift aims to help the University of Mississippi study this rich history in depth…
A Gift That Gives Back Now
When Barbara Collier considered how best to honor her late husband, John Brooks Collier, she kept returning to a single, guiding idea: timing matters. Generosity, she believed, should make a difference when it is needed most. So rather than waiting…
Greenfield Farm Gift Celebrates a Family of Readers
Early in the planning stages for Greenfield Farm Writers Residency, John T Edge, the developer of the project for the University of Mississippi, received advice that would prove prophetic. “I met with the leaders of MacDowell in New Hampshire, our…