The Ole Miss Women’s Council for Philanthropy (OMWC), one of the most transformational scholarship programs in the nation, celebrates the start of its 24th year at the University of Mississippi with a record number of scholars and a growing endowment…
Thousands of little plastic cards have a big story to tell. In 2011, BankPlus launched the Friends of Children’s Hospital CheckCard program. Customers who use this special debit card pay $12 each year for its use, with all proceeds being…
University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) graduate Dr. Carroll McLeod and his wife, Lorie, hope their major gift to Ole Miss Athletics will help UM sports programs continue to grow. The McLeods made a $125,000 gift to the Vaught Society,…
For about as long as she can remember, Emmie Burgess, an Ole Miss Women’s Council for Philanthropy (OMWC) scholar at the University of Mississippi, has dreamed of traveling to Italy, a nation rich in culture that historians have long considered…
A $1 million gift from the C Spire Foundation and the Creekmore family helped fund Children’s of Mississippi’s historic expansion. Representatives from the C Spire Foundation and members of the Creekmore family visited the Kathy and Joe Sanderson Tower at…
The University of Mississippi’s Pride of the South band is marching with renewed enthusiasm on its new $5.4 million practice field — a replica of Hollingsworth Field, the playing surface at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. The practice field features drainage structures and…
Five acclaimed musicians whose songs have been recorded by the music world’s most popular performers will headline the Singer-Songwriter Showcase at The Lyric in Oxford at 8 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 28. The concert, hosted by the Ole Miss Women’s Council…
P&W Financial Group, in partnership with the Northwestern Mutual Foundation and Alex's Lemonade Stand, made a planned donation of $2 million to the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Children’s of Mississippi. Steven Dugal, CEO of Northwestern Mutual-Louisiana and…
Bill Jordan’s most recent gift to Ole Miss Athletics represents his desire to see current and future student-athletes succeed. “Even here at our office, I do everything for the next generation,” said Jordan, creator and CEO of Realtree, the nation’s…
Alumni and friends of the University of Mississippi stepped up once again in fiscal year 2023, with gifts totaling $155.1 million, the second-highest fundraising year on record. The Now & Ever: The Campaign for Ole Miss has reached $1.38 billion…