Thanks to a grant from the Freeman Foundation, scholarship recipient Carter Diggs – a junior in the University of Mississippi School of Journalism and New Media – had the rare opportunity recently to work as a professional journalist during an internship in Tokyo,…
Chip Crunk is no stranger to the University of Mississippi campus. “I’m up here at least once a month trying to give back, trying to do the right things and help young people better themselves,” said Crunk, president and CEO…
When children being treated at the state’s only children’s hospital play as part of the healing process, it will be in memory of Sidney P. Allen, the Friends of Children’s Hospital board chair who died Nov. 10, 2018, after a…
The University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy accomplished an ambitious goal during the 2018-19 fiscal year as it surpassed $1 million in private support. Supporters contributed $1.1 million in gifts and commitments, marking the fifth time since 1982 the school…
“Hope lifts her maiden finger pointing to the eternal Home on whose portals they linger looking back for us to come.” Though that’s the epitaph on a headstone marking the grave of the late Patsy Moore Bogen’s great-great grandfather, friends…
A new Walk of Fame for supporters of the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts provides a path to the successful conclusion of the Celebrating the Arts campaign, funding a $3 million endowment for the University of Mississippi…
Jonathan Fox wears a locket engraved with his daughter’s left thumb print; inside are some of her ashes. “I carry her with me everywhere,” said Fox of Newton, Mississippi. “She always said she wanted to go to work with me…
The MIND Center at the University of Mississippi Medical Center recently hosted "A Night with Beautiful Minds" to honor Dr. Tommy Prewitt, a retired UMMC physician who is battling early onset dementia. The Oct. 17 event highlighted Prewitt's love of…
Ethan Edmondson, a University of Mississippi freshman from Vardaman, Mississippi, is the 2019 recipient of the Joey Embry Memorial Scholarship, expanding the legacy of a beloved student and football player. Joey Embry was actively involved on the Oxford campus and…
The Donald Cole Catalyst for Change Scholarship Endowment exceeded its goal by almost $10,000 through an online University of Mississippi fundraising campaign attracting gifts of all sizes. The Ignite Ole Miss campaign, spearheaded by Ethel Young-Scurlock, director of the African…