Facility Gives UM Tennis Competitive Edge
A major gift to the University of Mississippi from attorney Bill Hester of New Orleans, Louisiana, is helping give the Ole Miss tennis teams a competitive edge. Hester, who…
Challenge Accepted
The University of Mississippi has matched a recent $1 million pledge from restaurateur Nick Pihakis to the Southern Foodways Alliance (SFA) as a way to demonstrate their mutual…
Morgan Tapped as Emerging Philanthropist
Every morning Markeeva Morgan and his wife, Shaquinta, send their two daughters off to school by emphasizing a message: “Be learners, be leaders and be…
Haik Supports Student Innovation
Mac Haik of Houston, Texas, knows a little something about entrepreneurship. After a bad experience trying to buy his wife a car, the University of Mississippi alumnus and…
Benefiting Children’s Health
Century Club Charities announced today a $1.2 million donation to Friends of Children’s Hospital from the 2017 Sanderson Farms Championship, breaking their own philanthropic…
Ten UM Freshmen Named 2017 Stamps Scholars
Ten members of the 2017 freshman class at the University of Mississippi’s Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College have the distinction of being Stamps Scholarship…
UM Chi Omega Chapter Gift to Benefit Women’s Health
Fellow students' health and well-being have captured the attention of the University of Mississippi's Chi Omega sorority chapter, which has committed $250,000 to establish…
Remembering Randy
The Noble family name is an institution at the University of Mississippi. Nobles have walked the university’s historic halls, studied in its classrooms and strolled its…
‘I’m Not a Quitter’
When 87-year-old Oxford, Mississippi, resident Bettye Butler decided she was going to finish her bachelor’s degree after a 38-year hiatus from the University of Mississippi,…
Supporting the University’s Future
Friends and family members of the late Richard E. “Dick” Atkins of Corinth, Mississippi, describe the University of Mississippi alumnus as “uncommonly gracious…