Late Sen. Cochran’s Legacy Expanded
The University of Mississippi – as well as the state and nation – lost one of its strongest voices of support with the passing of U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran on May 30, 2019. Thanks to alumni and friends dedicated to…
A Donation for Ducker
With a $250,000 gift to the University of Mississippi, FedEx Corporation honored Ole Miss alumnus Mike Ducker upon his retirement as a longtime leader of the global transportation company. “Whether in Europe, Asia or the Americas, Mike Ducker always answered…
Scholarship Honors Longtime Leader
Almost every morning of her tenure as vice president of the University of Mississippi Foundation, Sandra Guest walked the grounds of the Brandt Memory House, picking up a stick here, tending a plant there, watering a fern or envisioning…
For Research and Development
Impressive work by the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy and the National Center for Natural Products Research (NCNPR) inspired a pharmaceutical company to make a major gift. Clark Levi, owner of Phlight Pharma of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, and Marc…
A Gift for Grad Students
John and Janice Shanahan want to help business students now and for generations to come. The Lakewood Ranch, Florida, couple’s recent $25,000 gift establishes a scholarship endowment for the University of Mississippi School of Business Administration. The Shanahans plan to…
Honoring Excellence
A recent major gift to the University of Mississippi will bolster the Sturdivant Journalism Award Endowment Fund, created in 2010 to recognize students poised to graduate with highest honors from the School of Journalism and New Media. The Sturdivant family…
Supporting STEM
With a $250,000 gift to the University of Mississippi Science Building Fund, the FedEx Corp. honored Ole Miss alumnus Jim Barksdale upon his retirement as a longtime member of the global shipping company’s leadership team. “Jim was an innovative leader…
Honoring a Professor
When a law professor addresses students in the classroom, the faces of future attorneys, judges, politicians, policymakers and even world leaders could be looking back. A professor’s teaching can have a ripple effect, touching one life that, in turn, can…
Remembering Will Marsalis
No one dies without leaving a legacy. Going forward, the late Will Marsalis’ impact will be measured through the hope, support and resources offered to University of Mississippi students in recovery from addiction. Will, 37, passed away on July 4,…
Celebrating the Arts
The Celebrating the Arts campaign is making exciting progress toward its goal of building a $3 million operations endowment for the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. Boosting both fundraising efforts and alumni and friend engagement this year…