A gift to the University of Mississippi will support a newly launched program that focuses on political education and community building in the state, bolstering UM’s long-term goal to be transformative through outreach. FWD.us, an organization centered on American immigration…
Private support to the University of Mississippi during fiscal year 2020 soared to more than $127.2 million, up 26 percent from the previous fiscal year, despite challenges brought on by a global pandemic. More than 22,000 alumni and friends supported…
Ellen Rolfes has always taken her crayons and colored outside the lines, so to speak. In her vision for the Ole Miss Women’s Council for Philanthropy (OWMC), she saw a need for a University of Mississippi scholarship program that would…
Abb Payne’s University of Mississippi roots go way back. In fact, his grandfather played football for Ole Miss in the late ’20s, worked with the campus grounds crew to pay tuition and even planted many of the trees in the…
Roger and Rebecca Emerick of Hillsborough, California, want their planned gift to extend the mission of the University of Mississippi’s Southern Foodways Alliance (SFA), an organization they applaud for its compelling storytelling and inclusive takes on cultures and people. The…
Trustmark presented $500,000 to the Campaign for Children’s of Mississippi to help fund the new pediatric expansion at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. A Mississippi-based financial services company and longtime ally of children’s health, Trustmark unveiled the gift Monday…
Dolly Parton’s highly anticipated visit to the University of Mississippi to accept the prestigious Legacy Award from the Ole Miss Women’s Council for Philanthropy (OMWC) will take place early next year due to the current COVID-19 pandemic. Once again, the…
Ongoing support for students’ mental health is among the many University of Mississippi services being funded this year by the Ole Miss Family Leadership Council (FLC). Private funds of more than $150,000 from the council – the largest gift in…
The television sitcom Cheers was set at a fictional Boston bar that became known as the place “where everybody knows your name.” Now, with naming opportunities available for donors at a soon-to-open bar inside The Inn at Ole Miss, University…
