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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…