Before they brought Wanda DeLee’s shattered body to the University of Mississippi Medical Center, few people thought she would pull through. Not with a broken neck, displaced hip, crushed right heel and damaged femur and shoulder: the toll of a one-car wreck on her way back…
A $275,000 investment from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching supported a recent national summit designed to prepare educators to use improvement science to benefit their students. The National Center for School-University Partnerships (NCSUP), housed in the University of…
University of Mississippi medical school graduate Dr. Bill Ashford and his wife, Leslie, of Madison, Mississippi, made a $2 million donation to establish a named professorship in physics at Ole Miss. With $1.5 million, the couple established the F. Douglas…
University of Mississippi alumnus Peyton Adams grew up with a superhero as a grandfather — All-American fullback Billy Ray Adams, who played football under the legendary Coach Johnny Vaught. “His athletic accomplishments followed him into every room he entered all…
One year after graduating from the University of Mississippi in 2010, Patrick Woodyard's life calling was revealed in a single moment in Peru while visiting with Doris, a local entrepreneur, and William, a shoemaker. The encounter led to questions that…
The Dr. and Mrs. R. Faser Triplett Foundation of Jackson, Mississippi, has provided a $250,000 gift to match a $250,000 gift from an anonymous donor to hire a Collegiate Recovery Community (CRC) coordinator at the University of Mississippi. The CRC…
Enjoying a slice of hand-crafted pizza or a juicy burger with seasoned fries while listening to a live band at Proud Larry’s is a quintessential Oxford, Mississippi, experience. A gift from Lisa and Scott Caradine, who opened the restaurant and…
Some Children’s of Mississippi patients being treated for a craniofacial syndrome, cleft lip and palate or another craniofacial abnormality stand to benefit from a recent gift to the University of Mississippi Medical Center. The Ware Foundation, represented by Elizabeth Eason…
As a freshman at Ole Miss, Chip Cook’s parents took his car away because he kept leaving campus to see his girlfriend back in Missouri — punishment that seemed harsh at the time but, in the long run, may have…
Kristen and Nat MacAdams’ recent gift to the University of Mississippi is being honored by the Ole Miss Athletics Foundation (OMAF) with a lasting family tribute. The Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, couple’s name adorns Gate 30 of Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, representing…