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…
One of the obstacles in solving the shortage of nursing educators around the country is financial. Nearly two dozen Bower scholars at the University of Mississippi Medical Center have been able to earn their MSN degrees without the worry of…
The national award-winning firm Marlon Blackwell Architects (MBA) of Fayetteville, Arkansas, has been selected to design the Greenfield Farm Writers Residency at the University of Mississippi. The project recently received a $2 million grant from the Robert M. Hearin Support…
The Ole Miss Family Leadership Council has invested $235,000 in the University of Mississippi to expand counseling services and student health services and rebrand The Student Involvement Place (The SIP). Among the 10 projects selected for allocations were: $70,000 for…
Charles Doty’s recent gift to the University of Mississippi will help School of Business Administration students participating in the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE). The Atlanta, Georgia, resident’s $150,000 gift establishes the Charles R. Doty CIE Support Fund to…
A company of qualified professionals who advocate for individuals and families while protecting their settlement recoveries and trusts created a scholarship to help University of Mississippi School of Law students who may, like their clients, face unforeseen challenges or significant…
Audience members attending the School of Education’s Alumni Awards Ceremony at the University of Mississippi were surprised when someone suddenly yelled from the back of the room. And for former School of Education development officer Billy Crews — who had…
“Never Quit” – two powerfully motivating words for the Ole Miss Rebels became, years later, an oft-repeated mantra for a University of Mississippi alumna who struggled to recover from a life altered by unthinkable tragedy. In 2015, healthy, vibrant, energetic…