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Revenue for Renovations

Friends of Children's Hospital is helping to transform psychiatric services at Children’s of Mississippi through a $1.5 million commitment to renovate the child inpatient psychiatric unit. The gift will help create an environment that better supports the mental health and wellbeing…

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Honoring Achievement

Dr. Calvin Thigpen, professor of medicine and director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, has been named the Dr. Paul W. Pierce III Chair in Internal Medicine. The appointment unites two physicians, both…

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Establishing Scholars in Law

Two alumni of the University of Mississippi School of Law are giving back to help reduce financial barriers for the next generation of attorneys. With a $50,000 gift, John Keith Perry Jr. and Ravonda L. Griffin, co-founding partners of Perry…

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Class Action

Twenty-five students graduated from the University of Mississippi School of Dentistry’s Class of 1999, a group as close-knit as any family. They came to know one another’s hopes and fears, cheering each other through challenges and easing the strain of…

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Dancing for a Cause

University of Mississippi students donned costumes, shared dance moves and made memories to raise a record $305,211.38 during the 2026 RebelTHON fundraiser. For the past 14 years, Ole Miss students have gathered in late winter to dance the night away,…

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OMWC Gift Funds Leadership Opportunities

Believing deeply in the power of leadership development, Ouida and Wayne Drinkwater established a new endowment that enables the Ole Miss Women’s Council for Philanthropy (OMWC) to help University of Mississippi students broaden their horizons. Funded with a $50,000 gift,…

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Gift Creates Student Venture Fund

Long nights studying in the basement of the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College at the University of Mississippi prepared Jordan Lancaster Estes for a career arguing high‑profile cases in New York courtrooms. Now, more than 20 years after earning her…

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Planning Ahead for Generational Impact

Doug MacEachern of Covington, Louisiana, has committed to including the University of Mississippi in his estate plans in the form of a major gift that will benefit full-time students in the School of Pharmacy. After the donor’s lifetime, his estimated…

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Advancing Cancer Care

Dr. Paul Parker spent his career caring for young gastroenterology patients at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. A $250,000 donation to the UMMC Cancer Center and Research Institute from Parker and his wife, Kerry, is aimed at bringing state-of-the-art cancer care close to home…

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