A recent major gift to the University of Mississippi will help a successful scholarship program provide more mentoring and experiences for more students. In the 20 years since the Ole Miss First Scholarship (OMF) program was launched, dozens of students…
A three-year pilot program established in 2021 to improve literacy in the Oxford and Lafayette County, Mississippi, school districts is proving so successful that its original donors are fueling it with additional support. Last year, a gift of almost $1…
A new scholarship fund honors civil rights hero James Meredith just in time to celebrate the 60th anniversary of his 1962 integration of the University of Mississippi, a historic achievement that opened the door for thousands of other students. The…
Thomas Hayes Mayo, a 21-year-old University of Mississippi student, loved his friends and college life. Described as “a great friend that lit up every room he entered” by fellow students, he died April 14, 2022, from fentanyl poisoning. “Thomas always…
The University of Mississippi left its mark on Careybeth and Marshall Rivers. Now, with a gift of $50,000 to the Patterson School of Accountancy, the couple is returning the favor. The Riverses’ gift will help support construction of the Patterson…
Terry and Charlie Gibson’s $250,000 gift to the University of Mississippi is being honored by the Ole Miss Athletics Foundation with a lasting family tribute. The Oxford, Mississippi, couple’s name adorns Gate 32 of Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, representing in perpetuity the…
Mentoring young people has been at the forefront of Mary Susan and J.D. Clinton’s lives for years, and now that opportunity is being expanded thanks to an Ole Miss Women’s Council scholarship at the University of Mississippi. A $165,000 gift…
To his friends and family, University of Mississippi professor emeritus Colby H. Kullman, who died on Aug. 9, was a one-of-a-kind human being who touched the lives of thousands of students during his tenure in the Department of English. “He…
As successful, first-generation college graduates from the University of Mississippi, Ed Flemmons and his two sisters represent their parents’ legacy. Many of the opportunities they’ve enjoyed as a result of their Ole Miss degrees were possible due to the hard…
Two Florida trial lawyers who were passionate about their work will be remembered through the Gamot Oral Advocacy Endowment at the University of Mississippi School of Law. An estate gift of almost $79,000 from the late Melinda Gamot, wife of…