The Academy of Marketing Science® (AMS), an international scholarly organization, has named Charles Douglas “Doug” Wilson, CEO/president of Gulf South Management Inc. and a University of Mississippi School of Business Administration alumnus, the AMS Distinguished Marketing Practitioner for 2024. This…
The Sigma Nu fraternity at the University of Mississippi is supporting the William Magee Center for Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) and Wellness Education with a $125,000 gift, growing its support of the center to $325,000. The funds will strengthen…
Longtime friends of Ole Miss Women’s Council member Mary Susan Gallien Clinton made a $100,000 gift to the University of Mississippi, expanding a scholarship established in her honor. Recognizing that mentoring young people is vitally important to Clinton and her…
The University of Mississippi School of Applied Sciences is honoring chef and entrepreneur John Currence by creating a new scholarship in his name. The John Currence Excellence in Nutrition and Hospitality Management Scholarship was introduced at the recent Legacy of…
Caroline McCollum Simrall Hood, a University of Mississippi senior, was known for having the biggest smile and the most joyful laugh — along with being a kind, caring person. Her spirit is among the criteria for awarding a memorial scholarship…
Carol and William Gafford’s gift to the University of Mississippi School of Education establishes the first-ever endowment designed to support students seeking a career in school counseling. With $55,000 in support, the Cypress, Texas, couple established the William and Carol…
John Covert has lofty goals for the $3 million planned gift he committed to the University of Mississippi College of Liberal Arts and schools of Applied Sciences and Education. “I’m hoping my gift helps Ole Miss remain in the top…
Nancye Starnes, a lifelong supporter of the arts, has made a $4.5 million gift toward the University of Mississippi’s plans for a new scene shop, rehearsal space and an on-campus recording studio. Starnes of Daniel Island, South Carolina, hopes the…
To honor the life and 40-year career of the late Guy Moore of Pascagoula, Mississippi, the Deloitte Foundation has renamed an endowment it established in 2022 with a $1.5 million gift to the Patterson School of Accountancy at the University…
Since graduating from the University of Mississippi, Mike McRee’s career has been dotted with disparate ventures: though his primary business has been asset management, he’s owned radio stations, a blues club, an agricultural business and even a bank in Crystal…