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A Lawyer’s Lasting Legacy

The life of an accomplished attorney is being celebrated by a generous $100,000 gift from the Maron Marvel Bradley Anderson & Tardy LLC firm to establish a scholarship benefiting military service members attending the University of Mississippi School of Law…

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A Vision for Expanded Education

A new gift to the University of Mississippi will help bring expert speakers to the Oxford campus — broadening the education students receive in the School of Pharmacy while paying tribute to a beloved professor. UM alumnus Dr. Michael Borne…

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Young Alum Makes Investment

Daniel Roberts, a 2014 University of Mississippi graduate, has established an Ole Miss First Scholarship in hopes of planting seeds that will thrive and help students enjoy an exceptional college experience. He becomes one of the youngest alumni ever to…

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A Surprise Scholarship

A new scholarship in the University of Mississippi School of Law will serve as a perpetual tribute to the immediate past dean, Susan Duncan. Alumni and friends of Ole Miss Law who were gathered at the 2023 meeting of the…

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Support for Pediatric Cancer Care

Suzan B. Thames was among the supporters of the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Children’s of Mississippi when it was a dream on the drawing board of the University of Mississippi Medical Center’s first pediatric hematologist-oncologist physician. Today,…

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Investment in Business Professors

Christie and George Walker are helping shape the future through a transformational investment in the University of Mississippi School of Business Administration, ensuring resources are available to recruit and retain outstanding faculty members to prepare generations of students for careers…

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Accounting for Tomorrow

Two study spaces in the University of Mississippi’s Patterson School of Accountancy will be named in honor of alumna Jackie Bailey’s family, showing appreciation for their $100,000 gift to the school’s new building fund. Bailey, a 1981 graduate of the…

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A Legacy of Patience and Humility

It was the second-best day of his life. Or, at least one of the best, said Dr. G. Rodney Meeks. “The best was marrying my wife.” For 53 years, the names of Dr. Rodney Meeks and Dr. Sara McDavid Meeks…

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The New Climate Economy

From a young age, Steven B. King of St. Louis, Missouri, has had an affinity for the natural world, and from the time he first set foot on campus, has had an affection for the University of Mississippi. Upon discovering…

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Mindful Giving

Fred Rodgers Adams, Jr., his siblings and most of his cousins developed dementia in their later years. The family connection wasn’t lost on his daughter. “Many of them died from it as the official cause of death,” said Dea Dea…

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