Years after earning medical certifications in internal medicine, geriatrics and medical management, Dr. T. Lee Baumann turned his years of quantum physics notes into the best-selling book God at the Speed of Light, with profits impacting many University of Mississippi…
The Indian Association of Mississippi raised over $114,000 for the Campaign for Children’s of Mississippi to help complete funding of the hospital’s Kathy and Joe Sanderson Tower. “Our goal was $101,000, which was given to the campaign. After the check…
Former Rebel basketball player Ray Waddell of Dallas, Texas, has made a gift to the University of Mississippi that honors his late father by naming a mezzanine in The Pavilion at Ole Miss, the teams’ state-of-the-art arena. Rayburn Waddell of…
Not even a pandemic could stop Sanderson Farms Championship host Century Club Charities from making another record-breaking gift to benefit pediatric care at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Century Club Charities announced a $1.45 million gift to Friends of…
Ask Mike and James Ririe about the University of Mississippi and a deep affinity for their alma mater will be instantly apparent. The brothers say their student experience at Ole Miss was life changing, giving them a foundation for long-term…
The 2019 Harvest Supper, recently hosted on the grounds of Rowan Oak, raised more than $125,000 to support the University of Mississippi Museum and Historic Houses. Annually, the Friends of the Museum’s sold-out event connects Ole Miss alumni, local residents…
Alyssa and Jesse Revis know how scholarships can transform lives. Financial awards gave each of them the academic opportunities that led to their successful engineering careers. Alyssa Smith Revis graduated with a degree from the University of Mississippi School of…
Bettie Pierce often told her daughter Susan that when you are given a gift, you should return the kindness, and the spirit of the gift. Alumna Susan Pierce of Mandeville, Louisiana, is following that advice by creating the Bettie C…
A $150,000 gift to the University of Mississippi’s Arch Dalrymple III Department of History has better positioned the department to embrace long-range opportunities, such as supporting faculty with their research and teaching goals. The unrestricted gift, for example, may be…
The University of Mississippi’s alumni and friends contributed approximately $103 million in private support during FY19, a year that saw the university’s endowment grow to $736 million – the largest in the state at a public university. For the eighth…