Olen and Janet Akers of Dunwoody, Georgia, are supporting the Patterson School of Accountancy at the University of Mississippi while enjoying income from their investment. With the residual of a Charitable Remainder Unitrust (CRUT), the donors are establishing the Olen…
When University of Mississippi student-athletes gain a competitive edge through improved strength, they’ll have the Ririe family to thank. Scott and Shelley Ririe of St. Louis, Missouri — whose sons are Ole Miss graduates — recently gave $7.5 million to…
The University of Mississippi’s Patterson School of Accountancy has a new scholarship to benefit out-of-state students thanks to a $50,000 donation from one of its alums on UM’s Giving Day. The Jay Harris Scholarship will be awarded to full-time freshman…
The courtyard of the University of Mississippi’s new Patterson School of Accountancy home is to be named for the Burns family to honor the longtime donors’ $1 million gift toward building construction. Sheryl and Roland Burns of Frisco, Texas, made…
A family with deep Ole Miss roots and a tradition of giving stretching back decades joined the Giving Day effort with a gift to establish a new scholarship program at the University of Mississippi School of Business Administration. Bob and…
Joe and Elizabeth Sweeney met while serving the state’s schoolchildren and earning master’s degrees in education at the University of Mississippi through the Mississippi Teacher Corps (MTC) more than 15 years ago. On Giving Day, they pledged to give $60,000…
Songwriter Hall of Fame member Rivers Rutherford will share stories and songs during a special singer-songwriter’s evening at The Lyric in Oxford at 7 p.m., Friday, April 29. The stories behind some of Rutherford’s most popular songs will be told…
Members of the Junior League of Jackson raised the funds to build what is now the Children’s of Mississippi Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Now they’re donating $500,000 toward its renovation. The…
The late Edward Peacock IV was known for his amazing personality, caring spirit and bright intellect. He also was known to have an ongoing struggle with alcohol addiction. Now, to help other University of Mississippi students overcome drug or alcohol…
The student teaching experience for University of Mississippi education majors has become a little easier, thanks to a new support program and its generous benefactors. Every education major getting ready to begin their student teaching gets an Essential Education Kit,…