Twenty-four hours of broadcasting added up to $401,703 raised during the 22nd annual Mississippi Miracles Radiothon. Thirteen Digio Strategies radio stations – Y101, Mix 98.7, U.S. 96, 93.5 The Legend and Blues 93.1 in Jackson; Vicksburg stations K Hits 104.5,…
Generations of students in the University of Mississippi School of Business Administration will benefit from a gift to Now & Ever: The Campaign for Ole Miss. UM alumna Donna Ruth Else Roberts of Oxford, Mississippi, made a $50,000 gift to…
After a decade of raising money to support Children’s of Mississippi, RebelTHON 2023 continued its string of successes by raising more than $200,000 over its 12-hour run Feb. 25. The University of Mississippi‘s 11th annual student-driven dance marathon raised $211,530…
A $1 million gift from Friends of Children’s Hospital is creating a chair in honor of one of the state’s leaders in pediatrics, Dr. Owen B. “Bev” Evans, and his wife, Lynn. The two were instrumental in founding the nonprofit…
Stars will be shining brightly March 25 when the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Mississippi celebrates its 20-year anniversary with a gala hosted by Oscar winner Morgan Freeman. The evening will honor Ole…
A scholarship endowment paying tribute to the lives of three University of Mississippi students has grown to more than $480,000, and three new recipients say they feel honored to represent the men for whom the scholarship is named. Continuing gifts…
The Patterson School of Accountancy at the University of Mississippi is a step closer to having a new home on the Oxford campus thanks to a $100,000 gift from one of its own. “I’ve given to Ole Miss every year…
After helping make the Kathy and Joe Sanderson Tower at Children’s of Mississippi a reality, Priscilla and David O’Donnell of Ridgeland have made a $1.5 million gift toward the renovation of the Blair E. Batson Tower. The couple’s 2017 gift…
Walker Allen Fielder loved devoting his time to people — whether ministering to children in Honduras or rallying friends for lake days, relationships were important to him. Maybe that’s why everyone loved the University of Mississippi student and looked forward…
Teaching and learning were Dorothy Wayne Blackwell’s lifelong passions. The daughter of educators, it came as no surprise that Blackwell pursued a teaching career. Neither was it a surprise that she ultimately chose to leave an estate gift of more…