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Meeting Needs for Nurses

Students entering the University of Mississippi Medical Center’s largest health science school by enrollment will get a boost with a new scholarship program in fall 2026. The Johnson Scholars program is part of an overall $5 million gift from Lisa and Michael…

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Supporting Faculty and Grad Students

A longtime public service professional, Frances Permenter Smith of Oxford, Mississippi, has committed to including the University of Mississippi in her estate plans in the form of a major gift that will benefit graduate students and faculty in the College of Liberal Arts…

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Longtime Professor Supports Building

Countless University of Mississippi accountancy alumni credit their personal and professional success to retired professor Dr. James W. “Jimmy” Davis, who has devoted 55 years to leading, teaching and mentoring. Now, he is giving back in yet another meaningful way…

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Donors Needed

University of Mississippi freshman Ali Hargett has learned about bravery and organization during her first year in college, but not in a class. Instead, she has been watching her 11-year-old sister, Cate, who is in bone marrow failure. The elder…

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A Team Effort

Former University of Mississippi football players have come together to launch a grassroots effort honoring legendary Rebel coach Billy Brewer while also backing the construction of a new alumni center. Thanks to gifts from student-athletes who played football for the…

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Giving Back

A University of Mississippi alumna hopes to ease the path for students pursuing careers in health care. With gifts totaling $100,000, Janet Brumfield of Atlanta, Georgia, has established a scholarship endowment to help reduce the financial burden for students from…

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Transforming Care Through Laughter

A life-changing diagnosis of multiple myeloma led Kent and Candace Oliver to make a $500,000 commitment to help other cancer patients in the state through the Cancer Center and Research Institute at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. The Olivers, known for…

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Hoping for a Cure

The Bower Foundation has made the largest single gift in its history, a transformative $10 million investment in It's About Time: The Campaign for the UMMC Cancer Center and Research Institute. The $125 million philanthropic campaign to build a new five-story…

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A Gift of Love

Kim and Brad Bushnell have long cherished the University of Mississippi and the community it represents. For them, Ole Miss is also the place where their lives together began. “We met in the Grove on a blind date — September…

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