A thank you note from a scholarship recipient inspired University of Mississippi alumni Phil and Emily Bailey to create a scholarship to support future teachers. The Phillip J. and Emily G. Bailey Education Scholarship will support entering freshmen in the…
With a $100,000 gift to the University of Mississippi School of Engineering, Stephen and Patty Foose want to provide scholarships to civil engineering students whose background, achievements and experience demonstrate a commitment to contributing to the advancement of women in…
After a career spanning more than 30 years across the telecommunication and information technology industries, including leading four companies as CEO, Dean Douglas is giving back to the university he credits for his success. With gifts totaling $250,000, the 1978…
The host organization of the Sanderson Farms Championship made a record-breaking $1.5 million donation to benefit Mississippi’s only hospital for children. Century Club Charities made the donation from proceeds of the state’s only PGA TOUR event during a news conference…
A generous gift from an anonymous donor will provide the University of Mississippi African American Studies Program with an endowed scholarship that honors a Mississippi civil rights leader. The $100,000 gift establishes the Fannie Lou Hamer Scholarship Endowment to help…
Students often look to their parents for guidance and inspiration when deciding on their career path. For Val Soldevila, that was no different, as his father, Frank Soldevila, provided many footsteps to follow. “I have heard his story numerous times,…
Deloitte and its foundation are expanding support of the University of Mississippi Patterson School of Accountancy with a gift of $1.5 million to establish the Deloitte Foundation Chair of Accountancy. The new chair is funded by contributions from Deloitte partners,…
University of Mississippi alumnus Wayne Drinkwater is eager to see his alma mater attract the nation’s top educators to its faculty — a goal he believes begins with enhancing UM libraries. “To attract faculty members and graduate students who are…
A senior at Oxford High School, Carlos Sanchez works hard to excel in his classes and student leadership roles while also serving as drum major for the Oxford Charger Band. Sanchez had an opportunity to get a jump-start on college…
It’s one more sobering pandemic fact: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that more than 100,000 people died of a drug overdose in the United States from May 2020 to April 2021. It marked the first time the…