In a way, Stephanie Barrett’s life has come full circle. Raised in Starkville, Mississippi, by her widowed mother along with the help of her maternal uncle and both grandmothers – strong and dedicated family members who became her role models…
Members of the 2020 Miracle Giving Club – those who have pledged donations to Children's of Mississippi throughout the year – showed their support during the annual Mississippi Miracles Radiothon. Patients and families broadcast the difference Children's of Mississippi has…
A recent major gift to the University of Mississippi will help the College of Liberal Arts continue to attract and retain top faculty. The stock-transfer gift of $250,000 from a donor who wished to remain anonymous supplements a faculty research…
When law professor John Robin Bradley established the Medgar Evers Scholarship Endowment at the University of Mississippi a decade ago, his goal was to help future Mississippi leaders in justice find more open doors than Evers did. Now, Bradley and…
Dr. Spencer Lee and his extended family have come and gone from the University of Mississippi over four generations, but the Lee name will soon be a permanent fixture on the Oxford campus. Lee, a retired dentist from Pickwick Lake,…
An $83,000 gift from the estate of University of Mississippi alumnus and supporter Doug P. Reese is being directed toward the construction of the Jim and Thomas Duff Center for Science and Technology Innovation on the Oxford campus. While it’s…
The recent passing of Henry C. Brevard at the age of 98 marked the end of the distinguished and productive life of one of the University of Mississippi School of Engineering’s most celebrated and generous alumni. Thus far, more than 600 students…
An act of kindness given years ago by his mother and a recent tour of the University of Mississippi’s FedEx Student-Athlete Academic Support Center inspired Dr. Billy W. Long to make a gift that could help Ole Miss athletes win…
A lively auction of bucket list-type experiences attracted almost $130,000 to expand programming for Ole Miss Women’s Council scholars at the University of Mississippi. The auction was part of the Council’s 20th anniversary celebration. Auction proceeds will fuel the new…
The University of Mississippi’s second annual Giving Day, set March 30-31, will reach donors with a grassroots social media campaign. The online crowdfunding campaign launches at 9 a.m. on March 30 and lasts 1 day, 8 hours and 48 minutes…