Sam Millette understands that, for Ole Miss Athletics to be competitive, it must continually improve, especially in the aftermath of a pandemic that left most collegiate sports programs struggling financially. He and his wife, Lynne, also understand those improvements —…
University of Mississippi real estate students have access to information available only to industry professionals thanks to a gift from the CoStar Group – the leading provider of commercial real estate information, analytics and online marketplaces. Headquartered in Washington, D.C.,…
A University of Mississippi alumnus and retired FedEx executive has provided University Marketing and Communications with a substantial gift to support the modernization of the university's digital communications and marketing function. T. Michael Glenn (BBA 77), former executive vice president…
Scholarships awarded to Dr. Ralf Zapata allowed him to earn a chemistry degree in 1983 from the University of Mississippi, enabling him to launch his future without the financial burden of student loans. As Zapata begins to ease into retirement…
Family. It’s the one word that best describes the Ole Miss First Scholarship (OMF) program. That was also the word that kept returning to the mind of Chancellor Emeritus Robert Khayat 20 years ago when he proposed establishing a new…
Thanks to a continuing partnership with Viking Range, University of Mississippi Department of Nutrition and Hospitality Management (NHM) students will enjoy a new test kitchen to perfect their skills, while preparing for careers in one of Mississippi’s leading sectors –…
Curbside quesadilla nights, cookie sales, a Charity Bowl fielded only on Facebook and a virtual CARE Walk. These are just some of the completely new ways to raise money the University of Mississippi‘s fraternities and sororities have created while collecting…
Marty and Bill May place great value on faith, family and football — in that order. The Ridgeland, Mississippi, couple serve in their church, First Presbyterian Church of Jackson, Mississippi, where Bill May is an elder emeritus. He shares the…
When giving a speech as a high school student, Ginger Guice Clark was surprised to see her mother standing in the back of the room. “I hadn’t told her I was going to give a speech, but there she was…
A $3.8 million grant from the Bower Foundation will create critically needed health care administrators and community college nursing educators by providing life-changing graduate education for 64 registered nurses through the RN-to-MSN program at the University of Mississippi Medical Center…