Renowned chef Kelly English will be serving a gourmet meal Nov. 17 as part of a benefit dinner at the University of Mississippi. The event, hosted by the School of Applied Sciences, begins at 6:30 p.m. in the ballroom of…
Matthew Galtney was a kind soul who was always there for others, and that legacy is being expanded after his death in hopes of reaching other students struggling with addiction. His parents, Christy and Matt Galtney, and his aunt and…
Debra and Alan Spurgeon of Oxford, Mississippi, met in their college choir, and ever since choral music has been the focus of their life together. The retired University of Mississippi music professors, who recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on…
Health care executive Frank Lenior of Jackson, Mississippi, wasn’t able to benefit from an internship when he was a University of Mississippi student in the early 1990s, and that’s the driving force behind his gift to help students gain these…
Susan Burton, a visionary and inspirational leader of the criminal justice reform movement, will give the inaugural Dr. Jeanette Jennings Lecture Series at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26, in Bondurant Hall at the University of Mississippi. Presented by the African…
University of Mississippi alumnus Bill Courtney is a devoted husband and father, the operator of a successful manufacturing plant in Memphis, Tennessee, and a coach. Courtney is also a celebrated servant leader. The Ole Miss-Oxford community will learn about the…
Longtime insurance agency owner William Glass and his wife, Meg, are working to ensure University of Mississippi students majoring in risk management and insurance (RMI) have the resources needed to succeed. The Collierville, Tennessee, couple has created the William L…
When University of Mississippi student Eli Allen of Collinsville, Mississippi, received a grant in 2015 from the Rebel Student Venture Fund (RSVF), it allowed him to concentrate fully on creating Curtsy, a mobile application that makes it easy to thrift…
For University of Mississippi alumna Teri Fontenot, an unexpected job offer over 40 years ago paved the way for a fruitful and rewarding career in the health care industry. Now, with a gift to the Patterson School of Accountancy, she’s…
Hand surgery care, research, education and collaboration among medical experts from around the world will expand at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, thanks to a $5 million gift from Drs. Suthin and Somprasong Songcharoen. Serving children and adult patients,…