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…
For Robert T. Jackson, Sr. and his family, earning a diploma from the University of Mississippi is almost like tailgating in the Grove on a football Saturday. It’s something of an Ole Miss tradition. Jackson and his wife, Sandy, both…
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Helping nurses develop resilience during stressful times is the focus of a $600,000 gift from the Sarah Elizabeth Allison Foundation to the School of Nursing at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. The gift will create the Sarah E. Allison…
When the last online donation was made on April 14 for Giving Day 2021, University of Mississippi faithful had shattered the fundraising record for the annual event. This year, Ole Miss alumni, students, parents, alumni, friends, faculty and staff contributed…
Children grow quickly, and so do gifts to the Campaign for Children's of Mississippi during the month of April. Thanks to the Madison Charitable Foundation, a Texas nonprofit that supports children’s health, every gift to the campaign was doubled in…
In addition to financial support, the Lyttleton T. Harris IV Endowed Scholarship at the University of Mississippi is giving its recipient mentoring from a marketing master. In February 2021, Lyt Harris of Houston, Texas, added $100,000 to the scholarship endowment…
Ajah Singleton and Elsi Gabriela Muñoz Ramos, two first-generation students at the University of Mississippi, have discovered a community where they can thrive, thanks to scholarships awarded by the Annexstad Family Foundation. The students, both members of the university’s Sally…