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,…
Brent Wood’s recent gift to the University of Mississippi will help shape new construction for the institution that launched his successful 26-year career in accounting. “I went to Ole Miss without a specific major in mind. After taking an Accounting…
For 37 years, the late Alice Henderson of Jackson, Mississippi, supported the University of Mississippi with funds for scholarships. Now her $3.1 million estate gift further illustrates her devotion to strengthening her alma mater. The gift is directed to the…
Lifelong Disney World fan Donna Dukes Wade knows the amusement park considers itself the happiest place on Earth, but don’t tell Mickey that the University of Mississippi makes her a little bit happier. Wade of Oxford, Mississippi, and part-time resident…
To say Bill Roper is driven is an understatement. The Jackson, Mississippi, native has continued to work ever since he started selling tomatoes door-to-door at age 8. Back then, he used some of the money to buy model cars. Today,…